Heilbronn, Germany-based L. Brüggemann GmbH & Co. KG and Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt, Germany, have joined forces to improve the recyclability of plastics by introducing new stabilizer systems for recycled polyolefins.
Dutch renewable chemicals company Avantium aims to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) to help the bioeconomy supply chain to manufacture polyethylene furanoate (PEF) for high-value, easily-recyclable packaging applications,
The main objective of packaging is to protect the product. Simple. It is important to remember because sometimes it is forgotten and our spectacular new package design doesn´t work, the product is damaged when it is transported, and the spectacular becomes useless.
To avoid that, since decades, testing the unit loads has been an important part in the good packaging design process. The big player in this field is the association ISTA (International Safe Transit Association), that gathers the main experts in the transport packaging field and is continuously creating and updating different test protocols for this topic. This group of experts handled to create those protocols which include tests to measure the resistance of our package to the standard forces the package can find along the way such as drops, impacts, vibrations, compression.
China is stepping up restrictions on the production, sale and consumption of single-use plastic products, as it seeks to tackle one of the country’s biggest environmental problems.
Charleston’s citywide single-use plastic regulations are now in effect, and a local company is selling a new straw to help replace the plastic versions you are used to.
Ampacet has introduced ReVive™ Compatibilizer masterbatch, a blend of functional additives that can reduce the amount of material sent to landfills by allowing post-industrial and post-consumer barrier films to be reprocessed back
Packaging industry in India is anticipated to reach US $ 73.6 billion by 2020 and it is predicted to grow at the rate 18 per cent annually, Indian Institute of Packaging(IIP) – Hyderabad Chapter said on Friday.
In an effort to counter plastic pollution, the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (IIT-B) has developed plastic-like films for the packaging industry that can degrade into harmless components.
Although plastic grocery bags are difficult to recycle, Senate Democrats are hoping to have more luck in recycling a statewide ban on the bags.
The new eco-barrier paperboard MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB was selected for the package due to it being plastic-free and providing suitable grease and moisture resistance.
A cross-party parliamentary group warning that firms are replacing plastic with potentially more harmful alternatives for the environment which ULMA said is a wake-up call for companies to redouble their sustainability efforts, says an industry expert.
Bosch Packaging Technology has announced its rebrand to Syntegon, alongside a range of new operational objectives and priorities.
