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- The Filmquest Group Offers New High-Barrier Plastic Film
- (Flexpack)
- December 26, 2011, NanoShield high-barrier plastic film is free of solvents and recyclable, extends shelf life, and can replace PVdC-based films in food packaging BOLINGBROOK, IL | The Filmquest Group offers NanoShield, ...
- Entries Now Open for Plastics Design Competition
- (Flexpack)
- December 20, 2011, SPI is seeking entries, including flexible packaging, for the International Plastics Design Competition; winners will be honored at NPE2012 WASHINGTON, DC | The second International Plastics Design ...
- BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look
- (Flexpack)
- December 18, 2011, Torayfan KMS1 BOPP film with matte finish, a broad heat-seal range, and low COF provides excellent printability and a distinctive look for snack foods NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America) ...
- 100% R-PET Containers To Offer Sustainable Packaging Solutions in No. America
- (Flexpack News)
- November 10, 2011, A strategic agreement has been approved between Royal Interpack Co. of Thailand and Texas-based Worldwide Plastics Co. for selling sustainable packaging solutions to the North American market. SAN ...
- Double H Plastics’ Cores Available in Reprocessed and Virgin HDPE
- (News | New Products)
- October 31, 2011, Double H Plastics now produces precision, extruded plastic cores in reprocessed as well as virgin HDPE. Sizes offered handle the full range of lengths to 84 in. WARMINSTER, PA | Double H Plastics now ...
- Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- August 18, 2011, ... 2011 that separates barrier creation from the typical co-injection molding process (see Figure 4). The approach demonstrated at Interpack inserted a pre-folded thin aluminum foil container (barrier plastic ...
- FlexSol Packaging Grows with W&H Blown Film Line
- (Flexpack News)
- July 28, 2011, The Nashville, TN, facility of FlexSol Packaging, a wholly-owned div. of Lyndhurst, NJ-based Sigma Plastics Group, will accommodate growth with the installation of a high-output, five-layer VAREX line ...
- Eco-One Plastic Additives To Be Used for Food Service Containers
- (Green Converting)
- July 27, 2011, EcoLogic, a worldwide technology organization that provides environmental solutions for plastics, has an exclusive supply agreement to provide Eco-One organic plastic additives to Letica Corp. OAKBROOK ...
- Retail-Ready Packaging To Grow Says Pira Intl.
- (Carton Box News)
- July 25, 2011, ... bottom line targets and includes such packaging as corrugated board, solid fiberboard, or rigid plastic. Demand for RRPs will reach 27 million tons by 2016, up from a 2010 base of 19 million tons, according ...
- Pharma Packaging Demand to Expand $62 Billion by 2015
- (Trends/Management News)
- June 28, 2011, ... in 2015. With plastic bottles being the preferred packaging for oral drugs distributed in bulk and prescription doses, blister packaging will be the second most preferred packaging because of unit dosing ...
- Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans
- (Yo's Yarns)
- June 21, 2011, My last blog entry focused on the introduction of both plastic and paper bag bans in Evanston, IL, a nearby suburb of Chicago where I live. My headline then was: “Silly–Another Bag Ban.” Well, today I ...
- Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System
- (Coating/Laminating: Green)
- June 09, 2011, Quebec-based Polykar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of polyethylene film, bags and packaging, has installed an EREMA TVEplus plastics recycling system IPSWICH, MA & SAINT-LAURENT, QC, CANADA | Quebec-based ...
- Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... Winners The Flexible Packaging Assn. honors the following companies with Silver Awards for their entries in these categories: Environmental & Sustainability Achievement DanaFilms and Plastic Packaging ...
- Plastic Trash Becomes Treasure?
- (Yo's Yarns)
- February 22, 2011, ... and allied industries as well. This time Dave forwarded me a YouTube link to a plastics recycling process that either is the among the biggest hoaxes I’ve ever seen, or it actually may have some merit. ...
- Toray Plastics (America) To Build $2 million Solar Field
- (Flexpack News)
- January 04, 2011, Toray Plastics (America), a US manufacturer of precision-performance polypropylene, polyester, and bio-based films for packaging and industrial applications, has announced plans to begin construction in ...
- Degradable Plastics Trending Positive
- (Trends/Management)
- November 30, 2010, CLEVELAND, OH | The degradable plastic industry is showing positive trends driven by continuing interest in environmental issues as well as the increasing CLEVELAND, OH | The degradable plastic industry ...
- Henkel Highlights Sustainable Packaging Tote Recovery Program
- (Coating/Laminating News)
- November 29, 2010, ... way to return empty, serviceable plastic totes after use,” explains Isabelle Valois, Channel Marketing & Development manager of Henkel Corp. “In this sustainable packaging recovery program, NCG picks up ...
- Biomass Packaging Goes Retail
- (Coating/Laminating News)
- November 09, 2010, ... dedicated to making natural and organic foods and environmentally friendly nonfood products more affordable and available for consumers. Now anyone will be able to find alternatives to traditional plastic ...
- Produce Packaging Outlook Reported
- (Trends/Management)
- September 30, 2010, ... to increase a below-average 2.5%/yr based on more moderate box price increases than in the 2004-2009 period, the maturity of most applications, and competition from reusable plastic containers. The ...
- US Demand For Biodegradable Plastics To Grow 16% Annually Through 2014
- (Flexpack)
- September 09, 2010, The Freedonia Group, a market research firm, reports the degradable plastic industry has been on the verge of commercial success for decades. However, demand growth was limited because most degradable ...