AR Metallizing has introduced a new metallized paperboard laminate, which is made of low-grade (recycled) board laminated to a 53gsm thick metallized paper. The smoothness of the paper will cover the low surface quality of the board, and ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,27 commodities increased in prices, 20 fell and 53 remained unchanged on 04/07/2013.The largest rises were Acrylic acid (1.74%),Rebar (1.33%),Iron ore (0.94%),while the ...
Tags: Spot Commodities
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,23 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 09/07/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.73%),Aniline (1.17%),Copper (0.57%),while the largest ...
Tags: Spot Commodities
Coca-Cola and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have announced expanded partnership and new environmental goals, which focus on sustainable management of the firm’s packaging use through 2020. As part of the new sustainability goals, ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Sustainable Packaging
In the ice-cold cargo hold of a pirate tuna vessel in the Pacific, I have somehow lost my shoe. Frozen tuna fins slice my unshod foot as I fumble around on all fours, reaching into the gigantic, frigid pile. I had boarded the pirate ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, fish
The new beverage line is under licence from the Extreme Sports Company and is targeted towards thrill-seekers and dreamers that love participating in and watching extreme sport, with two initial offerings – Extreme Sport and Extreme ...
France-based Serac group will introduce its new blow molding-filling-capping line Combox, which features the Highly Hygienic (H2F) filler that meets the hygiene requirements of cold chain dairy products. Designed for dairy bottles ...
Plastic closures manufacturer Bericap will introduce its tried-and-tested closure systems at Drinktec taking place from 16-20 September 2013 in Munich, Germany. Bericap will exhibit its 33mm closures for hot fillings available in the ...
UK-based Automated Packaging Systems has introduced the new FAS SPrint Revolution, which has been designed for small to medium sized frozen and IQF packaging operations. The system is also said to be suitable for those who pack specialty ...
Tags: Automated Packaging, Food Industry
Agr International, Inc. will exhibit a wide range of products designed for the measurement and quality management of beverage containers at the 2013 drinktec show. Of particular interest at this year's show will be two key featured ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Equipment
The four cornered lids & bases are manufactured from recycled PET made from a minimum of 50% post-consumer waste [old drinks bottles]. The two parts are supplied ready erected with corners ultrasonically welded. According to ...
R&D/Leverage, recently recognized as the first U.S. mold maker and Structural Brand Development Company to be certified "Made in the USA," has now launched Support Plastics USA, www.supportplasticsusa.com, a new portal site designed to ...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on the development of the chemical and petrochemical industries. The attendees of the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, Alexander Novak, the Minister of ...
Tags: Petrochemicals
Waste management company Eco Baltia has opened a new €5.3m recycled PET production plant in Jelgava, Latvia. The new 8,500tpa plant has been established through the company's recycling subsidiary Eko Baltija, plasticsnews.com ...
Tags: Eco Baltia, Recycled Pet
Prana Biotechnology has obtained approval from Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) to intiate a 12-month open-label, non-randomised, extension study of the PBT2-204 IMAGINE Study in patients with Alzheimer's disease. ...