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AWA Summarizes Release Liner Event

(Label/Tape)

July 24, 2016, ... waste—which requires them to be recycled/reused in line with specified EU legislation. More than 60 participants, representing the world’s release liner supply chain, came together for this workshop ...

FINAT Announces Recycling Awards

(Label/Tape)

July 10, 2016, ... the used silicone-coated PET film liner following the automatic labelling of the drinks bottles to PETUK, where it is reprocessed into PET granulate for subsequent reuse in, for example, microwave trays. ...

Common Barrier Packaging Polymers—Their Functions & Applications

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 05, 2016, ...  Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) Gas/aroma and moisture barrier heat resistance For hot refills, rewashing, reuse beverage bottles (e.g., beer) Glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate ...

Trelleborg Announces New Blankets, and More

(Print)

May 22, 2016, ... adjust packing or stripes. The Vulcan X-Coat is a new rubber-surface coating plate that reportedly is easy to handle and can be reused. Prepress features include knock-out areas without strings, fast ...

Schreiner MediPharm Introducing Flexi-Cap Protect

(Label/Tape)

February 08, 2016, ... of unnoticed illegal reuse. Flexi-Cap enables flexible use with different container types, forms and sizes. "Flexi-Cap Protect guards pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical professionals against possible ...

UPM Raflatac Offers Results of Shrink Sleeve Label Recycling Study

(Label/Tape)

February 07, 2016, Company reports RafShrink PO MDO 40 HS film label boosts recycling rates over PETG labels MILLS RIVER, NC | UPM Raflatac presented the results of a full-body shrink sleeve label recycling study, featuring ...

Sun Chemical Offers Ink Dispensing Solution

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2015, ... to manual blending for on-demand availability and also allows the reuse of press returns. Reportedly, it also gives printers complete control over the workflow by eliminating the need to order specialty ...

SPGPrints Extends Line of Rotary Screens

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2015, ... that is standard in all company’s screen technology. The high-strength construction enables screen reuse and print speeds to 50 mpm (164 fpm). The range comprises six screens, which collectively provide ...

Constantia Flexibles Develops Tamper-Evident Opening System

(Flexpack)

July 29, 2015, ... TEOS is a tamper-evident peelable cover foil that is functionally destroyed during initial opening. As such, the cover foil provides reliable protection against the packaging’s illegal reuse. Constantia ...

DuPont Awards | Salsa Container Blends Rigid and Flexible To Earn 2015 Highest Honor

(Flexpack)

May 26, 2015, ... gallery artwork to aircraft engines, stay safe throughout delivery. After delivery, the Kübox can be reused in a variety of ways, most often as furniture and storage by consumers and for repetitive, out ...

Kotkamills Oy to Produce Packaging Board

(Carton Box)

May 04, 2015, ... be recycled without any special measures. Only printing ink, if any, will be removed in recycling. If unprinted, the board can be reused by re-pulping it and using it directly in the paper or board mill' ...

AWA Issues Annual Release Liner Report

(Label/Tape)

March 14, 2015, ... as well as a variety of industrial uses as well as the subject of considerable focus today in relation to reuse and recycling—particularly in the high-volume label stock market. AWA estimates global ...

Schreiner MediPharm Introducing Label + Cap Combination

(Label/Tape)

February 09, 2015, ... indication security solution that prevents the illegal reuse of medicine containers under the guise of being unopened, original products. Flexi-Cap comprises a label combined with a cap—a capping similar ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... EVOH scrap can be recovered and reused. Post-consumer recycle of EVOH containing packages is also possible. Regrind containing up to 15% EVOH is commonly used as a discreet layer in multilayer sheet ...

Arjowiggins Offers Interactive Paper Product

(Materials)

January 13, 2015, ... also offer an additional level of security as delamination is virtually impossible, says company. This ensures that information cannot be taken from one product and reused on another or eliminated altogether. ...

Holiday News & a PFFC Gift for You!

(Yo's Yarns)

December 18, 2014, ... same survey notes that more than half of Americans, however, are not willing to reuse wrapping paper, a converted product. It's not the tradition that's changed, reports the APP survey, it's the material, ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ... label option, involving a PET liner, which can be reused up to 20 times, and the company’s thin MiniLiner PET and paper liners offer other cost- and waste-saving options. A new green initiative in glassine ...

AkzoNobel Coating Creates Compostable Paper Cup

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2014, ... the quality of the paper fiber remains intact—which means the paper can be reused in the production of other paper products. In some cases, due to the fibers being strengthened by the coating, paper produced ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Decorating Assn. Honors 2014 Winners

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2014, ... are consumed, the container can be reused. The handles on the side make handling very simple and easy. A window is integrated into the artwork with dosing indicators to make it as user-friendly as possible. ...

Plastics Recycling and Sustainability

(Trends/Management)

June 24, 2014, ... Assn. will dedicate a special sector of the exhibit floor at NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase to serve as a 'Zero Waste Zone' focusing on the industry mandate to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics." ...