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Be Part of the Circular Economy by Opting for Cortec® Recyclable Moisture-Barrier Paper and Linerboard

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, ... as polyethylene and wax coatings have historically been used to seal porous paper to create a moisture barrier. When coated this way, the resulting paper product is an environmental problem and cannot ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

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April 23, 2020, ... and is wound into rolls, then is extrusion coated with polyethylene on the foil dies, the foil surface must be protected or separated from the paper by a “wash” coating. If no coating is used during ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... press technology and design play a crucial role in achieving quality and providing efficiencies.  Some printing presses are optimized for printing on unique substrates such as polyethylene, which is recyclable ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

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April 16, 2020, ... (Noida, India), earned the Sustainability Award with its completely recyclable asymmetric nylon – polyethylene (5-micron nylon in 20-micron PE)/ reverse-printed/adhesive/60-micron special PE structure. ...

Polymer Film & Bag Commences Production of Multilayered Films on Second Extrusion Line

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April 08, 2020, ... polyethylene flexible packaging market.” The company partnered with Windmöller & Hölscher Corp. (W&H), a world leader in blown and cast film extrusion technology and installed two W&H film lines to ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

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March 22, 2020, ... to shift. Sources in the recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) market - the most widely recycled plastic across Europe - are already seeing a change in consumer behavior, particularly around buying ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Opens New PEF Division Innovation Center

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March 16, 2020, ... advanced, precision-engineered, irradiation-crosslinked, polypropylene and polyethylene foam for automotive, flooring, and industrial applications, including gasket, tape, and composites. Toray’s foams ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... packaging is a combination of them,” said Pavone. “When we talk about replacing plastic, we are actually talking about replacing a wide range of laminate materials, including PET (polyethylene terephthalate), ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... more sustainable liquid cartons made with Dow’s renewable-based PE resins. Dow’s renewable-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins, DOWTM LDPE product range, are used to coat the cardboard as well ...

Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film Fights Corrosion While Keeping Packages in Place

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February 16, 2020, ... cause condensation corrosion. Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film can help equipment reach customers in good condition and maintain a positive company image for manufacturers. The combination of polyethylene resins ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

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January 19, 2020, ... recognized as an industry standard. It is highly recommended that you invest in the test document ASTM D2578 – 17,  Standard Test Method for Wetting Tension of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Films to properly ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... Frosch Pouch Made of Polyethylene - Werner & Mertz GmbH and Mondi Group developed the sustainable, 100 percent polyethylene (PE) Frosch pouch to replace its previous multi-material flexible packaging for ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... polyethylene film cover the gamut, from high strength on one hand to sealable layering on the other, and many other attributes. Factory processing, layering and finished product all play their roles in ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... polypropylene, polyethylene). Multi polymer materials used in flexible packaging are sophisticated formulas, adept at protecting food (for example) from oxygen, water and so on. But mixing polymers makes ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... to be engineered with special properties such as “touchable, tactile” as supplied by companies like Filmquest for converters. Polyethylene (PE) can be heat-adhered to other substrates, with a low-density ...

Combining Exceed XP and ExxonMobil PP Delivers Polyolefin Films with Extreme Performance and High Temperature Resistance

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October 16, 2019, ... converters are averse to blending polypropylene and polyethylene for a number of reasons,” said David Hergenrether, ExxonMobil vice president, polyethylene. “Our technology innovations have proven that ...

North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

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July 30, 2019, ...  Dow, for instance, has an all-polyethylene standup food pouch that facilitates recycling, as well as compatibilizer technology that allows PE packages with EVOH barrier layers to be recycled in the same ...

Smartbatch™ Frost Collection: PolyOne

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July 22, 2019, PolyOne launched its new Smartbatch™ Frost Collection for use in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottles. PolyOne launched its new Smartbatch™ Frost ...

Plastic Coated Papers Finds Bigger is Better With Colter & Peterson Lawson Paper Cutter

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June 18, 2019, ... enticement is that it is easier to maintain and to get replacement parts for this machine.” Pinette says 90 percent of his company’s work is with polycoated paper. They extrude polyethylene pellets on ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... and coatings. INX has developed many single-serve ink systems for surface print packaging used in the fast food industry. For example, PolyCup is a polyethylene coated brand for hot and cold beverage ...