US-based chemical company FMC has acquired the pectin-related intellectual property developed by Vigido, a subsidiary of UniPektin Ingredients. Vigido is the former exclusive marketer of the pectin products of Pectine Italia, a company ...
Tags: FMC, Pectin Intellectual Property, Vigido
Henkel will introduce a full range of new adhesives and coatings portfolio for the flexible packaging industry. The company will introduce its new solvent-free laminating adhesives from the Liofol LA 7777 family that are suitable for high ...
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has launched a new collection of paper label materials, as a part of its proposal to develop and offer sustainable label and packaging solutions to converters and brand owners. Avery Dennison ...
US-based Gorham has announced that it has added up to 25% wet strength, color and grease resistance to packaging papers, providing improved functionality for demanding quick service restaurant (QSR) and food applications. The company ...
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Luxembourg-based Flint Group has announced the launch of new offset UV ink series suitable for folding carton and commercial printing applications. According to the company, the new Arrowstar Plus UV 8000 inks have been designed for ...
Tags: folding carton, commercial printing applications, print jobs
UK-based Atlas Converting Equipment has announced that it will provide a 'next generation' Titan SR9-DT Dual Turret slitter rewinder to CPC Packaging, part of the French CPC Group, at its CPC Cotentin production facility in Normandy, ...
The Bavarian viscose fibre specialist Kelheim Fibres has developed the first viscose fibre with intrinsic water repellent properties; the fibre has been named Olea. In contrast to other methods of creating hydrophobic properties, Kelheim ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
Tags: Glass, ceramic articles, glass materials
Schneider Packaging Equipment will introduce the Robotic Vertical Carton/Case Loader (RVCL) as well as the E3 palletizer at Automate SM 2013, which will be held from 21 to 24 January in Chicago, Illinois, US. RVCL has been designed for ...
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A new market report titled "Antimicrobial Coatings Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," by Transparency Market Research observes that the antimicrobial coatings demand ...
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Saudi Arabian polypropylene (PP) producer NATPET has launched a thermoforming grade H03TF based on Milliken’s nucleating innovation Hyperform HPN-600ei, which is designed to increase converter productivity and improve product ...
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Polypropylene (PP) producer in Saudi Arabia NATPET has launched a new PP thermoforming grade H03TF, which combines clarity and aesthetics with dimensional stability for thermoformed products in shallow as well as deep drawn parts. With ...
Tags: Polypropylene, NATPET, PP thermoforming grade, thermoformed products
Dubai-based biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) has closed the previously announced deal to acquire Applied Extrusion Technologies (AET Films), a North American supplier of oriented polypropylene ...
GE Capital, Corporate Finance has provided a $143m cash flow credit facility for Taghleef Industries, a UAE-based producer of plastic and packaging films. The financing was used by the company to acquire Applied Extrusion Technologies ...
Indian producer of polyester granules, JBF Industries has awarded a contract to plant engineering and construction company Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build a PET plant in Geel, Belgium. The plant will have an annual total name plate capacity ...
Tags: PET plant, MTR and FTR technologies, food applications