Wacker Chemie AG has officially started up a new reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene co-polymer (VAE) dispersions at its Calvert City site in Kentucky, USA. By expanding its capacities, WACKER is meeting global demand for its dispersions and ...
Tags: Wacker, dispersible polymer powders, VAE
Packaging lines and machinery company Marchesini Group will present its new blister packaging line Integra 520 V at China International Pharmaceutical Machinery Exposition and China-Pharm this year. The new compact, integrated and robotic ...
Members of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) were given the opportunity to visit the Tooheys Brewery site in Lidcombe, Sydney last month. They learnt about the brewing process and the packaging of beer, and took a first-hand ...
UPM Raflatac’s new VANISH range of ultra-thin, clear PET films are a good choice for companies looking to maximise brand representation and boost quality and performance to new levels. In the beverage segment, VANISH labels offer an ...
Tags: clear PET films, labels, food packaging
The legal US cannabis industry is valued at $2.7 billion as of 2014 up 74 per cent from 2013, making it the fastest growing industry in the U.S. over that span (according to ArcView Market Research). As the market grows, so does the need to ...
Adhesives manufacturer Lintec was recognised for its sustainability achievements at Labelexpo. The company has led the way in replacing solvent pressure sensitive adhesives with solvent-free pressure sensitive adhesives through its Kinath ...
Tags: Lintec, Adhesives, PET film labels
Packaging company Coveris is investing in Coveris Flexibles France industrial sites in a bid to meet the increasing demand in the European pet food market. The €10m investment will see the installation of machine tools at the ...
Tags: Coveris, Pet Food Packaging, film printing, printer, laminator
Thermoformed packaging provider Fabri-Kal is to open a new $50m production plant in Burley, Idaho, the US. The addition of 100,000ft2 facility will expand the company's presence in plastics thermoforming. The new plant will manufacture ...
Tags: Thermoformed packaging, compostable material, containers
RPC Promens Industrial Rushden's recently-launched 5 litre co-extruded jerrycan has been selected for a range of specialist cleaning and maintenance chemicals from leading manufacturer Selden Research. The blow moulded HDPE container ...
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 ...
Tags: Huntsman, PET, plastic bottles, polyols
Sustainable packaging manufacturer Petainer has expanded its product range with the introduction of an enhanced PET solution for steel keg lines at BrauBeviale 2015. The new improved petainerKeg Linestar offers all benefits of the ...
Amcor and Bosch Packaging Technology have partnered to develop ZipSpeed, an optimal material that has been designed to run on Bosch's new SVE 2520DZ vertical Doy Zip bag machine. ZipSpeed has been developed to match the performance of ...
Tags: Amcor, Bosch Packaging, Doy Zip Bagger
For high temperature applications, Wipak has developed a plastic composite which offers ideal product protection. New: WALOX is a transparent alternative to compo-sites based on polyester, laminated with aluminium oxide (AlOx) or silicon ...
Tags: plastic composite, film, glass packages
RPC Group subsidiary M&H Plastics has packaged Asda’s new range of own brand shampoos in PET contour bottle on behalf of Potter & Moore. The PET contour bottle comes with an oval flip-top that is made out of polypropylene. ...
Filling and packaging systems company KHS Group has commenced construction on a new production facility at its site in Hamburg, Germany, to meet growing demand for PET. KHS intends to support the production of blocked systems, PET ...