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- NOVA Chemicals Receives FDA LNO for Plastic Films Mechanical Recycling Process at Indiana Facility
- (News | New Products)
- June 17, 2024, ... Circular Solutions to be the first to market with broad food-contact compliant rLLDPE made from consumer and retail plastic film in 2025,” said Greg DeKunder, vice president, NOVA Circular Solutions. “We ...
- Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution
- (Flexpack)
- June 16, 2024, ... method (glass, plastic, metal, paper, etc.) can be applied to all our various packaged products, we can strive to use each in their most sustainable state. Using compostable and plant-based materials, ...
- Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands
- (News | New Products)
- April 28, 2024, ... packaging by 2030. Tackling the problem of unmanaged plastic waste is a key part of the sustainability movement. Packaging is a large contributor (37 percent according to the US EPA) to plastic waste ...
- TIPA Compostable Packaging Appoints John Wilson as Commercial Director for North America
- (News | New Products)
- April 17, 2024, Packaging and sustainability industry veteran joins TIPA, to drive US adoption of compostable packaging to curb plastic waste Packaging and sustainability industry veteran joins TIPA, to drive US ...
- Innovation in Extrusion Barriers Can Reduce Brand Owners’ Dependence on Plastic
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 17, 2024, According to the most recent statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency1, in 2018 the U.S. produced 35 million tons of plastics, while 27 million tons went to landfill. By Jalliina Järvinen, ...
- Metsä Group starts pre-engineering project for Muoto™ wood fiber packaging products
- (News | New Products)
- April 09, 2024, ... project for the first commercial factory producing the new packaging solution, Muoto™. Muoto products are wood-based alternatives to plastic packaging. Pre-engineering is a key planning phase, after ...
- Recyclability & Circularity Consumers Support Sustainable Brand Packaging
- (Print)
- April 08, 2024, ... sustainability means managing their carbon footprint or reducing reliance on virgin plastics, whereas, for others, it encompasses more traditional Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, for ...
- Research Reveals Biggest Testing and Inspection Challenges Faced by Food and Beverage Packaging Professionals
- (Flexpack)
- March 31, 2024, ... it is more difficult to move away from unsustainable materials such as single-use plastic. There are growing pressures for food and beverage packaging professionals to overcome testing and inspection barriers ...
- A New Era in Sustainable Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- March 26, 2024, ... wrap packaging material is usually made from polymer plastic film. When heated, it shrinks tightly over the item it is covering. Shrink wrap and shrink film are very versatile materials and can be used ...
- Pressure on Paper Packaging Converters
- (Flexpack)
- March 24, 2024, ... help manufacturers meet their sustainability goals by reducing plastic and raw materials, using bio-based content and light-weighting, without yielding on durability and production productivity. Let’s ...
- Flexible Packaging Association Accepting Applications for the 2024 FlexForward® Conference Presenters
- (News | New Products)
- March 19, 2024, ... segments of the packaging industry. Flexible packaging is produced from paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, or any combination of those materials, and includes bags, pouches, labels, liners, wraps, rollstock, ...
- TIPA Compostable Packaging Appoints Rodrigo Castaneda as Vice President & GM to lead growth in North America
- (News | New Products)
- March 17, 2024, Packaging industry expert joins TIPA, enhancing the company's global expansion amid rising demand for eco-friendly alternatives to conventional flexible plastic packaging Packaging industry expert joins ...
- Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges
- (Bag Pouch)
- March 17, 2024, ... An example that most packaging technologists will be aware of is polylactic acid or PLA. Bio-based polymers can be an alternative to materials such as petroleum-based plastic rigid and flexible filmic ...
- What’s In Your Flexible Packaging?
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- March 11, 2024, ... plastic use, as well as the effect of polyethylene seals and additives on how food is experienced through the senses. The conversation on additives will continue during Session 7 on April 16 with a focus ...
- FPA: The State of the U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry
- (Print)
- March 10, 2024, ... category related to flexible packaging is the area of “Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing,” which made up about $16.1 billion in 2022. This was followed closely by “Plastics ...
- Filtrona Tapes' Prism range to light up Packaging Innovations
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- January 15, 2024, ... Supastrip® PCR counterparts, Prism can be applied to a range of products that use plastic or paper as the primary packaging across a wide range of FMCG applications, from pet food to personal care or food-to-go ...
- kp makes waves with Recycled Coastal Plastics® drive
- (News | New Products)
- January 09, 2024, kp (Klöckner Pentaplast), global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, is proud of the success of its recycled coastal plastics initiative. Photo courtesy of Klöckner ...
- Holographic tear tape Supastrip® Prism Unlocks New Possibilities for Enhanced Packaging Opening Experience
- (News | New Products)
- January 07, 2024, ... that cannot easily be replicated. Supastrip® Prism, like its Supastrip® and Supastrip® PCR counterparts, can be applied to a range of products that use plastic or paper as the primary packaging across ...
- Michelman Earns Multiple Recyclable Packaging Industry Awards
- (News | New Products)
- January 04, 2024, ... Our oneBARRIER FibreCycle solution won in the Pre-Commercialized Recyclable Packaging category. This end-to-end solution will help combat the plastic waste crisis by offering a high-quality packaging ...
- At Paris Packaging Week, TekniPlex Consumer Products to Showcase More Sustainable Aerosol Gaskets, Dip Tubes, Liners and Other Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- December 11, 2023, ... in geographies where thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) recycling streams are available, the company’s new range of outer gaskets for water-sensitive aerosol products are a novel TPE alternative to traditional ...