By Robert Clare, applications development specialist, NOVA Chemicals To reach a circular economy for plastics, our industry must find ways to develop recyclable films that mirror the performance of non-recyclable, multi-material structures. Achieving this allows more opportunity for recyclable-film adoption by removing any potential pitfalls or barriers to entry. We will … [Read more...] about Are oriented-polyethylene films the future of flexible packaging?
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Driving forces for sustainable flexible-packaging solutions
By Emily Williams, innovation and sustainability partnerships leader, TC Transcontinental Packaging This article presents a top-down review of sustainable-solution development for flexible packaging, starting with consumers and legislation creating new demands for sustainable packaging, how that influences retailer and CPG requests, and what that means for TC … [Read more...] about Driving forces for sustainable flexible-packaging solutions
US flex-pack market grows 4.2% to $44.7 billion last year: FPA
Trade group advocates for packaging at all state / federal levels, promotes legislation for proper labeling, EPR laws, efforts with advanced recycling. By Alison Keane, Esq., CAE, IOM, president & CEO, Flexible Packaging Assn. (FPA) To say that the US flexible-packaging industry is seeing healthy growth is a bit of an understatement. The total US flex-pack industry … [Read more...] about US flex-pack market grows 4.2% to $44.7 billion last year: FPA
The transformative impact of “Digital Twin” technology in the packaging-material industry
By Iñaki Senar Zuñiga, paper converting sales director, MTorres In the ever-evolving landscape of the packaging-material industry, the advent of “Digital Twin” technology has ushered in a new era of efficiency and precision. By enabling “virtual behavior” testing of new substrates on equipment, this revolutionary technology has significantly reduced the reliance on real … [Read more...] about The transformative impact of “Digital Twin” technology in the packaging-material industry
Improving performance of waterborne barrier coatings for paper-based packaging materials
By Hanze Ying1, Bernhard Kainz1, Marc Black2, Christina Sullivan1, Kristen Gracie Carroll1, Hadrien Lenoir1, Joseph Harris2, William Liechty1, Jonathan Mason1, Ray Drumright1 1 Department of Coating Materials, The Dow Chemical Company 2 Department of Core Research and Development (R&D), The Dow Chemical Company Consumer demand for sustainability-driven solutions is … [Read more...] about Improving performance of waterborne barrier coatings for paper-based packaging materials