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Label Industry Global Awards Winners Revealed

(Label/Tape)

October 01, 2015, ... highest percentage (80%) of recycled PET pellets. The new face material, said to have physical features equivalent to virgin PET films and has a lower production cost than other recycled materials, is ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... on a hot plate at 310°C and observe how long it takes to degrade, then you will understand why this is so critical.  See Below for illustration.  These are virgin pellets (transparent) alongside a stabilizer ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... packaging industry value chain—and is committed to lowering its environmental footprint. Managing Director Virginia Janssens looked at the ways the 2014 EU Waste Legislation Review is moving the packaging ...

Clear Lam Announces Freezer-Grade RPET Rollstock

(Flexpack News)

November 03, 2013, ... designed for industrial thermoforming lines and for packaging produced on f/f/s equipment. Blending the compounded additives with the virgin PET resin and RPET flake, which is made primarily from recycled ...

Grupo Phoenix Orders MPS EXL Packaging Press

(Flexpack News)

July 15, 2013, ... throughout the Americas with local manufacturing presence in the USA, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. The company’s plant in Virginia includes extrusion and thermoforming operations. The company’s plant ...

Cortec Anti-Corrosion Film Now with High Recycled Content

(Bag Pouch News)

July 09, 2013, ... materials for waste bags". The study considered bioplastics, virgin polyethylene, and recycled polyethylene. These conclusions can be reasonably extended to plastic packaging materials. VpCI126 Blue ...

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. ...

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 ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... lamination and a combination of recycled and virgin fibers, THE CUBE was the first design to meet the display labor savings and Environmental, ISTA Testing directives from WAL-MART.    Soft Flexible ...

NPE Follow Up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 30, 2012, ... of PET (polyester) so that the recycled stream has the same physical properties as the virgin material.  The same goes for polyethylene-based waste stream (minus the IV increase step). All in all it ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, ... SBS board. As a premium bleached board made from virgin tree fibers, SBS often is used in high-end packaging. Since SBS is hygienic with no smell or taste, it is popular for packaging aroma- and flavor-sensitive ...

PCR Milked for Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2011, ... merit and could reduce materials in the waste stream. “Next, since reprocessing resin uses a lot less energy than creating virgin resin,” Harji explains, “we would cut fossil fuel energy consumption. Finally, ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... confectionery industry. Only bleached virgin kraft paper from suppliers certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is used in its production. Mondi Kraft Paper | www.mondigroup.com ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... in the waste stream. “Next, since reprocessing resin uses a lot less energy than creating virgin resin, Harji explains, “we would cut fossil fuel energy consumption. Finally, that would reduce carbon ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... analysis shows the Cumulative Energy Demand for production of 1 kg of PET chip from recovered spent liner is 92% less than for the production of 1 kg of virgin chip. Carbon footprint is also 74% less. ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... for the production of 1 kg of virgin chip. Carbon footprint is also 74% less. Mitsubishi projects recovering several million pounds of spent liner in year one. A final Sustainability award goes to ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... Currently virgin paper containing long fibers is a preferred choice for paper cups from the manufacturing and hygienic points of view. There are other competing hot beverage cup concepts on the market. ...

Cushion Multiple Roll Widths

(Materials)

January 31, 2011, The AirSpeed HC Versa hybrid cushioning system handles multiple roll widths to 32 in. Can accommodate traditional virgin air cushioning material, reduced The AirSpeed HC Versa hybrid cushioning system ...

Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, ... using virgin stocks. An alternative to the above “active mode” of letting the web detach from the core is to run the tailgrabbing feature in a backup or failsafe mode of initiating splices. The advantage ...

Erema's K Show Success Shows Confidence in Recycling Futur

(Print News)

December 16, 2010, ... recycling systems during K2010.  The TVEplus is the latest version of Erema’s vented TVE series designed to process heavily inked and otherwise contaminated scrap into useful near virgin quality material. ...