Dow Performance Silicones has introduced new non-migrating silicone additive for bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film. The new Dow Corning HMB-6301 Masterbatch is a patent-pending solution, which will facilitate packaging ...
Tags: silicone additive, BOPP film
Integrated Bagging Systems (IBS), a unit of Inteplast Group, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Get Reddi double zipper reclosable food storage bags. The new Get Reddi range includes Regular Sandwich, Quart, ...
The New Zealand Government has launched a new initiative to supply recycling bins at retail outlets to enable consumers to dump the used soft plastic bags for recycling. Initially put on a pilot mode at New World, PAK'nSAVE and The ...
Following a test period that started in 2014, Sweden’s ifoodbag has created a carrier bag that keeps goods, such as foodstuffs, frozen and chilled for up to 24 hours. While not yet available on the market, the company says it has ...
Tags: ifoodbag, carrier bag, Frozen bag
Flexible packaging such as plastic bags, confectionery wrappers, frozen food bags and pouches makes up nearly a third (32%) of consumer plastic packaging in the UK, however virtually all of this 556,000 tonnes produced annually ends up in ...
The two-year REFLEX project, funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, aims to create a circular economy for flexible packaging – from confectionery wrappers to detergent pouches – by involving the whole supply ...
Few companies in the UK have come together to start work on a two-year project called 'Reflex,' with the hope of significantly improving the recyclability of flexible packaging and diverting more of it away from the landfill. The project ...
Tags: flexible packaging, landfill, Packaging
Polymer additive technologies provider Addivant announced that its WESTON 705 liquid antioxidant has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for food contact applications. Following the approval, WESTON 705 antioxidant, ...
Tags: Liquid Packaging, Packaging, food packaging
The firm, which makes seven million plastic bags a week, has just translated its website into Polish and Russian, and is working with business support programme Enterprising Barnsley to move into other countries, such as Germany and Sweden. ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Bag
Household cleaning products manufacturer SC Johnson has introduced the new Ziploc Brand Compostable Bags, which provide better storage solutions that help reduce landfill waste. According to the US-based company, the bags have been ...
Tags: SC Johnson, Food Bags
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that manufacturers have voluntarily withdrawn greaseproofing agents known as C8 compounds from the marketplace. These compounds are used as coatings on paper wrappers and containers ...
Tags: compounds, coatings on paper wrappers and containers, contact with food
Flint Group has announced that its FlexiStar BioRenewable Content (BRC) solvent-based flexo inks for packaging applications have been certified by National Association of Print Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) as a biorenewable ink with a BRC ...