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Flexible Packaging | Exopack Wins FPA’s Top Award for Kraft’s YES Pack

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, ... a proprietary coextruded HPDE blend, allowing it to be recycled with other HDPE products in municipalities with recycling programs, as well as at retail stores with drop off locations for clean and dry ...

Spain Passes Waste Recycling Act

(Green)

January 20, 2013, Act allows companies and towns to demand materials be recycled in Europe, adding hope for more green jobs   MADRID, SPAIN | ASPAPEL (the Spanish Assn. of Pulp and Paper Mfrs.) reports large retail ...

Henkel & DaniMer Form Hot Melt Alliance

(Adhesives)

January 15, 2013, ... resources,” said Daniel Carraway, CEO and founder of DaniMer Scientific. “They are also unique in that we have enabled the use of recycled renewable content in certain adhesive grades, which allows us ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... and scratch resistance. Most notably, it can print on any off-the-shelf substrate, from coated and uncoated paper stocks to recycled carton; from newsprint to plastic packaging films - all without requiring ...

Thilmany Offers Exhibitor Brand Glassine Papers

(Flexpack News)

December 11, 2012, ... certification is also available. For added brand distinction, Exhibitor glassine papers are also available with chain-of custody certification and recycled fiber content by request. Thilmany Papers glassines  ...

Newark Adds Balers in Two Locations

(Green Converting)

December 05, 2012, Newark Recovery and Recycling adds new balers to aid recycling   CRANFORD, NJ | The Newark Group, specialists in the collection of secondary fibers and the manufacturing and converting of 100% recycled ...

POP Displays | Opaque Paperboard Solves Bleed-Through Problems

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2012, ... bottom line. Lamitech also offers a broad range of sheet and roll products, including virgin paperboard, cardstock, recycled chipboard, laminated materials, foils, and films for converters in North America. ...

TLMI Honors Mitsubishi Recycling Program

(Green)

November 23, 2012, ... business sense. This exclusive direct liner-to-liner reuse process creates Reprocess Sustainable Liners with up to 25% post-industrial recycled content. The environmental benefits of the Reprocess program ...

Ampac Pouch Is Honored by IFT

(Bag Pouch)

November 07, 2012, ... and dry, the pouch can be recycled with plastic retail shopping bags collected at many stores across the US in conjunction with the How2Recycle initiative and the American Chemistry Council’s Flexible ...

Appleton Core Recycler Can Be Customized

(Green)

October 21, 2012, ... leftover roll material. The scrap material, such as paper, film, foil, plastic, or nonwovens can then be recycled and the core reused. In-stock configurations, the unit can handle rolls to 32 in. dia, ...

Newark Group “Green” Goals Reach to 2020

(Carton Box)

October 19, 2012, ... of secondary fibers and the manufacturing and converting of 100% recycled paperboard, has announced its 2020 Sustainability Goals. The goals, part of the company’s sustainability project that began in ...

INX Digital Is a Sponsor at SGIA Expo

(News | New Products)

October 13, 2012, ... on a Roland VersaCAMM printer as well as a Mutoh unit. JVV will run on a Mimaki JV33 printer in tandem with the Eco Bulk ink delivery system that uses 100% recycled material. The company also will be ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in paperboard than ever before. Many of the Fortune 1000 have set the goal of increasing PCR content in their materials and are looking for suppliers that can help ...

Newark Group Board Offers Smoothness

(Carton Box)

September 30, 2012, FlexTan bending chip board from The Newark Group, made from 100% recycled paper, is said to provide smoothness, printability, and green features   CRANFORD, NJ | The Newark Group, specializing in ...

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

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... generates improved, vibrant graphics, and because the label and lid are made from single thermoplastic, the entire package can be recycled in streams that collect polypropylene. Enhance Efficiency with ...

Newark Group Starts E-Commerce Site

(Flexpack)

September 04, 2012, ... fibers and manufacturer and converter of 100% recycled paperboard, has launched www.buycores.com, an e-commerce site focused on the short-run tube and core market. The site will allow customers to place ...

Dow Europe Adds New Polymers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 03, 2012, ... in Paris, France. AFFINITY GA 1000R is an MAH-grafted polymer said to offer excellent bond strength for hard-to-bond substrates such as coated papers and boards or recycled paper. Also said to offer ...

The Newark Group Is an Award-Winner

(Flexpack)

August 22, 2012, With a Silver Award as Best Overall Company, The Newark Group continues its role in the manufacturing and converting of 100% recycled paperboard   CRANFORD, NJ | The Newark Group, a leader in the ...

Spear a Clear Leader in PET Bottle/Label Compatibility

(Facestocks)

August 22, 2012, ... of these materials are particularly welcome. Spear’s materials are said to show acceptable PET haze and “b” clarity values up to a 50% recycled content load and include the blowing of new PET bottles from ...

Spear P-S Materials Aid PET Recycling

(Green)

August 21, 2012, ... the base materials. Spear’s materials show acceptable PET haze and “b” clarity values up to a 50% recycled content load and include the blowing of new PET bottles from the recycled flake with acceptable ...