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H.B. Fuller Joins RecyClass

(News | New Products)

March 01, 2023, ... toward harmonization of recyclability and recycled content practices across Europe. The initiative brings together players from the entire plastics value chain to optimize plastic packaging recyclability ...

Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets Validated by SBTi

(News | New Products)

March 01, 2023, ... use of recycled and biomass raw materials, assisting customers to improve recycling rates, decreasing the disposal of used products, and enhancing the efficiency of material recycling employing proprietary ...

Pregis Performance Flexibles Facilities Are ISCC PLUS Certified

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2023, ... certification of recycled and bio-based materials. The ISCC PLUS certification reinforces the Pregis Purpose to ‘Protect, Preserve, Inspyre.’ It is the latest example of the company achieving goals in ...

Sustainability and Productivity – a Must for Today’s Labels

(Flexpack)

February 19, 2023, ... and advance circularity by increasing the availability of recycled plastic. During PET recycling, the adhesive deactivates to allow both the label and adhesive to separate cleanly, leaving the plastic ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... In response to pressure from brands and consumers – as well as legislation – the market will inevitably continue to move towards a more circular approach that allows valuable resources to be recycled and ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... to the concerns that items, such as mineral oils, can migrate from recycled paperboard into the packaged food product during storage. Other chemical migrations have led to various recalls that have cost ...

NexKemia Acquires Assets of Eco-Captation, a Prominent Polystyrene Waste Recycler

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2023, ... post-consumer recycled materials. The company combines artificial intelligence-enhanced optical sorting technology with a seamless mechanical recycling process to convert plastic waste into high quality ...

Monadnock Paper Mills Announces Addition of Ultrahide PC 100 Blockout Poster to the Enviroportfolio Line of Poster Substrates

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2023, ... hospitality and event signage. In answer to the call for more sustainable materials to replace PVC, styrene and vinyl, Ultrahide is now made with 100 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled fiber and ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... or polypropylene it is considered recycle-ready, and can, at least in theory, be recycled with other single-use plastics, such as grocery bags, at a store drop-off location. In addition, these mono-material ...

TekniPlex Consumer Products to Showcase Expanded “GeoPack” Sustainable Products Portfolio

(News | New Products)

January 04, 2023, ... fiber, recycled and virgin PET, and foam polystyrene. Notably, this year’s IPPE marks the first show that TekniPlex will exhibit under its newly integrated division and brand, rather than that of its legacy ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, ... said GE Additive. At AdvancedTek of Waukesha, Wisconsin, production parts and tooling are major 3D activities. Consequences of advancements also affect waste. Paper is already the most recycled material, ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, ... the rate of recycling and recycled material use in their packaging by 2025. Achieving these packaging sustainability goals occurs when organizations across the entire value chain align their sustainability ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... at 63–72 percent lower than rigid glass or metal packaging – even though, today, only aluminum foil is generally recycled from such composite packaging materials. The research points to one long-term ...

Automating the Die-cutting Process for Zero-fault Production

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 27, 2022, ... pressures to deliver high quality at top speed in shorter runs with less waste, whilst also being equipped to handle new types of board with more recycled content. E-commerce has changed packaging dynamics. ...

Pregis Introduces the Performance Flexibles Renew Series Film Solutions

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2022, Pregis Renew Series delivers on the three Rs of sustainability:  recyclable, recycled content, and renewable Pregis Renew Series delivers on the three Rs of sustainability:  recyclable, recycled content, ...

Recycling is Broken

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2022, ... produced globally is actually recycled, with about 50 percent going to landfills; 19 percent incinerated, which produces toxic chemicals damaging to human health; and 22 percent ending up in the water ...

Shipping Savings? Sir, Yes Sir.

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2022, ... One also is enjoying another benefit: its corrugated Liftvans are more sustainable than traditional wood crates, which can seldom be recycled and often come with hefty disposal fees. The corrugated Liftvans ...

Pregis Features Inspyre Product Line at Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2022, ...  New Inspyre Mailer: Introduced this summer, the new Inspyre poly mailer is an efficient, lightweight, and sustainable packaging option for shipping non-fragile items. Made with a minimum of 30% recycled ...

At Pack Expo, Schreiner MediPharm to Debut Functional Labels Designed from More Sustainable Materials

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 05, 2022, ... Expo, October 23-26 in Chicago. At Booth W-15047, the company will showcase a pair of label solutions designed via three key sustainability considerations: recycled/renewable materials, sorted recycling/disassembling, ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... care for the environment, less reliance on conventional plastics and a move over to materials that can be recycled or in some way be dealt with in an environmentally responsible way are viewpoints so widely ...