US-based Dow Chemical Company has developed new recyclable stand-up pouches using the RecycleReady technology. Made with Retain polymer modifiers, the stand-up pouch features barrier film that can be recycled in a polyethylene recycling ...
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Amcor will discuss its approach to sustainability and highlight a broad range of innovative packaging solutions at the SustPack 2016 conference planned to be held from 11-13 April at McCormick Place in Chicago. Under its theme of ...
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Anchor Packaging, in partnership with Metaphase, has launched Safe Pinch, a new line of tamper-evident food containers to meet the growing demand for to-go packaging. Jointly developed over a 2-year period, the Safe Pinch packaging is ...
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Verso Corporation announced a new printed promotion for its premium coated paper, Sterling Premium, titled Sterling Premium. Paper, Elevated. This new printed brochure showcases the exceptional print quality of Sterling Premium through ...
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22 Dec 2015 Australia is seeing a plateau in its recycling rates according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). According to the sustainable packaging initiative, the overall recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in ...
Trinseo the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, showcased its plastics for LED lighting at Strategies in Light Europe at booth B8 from November 18 – 19 at the ExCel Convention Center in London, ...
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Green packaging maker Cascades is to invest in the expansion of two of its packaging plants in Quebec, Canada. The company plans to invest around $4.5m in its Plastiques Cascades plant in Kingsey Falls and its Cascades Inopak plant in ...
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Huntsman Corporation has announced that its Polyurethanes Division recycled the equivalent of nearly 1 billion 500ml plastic bottles into its TEROL aromatic polyester polyols line in 2014. As part of Huntsman’s commitment to ...
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At LabelExpo Europe 2015, which was held in Brussels from 29 September until 2 October, Avery Dennison introduced a proprietary labeling technology that allows clear separation of self-adhesive labels from glass pieces thus facilitating ...
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Nestle Waters North America is planning to increase recycled content in most popular sized bottles of its Arrowhead brand 100% Mountain Spring Water by the end of next year. The move, which is in line with the brand's commitment to ...
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Post-consumer bottles exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays impact the physical properties and visual attributes of recycled PET (rPET) bottles, according to a study by Plastic Technologies. Research undertaken by the the PET technology firm ...
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Procter & Gamble (P&G) Fabric Care has declared a green drive deploying recycled packaging via Post Consumer Recyclate (PCR) and making 230 million bottles out of it for flagship brands, such as Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables. In its ...
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Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
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Pan-European investment firm Aurelius Group has purchased UK-based compounder and recycler of post-use rigid plastics Regain Polymers Holdings. Previously owned by Chamonix Private Equity, Regain provides plastic recycling services to ...
Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has launched new bottles, remodeled and derived from 100% recycled plastic (rPET), for its Resource Natural Spring Water. Available in 700ml and 1L volumes, the bottle's material has been drawn ...
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