Spectra Packaging has been busy developing a range of new materials designed to offer brands something different. The Suffolk based rigid plastics manufacturer already produces high quality packaging in HDPE, PET and recycled materials; ...
Accella Polyurethane Systems (Accella) announced a comprehensive investment strategy based on the Bullet Liner brand, manufacturer of polyurethane spray-on coating for the transportation industry. Bullet Liner utilizes advanced chemistry ...
China XD Plastics Company, a manufacturer of polymer composite materials primarily for automotive applications, announced the commissioning of its new Sichuan manufacturing facility in China. China XD Plastics Company chairman of the ...
Plastic packaging firm RPC Promens Innocan has introduced a new range of PET containers designed for the edible oil sector. The fully-recyclable containers feature wide labeling area to allow manufacturers to maximize brand image and ...
Tags: edible oil sector, tooling costs
Greiner Packaging has announced the launch of the new coextrusion barrier foil facility at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz, Austria. Co-financed by Greiner Packaging, the coextrusion barrier foil facility has been launched as ...
Ghent University/IMEC in Belgium and X-Celeprint in Ireland/USA claim "the first III-V optoelectronic components transfer printed on and coupled to a silicon photonic integrated circuit" [Andreas De Groote et al, Optics Express, vol24, ...
ICT-STREAMS, a part of the European Union Horizon 2020 program, is a new three-year project launched on 1 February (followed by a kick-off meeting at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece on 24-25 February) with the goal of ...
Tags: III-Vs-on-Si, silicon photonics
Innermost introduces CabLED 2000 CabLED is a patented LED linear strip designed for indirect lighting applications. The lighting brand has combined cable and LED technologies with design innovation to create a product range with superior ...
Tags: lighting applications, CabLED 2000
Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to consider changing the standards that regulate the issue of chemical migration from packaging into food. Assessing change ...
Tags: chemical migration, ESBO
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
UK based packaging maker RPC Group has agreed to acquire packaging firm British Polythene Industries (BPI) in a deal worth about £261m ($379m). Under the terms of the deal, each shareholder of BPI will receive 470 pence in cash and ...
Tags: Polythene Industries, packaging
BASF’s water-based adhesive systems are an environmentally compatible and economically rewarding alternative to conventional technologies when it comes to lamination of flexible food packaging. This is the outcome of a recent ...
The sales of x-electric vehicles (xEV) in China reached a historic high of 300,000 units in 2015. Correspondingly, the market for xEV lithium batteries witnessed surging growth in the same period. In the fourth quarter, for instance, xEV ...
RJR Technologies Inc of Oakland, CA, USA, a developer and high-volume manufacturer of air-cavity plastic (ACP) semiconductor packaging for RF and microwave markets, has shipped over 10 million ACP packages, reflecting the increasing use of ...
Ford Motor is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Formulated with up to 50 percent ...