PRSE 2024: The future of plastics recycling
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Mondi takes sustainable mono-material packaging
Mondi's WalletPack is a polypropylene (PP) based mono-material packaging, designed for recycling and successfully replacing previously used multi-material non-recyclable plastic packaging.
High-performance fillers improve the properties of packaging films
Customers often want to see what they are buying, so in addition to mechanical properties, optical properties also play a major role in packaging films. Additives based on natural minerals are ideal for positively influencing the desired properties of plastic films.
WEPACK World Expo 2024 in Shenzhen: Unveiling Key Industry Highlights
WEPACK 2024 is set to occur on April 10-12, 2024, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao'an New Hall), one of the world's largest exhibition venues.
Registration starts for exhibitors at interpack 2026
Inspired by the great success of interpack 2023, concrete planning for the trade fair’s next edition scheduled for 07 to 13 May 2026 is under way. About two years before the start of the trade fair, the registration phase has now officially begun.
Energy consumption cut by more than 30 per cent
All-electric EcoPower Xpress - a new concept for sophisticated thin-walled packaging technology at Heinrich Axmann GmbH & Co. KG in Cologne, Germany.
New mono-material packaging
Mondi and Skånemejerier collaborate to create new mono-material packaging for cheese. The new packaging is designed for recycling and replaces the previous solution not designed for recycling.
Berry launches range of premium quality reusable cups
Berry Global has introduced a new range of upmarket reusable plastic cups for the foodservice industry, to meet increasing demand for alternative solutions to single-use packaging.
Ampacet introduces AA Scavenger for PET and rPET bottles
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced AA Scavenger 0846, an additive designed to reduce the level of acetaldehyde in PET and rPET bottles and preserve the organoleptic properties of water.
Nova Chemicals commercializes first Syndigo FDA-compliant mechanically recycled polyethylene
Nova Chemicals Corporation, a leading supplier of polyethylene (PE) for food packaging, announced today that it delivered a commercialized FDA-compliant high-density recycled polyethylene (rPE) resin to market.
Toyo Ink Group to feature packaging solutions for enhanced sustainability at interpack
Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., Toyo Printing Inks Inc. and Toyo Ink Europe, N.V., all member companies of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, will be jointly exhibiting at interpack 2023.
Food: Packaging against waste
Along the entire value creation chain, globally more than 930 billion tons of food are thrown away every year. This figure comes from the last report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).