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Mondi Partners With Meat Producer Hütthaler to Create New Fully Recyclable Plastic Packaging

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2020, ... recycled and provides a barrier to protect the food and extend its shelf life. Hütthaler's requirement was to replace the previously used film with a recyclable solution. The company was looking for a ...

H.B. Fuller Shares the Newest Adhesive Technology for High-Impact Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2020, ... reuse, minimize waste, help recycle materials at the end of their lives and more. Global associations, consumer demand and regulatory changes are significantly impacting industry trends and have set ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... that continue even three decades later. Recycling The most popular, logical and seemingly practical method for handling plastics is to recycle them after use, turning a used package into another useful ...

Gutfried Organic Chicken Meat Sausage in Innovative Packaging

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June 17, 2020, ... also sustainable and was produced using recycled plastic. This innovative plastic packaging has now been presented by the participating companies Zur Mühlen Gruppe (Gutfried), BASF, SABIC and SÜDPACK. ...

First Complete Remote Installation of a Comexi Laminator During COVID-19 Pandemic

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June 17, 2020, ... principally for the food industry, as well as for the production of a 100 percent polyolefin pouch, which can be recycled with traditional machines.” Access facilitation and the handling of machines ...

Breaking the Recycling Barrier: Cortec Repulpable Moisture Barrier Paper Stands Apart in VCI Packaging Industry

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June 12, 2020, ... packaging for metal parts, most VCI (vapor corrosion inhibitor) moisture barrier papers are waxed or coated with polyethylene (PE). This creates an environmental problem because the papers cannot be recycled ...

Innovia Films Launches Encore Sustainable BOPP Films

(Flexpack)

June 01, 2020, ... and one for pressure sensitive labelling applications. “This represents the first step in our journey to produce more sustainable films, with the next step being products that contain recycled post-consumer ...

Bockatech and Westfall Technik Solidify EcoCore License Deal

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April 28, 2020, ... tackle the issue and comply with laws across all territories are essential. EcoCore is helping brands transition to lightweight single use packaging that can be recycled. And, explore new opportunities ...

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

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April 28, 2020, ... be recycled through normal channels. Due to its strong emphasis on developing non-hazardous, environmentally friendly options for packaging and/or corrosion protection, Cortec® Corporation has been able ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... even three decades later. Recycling The most popular, logical, and seemingly practical method for handling plastics is to recycle them after use, turning a used package into another useful consumer ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... CT)/Plastic Suppliers Inc. (Columbus, OH). ProAmpac has developed a high-barrier pouch with 25% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content. It’s used for Justin’s nut butter covered nuts. A zipper provides ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... reduce their carbon footprint by returning used VpCI films to Cortec for recycling. Cortec reprocesses it into new VpCI film products at up to 20 percent recycled content, a level at which Cortec can ensure ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, ... on virgin prices - with which recycled material competes - and individual customer relationships in countries such as Italy. The coronavirus has had a major impact on petrochemicals, hindering global ...

Leaders in Sustainability

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... the highest level, not only thanks to its sustainability. New Total Recycled PE Pouches Nowadays, thanks to ELBA’s SA-V machine technology, it is possible to produce totally recyclable PE stand-up ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... unfriendly; non-biodegradable and challenging to recycle. Increasingly alarming projections around environmental damage have changed attitudes and focused minds in recent years. Environmentally friendly ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... is nearly 70 percent.  A box-maker’s product is the most recycled item on the planet.” According to the AICC, 80 percent of paper mills are utilizing recovered fibers to some degree.  Any virgin fibers ...

Pregis Joins CEFLEX to Further European Flexible Packaging Sustainability Efforts

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February 24, 2020, ... and sorting of flexible packaging materials, as well as the identification of sustainable end markets for their downstream use. The initiatives also include a business case component which calls for recycled ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... initiatives that reduce their impact on the environment, increase the recyclability of their packaging, and incorporate more postconsumer recycled content into packaging where possible while ensuring optimal ...

NOW Plastics Packaging Solutions Put Environmental Protection First

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2020, ... in the following categories: Post-Consumer Recycled content (PCR) films (PET, BOPA, PE, etc.); Film structures for making packaging recyclable; Bio-based/sustainable sources for raw materials/resins; ...

Looking Forward and Back

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, Launched just a year ago in January 2019, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) began bringing together organizations that make, use, process, sell, collect and recycle plastics in order to tackle the ...