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Materials Product Brief
| May 15, 2013

Low volatile pure monomer resin products

Eastman Chemical’s new line of low volatile pure monomer resins--Kristalex 5140LV, Kristalex 3115LV, Kristalex 3100LV, and Plastolyn 290LV--offer the same performance, color, and stability of the company’s well-known pure monomer product line while offering lower levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as balance cohesion, melt viscosity, and mechanical properties of various polymers.
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Materials Product Brief
| April 29, 2013

Protective packaging foam strips

Pregis’ Form-It customizable, self-adhesive polyethylene protective packaging foam strips cushion and protect a wide variety of products.
Materials Product Brief
| April 23, 2013

Food-grade rPET resin

LNO w resin from Phoenix Technologies is a new food-grade, melt-extruded rPET pellet with good color and cost attributes that is suitable for ambient/cold/frozen applications, as well as personal care products.
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News
| April 22, 2013

Flexible Packaging Assn. releases industry segment analysis

Study analyzes the U.S. flexible packaging business by volume and financial value for industry segments.
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News
| March 26, 2013

FPA's Earth Day present

In conjunction with Earth day 2013, an April 22 international event that mobilizes people to take action to protect the Earth’s environment, the Flexible Packaging Association has produced a presentation titled “Flexible Packaging: Contributing to Sustainability.”
News
| March 21, 2013

PET water bottles: recycling grows, while weight drops

New studies show that the recycling rate for bottled water reached nearly 39% in 2011, while amount of PET plastic used in bottled water containers continues to drop.
News
| March 14, 2013

Plastic film recycling rises to 1 billion lb annually

A new report reveals that in 2011 plastic film recycling rose by 4% to reach 1 billion lb annually—a new high for the recovery of plastic bags, wraps, and shrink film.
News
| March 8, 2013

San Jose rejects foam foodservice recycling, bucking California trend

Although PS foam packaging is the only foodservice packaging recycled in CA, San Jose City Council restricts its use; plastics makers urge council to reconsider.
Package Case Study
| February 7, 2013

PET bottle with rigid liner shows promise for multiple applications

New package for the dispensing and delivery of sensitive chemicals offers shatter-resistance, a light weight, and full product evacuation; technology is available for license.
News
| January 17, 2013

New consortium addresses PET recycle stream issues

Members, representing the entire value chain, consider multiple solutions to the problem of full-wrap labels in the PET recycle stream.

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