Packaging
High-Speed All-Electric Machine Line Launches
Korea’s LS Mtron will introduce the ONE*-E series with five sizes—120, 140, 190, 310, and 390 tons—with plans to introduce four more models later this year.
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15 Headlines I’d Like to See in ’22
Extrapolating from recent news and trends, I twisted the dial from “Reasonable Possibilities” to “A Bit of Fantasy”
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Comar Cuts Ribbon on New Plant
The supplier of packaging and custom medical devices marked the completion of its nine-month effort to shift operations to its largest Wisconsin facility to date.
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OMV Acquired by MalStra LLC
The Italian maker of thermoforming and extrusion machinery has been purchased by the Florida-based startup headed by plastics packaging industry veterans.
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Chemically Recycled EPS Packaging Used by High-End Design Furniture Maker
BASF’s Styropor Ccycled used by Ekornes for its Stressless furniture brand.
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100% Biobased PET Bottle Gets Closer to Commercialization
It’s not here quite yet, but ability to make both key PET precursor chemicals from plant-based sources is “ready for commercial scaling.”
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EcoCore PP-Based Recyclable and Reusable ‘Zero-Waste’ Cups Used At COP26
Bockatech’s EcoCor foam core technology for lightweight and reusable packaging ‘starred’ at this year’s conference.
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ALPLA to Add Facility in Missouri
The 246,000-ft2 greenfield site in Kansas City will be dedicated to injection molding and completed in late 2022, with groundbreaking slated for later this year.
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Building a Better Bottle
To ensure successful package development, all stakeholders must come together at the start of the project to establish the goals, functional requirements and desired outcomes for each new bottle design—as well as identify any limitations or complex challenges associated with fulfilling those goals.
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First Milk Jug with PCR Coming Soon
Claimed to be a first in the U.S., organic milk in HDPE gallon jugs with 30% PCR are due on market shelves by March.
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