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- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 17, 2011, ... found on converting and packaging machines. The elastomeric covering, which can be recycled into new coverings to reduce material sent to landfills, is said to provide excellent chemical resistance, superior ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... making it from recyclable or recycled material; and reducing its environmental impact during the manufacturing process. Even as the most economical approach might be a combination of “green” attitudes, ...
- Cushion Multiple Roll Widths
- (Materials)
- January 31, 2011, ... handles multiple roll widths to 32 in. Can accommodate traditional virgin air cushioning material, reduced gauge structures, recycled content, or materials designed to accelerate microbial biodegradation ...
- Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2010, ... recyclability, compost ability, recycled content, renewable fuel usage, and less reliance on petroleum-based materials. While paper materials generally have a disadvantage in terms of energy and water ...
- Green Converting: Leading the Pack
- (Flexography)
- August 31, 2010, ... program is offered to employees. Non-recycled waste has been reduced 69%, which is sent to a burn facility over three years. R&D efforts helped reduce the paper weight by 15% for several large customers. ...
- James Sanfilippo
- (Trends/Management)
- August 31, 2010, ... use of recycled content whenever possible, and the use of new and innovative lightweighting technologies. What does your company do for your customers that makes them want to come back and do business ...
- What Did You Do for Earth Day?
- (Yo's Yarns)
- April 21, 2010, ... and reduced its warehouse waste by 50% changing up the facilities, i.e., bamboo flooring, solar panels, and recycled doors. The rooftop solar system was constructed at a cost of $275,000 and will generate ...
- Multipack Juices It Up
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2010, ... metallizer, GPI supplied the 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene ...
- Riding the Rails
- (Web Handling)
- March 31, 2010, ... roll cradles, there has been zero product damage, says Klima. “It's been fantastic. We have not a single report of damaged product.” Recycled & Reused The full-roll-support cradle is made from recycled ...
- Beyer Adds 4th Bobst Folder/Gluer
- (Carton Box)
- March 31, 2010, ... increased 208,400 tons or 8.9% compared to February 2009. Caraustar, Atlanta, GA, which manufactures KlimatePRO/easy-POUR construction tubes comprising 100% recycled paperboard, complements its construction ...
- AIMCAL Awards
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2010, ... 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film for ...
- Flex-Pack = Opportunity
- (Extrusion Coating)
- January 31, 2010, ... allow their use, and the comparatively high costs are likely to restrict further growth. There are also recycling issues, especially when “green” films are to be recycled with conventional plastics. A ...
- FPI Says Green Packaging Trend To Grow in Demand
- (News | New Products)
- November 08, 2009, ... to traditional materials used in the manufacture of foodservice packaging are making paper, plastic, and aluminum greener because of increased use of post-consumer recycled content and source reduction ...
- Unifoil's Sustainability Commitment Recognize
- (News | New Products)
- November 04, 2009, Unifoil Corp. has achieved chain-of-custody certification to the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC). FAIRFIELD, NJ | Unifoil Corp. has achieved chain-of-custody certification ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT
- (New Products)
- September 30, 2009, ... Green 100% Recycled Papers for HP Indigo presses are FSC certified and made from 100% post-consumer waste fibers. They are Elemental Chlorine-Free (ECF), Process Chlorine-Free (PCF), acid-free, lignin-free, ...
- Home Grown
- (Coating/Laminating Main)
- June 30, 2009, ... facility is fully video monitored. Still others are expanding their sustainability programs, so the company has enhanced its efforts to use environmentally friendly or recycled materials as well as develo ...
- Double-Duty Packages
- (Substrates)
- June 30, 2009, ... with a matching organically composed holiday gift box. An all renewable/recycled/biodegradable carton and label, using vegetable-based inks, support the product's organic features while retaining shelf ...
- Recycling Program for Tyvek Launched
- (News Clips Archive)
- June 30, 2009, ... Houston, TX, have launched a national mail-in recycling program to capture envelopes and other items printed on DuPont Tyvek. Once recycled, these items will be repurposed for other products, such as decking, ...
- Green Packaging Demand To Reach $43 Billion in 2013
- (Flexpack Main)
- May 31, 2009, ... billion lb of material, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group. Growth will outpace overall packaging but will remain modest due to the maturity of many products and the fact that recycled content ...
- Carton & Box Reporter
- (Carton Box Main)
- May 31, 2009, ... GreenAccess charges a flat fee per pound to handle the scrap and coordinates pickup and delivery of the recycled scrap between the printer and the mill. All fees and the cost of the recycling system are ...