Researchers at agricultural firm Agrindus in Brazil have discovered that the shelf-life of milk can be extended up to 15 days, by embedding silver nanoparticles in plastic bottles. The shelf life of grade A pasteurised fresh whole milk ...
Tags: PVC film, wrapping food, Milk
Post-consumer bottles exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays impact the physical properties and visual attributes of recycled PET (rPET) bottles, according to a study by Plastic Technologies. Research undertaken by the the PET technology firm ...
Tags: UV Rays, rPET Bottle
A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
Tags: Bio Plastic, Packaging
Canadian firm Balzac's Coffee Roasters has selected Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee’s RealCup recyclable plastic cups to launch its single serve beverage products. RealCup's EcoCup recyclable capsules will enable Balzac to launch two of ...
Tags: Coffee Roasters, plastic cups
Pharmaceutical packaging maker Gerresheimer is buying plastic vials and oral drug closures maker Centor US Holding for $725m, under an agreement signed with Nemera Development. The transaction, involving an all-cash acquisition that is ...
Ball Corporation will close its beverage packaging end-making plant in Bristol, Virginia, next year. Opened in 1971, the Bristol plant is one of the oldest North American beverage packaging units of the company. It makes can ends in a ...
The New Product Release (the Chipshow' 3rd generation General Module ) was held in 15th July with the attendance of Sales Team, Marketing team and Technical service team. New product release conference The main features of P10.66 as ...
Tags: Chipshow, outdoor display, LED screen
Spain-based plastics technology centre AIMPLAS is spearheading a project called SINTEPOL that aims at finding new ways of biopolymer synthesis and modification routes through reactive extrusion processes. Biopolymers are produced from ...
Tags: packaging, packaging material, plastics
Procter & Gamble (P&G) Fabric Care has declared a green drive deploying recycled packaging via Post Consumer Recyclate (PCR) and making 230 million bottles out of it for flagship brands, such as Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables. In its ...
Tags: packaging material, Procter&Gamble, packaging carriage, bottle
Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
US-based flexible packaging products maker Bemis Company has inked a pact for the acquisition of South American rigid plastic packaging business of Brazilian firm Emplal Participa. The transaction, contingent upon customary closing ...
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), along with colleagues at Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University, have developed a 3D-printed cap smart cap to detect spoiled milk. The 3D-printed cap uses ...
Tags: Smart Cap, Spoiled Milk
Plastic Machinery Industry Professional Buyers Interest Ranking Plastic Machinery Industry Buyer Interest, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 According to the statistical data of Made-in-China.com from Jan. to Dec. 2014, among the sub-sectors of ...
Tags: Plastic Machinery, Injection Machine, Extruders, Blow Molding Machine
Global Injection Machine (HS:847710) Export Market, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 (Listed by Export Value) Export Country/Region Export Value (Thousand USD) Compared to the Same Period of Last Year ...
Global Injection Machine(HS:847710)Import Market, from Jan. to Dec. 2014 (Listed by Import Value) Import Country/Region Import Value (Thousand USD) Compared to the Same Period of Last Year ...