Global packaging company Tetra Pak has announced the launch of what it said is the first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. Tetra Pak said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have ...
Tetra Pak, a Switzerland-based provider of food processing and packaging solutions, has launched a new carton that is made from 100% plant based, renewable packaging materials. The new Tetra Rex carton is said to be the first plant-based ...
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The global food processing and packaging company said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films and bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) caps, both derived from ...
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The Asian price spread between high density polyethylene and ethylene feedstock turned negative Thursday, September 25, falling to minus $5/mt from parity a day before, due to the bearish PE market amid continued firm ethylene, Platts data ...
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Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
Aimplas is working with researchers of BIOBOTTLE project to develop a biodegradable material for manufacturing big multilayer bottles or bags and the small monolayer bottles. The multilayer bottles are used for packaging milk or ...
Videojet Technologies has announced the launch of a 50-Watt fiber laser marking system to address manufacturers’ requirements to laser mark on plastic packaging, metal containers, and other industrial products. Engineered for high ...
Saudi Arabia's Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company or Petro Rabigh's second phase expansion project has turned it into one of the strongest "volume growth stories" in the country's chemical industry, UK-based bank HSBC said in a ...
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Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO, President and CEO Katsumoto Ishibashi) has been awarded a contract to build a large gas chemical complex for State Concern “Turkmengas”, in collaboration with Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd., ...
Turkish polyethylene prices Wednesday hit highs not seen since October 2008, driven by limited Middle East offers amid high Asian prices, sources said. Low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene and high density ...
LiquiGlide, Inc. recently announced the world's first commercially viable super-slippery coating for paint and paint colorants. LiquiGlide's permanently wet coating prevents paint products from sticking to cans and manufacturing equipment, ...
Austrian manufacturer of plastic products Borealis and UAE-based Borouge have jointly launched a new grade of BorPure high density polyethylene (HDPE) family for caps and closures. Made with Borealis' Borstar polyethylene (PE) ...
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High Density Polyethylene Pipes or HDPE pipes are widely used pipes for irrigation, residential and industrial applications. HDPE is made from petroleum and possess very high strength to density ratio. High density polyethylene piping has a ...
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Packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak has introduced a new bio-based cap for gable top packages, which is made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) derived from sugar cane. The bio-based version of TwistCap OSO 34 signifies another ...
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The recycling of rigid plastics excluding bottles rose to nearly 1.02 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 10 percent over 2011 and triple the amount recycled in 2007 when the industry first began tracking rigid plastics recycling. The ...