Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to consider changing the standards that regulate the issue of chemical migration from packaging into food. Assessing change ...
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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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EEQO and Seesoo have announced a partnership with companies Avery Dennison and Braskem to use biobased polyethylene self-adhesive labels in their packaging. All EEQO's products use mainly natural ingredients, are biodegradable and, in ...
Tags: Product Labeling, Self-Adhesive
Dow Chemical Company has launched an innovative Microfoaming Technology for the packaging industry in Latin America. The project is part of a comprehensive Dow program focused on mitigating the carbon footprint of the Rio 2016 Olympic ...
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Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), in collaboration with SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI), have launched a multi-hospital plastics recycling project in Chicago. Focused on non-infectious plastic packaging and ...
Sustainable resins specialist Cardia Bioplastics has seen a steep rise in demand for its packaging and bag products. Monthly orders have increased by 60 per cent over the last 12 months to over $100,000 for the company’s ...
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Israel-based ingredients company Frutarom has acquired 50% stake in Algalo Industries to fortify its position in algae-based products segment. Frutarom has invested NIS10m ($2.6m) to acquire the stake. As part of its growth strategy, ...
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Henkel Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Henkel KGaA of Germany, today announced the acquisition of Magna-Tech Manufacturing, headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. Magna-Tech Manufacturing is the North American market leader in vacuum ...
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Some polymer traders in China are re-exporting their spot imported LDPE and LLDPE cargoes in a bid to clear inventory in the face of weak domestic demand, sources said Wednesday. This is an unusual practice because China usually absorbs ...
Trinseo, the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, will feature its biocompatibility-tested resins at COMPAMED 2015 in Dusseldorf, Germany at Hall 8B, Stand 8B L39 from November 16 -19. In particular, ...
Food ingredients company Corbion Caravan is adding a new product to its Function Plus product line with Function Plus 250W, which has been developed to replace 30% egg whites in angel food cakes. Sweet baked goods manager Kathy Sargent ...
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IGM Resins has received €25m in unitranche loan from H.I.G. WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm H.I.G. Capital. The funds were used to refinance an equity capital bridge facility invested to fund a strategic ...
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Solvay Specialty Polymers, a world leader in the research, development and manufacturing of high-performance materials designed to master the most challenging requirements in the semiconductor industry, will showcase at Semicon Taiwan 2015 ...
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Arkema Coating Resins and OMYA, a leading global producer of industrial minerals and a worldwide distributor of specialty chemicals, announced today that they are extending their existing distribution cooperation throughout Europe to ...
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The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced that Honeywell’s Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) won the 2015 Polyurethane Innovation Award. Honeywell’s winning entry, ...