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Siemens Launches Servo Drive

(Controls)

April 29, 2018, ... plastics processing, as well as life sciences and digital printing.  “The Sinamics S210 focuses on highly dynamic motor axis control, while the connected controller, for example the Simatic S7-1500 or ...

Toray Aiding CPG Companies in Mexico

(Flexpack)

April 25, 2018, The company says its line of films and type of customer service are suited to Mexico’s specific flexible packaging needs NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) says its films and services are ...

Nestlé Announces Environmental Goal

(News | New Products)

April 24, 2018, ... Its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter. Nestlé believes that there is an urgent need to minimize the impact of packaging on the environment. Nestlé ...

AMI Issues Study of Polymer Demand in NAFTA

(Flexpack)

April 23, 2018, ... pioneering production capabilities, the technological prowess in the US has enabled development across the entire plastics supply chain.  Recent developments in shale gas extraction have stimulated the ...

Sleeve Label Awards | AWA Confers 4 with Top Honors

(Label/Tape)

April 19, 2018, ... and application for all types of sleeve labels. IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN Sleeved cans—one of the fastest-growing sectors for sleeve labeling—delivered two winners. Safety Seal Plastics, Guelph, ON, Canada, ...

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, ...