Mars Food will begin to use the industry’s first recyclable, food-safe, mono-polypropylene plastic (PP) for microwavable rice pouches on its brands. Launching in the first half of 2021, the business has ambitions to further scale the technology across its portfolio, beginning at the back half of the year. The use of high-performing mono-PP …
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A shortage of resources and global climate change are critical topics within the packaging industries. Flint Group is pleased to collaborate with Soma and Marvaco to produce eco-friendly, full high definition, Expanded Gamut Print (EGP) on film samples to support the recent Soma Online Product Launch webinar. During this seminar, real-time printing of two demanding …
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Sabic, a global leader in diversified chemicals, has launched a sustainable packaging solution for frozen food which combines a new polyethylene (PE) grade with innovative film production technology. Compared to conventional blow PE film solutions, it offers significantly higher throughput and also has potential for downgauging, making it attractive from both a commercial and …
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Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has completed the reconstruction of its site in Tuzla, Turkey, one of the company’s 16 Centers of Excellence worldwide. Herewith, Siegwerk Turkey improved both efficiency and safety at its regional headquarters and increased production and storage capacities. Next …
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Monica Battistella, Product Manager and Sustainability Advisor for Ti Europe, tells us why the company’s new portfolio is more than just a business solution – it’s contributing to a better world. As part of the Taghleef Industry (Ti) initiative to pioneer in developing solutions that support the move from a linear to a more circular …
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Trial run: Siegwerk and APK AG’s test series Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, have completed de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE-films. ‘The goal of a quality-driven recycling process …
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Companies are acting more cautiously than ever, but even so, confidence remains high that demand for film can only increase, with sustainability concerns playing to the sector’s strengths The BOPP film industry is facing a number of challenges creating significant trading turbulence – resin price fluctuations, trade tariffs, trade barriers and currency shocks …
The Manel Xifra Boada Technology Center, Comexi CTec, has adapted its methodology of production support to implement and remotely monitor improvement and efficiency programmes. Through Comexi Cloud, production data is analysed to understand work systems and detect improvements. Furthermore, the use of Comexi Smart Glasses, a remote communication system that allows information …
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Innovia Films is launching a new family of highly functional recyclable BOPP films named Encore, manufactured from renewable non-food based raw materials, helping to reduce the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials. The Encore range will have the same properties as equivalent fossil-based BOPP film – high clarity and gloss, high stiffness, …
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With more than 100 years’ experience, Switzerland based Wipf AG has earned its place as one of Europe’s leading packaging manufacturers. The company, founded in 1914, develops and produces high-barrier packaging films and pouches for the food, pharma and non-food industries. It employs some 200 people, which Wipf Business Development Manager Stefano Di …
