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VTT Finds Unprecedented Extensible Limits for Formable Cellulose-based Food Packaging to Replace Single-use Plastic

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November 06, 2023, ... adjusting the tray forming process and tray dimensions even larger cardboard-like packages can be produced. “Polypropylene film is one of the world’s most used polymers – its extensibility is up to ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

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October 22, 2023, ...  Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams. The company is committed to environmental, social, ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

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October 08, 2023, ... of materials. Filament tapes alone can incorporate polyester, polypropylene and glass yarn filaments, often to increase strength for strapping and other specific applications. There are different types ...

Emerging Trends Steering Label Making Towards Sustainability

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September 24, 2023, ... from the facesheet. Options promoted as fully recyclable by many in the label industry are film liners. One example of this is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), mostly due to it being the closest alternative ...

Testing Standards a Significant Challenge in Packaging Development

(Flexpack)

September 17, 2023, ... For example, recycled polymers are typically formed with a mix of recycled and virgin material. The level of processing that the recycled material has undergone will result in the material behaving differently ...

TekniPlex Healthcare to Lecture on Pharma-grade Recycled Plastics at Pharma Packaging & Labeling Innovation Forum

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September 11, 2023, ... a variety of modern recycling methods – including mechanical recycling, depolymerization, and chemical recycling – and the role each can play in the raw materials stream for pharma-grade plastics. In doing ...

Advancing Curing/Drying Trends: A Pathway to Sustainable Bio-based Coating Solutions

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2023, ... resources such as agriculture waste, cellulose, protein, geopolymers, plant-based oils, natural resins and biopolymers, offering a viable alternative to petroleum-derived raw materials6. Bio-based coatings ...

New Food-safe Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

August 13, 2023, ... for enhanced safety. To fulfill the aforementioned requirements without using the substances restricted by the EU (i.e., epoxy silane and tin compounds), new polymer synthesis technologies and interfacial ...

How Barrier Properties Impact Your Barbecue and Beyond

(Flexpack)

August 06, 2023, ... Substrates Used in Specialty Films Let’s touch on the basic types of barrier film substrates used in the packaging of many of our favorite products to maintain the necessary shelf-life quality. Polyester ...

Learning Center: Sustainable Wipes Packaging 101

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August 02, 2023, ... all layers of the package have to be made from the same material. An example of this is recyclable wipes packages made from multiple layers of polyethylene (PE). Recyclable wipes packages can be recycled ...

CJ Biomaterials Launches New Website to Showcase Revolutionary PHA Technology

(Sustainability Forum)

August 01, 2023, CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang ...

Tosaf Fusion Expansion Course with Customized Solutions for Compounding, Packaging Industry

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July 17, 2023, ... both masterbatches and grafted polymers. Due to steadily increasing demand, Tosaf Fusion is currently relocating its production to a larger facility in Israel's Alon Tavor industrial area. As a specialist ...

At Connect in Pharma, TekniPlex Healthcare to Present Forward-looking Approaches to Latest Sustainability & Recyclability Packaging Regulations

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June 07, 2023, ... surrounding poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – set to take effect across Europe at Connect in Pharma, June 14-15 in Geneva, Switzerland. On June 14 at 10:30am, Wouter Geurts, Business Development Manager ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Invests $10 Million in Closed Loop Partners’ Circular Plastics Fund, Accelerating More Capital Toward Innovation and Infrastructure for Plastics Recovery and Recycl

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May 30, 2023, ... Corporation (SMBC). The investment partnership aims to advance the recovery and recycling of rigid and flexible polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) plastics in the United States and Canada. The ...

FASTEN Wins Top Honor at German Innovation Awards

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May 30, 2023, ... recycled polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and features a transparent outer jar with a curved inner portion for a sleek appearance. By not mixing or gluing material, this makes it ...

Neopac Debuts Mono-Material Double Barrier Tubes with High-Percentage PCR

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May 14, 2023, ... for pharma, beauty and oral care, launched its new Polyfoil® EcoPro mono-material double barrier tubes at Luxe Pack NY in May 2023. Ideal for personal care and cosmetic products, Neopac’s latest EcoDesign ...

Sun Chemical Releases Spring 2023 Regulatory Newsletter

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May 10, 2023, ...  Here’s a list of some of the latest regulatory updates about food-contact materials featured in the newsletter: -Opinions about cobalt and restrictions on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances under ...

Stora Enso Introduces Recyclable and Peelable Board Material for Vacuum Packaged Fresh Food

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May 02, 2023, ... the shelf life of fresh food, thus limiting environmental impact by preventing food waste. The special surface of Trayforma BarrPeel material allows the overlaying polymer skin film to be easily peeled, ...

Sun Chemical to Showcase Sustainable Ink, Coating and Adhesive Solutions at Flexo & Labels Summit 2023

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May 01, 2023, ... offset inks, coatings and opaque flexo whites demonstrate their functionality and flexibility in both mono-material laminates and mono-layer polyolefin packaging, benefiting from the high temperature and ...

Starlinger: Sustainability and Recycling for Woven Plastic Packaging at interpack 2023

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April 18, 2023, ... working on solutions to close the loop for woven plastic packaging for a number of years. Our concepts of using recycled PET or polypropylene in the manufacture of big bags and small woven bags are well ...