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New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... pellets that meet the statutory requirements governing direct food contact.” Above all, PET can be recycled not only once, but in principle an infinite number of times, which is a point the authors of ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... by PMMI.  Amongst the 2019 Technology Excellence Award Winners, winning in the Baking & Snack category, was Entour Front of Store Recycle capable Bear Naked Granola Package, Berry Global, Inc. As part ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... tolerant, costing less than some other substrates. Its specialty characteristics include having a low coefficient of friction and good chemical resistance. It’s not widely recycled, but the recycling rate ...

Charter NEX Joins the Alliance to End Plastic Waste

(News | New Products)

November 23, 2019, ... flexible packaging that is recyclable, uses higher volumes of recycled content (PCR), and/or incorporates materials made from renewable resources. In 2019, the company ranked in the top 11 percent of businesses ...

Monadnock Paper Mills Launches Astrolite PC 100 Velvet

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2019, ... printing. Astrolite PC 100® Velvet C2S is reportedly the only premium, coated-two-side, 100 percent recycled sheet available in the U.S. today. Monadnock Paper Mills now offers aesthetic options, coated ...

Innovia and Wildcorn Develop a Fully Recyclable and Sustainable Pack

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... to be ‘recycle ready’, or recyclable in countries which have the infrastructure to recycle polypropylene.” “Our products are wholesome natural organic snacks, providing a heathier alternative to consumers,” ...

The New Generation of Comexi Offset CI8 Introduces New Solutions for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2019, ... packaging is properly collected, it must be recycled. The reality is that most of today’s flexible packaging is not. Consequently, recyclability is quickly emerging as the cornerstone of packaging design, ...

K 2019 Düsseldorf: New Technologies as Drivers of Innovation for a Productive and Responsible Today, Tomorrow and Future

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 02, 2019, ... reduces waste and also protects the resource of crude oil, because wherever new products are made from recycled plastic, there is no need to use raw, i.e. previously unused, materials. About seventy ...

Mid America Launches Quality Initiative for Paperboard Industry to Generate Increased Revenues from Waste

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2019, ... Paul Pirkle, president of Mid America Paper Recycling. “We work closely with these operators and all companies that recycle waste paper to create a continuous improvement process that helps them identify ...

Coating and Laminating Offer Related and Unique Benefits

(Coating/Laminating)

September 11, 2019, ...  Barrier-protective coatings or layer to minimize “scratch” or other degradation. Product life cycle…length of use or amount of reuse. Ability to recycle. Laminates pose recycling issues. Food and ...

RKW Launches Sustainable Product Line for Packaging Industry

(Flexpack)

September 10, 2019, ... on sustainable materials and recyclability. This line encompasses films, which can be used to produce fully recyclable stand-up pouches as well as others, which contain various degrees of recycled post-consumer ...

Agenda set for AIMCAL/SPE Technical Conference

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2019, ... and advances related to coating process technology, oriented films, barrier, R2R vacuum technology, system developments, safety and regulatory issues, circularity and post-consumer-recycled content, advanced ...

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 ...

AWT Launches Terrene Portfolio of Sustainable Label and Packaging Materials

(News | New Products)

July 29, 2019, ... our Terrene line.” Depending on sustainability goals and the final application for the package or label, AWT can offer material options which are composed of a high percentage of post-consumer recycled ...

Smartbatch™ Frost Collection: PolyOne

(News | New Products)

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 ...

Sustainable Winding: Reduce, Reuse, Rewind

(Web Handling)

July 21, 2019, ... as a pulp source. Once re-pulped, the trim waste can be recycled into new paper. This process ensures that no matter the width of the trim waste, it can still be repurposed into perfectly usable paper ...

TC Transcontinental Packaging Steals the Show for Sustainable Packaging at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2019, ... industry leading sustainable packaging and to increase the amount of recycled plastics in our portfolio.” More on the winning packages The Harney & Sons Fine Teas and Les Aliments Jardi packages are ...

First Certified Biodegradable Anticorrosion Film powered by Nano VpCI®

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2019, ...  This phase includes the building of a new plant with VpCI masterbatch production and reprocessing equipment that will recycle and convert the company’s waste into new materials. Once the film is no ...

Ecophane Sustainable Films: Terphane

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2019, ... new PET films address a growing demand for films that guarantee the production of recyclable packaging with recycled content. “The Ecophane line is the result of extensive research and development and ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... to employ more recycled, re-used or compostable materials in the next decade. Avery Dennison is committed to helping converters and brand owners deliver products that are more sustainable – products ...