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Addressing Plastic Waste with Mono-web Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

October 25, 2023, ... time and final label weight — all of which reduce the environmental footprint and use of virgin resources. Mono-web structures can also decrease the weight of a package, ultimately reducing transportation ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces it has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for locations in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Front Royal, Virginia. Toray ...

Testing Standards a Significant Challenge in Packaging Development

(Flexpack)

September 17, 2023, ... For example, recycled polymers are typically formed with a mix of recycled and virgin material. The level of processing that the recycled material has undergone will result in the material behaving differently ...

Pregis Showcases its Sustainability Leadership at Pack Expo 2023

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2023, ... to cushioning film made with virgin resin, as evaluated through a comprehensive lifecycle assessment. "At Pregis, our dedication to sustainability extends beyond our products. We strive to pave the way ...

INDEVCO Packaging Solutions Showcases Palletizing Solutions at Pack Expo 2023

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2023, ... America coating and laminating operation in Doswell, Virginia, formerly known as Specialty Coating & Laminating INDEVCO North America, through its mother company INDEVCO Group, is a member of the Alliance ...

Pregis Sets New Standard for Sustainable Packaging with AirSpeed® HC Renew Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR)

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2023, ... emissions. HC Renew PCR reduces carbon emissions by 40 percent, fossil fuel usage by 65 percent, and water usage by 70 percent compared to cushioning film made with virgin resin, according to a life ...

TekniPlex to Showcase New Advancements in Sustainable Closure Liner, Sealing & Dispensing Technologies

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2023, ...  Many of the solutions TekniPlex will exhibit at interpack leverage its materials science prowess in both virgin and sustainable solutions, which help customers navigate their varying sustainability goals ...

Starlinger: Sustainability and Recycling for Woven Plastic Packaging at interpack 2023

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2023, ... the rPET granules produced from them, are recycled into rPP pellets by Velebit on a Starlinger recycling plant. LC Packaging mixes the recycled pellets with virgin material and produces tape fabric which ...

Sun Chemical Issues Latest Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2023, ... Chemical’s sustainable development process which includes the design of products or processes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to climate change, conserve virgin resources and/or lower the ...

Dinpe Chooses Vetaphone for Better Quality Extrusion

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2023, ... employs around 60 people, uses only top-quality virgin raw material (generally low-density polyethylene), which, when subjected to a tubular blown extrusion process, produces films of optimum quality, ...

Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future

(Bag Pouch)

February 05, 2023, ... tensile strength, weight and, in case of big bags, safety factor) of woven sacks with rPP content are the same as with virgin material and have been tested using standard testing procedures and certified ...

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 ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... end product is suitable for recirculation into foil applications and other packaging solutions as a replacement for virgin aluminum. Crucially, all chemicals used in the process comply with EU food-contact ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... can be single or multi-ply, coated or uncoated and can be made from virgin and/or recycled material. A folding carton doesn’t even need to look like a box in the conventional sense, with a little lateral ...

Baldwin Technology Partners With Fi-Tech to Represent Textile and Nonwoven Finishing Technologies in North America

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... contamination. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Fi-Tech is well established as the leading agency and distribution firm for textile and non-woven machinery.   Its initial focus ...

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

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 23, 2022, ... has been helping the company and its customers to achieve their ESG goals. The process for obtaining the pigment does not use fossil oil and reduces CO2 emissions compared to virgin carbon black, an important ...

Saperatec to Showcase Breakthrough Delamination Approach to Composite Packaging Recycling At K Fair in Düsseldorf

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 14, 2022, ... will discuss the promising new technology’s virgin-similar recyclate results – and showcase prototypes – at Hall 9, Stand D17, a booth shared with prominent machinery manufacturer Pla.to GmbH. Saperatec ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... polymers are reduced in size via grinding, then they are melted, pelletized and mixed with virgin resins during extrusion. Both PET-PCR from water and soda bottles, as well as PCR-PE from milk jugs are ...

AIMCAL presents 2022 Product of the Year, Technology of the Year and Sustainability Awards

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2022, ... printability and performance equal to all-virgin-fiber cards. It can accommodate magnetic stripes, scratch-off and signature panels and maintains the structural integrity needed to allow affixing to a ...

Solvay Announces Groundbreaking Solution for Recycling PVDC

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, ... to reintegrate the recycled polymer into future applications, meaning it can be re-used and re-blended with virgin materials – without losing or degrading its high barrier properties,” said Claire Guerrero, ...