Dow announced few days ago that construction is underway in Cheonan, Korea for a new manufacturing and testing facility for metallization materials used in advanced chip packaging. The new capacity adds to the manufacturing infrastructure currently in place at other global Dow sites.
A new meat tray from a well-known European packaging thermoforming company is 20% lighter than its predecessor, thanks in part to a high performance polypropylene from SABIC.
Visitors to this year’s Fakuma plastics exhibition will have an opportunity to see several of SABIC’s latest polypropylenes running on different injection moulding machines of its machine manufacturing partners, producing thin-walled packaging and medical components. The grades presented at Fakuma are supplied on a global scale from our facilities in Europe, Saudi Arabia and Asia.
The Pentapharm® film product line has been extended to include Pentapharm® ACLAR® PA600/02 barrier films for pharmaceutical packaging applications. Pentapharm® ACLAR® PA600/02 film is a two-layer (PVC/ACLAR®) laminated film that provides the highest moisture barrier available in the Pentapharm® ACLAR® product line. Pentapharm® ACLAR® films are offered globally and manufactured throughout the worldwide network of Klöckner Pentaplast production facilities.
International kitchenware manufacturer Mastrad utilizes the combination of heat resistance, clarity and dishwasher durability of Eastman Tritan copolyester for the multi-level steam cooker.
Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging, is ready to unseat glass as the dominant material in 24oz wide mouth food containers.
RPC Containers Oakham is enhancing the sustainability credentials of the world’s leadingdecorative paint company with a new plastic can made from one-quarter recycled material.
Fossil-fuel-based PET's days are numbered in the beverage market if you listen to two of the sector's biggest players, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, both of which launched renewably sourced polyester initiatives that they say will become the material of choice for bottles.
APPE, the packaging division of La Seda de Barcelona, launched a new barrier additive for PET bottles.
Leading Turkish thermoformer is major user of PP containing Hyperform HPN-600ei.
The Wilkinson range of Bath Foams has received a brand new look with the introduction of a new PET 750ml bottle supplied by Graham Packaging Plastics Ltd.
Heidelberg presents extended digital print solutions for the packaging industry at LabelExpo 2011.
