While food packaging is largely recognized as a long-term and resilient industry during economic downturns, its enduring growth is surpassed by demand for high-barrier films in food packaging, says a new report by UK-based AMI. "High Barrier Films for Food Packaging - The Global Market 2024" forecasts that worldwide demand will rise 4.8% a year to 2028. The report divides … [Read more...] about High-barrier film demand for food packaging to grow 4.8% a year to 2028: AMI report
Film Making & Substrates
BOTTLE4FLEX Project aims to develop 100% recyclable, flexible skin-packaging from recycled PET
The European Union’s Circular Economy Strategy stipulates that all plastic packaging in the EU must be 100% recyclable by 2030, which has resulted in the introduction of new regulations, particularly in Spain. One current challenge is restriction on the use of recycled materials in food packaging to guarantee food safety. For example, in Spain, only recycled polyethylene … [Read more...] about BOTTLE4FLEX Project aims to develop 100% recyclable, flexible skin-packaging from recycled PET
R2R-converted “origami” paper cushioning replaces EPS foam
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in collaboration with Aalto University and Finnish industrial partners, has developed a new technology for shaping paperboard in a continuous process to create roll-to-roll, "origami-inspired structures" for fiber-based packaging materials. The origami folds have the capacity to yield entirely new properties from paperboard. The … [Read more...] about R2R-converted “origami” paper cushioning replaces EPS foam
Researchers study quality assurance through thin-film-based measurement of web-tension distribution
For the production and processing of flexible plastic and fiber-based webs, a homogeneous web-tension distribution is crucial for quality. However, new low-complexity, natural fiber-based or recycled materials in particular exhibit more fluctuating properties and narrower process windows than established materials. Flatness deviations, wrinkles, inclusions or processing-induced … [Read more...] about Researchers study quality assurance through thin-film-based measurement of web-tension distribution
Coveris to expand UK technical, barrier PE-films extrusion facility, warehouse
European packaging manufacturer Coveris makes a major new investment at its polyethylene-extrusion facility in Winsford, Cheshire. As Coveris’ UK centre of excellence for high-performance, technical barrier and stretch films, the Winsford site continues to expand its capabilities in the development of sustainable, recyclable films. This extensive upgrade includes an … [Read more...] about Coveris to expand UK technical, barrier PE-films extrusion facility, warehouse