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Toray Advances Lines of Packaging Films

(Film)

August 31, 2018, Improvements made to Torayfan® clear barrier BOPP, Torayfan white BOPP and Lumirror® high barrier PET. North Kingstown, R.I. | Toray Plastics (America), Inc., will feature advancements in three families ...

Hoffer Plastics Adds Flex Pak Closures

(Flexpack)

May 27, 2018, The Tether Lok and the Drop Lok P20 are said to provide product safety, tamper evidence, and seal integrity SOUTH ELGIN, IL | Hoffer Plastics is launching two new closures for flexible pouch packaging, ...

Shrink Packaging for Beer Brand Provides Multiple Benefits

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2018, Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is collaborating with craft beer brewer Oskar Blues along with plastics converter Berry Global and Ampacet to produce ...

European Bioplastics Talks About EU Legislation

(News | New Products)

March 21, 2018, The revised legislative package on waste acknowledges that bioplastics play a key role in achieving European Union recycling goals BERLIN, GERMANY | The provisional agreements reached by the European ...

Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... attributes in all award categories, and contributing most to the advancement of the industry. Wells Frozen "Bunny Snacks" Box Pouch, 6-Treats Manufacturer: Plastic Packaging Technologies LLC  ...

Keystone Folding Box Introduces Line of Pharma Packaging Products

(Carton Box)

February 27, 2018, Available in all-paperboard and plastic hybrid formats Newark, NJ | Keystone Folding Box Co. has introduced a line of secondary packaging systems for injectable pharma products. Available in a variety ...

DSM Coating Resins Add Touch to Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

January 20, 2018, ... s for food and non-food packaging whether on coated or uncoated paper, board, plastics, and even aluminum. To understand the impact of ‘feel’ for graphic and packaging design, the company measured and ...

New UK Packaging Consultancy Announced

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2017, ... economy needs,” says Nicholas. “While there is significant attention on plastics and the environment at the moment in the media, we generally need to be doing a better job of stepping up around designing ...

Nanotechnology Foils | A New Packaging Design Vista

(Print)

November 07, 2017, ... inks and much easier to apply. Either hot stamping foil or cold foil can be used to apply the foil to paperboard or plastic, thereby enhancing product shelf appeal. From the point of view of the “path-to-purchase” ...

Packaging Conference 2018 Announces Agenda

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... equipment technologies and the environment will be the focal points of the event, which is produced by Plastic Technologies and SBA-CCI.  Key speakers include Garry Kohl, senior director of packaging, ...

Flexible Packaging | Constantia Flexibles Reports on Global Trends

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... pouches or in single-serve portions, while in Europe, it is much more common to see ketchup in tubes made of plastic or in glass containers. This also applies to baby food. Tablets in glass bottles  ...

Icma Collections Suited for Luxury Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 22, 2017, ... with a “worn” patina, in a perfect optical illusion that recalls the compositional plasticity of copper. With the Opaques collection, the company says it has substantially expanded its category of matte ...

Iggesund Paperboard Replaces Plastic in Blister Pack

(Carton Box)

July 12, 2017, ... are made to hang on a holder in the retail store and often consist of a paperboard backing plus a molded transparent plastic front section to display the product to the consumer. The Norwegian converter ...

Jospak Fiber-Based Food Tray Is Alternative to Plastic

(Carton Box)

May 14, 2017, ... for diverse food products that are currently packed in plastic. "Our innovation is based on the use of renewable and recyclable fiber-based material that is a sustainable alternative for fossil-based ...

Toray Films Suited for Medical Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 08, 2017, A new series of Lumirror films is reported to be have features well suited for medical packaging, including sterility and security NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) manufacturer of polypropylene, ...

AWA M&A Forum Spotlights Innovative Packaging

(Innovation Station)

May 04, 2017, ... of the large companies, Bowersox said. Elliott Farkas, William Blair & Co., commented that plastics are a huge growth area for packaging. However, petroleum-based resins are the single largest cost in ...

Global Packaging Alliance Holds Annual Meeting

(Carton Box)

April 10, 2017, ... and plastic packaging, as well as providing logistical services such as fulfillment and POP management. GPA members include the following: Diamond Packaging – Rochester, NY (US) rlc | packaging ...

Flex Films Reports Film for Pharma Packaging

(Flexpack)

February 18, 2017, ... harmful for the environment, contains plasticizers with phthalates linked to a host of health disorders, and leaves a high carbon. BOPA (BON) is also said to have challenges like high moisture absorption ...

Flexible Packaging | Biodegradables Are From Mars

(Flexpack)

February 06, 2017, ... of bioplastics that was just not available in the market at the time,” explained Rodenburg, “The focus was to use a packaging material that is sustainable and uses second-generation feedstock – one that ...

Chocolate Bar Wrapper Wins Global Bioplastics Award

(Flexpack)

January 19, 2017, ... in the bioplastics industry for their joint development of bio-based film made from potato waste starch. Mondi’s Consumer Goods Packaging plant Solec in Poland was also involved as converter of the wrapper. ...