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- Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Drink Pouch — A LCA Case Study
- (Case Studies)
- May 01, 2019, ... formats. The results from the case studies show that flexible packaging has more favorable environmental attributes for carbon impact, fossil fuel usage, water usage, product-to-package ratio, as well ...
- INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- April 24, 2019, ... properties. The INX flexographic product line features an array of ink choices to use for packaging purposes. These range from water, solvent and UV/EB flexo inks to Low Migration and Specialty inks ...
- Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study
- (News | New Products)
- April 16, 2019, ... usage, water usage, product-to-package ratio, as well as the amount of packaging material going to the landfill when compared to other packaging formats for the same products. Motor oil has traditionally ...
- Zangrass Grass Paper for Sustainable Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- October 03, 2018, ... CO₂ emissions can be saved in the process chain for the production of the grass paper in comparison to pure fibre-based papers and and also the water consumption is lower. Furthermore, Zangrass is completely ...
- Flexible Stand-up Bags for Cat Litter: Discovering the Sustainability Benefits
- (Bag Pouch)
- August 31, 2018, ... juice-flavored beverages. The results from the case studies show that flexible packaging has preferable environmental attributes for carbon impact, fossil fuel usage, water usage, product-to-package ratio, ...
- SP Thermoforming Launches Carousel Design
- (Flexpack)
- June 26, 2018, ... No water cooling is necessary. Simple tooling design helps lead to quick changeover, while simplified loading geometry allows for efficient and cost-effective automation. Other important SP Series benefits ...
- EFIA Looks at a Flexo Challenge
- (News | New Products)
- February 20, 2018, ... playing out in the media at the moment is distorted. “The reality is that depending on whether we look through the lens of overall carbon footprint, water footprint, energy use, recyclability, compostability, ...
- BOBST Metallizer Handles Many Films
- (Coating/Laminating)
- January 24, 2018, ... the company’s ECO Mode, said to reduce energy consumption by up to 50% during stand-by, only delivering energy and cooling water when needed. This results in a reduced carbon footprint and significant ...
- AMI Issues Report on Agricultural Films
- (Flexpack)
- October 24, 2017, ... conditions of cold as well as hot weather or water scarcity. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development formulated during the 2015 United Nations Summit has made a commitment, among others, to eradicate ...
- Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste
- (Flexpack)
- September 25, 2017, ... bars, wet pet foods, and organic foods. Studies indicate that they work best with products with high water activity or high moisture content, and which are subject to heat treating processes like retort ...
- Davis-Standard Adds Extruder for Trials
- (Flexpack)
- September 10, 2017, ... of the new Thermatic include 400 HP water-cooled motor technology, a screw speed range to 375 rpm, advanced and conventional vent diverter geometry, an improved barrel cooling system, and next-generation ...
- Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2017 is its Largest Exhibition To-Date
- (Trade Shows)
- September 08, 2017, ... machine and will present a pattern hotmelt coater. Flexo Concepts (Booth #7B20) has collaborated with Esko, Flexo Concepts, Harper, MacDermid, Siegwerk, Raflatac, Dirty Water Distillery and Clemson’s ...
- Heat Technologies Updates Demo Facility
- (Coating/Laminating)
- August 22, 2017, ... advanced acoustic intensity and temperature rates. Among the new successful applications is curing of adhesive on nonwoven textiles, curing of 100% solids silicones, various heavy-coverage water-based ...
- Corrugated Report Shows Environmental Progress
- (Carton Box)
- July 02, 2017, ... ozone depletion, respiratory effects, fossil fuel depletion; and four inventory indicators: water use, water consumption, renewable energy demand, and non-renewable energy demand. The corrugated industry ...
- Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings
- (Coating/Laminating)
- May 28, 2017, ... packaging, and the need for functional and barrier properties. Aseptic packaging continues to expand the use of aluminum foil as a barrier coating for paperboard packaging, while water-based, other high-barrier ...
- Mica Adds Photovoltaic Array for Clean Energy
- (Coating/Laminating)
- May 01, 2017, ... supplier of water-borne primers and coatings for the flexible packaging industry, says the new photovoltaic solar panel system atop its headquarters in Shelton, CT, will generate clean energy starting ...
- Green Converting | Nestlé Pulls No Punches on Bioplastics
- (Flexpack)
- January 09, 2017, ... tool that takes into account the entire life cycle of a product, uses a representative set of relevant indicators—i.e., greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, non-renewable energy and minerals, impacts ...
- Lachenmeier Shows Stretch Hood Machine
- (Carton Box)
- November 02, 2016, ... are not only quickly and effectively secured but also free of contaminates and moisture, company says. Stretch hood film inherently offers waterproof protection—ensuring loads are kept dry from the elements. ...
- UPM Raflatac & Baumgarten Collaborate on LCA
- (Label/Tape)
- September 07, 2016, ... of water consumption by one-third (equaling more than 3,000 loads of laundry), a decrease in solid waste by 20% (the equivalent of the daily waste generated by nearly 500 Brazilian citizens), and a decrease ...
- UPM Raflatac to Feature Wide-Ranging Display at Labelexpo Americas
- (Label/Tape)
- August 27, 2016, ... of different label stock products and get credible information on the environmental performance of their labels in terms of energy usage, water consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions. This tool covers ...