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Commodore Plastics Offers Foam Label Technology

(Label/Tape News)

March 20, 2013, Labec labels are said to help keep containers cold for longer periods and to improve recyclability   BLOOMFIELD, NH | Commodore Plastics offers the Labec foam label stock, targeting breweries. Company ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... Material Flaunts Recyclability Accepting yet another Marketing Award, this time in the Other Category, was Hazen Paper for designing a magazine insert, metallizing, and converting it to showcase its ...

PPC To Honor Earth Day

(Carton Box News)

February 26, 2013, ... “Year after year, this remains our favorite event, as it gives us the opportunity to contribute to sustainable forestry and teach our communities about recyclability of paper.” The Arbor Day Foundation ...

Walki Helps Gourmet Coffee Producer Go Green

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... packaging material for the individual pods, observing the need of recyclability and the sensitivity of coffee. Korsnäs provided the thermoformable paper for the material, while Walki developed the special ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... board while still providing the reflective nature of these materials. Typically, holographic effects render packaging non-recyclable. This innovative process maintains packaging’s recyclability by micro-embossing ...

MACtac Introduces Optically Clear Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

September 25, 2012, ... smaller roll diameters, better adhesive appearance that leads to flawless application of the label on brand owners’ containers, higher productivity and the potential for recyclability. MACtac has successfully ...

Printing, Converting, and Material Innovations at PACK EXPO International 2012

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... also potential applications. IML-based Lidding Systems Streamlines Manufacturing, Enhances Recyclability & Durability—Spartech Corp.’s (Booth # 5111) 1-Seal solution provides food brands with an environmentally ...

AWA Reports on P-S Label Web Waste

(Green)

September 08, 2012, ... packaging industry is actively engaged in managing its responsibility for sustainability and recyclability, and “this is the momentum for the p-s label industry to step up to the plate,” notes AWA. Included ...

Sustainable Packaging | Use Newspaper & Water

(Carton Box)

August 20, 2012, ... surveyed, 39% cited sustainability as the No. 1 issue, followed by 33% citing cost. Of the survey respondents working on sustainable packaging, 65% said their focus was on design for recyclability or use ...

TLMI Paper Covers PET Thermoform Recycling

(Green)

July 21, 2012, ... this area. TLMI president Frank Sablone, says, “Retailers and grocers are in the process of setting up systems and protocols that address the recyclability of these containers. One of the current barriers ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... a paper liner now makes economic sense.” Substrate-identical label constructions—a PP liner on a PP facestock, he said, offer huge advantages in terms of recyclability. The limited success of non-traditional ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ... at reducing the carbon footprint of end products, cutting back on the material content of packaging, enhancing recyclability, or facilitating development of alternate energy systems such as photovoltaic, ...

ITW Foils Issues Guide to Metallic Effects

(Metallizing)

March 26, 2012, “Designed to Shine” gives benefits of metallic effects for printers and converters, including ways to use the effects without hurting the environment   NEWBURYPORT, MA | ITW Foils, a global manufacturer ...

Eclipse Offers High-Shrink Films

(Label/Tape)

March 12, 2012, High-shrink polyolefin films aid recyclability and yield while reportedly providing good clarity, stiffness, and web handling   HAMILTON, OH | Eclipse Film Technologies, a film converter and specialist ...

Recycling Logo for Cartons Offered

(Carton Box)

April 30, 2011, ... that 60% of US municipalities qualifies as a “substantial majority.” This logo can be printed on paper-based packaging to indicate its sustainability and recyclability. The logo is designed to be printed ...

UV Coating Reduces Rub-Off

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 30, 2011, ... costs. Said to reduce in-use failures, such as rub-off, cracking, peeling, warping, and poor ink adhesion. The recyclability and runnability of the coatings on multiple surfaces make them environmentally ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... of the films and papers used at very similar performance levels as thicker substitutes. Additionally, as is increasingly important in many aspects of the packaging industry today, they offer ease of recyclability ...

Cushion Multiple Roll Widths

(Materials)

January 31, 2011, The AirSpeed HC Versa hybrid cushioning system handles multiple roll widths to 32 in. Can accommodate traditional virgin air cushioning material, reduced The AirSpeed HC Versa hybrid cushioning system ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... advantages of paperboard. If we can successfully educate the consumer and the markets we serve that the recyclability and renewability of folding cartons and rigid boxes is unmatched by any other material, ...

Experience Speaks: Randy Nebel

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, ... and James River. What is the biggest threat to the converting industry now? Reducing carbon footprints and recyclability of products is important to consumers and an issue as an industry that we ...