New Zealand-based Caffe Prima has chosen to use Econic coffee bags, which were specifically developed by converter, Convex Plastics using NatureFlex renewable and compostable films in their construction. Caffe Prima was on look out for ...
Clariant has been developing color and additive products for plastics like polylactic acid (PLA) made from corn, sugar, starch and other natural raw materials, in order to help customers meet their sustainability goals. Clariant supplies ...
Tags: Plastics Packaging, Packaging Sustainability, raw materials
Metabolix, a bioscience company, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Antibioticos S.A. for Mirel biopolymer resin production at its manufacturing facility in Leon, Spain. As per the terms of the LOI, Metabolix will conduct a series ...
FMC, a US-based chemical company has entered into an agreement to acquire Pectine Italia, an Italy-based producer of pectin for the food ingredients industry, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition will mark FMC's foray into the ...
Tags: Italy-based producer, food ingredients industry, chemical company
Bioplastics maker NatureWorks announced that Sulzer, a Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm, has shipped its proprietary production equipment to NatureWorks’ Blair, Nebraska facility that will enable the company to ...
PerkinElmer has launched the latest version of ChemBioOffice Informatics Suite to accelerate the discovery process through increased productivity and data sharing. Version 13.0 adds improvements to the ChemBioDraw and ChemBio3D ...
Tags: PerkinElmer, ChemBioOffice, biological program, chemical program
US-based Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC), along with its Indian joint venture, Harita NTI has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian conglomerate, ITC to develop and commercialise new biopolymer paper ...
Tags: Green Packaging, consumer goods packaging, paper products
The chemical company BASF has decided to team up with the US major league baseball team The Seattle Mariners to debut prototype packaging developed with its advanced biopolymer technology containing peanuts. When Seattle Mariners take on ...
Tags: Compostable Snack Bags, prototype packaging, compostable packaging
The manufacture of sustainable yarn products that ensure a smaller environmental footprint, in addition to good performance and safety. This is one of the goals of RadiciGroup and one of themes addressed by the 51st Man-Made Fibers Congress ...
Tags: sustainable yarn products, yarn, r-Radyarn, CornLeaf
BASF, The Chemical Company, says it has made a game-changing breakthrough toward sustainable snack packaging that can help companies and communities everywhere get closer to their goal of zero waste. Earlier this month, BASF partnered with ...
Tags: market view, packing, package
Worldwide, every other toothbrush is produced on a Zahoransky machine. In 1988, the toothbrush market was revolutionized with the emergence of the first two-component injection mold for toothbrushes. And while today moldmaking, packaging ...
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Polymer researcher and bearings specialist igus UK has developed a plain bearing material that is based on 54% sustainable and natural raw materials. The basic polymer of the new iglidur N54 plain bearing is mainly made of castor oil, ...
Tags: Market View, Bearings