Rigid plastic container manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, a subsidiary of Plastipak Holdings, is planning to invest $10.4m to add two manufacturing lines to its Birmingham area facility in Jefferson County, Alabama, US. Plastipak ...
Tags: Plastipak Packaging, new expansion, beverage bottles production
Toray Plastics (America) is set to invest around $45m to expand its Front Royal facility in Warren County, Virginia, US. As part of the expansion, the firm will add extrusion capability and a new production line to the facility, helping ...
Tags: Toray Plastics, Terry McAuliffe, polyolefin
US-based Sun Basket has introduced recyclable and compostable packaging solutions to serve the meal kit industry in order to reduce the waste associated with shipping its boxes to customers. The new solutions, which include insulation, ...
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LyondellBasell has announced its plan to move ahead with the construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant on the US Gulf Coast. Scheduled to be commissioned in 2019, the plant is expected to have an annual production capacity ...
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High performance with competitive costs is among striking features of Taiwan-made machines. High performance, excellent energy efficiency and low requirements for manpower and space are growing trends in the global market for machinery. ...
Huber Engineered Materials, a unit of J.M. Huber, has introduced a new packaging concept for precipitated amorphous silica. Implemented at precipitated amorphous silica production facility located at Havre de Grace, Maryland, US, the new ...
Tags: Polyethylene Bags, Silica
Spain based plastics technology center, Aimplas has coordinated to develop a new biodegradable packaging for cheese and pasta to ensure preservation while lowering cost and environmental impact. Developed within the framework of the ...
Tags: Packaging, Fresh Pasta
Cascades Sonoco, a joint venture of Sonoco Products and Cascades, has introduced new water-based FlexShield barrier coating, which allows to create recyclable, repulpable and compostable take out containers. The new product will replace ...
Tags: Cascades Sonoco, Barrier Coating, Containers
Taiwan boasts a large number of globally competitive manufacturers of furniture parts, to enjoy solid presence in the global furniture supply chain.Despite global economic uncertainties, most of Taiwanese furniture parts makers have yet to ...
Tags: furniture parts, sustainable development, competitive edges
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 ...
Tags: RecycleReady technology, recycling stream, breakthrough
Nippon Paper Industries has signed an agreement with US based timber company Weyerhaeuser to acquire liquid packaging board business for $285m in cash. Under the terms of the deal, Nippon Paper will acquire Weyerhaeuser's mill located in ...
Tags: packaging board, Paper Industries
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
Evergreen Packaging has introduced new line of renewable cup stock with bio-based polyethylene. The new cup stock, which is claimed to the first its kind, has been developed for both hot and cold applications. The companies can convert ...
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RPC Saplast has ntroduced a ‘leg’ version of its 630 PE containers, available without a pallet board. The new design provides an ideal solution for customers who require complete four way access. It can be specified with a lid ...
Tags: 630 PE containers, containers
Stora Enso will invest a total of approximately EUR 70 million in a new polyethylene (PE) extrusion coating plant and an automated roll warehouse (ARW) at Imatra mills in Finland. Extrusion coating is a process used to enhance the ...
Tags: Stora Enso, Coating