Packaging
Of Bans, Taxes ... and Good Publicity
It’s time for processors to be more involved in telling their story to the public.
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Recyclable All-PE Pouches: Sustainable Opportunity for Film Extruders
Sustainability and the Circular Economy are both a challenge and an opportunity to flexible packaging producers. Recyclable pouches based on all-PE multilayer structures, utilizing new resins and perhaps techniques like MDO or biaxial orientation, appear to be major contenders against glass, metal, and multi-material film structures.
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Thermoformer Sees Business Bump From New Machine Installation
Addition of fast-cycling form/cut/stack unit leads to new business over $1 million.
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Danimer Scientific and UrthPact Have Partnered in the Manufacture of Fully Biodegradable Straws
UrthPact expands line of compostable single-use straws with marine degradable options using Danimer’s Nodax PHA.
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Texas A&M & Teysha Technologies Team Up to Advance Research into Sustainable Polycarbonate
The ‘plug-and-play’ technology utilizes bio-sourced feedstocks.
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K 2019 Slideshow: New Resins, New Applications in Materials
Ascend, Borealis, Borouge, Braskem, Dow, ExxonMobil, Nova, SABIC, and Solvay came to Düsseldorf with new applications, including pouches, shrink film, cable ties, flip tops, all-plastic bikes, as well as new materials.
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Novolex Launches New Sustainable Innovations in Foodservice Packaging
Novolex launches a new cutlery dispensing system and compostable cutlery. The company is also focused on adding recycled content to every day products.
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Dow to Launch "Award-Winning" Optical Finishes for All-PE High-Gloss Packaging at K 2019
The new Opolux HGT enables redesigning packaging for recyclability while featuring remarkable heat resistance and exceptional appearance.
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Blow Molding: Three-Layer Drum Machine Performs at K 2019
ST Blowmoulding touts advantages of continuous extrusion over accumulator heads for drums.
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