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That’s a Wrap: Mondi and ATS-Tanner Launch Paper Band for Food Bundles and Multipacks

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2023, ... paper, has collaborated with Swiss converter ATS-Tanner to create an innovative paper band, which can hold individually labeled products or bundles reducing unnecessary plastic. ATS-Tanner uses Mondi’s ...

Coating Futures in Medical and Wound Management

(Coating/Laminating)

March 19, 2023, ... many converters, converting is much more. Complex plastics, planar films, non-woven goods, synthetic papers, foils and other materials are manufactured and are subject to a variety of processes prior to ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... such as the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), which are focused on the future of packaging from a sustainable and recyclable design perspective. Members ...

Understanding Dyne Decay

(Surface Prep)

March 12, 2023, ... need for surface treatments stems from the fact that a liquid, whether ink, lacquer or adhesive, cannot be absorbed by plastic substrates. Unlike natural fiber-based materials such as paper, carton and ...

Small Pack Color Communication

(News | New Products)

February 19, 2023, ... packs of steak in bulk. It seemed to make sense and everyone benefited. Much better to buy a mega-pack of chicken packed in a single no-frills plastic bag in one go, than making multiple trips to keep ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... have become a much higher priority in recent years and there is broad consensus that the pace of change needs to accelerate. Concerns about climate change and pollution – particularly ocean plastics – ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... Today, we can make a plastic package look and feel like paper, and we can make a paper package look and feel like plastic. But coatings have evolved well beyond look and feel. Today’s coatings provide ...

A Leader in Bag Converting Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, Hudson-Sharp, part of BW Converting Solutions, is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of plastic bag-making equipment Hudson-Sharp, part of BW Converting Solutions, is a global ...

Toray Celebrates With The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at 31st Annual Big Apple Bash

(News | New Products)

December 06, 2022, ... a grateful attitude every day. It’s a privilege to be a friend and supporter of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.” Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... plastics). Conversely, replacing existing flexible packaging with rigid packaging materials would increase global warming potential as much as 31.1 percent - a figure that is, simply, unacceptable given ...

Pregis Introduces the Performance Flexibles Renew Series Film Solutions

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2022, ... whether that’s a general-purpose film produced with 30 percent of recycled content or a barrier film that meets the Association of Plastics Recyclers and How2Recycle recyclable film guidance,” said Jonathan ...

Recycling is Broken

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2022, How Compostable Packaging can Help Solve the Plastic Crisis How Compostable Packaging can Help Solve the Plastic Crisis By Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder and CEO, TIPA Plastic waste is a growing ...

Toray Supports Amenity Aid and Helps Provide Hygiene Supplies to Rhode Islanders

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2022, ... To help address the problem, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., recently made a financial contribution to Amenity Aid Rhode Island, which serves vulnerable populations by improving access to essential hygiene ...

Microhardness Testing Explained: Vickers & Knoop Testing

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2022, ... tin plating, solder and weld lines, automotive and marine paints and coatings, glass, ceramics and even plastics. The MicroVT has a modular automated turret design to support an indenter and microscope ...

Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 10, 2022, Attendees at Pack Expo International 2022, October 23-26, who are seeking information about leading-edge advancements in OPP and PET packaging and label films are invited to meet with the Toray Plastics ...

Mamata unveils new packaging machines at Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

October 03, 2022, ... in Chicago, including three machines that have never been exhibited at a trade show. Mamata, a technology-based global plastic bag and packaging machinery manufacturing company, produces the industry’s ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... show, Dr. Nikola Juhasz, Global Technical Director for Sustainability, Sun Chemical, will present a session about SunSpectro Solvawash titled Recycle-Friendly Washable Inks for Plastic Packaging on Monday, ...

Atlapac and TIPA Partner to Produce Fully Compostable Packaging for Retail

(News | New Products)

August 08, 2022, ... and retail customers. While brands shifting to recycled and recyclable plastic packaging is a step in the right direction to becoming more eco-friendly, these materials do not live up to expectations ...

Third-Party Certifications Can Validate Sustainability Claims

(Bag Pouch)

July 10, 2022, ... has already been written about the lack of recycling processing infrastructure in the U.S., but recent investments show that the plastics industry is willing to step up and contribute to the complicated ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... reduce fossil-fuel-based plastics while often reducing their carbon footprint. The reduced reliance on virgin polymers helps support sustainability goals without sacrificing product protection. If a customer ...