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PACK EXPO Intl. 2012 Highlights Printing, Converting & Material Innovations

(Print)

July 23, 2012, ... solutions designed to minimize the use of plastic while maintaining the functionality and convenience consumers need. Ecologic’s bottle consists of a molded fiber outer shell made from 100 percent recycled ...

Recycle Cores for Many Materials

(Cores)

June 30, 2011, ... duty models offers blade-free roll slabbing and core recycling. Said to remove leftover roll material quickly, safely, and automatically so cores can be reused and scrap material recycled. Works with various ...

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... two years of laboratory testing, a new sustainable roll covering has been developed. Some of the used material that is taken off when rollers are recovered can be recycled by this new process. What ...

Film- and Foil-Free Materials Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, ... notes that Unifoil’s recyclable packaging and printing papers and boards can be made from recycled post-consumer waste, which helps further reduce a company’s carbon footprint and makes them even more ...

Sustainable Packaging and Printing Materials

(News | New Products)

February 12, 2008, ... metal thickness in UniLustre products is less than 1% of that, so the products are capable of being recycled. Nonlaminated UniLustre products easily print with conventional high-speed printing methods. ...

Sustainable Packaging and Printing Materials

(Archive)

December 08, 2007, ... metal thickness in UniLustre products is less than 1% of that, so the products are capable of being recycled. Nonlaminated UniLustre products easily print with conventional high-speed printing methods. ...

Reclying Plastic Materials

(Archive)

June 20, 2005, ... book is concerned with processing and recycling of post-customer wastes. The report index includes: PET film recycling. The importance and practicality of co-injected, recycled PET/virgin PET containers. ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... 50% total recycled content. Company says printability has been upgraded, and paper can be used in traditional offset and digital printing equipment. Anti-Fog Films Keep Food Fresh Klöckner Pentaplast ...

Praise for Recycled Paperboard

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, NEW YORK, NY Independent research firm Priority Metrics conducted a study on behalf of the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance. The firm held 220 phone NEW YORK, NY — Independent research firm Priority Metrics ...

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, Application: A polyethylene coating can prevent migration of fluorescent whitening agents from food packaging made from recycled fibers. Email the author(s) at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Effort to increase ...

US Packaged Goods Companies Report Growing Satisfaction with Use of 100% Recycled Paperboard

(Folding Cartons)

December 08, 2003, The RPA-100%-commissioned study revealed, among other findings, that more than 55% of respondents rate 100% recycled paperboard as having superior value, especially in the categories of dry and frozen/refrigerated ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... Said to improve the color of recycled polymers, increasing consumer appeal. New Products Available Related to Active Packaging For a AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.'s special report on active packaging, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... chains, making them susceptible to degradation through hydrolysis. Materials can be recycled, incinerated, or landfilled but are intended mainly for disposal by composting. Said to offer superior barrier ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... nationalstarch.com Designed for PE and paper labels that must serve in cold (20 deg F) applications. Said to form tenacious bonds with a variety of substrates, including PET and recycled corrugated board. ...

Materials

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... on knives; faster setting speeds; and excellent holdout on recycled or highly absorbent substrates. UV Flexo Inks Offer Detail and Gloss Sericol Inc., Kansas City, KS; 913/573-3577 UVivid 800 is a ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... chipboard specifications could be examined and upgraded (the recycled content can contain some unpleasant compounds). Even the warehouse, transport, and display environments might need to be better controlled ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... recycled, etc. 4. Bevel choice, such as centerface or sideface. 5. Recognition of the difference between tear strength and burst strength. Other possible variables may include age of machinery, ...

Recycled paperboard mfrs. unite to promote usage.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1995, Fourteen leading US manufacturers of recycled paperboard have responded to increasing consumer demand for 100% recycled paperboard and booming production Fourteen leading US manufacturers of recycled paperboard ...

ARC Honors Award Winners at R2R Conference USA

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2024, ... designed to be recycled in the NexTrex Recycling Program at store drop-off locations throughout the United States. Trex upcycles approximately 450 million pounds of plastic film, bags and wraps annually ...

Building a Circular Economy for Stretch Film

(Flexpack)

November 10, 2024, ...  Beyond its sustainable at-tributes, post-consumer recycled (PCR) films are versatile films that allow machine wrapping of products in a fast, secure and timely manner. Machine stretch films available ...