The Tisch University Chemistry and Chemical Biology professor Geoffrey Coates and his team has worked with a group of researchers from the University of Minnesota to develop multiblock polymer, which could boost plastic recycling. ...
Tresu will showcase a complete workflow for integrated inline coating and metallic finishes on HP Indigo presses, for folding cartons and synthetic materials, at Dscoop Phoenix event in the US. The event will take place from March 1 to 4 ...
Tags: Tresu, Coating, Digital Presses
UK's not-for-profit company The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) has modified its guidance for plastic pots, tubs and trays and aluminium foil to indicate that the materials are now widely recycled by councils at the kerbside. Used across a ...
Tags: Foils, Plastic Trays
DS Smith’s plastic business unit Rapak North America has introduced new DuraBev beverage bags for bag-in-box (BIB) packaging formats. The company has designed new packaging solution for BIB applications such as post-mix syrup and ...
Tags: Beverage Bags, Beverage
UK-based packaging firm RPC Group has signed an agreement to acquire Letica, a US-based manufacturer rigid plastic packaging and foodservice products, for $640m. Letica is engaged in manufacturing rigid plastic packaging and foodservice ...
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International technology group Andritz has purchased technology and intellectual property assets from Swedish firm Franssons Recycling Machines. Based in Sundsvall, Franssons Recycling manufactures and produces machinery for recycling ...
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A team of students at Stanford University in California, US, have recreated 5,000-year-old Chinese beer recipe. The research revealed that the ancient Chinese made beer especially with cereal grains, including millet and barley, as well ...
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Stone Canyon Industries (SCI), through its subsidiary BWAY, has agreed to acquire Mauser Group, a rigid packaging products supplier, from private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for $2.3bn. German firm Mauser operates more ...
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Crystal Geyser Water has introduced its Tejava unsweetened black tea in 16.9-ounce PET bottles. Designed for on-the-go customers, the black tea is available in single-serving, BPA-free and PET plastic recyclable containers. Crystal ...
Tags: Black Tea, Pet Bottles
UK-based consumer goods maker Unilever has made a commitment to ensure usage of 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025. Besides ensuring all of its plastic packaging is designed to be fully reusable, recyclable or compostable, the firm ...
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UK-based Amberley Labels has added folding cartons to its offering in order to meet the increasing demand for this type of packaging. The company partnered with an undisclosed printed folded carton packaging products firm to provide more ...
Tags: Carton Packaging, Packaging
Austria-based Erema has unveiled new ReFresher system to produce odourless recyclate from post-consumer material such as household packaging waste. Designed for recyclers and producers, the new ReFresher produces filtrated, degassed and ...
Global high-barrier packaging film consumption was projected at 1.86 million tonnes in 2016 and is forecast to grow during 2016–2021 at an annual rate of 4.6% to 2.33 million tonnes, according to Smithers Pira. Smithers Pira’s ...
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Demax Graphic Arts Group in Bulgaria has invested in a fully-automated Edale FL5 single-pass flexographic press to print sophisticated lottery scratch cards. The press, the first of its kind in Europe, has been installed at the Demax ...
Tags: Demax Graphic, Flexographic Press
Crown Holdings has introduced new metal closures, which can be used for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers. Food manufacturers can use the new metal closures for different products such as jams, tomato sauce, salsa and pickles. ...
Tags: Crown, PET, PET Containers