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DowDuPont to Invest in Expansion

(Flexpack)

April 17, 2018, ... company is evaluating longer-term plans to invest in a new facility to further support market growth. The joint investment will support customer growth of both the Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) ...

New Era Partners with Adept Converting

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2018, ... of the needs of the converting industry.” “New Era is truly an industry leader in converting machinery,” says Raynes, a US Air Force veteran who has worked in the plastics and converting industries for ...

Compostable Pack Launches for Cereal Brand

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2018, ... Manager - EMEA, Andy Sweetman, said, “We are delighted that NatureFlex is featuring so prominently on the Ekoplaza plastic free aisle. It is an easy substitute for some conventional plastics, especially ...

RDG Media Purchases Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC)

(Trends/Management)

April 04, 2018, PFFC will be the lead brand for RDG Media’s products. PFFC will be the lead brand for RDG Media’s products. FT. DODGE, IA | RDG Media, Inc., publisher of Plastics Hotline, Packaging Technology Today, ...

GEW Launches Next-Generation UV Monitor

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2018, ... designed to comply with European legislation on food contact packaging, including Framework Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 article 3; Good Manufacturing Practice Regulation (EC) 2023/2006; Plastics Regulation ...

Poly Ploys | Why Wine 'Cries

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 26, 2018, ... library. It is a work that will never be outdone. I'll never look at a glass of wine the same. Tom Bezigian holds a B.S. in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts–Lowell. He has been ...

P&M Corporate Finance Reviews M&A Activity

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2018, ... more than a third of deal volume in 2017. John Hart, managing director of PMCF and head of the firm’s Plastics & Packaging team, says, “The increasing mix of private equity buyers is reflective of the ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ...  OVER THE TOP Toray Plastics (America), North Kingstown, RI, earned a Product Excellence Award for its Torayfan Over-The-Mountain Portfolio of biaxially oriented polypropylene (OPP) films. Available ...

AIMCAL Calls for R2R Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). The deadline for papers is May 18. Some suggested topics of interest are listed below.  Web Coating and Laminating Web coating technology related to coating ...

Bio4Pack, Futamura Collaborate on Compostable Snack Package

(Bag Pouch)

March 13, 2018, ... “This is a great application and an excellent example of how conventional plastics can be replaced by bio materials for a more sustainable packaging choice. NatureFlex is an ideal laminate film because ...

BASF to Invest in Kaolin Business

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2018, ... business is said to be one of the largest calcined kaolin producers and a global leader in segments such as plastics and rubber, thermal paper and catalytic substrates, as well as paints and coatings. ...

Tetra Pak's Fully Renewable Package on Display at Museu

(Carton Box)

March 05, 2018, ... the public. Tetra Rex Bio-based, which was launched in October 2014, is manufactured solely from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and controlled sources paperboard, together with plastics derived ...

EFIA Looks at a Flexo Challenge

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2018, ... EFIA explains, “We’ve already seen banning of black plastic trays from Waitrose [grocery] due to their inability to be identified by plastics sorting systems within the UK recycling infrastructure and ...

Menges Roller Completes Expansion

(Web Handling)

February 13, 2018, ... us to expand our year-over-year growth, while keeping our high standing in the commercial manufacture of rollers and coverings for the converting, steel, packaging, plastics and other industrial uses of ...

Dow Launches Solvent-Borne Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2018, ADCOTE HP laminating adhesive is said to offer sustainability, food safety benefits, and high performance MIDLAND, MI | Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics a business unit of DowDuPont Material Science, ...

Toray Issues Third Generation of BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2018, Torayfan CB3 is PVdC-free and reportedly offers high barrier properties with transparency and long shelf life NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports the development of its third generation ...

As You Sow Praises McDonald’s Green Policy

(Flexpack)

January 23, 2018, The environmental advocacy group issues a statement congratulating the fast food giant for its plan to recycle all post-consumer packaging by 2025 OAKLAND, CA | As You Sow, a nonprofit organization ...

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 ...

Pyrowave Receives Grant to Process Recycled PS

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2018, ... depolymerization of plastics, has received a $50,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition to purchase equipment that will allow for in-house processing of recycled polystyrene. The Coalition is housed ...

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 ...