Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) will collaborate with American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Plastics division to work on issues like recycling and growth opportunities of rigid packaging. Under the partnership, the ACC's Rigid ...
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Polylactic Acid (PLA) is thermoplastic polyester derived from renewable feedstock such as corn starch, sugarcane, wheat, tapioca roots. PLA has wide application such as in Packaging, Textile, Agriculture, Transportation, Bio-Medical and ...
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Beverages manufacturer Pernod Ricard has selected Eastman Chemical’s Embrace copolyester in designing labels for its new Malibu Red rum and tequila liqueur brand. The new labels come with better clarity and high gloss to showcase ...
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To increase shelf appeal and consumer interest for its new addition to the Malibu family, France-based beverage manufacturer Pernod Ricard looked to Eastman Chemical Company and Embrace copolyester when creating labels for Malibu Red, a rum ...
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The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
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UK-based rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Group has selected clear polypropylene (PP) for sustainable packaging application for some of its products. The company uses PP for majority of its thermoformed, blow molded and thin ...
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Combined with a more favourable sterling to euro exchange rate, this “good growth” is projected to lead higher revenue for the period to 30 September, RPC said in its pre-close trading update. The rigid plastics packaging firm ...
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Mpact Plastic Containers has introduced its new returnable transit packaging product 'Jumbo Bin' for agricultural market and general industry. The new 528mm shallow bin can be used for storage and transportation of more delicate products ...
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Rigid plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced that all manufacturing facilities have earned or will earn certification by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), a global retailer-driven program that seeks continuous ...
This week it has been revealed the 2013 targets set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to reduce campylobacter levels in chicken have not been hit. The FSA targets aimed to decrease the number of contaminated birds in the UK from 27% to 19% ...
The survey has been conducted by Germany's plastic trade association Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (IK). In a statement, IK said: "Foreign enterprises are able to calculate with much lower energy costs: at times power costs ...
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Greiner Packaging has announced that it will create 10 new jobs at its plant in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, in a £2.2m expansion The Austrian-owned plastics packaging specialist currently employs 210 staff in NI and is investing ...
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Steve Gogerty, a well known industry figure who chaired and ran industry body Canned Food UK, is tasked with bringing in new business in the North West region. He brings 25 years of experience in the packaging industry gained in both ...
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Paccor, Britton Group, Kobusch and Paragon Print & Packaging will merge with Luxembourg-based Exopack Holdings Sarl, Paccor announced in a statement Monday. After the merger, the combined business will have 63 plants, 8,650 employees and ...
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/29/2013 9:52:04 AM By Larry Dworkin, director, government relations, PAC-The Packaging Assn. EDITOR'S NOTE: Packaging Digest's recent webcast "Food Safety & ...
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