Flexibles

Stretch-wrap load containment with No-Film-Break technology

Lantech offers its new No-Film-Break technology for pallet load containment that cuts film use 30 percent, even in high-speed applications.

October 17, 2007

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Sustainable Packaging

Keeping on top--staying ahead

The packaging scene has always been complex and technically challenging. But now that the endlessly complex and sometimes contradictory requirements of sustainability have landed in our laps, packaged goods companies and the suppliers they rely on have it tougher than ever.

October 4, 2007

Sustainability

Polyolefin dispersions

Dow Chemical has introduced HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions, propylene- and ethylene-based dispersions that combine the performance of high-molecular-weight thermoplastics and elastomers with the application advantages of a high-solids waterborne dispersion.

October 4, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Plastic paint container

KW Container’s new paint containers aremade of 100% recycled and recyclable HDPE or PP, making them suitable for paint and coatings manufacturers seeking packaging solutions that address environmental challenges.

October 4, 2007

Sustainability

Industry Watch

October 4, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Bottled water pros vs cons

Beyond the tap water vs bottled water taste debate, the issue of bottled water has clearly spilled onto the national table.

October 3, 2007

Flexible packaging

Water bottles deliver refreshing environmental twist

Amid a wave of anti-bottled water sentiment, light-weighted bottles and bottles made with corn-based PLA flow into the market in the United States and in Europe.

October 3, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Wal-Mart Canada pushes sustainability

In late June, Wal-Mart Canada hosted a sustainable packaging exposition, billed as the first of its kind in that country, to support its goal to reduce the amount of packaging on products its stores sell by 5% by 2013.

October 3, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Global growth seen in compostable bioplastic bottles

European food and drink consultancy Zenith Intl. Ltd. (www.zenithinternational.com) reports that the global market for drinks packaged in compostable bottles rose 150% to reach 10 million liters of volume sold in 2006.

October 3, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Sustainability: buzz or business?

Why did packaging automation supplier ELAU participate in the recent Sustainable Packaging Forum? Because enabling technology will make the difference between achieving sustainability and tomorrow’s cliché. Why did packaging automation supplier ELAU participate in the recent Sustainable Packaging Forum? Because enabling technology will make the difference between achieving sustainability and tomorrow’s cliché.

October 1, 2007

Sustainability

Does media 'think smart' about packaging?

USA Weekend’s ‘ThinkSmart, The Green Issue’ presented a negative, one-sided view.

September 25, 2007

Flexibles

Packaging Hall of Fame selects three inductees

Industry veterans Terry Bedell, William LeMaire, and Jerome Heckman are selected for 2007.

September 19, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Four practical steps to sustainability

Practical advice on defining it, the controllable metrics involved, and how to turn it all into a practical project and strategy on a global scale.

September 6, 2007