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Pregis Acquires Italian Temporary Protective Films Manufacturer Soprad

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2020, ... metal, plastic, glass and carpet. Its robust European customer base provides an ideal foundation from which to expand the availability of our existing temporary adhesive film products,” said Kevin Baudhuin, ...

Leadership Assets and Folding Carton Opportunities to be Highlighted at PPC Spring Conference in Florida

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 03, 2020, ... business leadership, recent leading economic indicators, and implications of the recent single-use plastic directive in Europe. “We’ve gathered together an A-list agenda to help our executives elevate ...

Spinnaker Coating Shows Growth with GripTight™ and SureLock™ Adhesives

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2020, ... designed for difficult surfaces, including many building materials, manufacturing and packaging products, horticultural products, plastics, and wovens. While GripTight is a heavy coat weight, it will die ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... on the state of the U.S. nonwovens industry, stating that it is strong and growing. Flexible Packaging on the Rise With advances in plastics film technology, the flexible packaging market developed ...

Spartech Debuts Korad Flat Black Acrylic Film for Highly Esthetic Applications

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2020, ... a very matte appearance to plastic thermoformed sheets that are used in a wide range of industries including transportation and automotive, consumer and healthcare.” Featuring weatherable pigments used ...

Pregis Joins CEFLEX to Further European Flexible Packaging Sustainability Efforts

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2020, ...  Pregis also recently announced that it had joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste which has a $1.5 billion investment goal over the next five years to help end plastic waste in the environment. Pregis ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... Carolina Gregorio, Lead Marketing Manager, Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics EMEA The extrusion coating market is growing as global brand owners continue to choose aseptic cartons, stand-up pouches ...

Domino Digital Printing Launches UV95 Food Packaging Compliant Ink Set

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2020, ... compliant with the EuPIA exclusion policy. Most importantly, it is a non-CMR ink set and subject to migration status, can comply with the European Union Plastic Materials and Articles intended to be in ...

At InfoFlex GAMA International Introduces its New Line of Slitter Rewinders

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 18, 2020, ... capable of cutting materials such as bare and/or coupled aluminum, copper, plastic films, non-woven fabric and others. The cutting widths start from 7/8mm up to the whole band. Furthermore, the machine ...

Comexi Consolidates its Presence in Brazil

(News | New Products)

February 03, 2020, Comexi announced it has consolidated its presence in Brazil after the sale of an F2 MB press to Pamplastic Indústria de Embalagens Plásticas LTDA. Comexi announced it has consolidated its presence ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... sides, and a wafer-thin plastic film. After removing the product, consumers can quickly and easily separate the film and paper. Certified Sustainability Thanks to the certified recyclability of Multi ...

The Back Page: The American Paper Converter April 1946

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, ... It was developed by William Lockwood, chemist for Duorite Plastic Industries at Calver City, Cal., and its purpose is to beautify and strengthen those materials which it can impregnate. In its liquid ...

AMI’S Multilayer Flexible Packaging 2020 Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

January 22, 2020, ... energy. Media focus on “single use plastics” includes flexible packaging, despite its valuable contribution to food waste prevention. Governments are responding with accelerated regulations. Companies ...

StePac’s Advanced Packaging Cuts Fresh Green Bean Waste

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2020, ... But fresh green beans have a short shelf life of around eight to 12 days. Dehydration, a common post-harvest problem, causes the pods to shrivel and become limp from progressive weight loss and plastic ...

Looking Forward and Back

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, Launched just a year ago in January 2019, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) began bringing together organizations that make, use, process, sell, collect and recycle plastics in order to tackle the ...

Kerscher Succeeds Sheppard at AIMCAL

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, ... Sheppard, who retired at the end of 2019 after 21 years at the helm of the association. Kerscher has worked with international teams and all stages of the plastics and specialty material value chain ...

Uteco Group and ESI Announce the Release of the DIAMOND HP CI FLEXO PRESS Now Configured with ESI’s Flexobeam for Printing Gelflex-EB Inks

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 11, 2020, ... the development of this technology, which is presented as a great solution for food-safe packaging applications providing different surface print options, promoting less plastic material and higher recyclability ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Inks, coatings, and adhesives do not readily wet out or adhere.  ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (Ifeu) of Heidelberg, “PET is the only plastic which, even as a post-consumer material, can be converted by appropriate recycling methods into recovered ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... collaborated with its customer JUSTIN’S. Utilizing a food-contact FDA-compliant structure, this snack pouch reduces its reliance on virgin resin by using 40 percent recycled plastic content in the sealant ...