Recently, Baosteel successfully rolled the world's thinnest ultrahigh strength steel for cars. Its thickness was only 0.5mm, which was comparable to kraft paper; the strength reached 980 MPa, which rivaled commonly used submarine steel. At ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel
Nature's Reward, a new line of compostable bags manufactured and marketed by Lindamar Industries, an ISO 9001-2008 certified, California-based plastic packaging manufacturer, recently received the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) ...
A look back through our archives sees that DuPont, Dr Pepper, Post Holdings and Ralcorp Holdings, Kraft Foods and Dow Chemical Company have all had issues to address. General Mills is working to undo the impact of poor waste disposal more ...
Tags: Changing, environmental, issue, food, firm
Storopack has unveiled a new machine PAPERplus Classic that processes rolls of kraft paper and recycled paper into paper padding for protective packaging of medium to heavy-weight products. According to the company, the new machine can ...
Tags: Storopack, Protective Packaging
Corrosion control products manufacturer Cortec has launched a multimetal corrosion protection paper, VpCI-144, powered by Nano VpCI. Built with recyclable and repulpable technology, the new paper is said to be an environmentally safe ...
Tags: Cortec, Protection Paper
After the successful implementation of Mondi s Advantage Select sack kraft paper in 2-ply cement bag solutions in Asia and Africa, Mondi Kraft Paper is now up for a new challenge—the South Pole/Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest, ...
Tags: Cement Bag, Packaging
South Korean cement supplier Taemyung Industrial delivered the bags to Ssangyong Cement Industrial in Antarctica. The prime focus of life in Antarctica is scientific research. The population is transient, consisting of scientists and ...
Tags: Cement Bags, Packaging, Printing
The Canadian Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has announced the launch of a new website, which focuses on paper bags. PPEC executive director John Mullinder said that there is information as well as a lot of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Paper, Paperboard
KapStone Paper and Packaging has completed the previously announced stock purchase of US containerboard manufacturer Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging for $1.03bn. KapStone chairman and chief executive officer Roger Stone said the ...
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Metso will supply a cooking plant rebuild, a brown stock washing plant and a screening plant for renewable packaging material provider BillerudKorsnäs’ mill in Gruvön, Sweden, as part of a contract. The mill, which has a ...
Tags: Cooking Plant, Paper Mill
An ocean reef made from a paper-based packaging structure? Not what one would typically expect. But that's exactly what visitors will see this summer at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX. Hexacomb, a Boise company, has ...
Tags: Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Recycle Reef, Protective Packaging
KapStone Paper and Packaging has entered into an agreement to acquire the stock of the US-based containerboard manufacturer Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging from Brookfield Capital Partners II for $1.03bn. KapStone chairman and chief ...
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Packaging and paper group Mondi has launched a campaign in a bid to increase the awareness of the recyclable paper based bags among European retailers and consumers. The latest announcement comes on the heels of a market study that ...
Tags: Mondi, Paper Bags
Amcor Flexibles has launched a new packaging solution Packpyrus, a thermoformable cellulose-based solution for the fresh market. It has an oxygen barrier and is suitable for pre-sliced products such as meat or cheese. Packpyrus is offered ...
Over the past 12 months, Mondi has worked with South African cement producers to encourage a switch from 3-ply to 2-ply bags. In cooperation with sack converter customers, Mondi has worked to demonstrate the advantages of high porous ...
Tags: South Africa, 2-Ply, Construction&Decoration