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Expansions and New Markets for Nonwovens

(Nonwovens)

November 28, 2021, ... natural resources with a focus on renewable raw materials.  Biodegradable polymers have offered scientists a possible solution to waste‐disposal problems associated with traditional petroleum‐derived plastics ...

ProAmpac’s Recycle Ready Retort Pouch Validated by Two Advanced Recycling Firms

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2021, ... By processing materials that cannot be mechanically recycled due to composition or product residue, advanced recycling produces a quality polymer that can be re-introduced into the supply chain. “Advanced ...

Les Crudettes Salads Stay Fresh in Mondi’s Recyclable Functional Barrier Paper

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October 20, 2021, ... polypropylene (PP) packaging with Mondi’s recyclable functional barrier paper for a selection of its pre-washed, ready-to-eat salads. The new packaging is reportedly 95 percent paper with a functional ...

Mondi and Vafo Group Unleash Recyclable Dog Food Packaging for Leading Finnish Brand Hau-Hau Champion

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, ... is a mono-material polyethylene (PE) pre-made bag developed specifically for recycling, which means it can be deposited directly into Finnish plastic recycling streams. The new packaging responds to ...

Empire Screen Printing Roll to Roll Innovations Achieves New Levels of Efficiency, Repeatability, and Quality

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, ... Roll-to-Roll Screen Press can reportedly print on a variety of first and subsurface materials including polycarbonate, polyester, vinyl, BOPP, and paper products with material thickness ranging between ...

Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... from more sustainable polyethylene foam films to reduce weight – by 11 percent in this case – and enable more efficient packing for transit; Teruel – Papeis Amalia Ltd, Brazil - Teruel worked with three ...

Solvay Announces Groundbreaking Solution for Recycling PVDC

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, Solvay, a science company delivering high performance materials for safe and reliable food packaging, has conducted a proof of concept showing that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) Solvay, a science ...

The Benefits and Potential of Anilox Control

(Surface Prep)

July 25, 2021, ... produced that could clean e.g. 600lpi rolls the screen counts jumped to 1000lpi, which the system wasn’t designed for. This happened with soda blasting and polymer bead blasting for example. The same ...

Nu-Maber Updates Its Flexo Plate Processing Line to Include the Latest Asahi Photoproducts Technology

(News | New Products)

July 18, 2021, Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, reported that leading Italian-based repro ...

Block-Bottom Bulk Bag Wins AIMCAL Product of the Year Award

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June 14, 2021, ... with ICEC USA. Used for Ripuraj rice, the bag’s reverse rotogravure-printed, 15-micron modified polypropylene (PP)/adhesive/18-micron metallized biaxially oriented PP/15-micron extruded PP/60-gsm nonwoven ...

The Value of Specialised Experience

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April 26, 2021, ... more than 25 years.  His background in science and polymers has been the basis of this longstanding relationship, and he uses it to assess the road ahead for plastic packaging It all began when my parents ...

V-Shapes Partners with TrojanLabel and SIHL to Add High-Quality In-Line Print to V-Shapes PRIME Converting/Filling Solution

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2021, ... a designer of customized sorting and recycling solutions, as accurately detectable as 100 percent polypropylene in processing of industrial recycling waste streams. For more information, visit https://www.v-shapes.com. ...

ExxonMobil Introduces New PaxonTM SP5504 HDPE, a Step-Change in Performance for Blow Molded Bottles and Containers

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2021, ... packaging designs, while converters could reduce polymer inventories.  With the industry driving towards increased recycling of post-consumer plastic waste (PCR), ExxonMobil has demonstrated value-in-use ...

Asahi OEE Reloaded. A handy Video for the Flexo Printer

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February 01, 2021, ... flexographic photopolymer plate development, has published a brief, educational video that provides a simple but effective explanation of the value to a flexo plant of calculating, monitoring and managing ...

Eco Wrap: World’s First Compostable Industrial Strength Machine Grade Stretch Film, Patent Pending

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2021, ... or protection. Second, Eco Wrap is commercially compostable according to ASTM D6400. Eco Wrap may allow its users to avoid tariffs, fines, and tip fees in areas where polyethylene is prohibited or restricted. ...

INX introduces GelFlex-EB inks for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2021, ... and other decorative or special effect coatings can be applied in-line. The combined structure is cured by a single EB dryer at the end of the press to create a cross-linked polymer matrix. Overall, using ...

High Speed Barrier Packaging Film for Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal

(News | New Products)

January 12, 2021, ... a totally new barrier film that not only has outstanding oxygen and aroma barrier, but also has enhanced moisture barrier over standard polypropylene films. This means that there is an opportunity to increase ...

SABIC Launches Innovative TF-BOPE Film for Frozen Food Packaging

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October 19, 2020, SABIC has launched a sustainable packaging solution for frozen food which combines a new polyethylene (PE) grade with innovative film production technology. SABIC has launched a sustainable packaging ...

Major Global Automaker Launches Pilot Trial of Cortec’s Eco-Corr Film

(News | New Products)

September 23, 2020, ... to develop “green,” sustainable alternatives to conventional polyethylene films. One of its pioneer solutions is Eco-Corr Film, a biodegradable corrosion inhibiting film that contains Cortec’s proprietary ...

Static Control for Flexographic Printing

(Flexography)

July 05, 2020, ... charge on the webs. Often, polyurethane deposits less charge on webs than silicone rubber. Flexo Pads – Only inked flexo pads should touch the web. I know, this seems obvious. However, some operations ...