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Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... polylactic acid (PLA) films are finding ever more applications in the market. A combination of SiOx and PLA employs biodegradable thermoplastic polymer made from the annually renewable resource corn (see ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. One of only 23 printers in the world to receive the certification, it solidifies CEI's commitment to employing, whenever possible, materials derived from renewable ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... the Rochester Business Journal. Hammer Packaging's recognition focuses on its commitment to recycle, reuse, and reduce all materials, supplies, waste, and energy and to use renewable resources when economically ...

Mother Nature on the Run

(Carton Box)

August 31, 2010, ... Bennington, NH, met the requirements. It is manufactured carbon neutral with 100% renewable Green-e certified electrical energy. The box features newspaper articles that chronicle Young's ascent to fame. ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... system approach to assure products arrive at their destination uncompromised, the company reports. Greenbox is powered by PureTemp, Entropy’s renewable based, non-toxic phase change technology, which keep ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... is a wide choice of flexible package constructions involving papers, films, aluminium foils, and most recently, renewable polymer materials such as maize-based polylactic acid (PLA). Pouches are a popular ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... offer increased productivity and reduced waste. Enercon Industries Corporation | 262-255-6070 | www.enerconind.com Circle 422 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Renewable Bioplastic Biodegrades ...

Biodegradable Sandwich Wrap Earns Flex-Pack Nod

(News Eclips)

March 30, 2009, ... NatureFlex NVS film from UK-based Innovia Films. The compostable film is produced from renewable wood pulp sourced from managed plantations that have or are working towards Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ...

Flexible Packaging Association 2009 Award Winners

(Flexpack Main)

February 28, 2009, ... retain its premium effect to grab consumers' attention. Back To Nature Robbie Mfg. Inc., Lenexa, KS, has created a Hot N Handy Bio-Pouch, made from renewable wood pulp, that provides consumers with ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... barrier said to approach that of coextruded OPP. Transparent, general-purpose, packaging-grade film is suitable for many food applications and for lamination to other biofilms. It is based on renewable ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... for sleeves by type. Bio-Films We should not forget the recent innovation: bio-films. Biodegradable and compostable wood pulp-based films and maize-based, annually renewable films (PLA) initially were ...

Meeting the Sustainability Challenge Without Compromising Barrier Performance

(Archive)

January 28, 2009, ... groups. Several sustainability solutions applicable to barrier films have been investigated. Biodegradable Films The most commercially advanced and available biodegradable, renewable resource-based ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

December 31, 2008, Inks Low in VOCs Triumph sheet-fed process inks from Kohl & Madden feature a low-VOC ink technology that is high in renewable raw materials and is said Inks Low in VOCs Triumph sheet-fed process inks ...

NatureFlex chosen for Barkwheats biscuits packaging

(First Glance)

October 31, 2008, ... cellulose based, derived from renewable wood pulp, and certified to meet both the European EN13432 and American ASTM D6400 standards for compostable packaging. Innovia Films | www.innoviafilms.com PFFC-ASAP ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

October 31, 2008, ... www.superblue.net PFFC-ASAP 408 Inks Low in VOCs EcoTech process color inks are low in petroleum solvents/VOCs (less than 3% by weight) and rich in renewable vegetable oils (more than 45%). Said to ...

Weight Reduction

(Archive)

August 31, 2008, ... and using renewable energy,” explains Nowak. “All of those things we feel can help our customers.” Eco-Conscious from the Start While “sustainability” is a relatively new concept to some in the industry, ...

New Product Digest

(New Products)

August 31, 2008, ...  PFFC-ASAP 402 Soy Ink Prints Clean Soy-Flex printing ink is made from soy polymer, a naturally produced and renewable resource said to offer the advantage of cleaner printing. Ink reportedly is 20% ...

Breakdown Breakthrough

(Green Converting)

August 11, 2008, ... Dublin, Ireland, wins a DuPont Award for Packaging Innovation. This first-of-its-kind flexible package is compostable, biodegradable, and made from renewable raw materials. Consumers can dispose of the ...

August 2008 PFFC First Glance

(Magazine)

July 31, 2008, ... Organic Cereals, converted by Alcan Packaging, Dublin, Ireland, wins a DuPont Award for Packaging Innovation. This first-of-its-kind flexible package is compostable, biodegradable, and made from renewable ...

A Golden Opportunity

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2008, ... came from Martin Spatz, Sun Chemical North American Packaging, who said the focus should be on a cradle-to-cradle cycle. Are the inks bio-based or petroleum-based? Are they derived from a renewable source? ...