Additives, coatings & inks

Color-changing ink on Mountain Dew can reveals 'Dark Knight'

A new larger, 16-oz can for Mountain Dew is available for a limited time that uses color-changing ink that turns a bat image from grey to green when the can is chilled.

August 14, 2012

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Adhesives/tape

A cool alternative to traditional hot melt can double your mileage

Liquamelt adhesive from H.B. Fuller is cool on delivery, hot on demand.

May 9, 2012

Additives, coatings & inks

VideoJet introduces three new inks for continuous ink jet printers

Videojet Technologies Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of coding, printing and laser marking products, announced the launch of three new inks.

April 27, 2012

Flexibles

Sealing technology

Dr. Jane Severin, vp of technology for Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging, demonstrates the company’s VisiSeal® technology for quick inspections of seals during MD&M West 2012 in Anaheim, CA.

March 19, 2012

Additives, coatings & inks

Medical-grade copolyesters

Medical-grade Tritan™ copolysters for blood management and surgical devices are introduced in this video taken at MD&M West/WestPack by Helen Sirett, business manager, medical specialty plastics business organization, Eastman Chemical Co.

March 1, 2012

Flexibles

Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

September 29, 2011

Sustainability

BPA gets into court, too

Most of the discussions about bisphenol A, or BPA, in this column have been about how regulatory officials and governments have reacted to the chemical’s presence in packaging.

September 28, 2011

Additives, coatings & inks

DAK Americas completes acquisition of Wellman's PET business

DAK Americas LLC (DAK) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the PET Resins business of Wellman, Inc., bringing DAK Americas total PET resin production capacity to more than 4.3 billion pounds annually (1,945 KTons) in the Americas.

September 13, 2011

Additives, Coatings & Inks

Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.

Mitsui Chemicals delivers advanced material solutions tailored for the packaging industry, helping brand owners, extruders and converters achieve higher performance and greater sustainability.

1 N Lexington Ave

Ste 850

White Plains, New York 10601

Additives, coatings & inks

The Plastics Group of America

Woonsocket, RI

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Lazy Larry' responds to FDA notification

A July 28 Warning Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration serves as a reminder of the power of the pen—or in this instance, the words printed on product packaging.

August 9, 2011

Flexibles

Polyplex breaks ground on new facility

Polyplex Americas has announced the groundbreaking for a new manufacturing facility to be located in Decatur, Alabama, its first in North America.  Over the next 3 years, the Alabama facility will represent Polyplex’s largest capital investment in any single location.

July 26, 2011

Sustainability

PepsiCo's challenge to Coke's reigning PlantBottle

In the soft drink wars, a new battle is being waged.

June 29, 2011