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31. Microcellular Foaming Agents For PET, PP And PS For Packaging, Sheet And Thermoforming 10/23/2019

    Polyfil, Inc has announced that it has developed two grades of Ecocell®, a chemical foaming agent technology, designed for sheet and thermoformed articles used for consumer, food, medical, electronic and industrial packaging. Ecocell® is a patented system using nanotechnology to produce foams with very fine cells in the microcellular range

32. Clariant Launches New CESA Protect Brand Oxygen Scavenger Additives For Polyester Packaging 10/21/2019

    Clariant, a focused, innovative and entrepreneurial specialty chemical company, recently announced the creation of a new brand of patent protected oxygen scavenger additive masterbatches – CESA ProTect

33. Ball Corporation To Build New Aluminum Cups Manufacturing Plant In Georgia 10/16/2019

    Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) announced today that it will begin construction on its first dedicated aluminum cups manufacturing facility to serve the growing demand for innovative, sustainable beverage packaging for U.S. customers and consumers

34. Zotefoams Announces Fully Recyclable Mono-Material Barrier Packaging Technology 10/9/2019

    Available for licensing to brand owners and converters, ReZorce is suitable for a wide range of foodstuffs and beverages requiring oxygen and/or moisture barrier packaging. Trials show excellent functional capability to replace current versions of potato chip (crisp) packets, laminated paper, pouches and cartons, all of which face significant challenges in recycling due to the combination variously of metallised foils, aluminium, paper and plastic in the same product

35. Siegwerk And APK Work Together To Improve The Recyclability Of Plastic Packaging 10/2/2019

    In the fight against plastic waste, Siegwerk and APK have joined forces to make plastic packaging more recyclable and to perfect the recycling processes as part of a circular economy

36. Dow And UPM Partner To Produce Plastics Made With Renewable Feedstock 9/24/2019

    Dow, in partnership with UPM Biofuels, a producer of advanced biofuels, announces the commercialization of a plastics offering for the packaging industry made from a bio-based renewable feedstock

37. PPC Flexible Packaging™ Launches Sustainability Portfolio 9/23/2019

    PPC Flexible Packaging™, LLC, a leading provider of custom flexible packaging for specialty food, healthcare and horticultural markets, is proud to announce PPC Green™, their new sustainability portfolio

38. French Company First To Adopt Hiperbaric’s In-Bulk HPP System For Juice Production 9/23/2019

    Ateliers Hermes Boissons (AHB), a French co-manufacturer, has become the first company investing in Hiperbaric’s latest development, the in-bulk machine which is intended for large quantities of juice processing, company officials announced.

39. GenNx360 Capital Partners Announces Partnership With Schneider Packaging Equipment Company, Inc. 9/16/2019

    GenNx360 Capital Partners ("GenNx360"), in partnership with the management team and current owners of Schneider Packaging Equipment Company, Inc. ("Schneider" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce its investment in the Company

40. H.B. Fuller Unveils Innovative Duo Of Solution And Technology Services In EIMEA 9/10/2019

    H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL) marked 20 years of Advantra® food safe packaging adhesive performance with the launch of the 'perfect combination' of future-thinking adhesive technologies in the EIMEA market – Europe, India, Middle East and Africa