Packaging
OPINION: Stepping into the Minefield – Again
A major packaging producer defends “mono-material” claims as being “functionally” accurate and true “in spirit” when minute amounts of other materials do not affect recyclability.
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Matte Colorless Masterbatch for Gloss Reduction
Ampacet’s Muted Matte PE compound said to deliver cost-effective and sustainable gloss reduction in HDPE and PP multilayer applications.
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Compact Stack Mold for Thin-Wall Packaging
Oerlikon HRSflow says the patent-pending design allows the use of smaller injection molding machines while still promising the high output a stack mold tool.
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Change Over High-Output PET Blow/Fill/Cap Lines in Just One Week
Sidel delivered seven new PET bottle formats across two integrated water and soft-drink bottling lines within a week apiece.
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Matte Finish for PET and rPET Molding and Extrusion Applications
Ampacet’s new Modern Matte masterbatches are designed for mono, multilayer extrusion and in standard as well as heavy-wall molding applications.
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Polyethylene Innovations Abound for Films, Conduit
Highlights of the 2023 SPE Polyolefins Conference include a novel HDPE for oriented films, high-performance recycled LDPE and LLDPE film resins, and a bimodal HDPE for conduits.
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Reversing Logistics for Plastic Film Recycling
Learn how Mainetti built a circular supply chain for clear film packaging.
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“Refreshing” Color Masterbatch Collection for Blow Molded PET
Ampacet says its After the Storm line is comprised of vibrant shades of optimism and resilience
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Latest Data on Bottled Water Shows Continued Strong Growth
Bottled water’s volume surpassed soft drinks for the first time in 2016 and has done so every year since.
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Recycling Terminology Can Be a Minefield, So We Should Tread Lightly
Loose propagation of terms like “recyclable” and “compostable” has already brought down government regulations on labeling. The plastics and packaging industries should take that to heart with other recycle-related language. Like “monomaterial” for example.
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