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TAPPI European PLACE Conference Offers Valuable Educational and Networking Opportunities

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September 26, 2022, ... innovations, research and technology transforming the flexible packaging and converting industry. This year’s conference program focuses on industry-shaping topics like recycling and sustainability; ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

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September 26, 2022, ... brand owners to increase the recyclability of their products that use shrink labels. SunSpectro SolvaWash allows for higher quality and yield of recycled PET from bottle recycling streams. During the ...

Cromex Presents New Act Green® Masterbatches Range with Sustainable Solutions for Plastics at K 2022

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September 23, 2022, ... 19-26, 2022, will be able to discover its new line, which brings a complete package of solutions for improving the performance of the process and the quality of post-consumer resins, making recycling viable ...

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

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September 20, 2022, ... tons of packaging waste was produced in 2018 with 30.4 million tons of that going to landfills. Of special concern is plastic waste which only has recycling rates in 2021 of five to six percent — or about ...

Orion Engineered Carbons Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

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September 09, 2022, ... of the most pressing challenges of our era,” Painter said. “The conductive additives we produce are vital for electric vehicles and energy storage. As one of the leading innovators in tire recycling, we ...

CIRCULAR ECONOMY FORUM AT K 2022

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September 06, 2022, ... required to optimize manufacturing processes and make them ever more efficient – in addition to the recycling of plastic products, it also helps reduce CO2. Both approaches are not conceivable without ...

Rust to Tech: Part 4

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September 05, 2022, ... percent recyclable paperboard and is easily separated from its internal blister for recycling. The blister is disposed of but contains only a fraction of disposable plastic when compared to bottles. According ...

Keynote Speaker Announced for TAPPI’s 18th Biennial European PLACE Conference

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August 07, 2022, ... program focuses on recycling and sustainability; barriers; sealing performance; converting improvements; extrusion coating; paper and film-based solutions; and incudes a session on advanced coatings. LopeBet ...

Mark Turano Appointed Senior Director of Sales, Lumirror Division®, Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

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July 26, 2022, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., recently announced that Mark Turano is now the Senior Director of Sales of the Lumirror® Polyester Film Division. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., recently announced ...

Third-Party Certifications Can Validate Sustainability Claims

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July 10, 2022, ... has already been written about the lack of recycling processing infrastructure in the U.S., but recent investments show that the plastics industry is willing to step up and contribute to the complicated ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

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July 04, 2022, ... of PCR: mechanical recycled PCR and chemical recycled PCR. Mechanical PCR is the most readily available and can be used at various percentages in film layers. During the mechanical recycling process, ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

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June 26, 2022, ...  There are regular announcements in the press regarding flexible packaging recycling investments and private initiatives to collect flexible packaging (for example, UK supermarkets). As governments start ...

World of Wipes® International Conference Features Industry Experts Addressing Key Issues to Help Attendees Meet New Challenges

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June 12, 2022, ... Hahn School of Nursing, the Responsible Flushing Alliance, Water Services Association of Australia and Ecolab. Expert presenters include Procter & Gamble’s Sergio Barbarino on recycling wipes; Amcor’s ...

Charter Next Generation Invests in Marine Plastic Pollution Clean-Up Efforts

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May 24, 2022, ... as multilayer sachets are consumed daily in the Philippines. Thanks to a new investment provided by Charter Next Generation, PLAF will continue to take on the challenge of collecting and recycling 100 ...

World’s First Dedicated Production Line for Sustainable and Floatable Shrink Sleeve Film Opened in Poland

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May 05, 2022, ... facilitates easy separation of labels from PET, HDPE and PP bottles and containers in the recycling process to enable bottle-to-bottle circularity. This shrink sleeve material is mainly for use within ...

3D Neopac Announces Technology Investments in EcoDesign Tubes, Decoration and Capacity Extension

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April 07, 2022, ... (EPR) notification for plastic waste management that covers reuse, recycling and use of recycled plastic content, as well as end-of-life disposal by producers, importers and brand owners. For tubes, actionable ...

Acucote introduces recycled content for Direct Thermal printers

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April 05, 2022, ... sustainability, converters can pair the DT Polypropylene film with .92, 1.2 and 1.5 mil PET liners created with up to 50 percent recycled resin or an FSC® liner. Design for recycling is among the key ...

Starlinger Viscotec: Heat Resistant and Fully Recyclable Rpet100 Material Wins Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Material Award 2022

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April 04, 2022, ... is a gamechanger for circular packaging solutions: it is designed for recycling and it is made from recycled PET. This week the material was awarded the Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Material Award ...

EFI Launches Enhanced Platform for Nozomi Single-Pass Inkjet Presses

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March 14, 2022, Advanced new offering adds to award-winning industrial packaging portfolio Advanced new offering adds to award-winning industrial packaging portfolio At the CCE International Corrugated and Carton ...

H.B. Fuller Joins 4evergreen Alliance

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March 07, 2022, ... for the future of fiber-based packaging. The goal of the alliance is to raise the overall recycling rate of fiber-based packaging to 90 percent by 2030 and contribute to a climate neutral and sustainable ...