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NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... a multi-year, proof-of-concept program to collect and reclaim non-recycled flexible packaging waste and convert it into oil.  This program involved not only the large scale pyrolysis process needed to ...

Icebox Water Debuts Kid-Friendly Packaging

(Carton Box)

March 30, 2015, ... 250mL cartons provide kid-friendly hydration, while encouraging the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ discussion and ultimately allowing children to also make a positive impact on the planet from an early age.” ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 2

(Flexpack)

March 23, 2015, ... EVOH packaging is microwaveable; can be scanned in metal detectors; is transparent; possesses some superior mechanical properties; and can be recycled. In flexible packaging, other properties, such ...

Virgin Fiber a Necessity in Chocolate Packaging

(Carton Box)

March 05, 2015, ... with both the environmental debate and the discussion about how mineral oils in recycled-fiber-based materials can contaminate packaged foods. “We are following the mineral oil debate with great interest, ...

Pregis Marks Ten years in Business

(Flexpack)

February 24, 2015, ... These advancements are critical for meeting our customers’ evolving needs.” In materials and equipment, Pregis reports it was the first-to-market in 2008 with the first-ever, high-recycled content, air-cushioning ...

Spear Introduces P-S Label for PET Bottle Recycling

(Label/Tape)

February 24, 2015, ... APR (Association of Post-Consumer Plastics Recyclers) to create a recyclable pressure-sensitive label alternative since 2002 and although a solution had been discovered, the material was cost prohibitive ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... processing conditions. The scrap generated in polyolefin/EVOH coextrusion is commonly recycled as a regrind layer in sheet and bottle applications. Coextruded packages with EVOH can also be recycled post-consumer. ...

Hilex Poly Benefits From ShurTape Sealing System

(Label/Tape)

December 10, 2014, Installs ShurSEAL carton sealers on 8 bag machines HICKORY, NC |  Hilex Poly Co., Hartsville, SC, is a manufacturer and recycler of plastic bags and film products. At the company’s facility in Milesburg, ...

3M Corrugate Tapes Are Super Sticky

(Label/Tape)

December 09, 2014, Designed to seal recycled corrugated cartons ST. PAUL, MN | Today’s packaging engineers know all too well that the recycled content of corrugated boxes varies widely. And while using recycled fibers ...

Elsner Builds Rewinder for Medical Products

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2014, Automated line produces coreless rolls of nonwovens and features a solid winding rod that is recycled and fully automatic   HANOVER, PA | Elsner Engineering Works recently shipped a converting line ...

FPI Reports on Trends in Foodservice Packaging

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2014, ... This year’s foodservice packaging trends focused on both the environmental attributes as well as the “look” of containers. Demand for products that can be recycled and/or composted continued, with perhaps ...

Heritage Bag Grows with Support from Gloucester Engineering

(Bag Pouch)

November 17, 2014, ...  In addition to the physical changes they plan to make to the Texas plant, Heritage also will take on more compostable and recycled bag projects. “Compostable is a popular, high growth area for us,” says ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ... downloadable pdf, “How to Recycle Release Liner”—providing step-by-step advice and listing no less than nine providers of collection services within the USA. Currently involved in developing a pilot recycling ...

PMMI: Secondary Packaging Takes on Dual Role

(News | New Products)

November 09, 2014, Changes in primary packaging and the rise in retail-ready packaging cited CHICAGO, IL | US packaging machinery shipments increased by 6%, to $7.9 billion, in 2013; and a rise in retail-ready packaging ...

Green Bay Packaging Named Environmental Leader

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2014, ... of Sustainability Improvement.’” Discarded material going to the landfill was reduced by 99%, with the Green Team coordinating the effort to define waste streams that could be recycled, either traditionally ...

AkzoNobel Coating Creates Compostable Paper Cup

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2014, EvCote Water Barrier 3000 is made from plant-based oils and recycled PET bottles AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | Akzo Nobel's new pioneering coatings technology EvCote Water Barrier 3000—which itself is made ...

Avery Dennison to Showcase New Products

(Label/Tape)

August 17, 2014, ... the range of company’s material designed to advance the recycling of PET containers—which addresses supply imbalances of recycled PET (rPET) and improves cost. Portfolio now includes Roll-Fed Sleeve constructions ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... to perfection and temperature-sensitive and fragile pharmaceuticals remain viable. The same EPS foam that protects wines, meats, and pharmaceuticals can be commercially recycled. Corporations like Chick-Fil-A, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... is an expansion in the company’s range of material designed to advance the recycling of PET containers, which addresses supply imbalances of recycled PET (rPET) and improves cost. CleanFlake now includes ...

Cortec Paper Offers Environmental Benefits

(Flexpack)

July 21, 2014, ... premium paper made from what company says is the highest quality recycled paper.  Described as innovative, safe, and economical packaging, product is coated with a water-based barrier coating and is ...