22-10-2021
All four Shutterfly manufacturing facilities become SGP certified
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today certification of all four Shutterfly manufacturing facilities. Shutterfly in Ft. Mill, SC was the first to obtain certification in late 2020. Since then, the remaining locations in Plano, TX, Shakopee, MN, and Tempe, AZ achieved certified SGP Facility status.
21-10-2021
Clariant Catalysts & Lummus Technology expand CATOFIN® footprint with India’s first PDH plant
Clariant Catalysts and its process partner, Lummus Technology, continue to expand their presence in the PDH market with a major contract award in India. GAIL (India) Ltd. has chosen Lummus Technology’s CATOFIN process and Clariant’s tailor-made catalysts for India’s first PDH plant. Its upcoming 500 kiloton per annum propane dehydrogenation facility in Usar, Maharashtra, will be integrated with a downstream polypropylene (PP) unit. The US$1.2 billion PDH-PP project is expected to start operations by 2024.
21-10-2021
Airnov Showcases New Brand and New Products for the First Time at US Tradeshows
Airnov Healthcare Packaging marks its new branding debut at US tradeshows with this year’s SupplySide West in Las Vegas, NV.
21-10-2021
Tutta la freschezza delle insalate Les Crudettes grazie alla carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile
Mondi, azienda leader globale per imballaggi e carta, ha introdotto il suo primo sacchetto di carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile, per le insalate della gamma Les Crudettes, del Gruppo LSDH. Questo imballaggio sostenibile rappresenta una soluzione totalmente integrata: Mondi agisce lungo l’intera filiera, dalle foreste gestite in modo sostenibile per la produzione di cellulosa e cartoncino kraft, passando per l’applicazione del coating fino alla stampa del materiale finale.
21-10-2021
Covestro expands portfolio of resins made with plants to turbocharge sustainability in decorative coatings
Covestro, a world leader in coating resin solutions for the decorative industry, today announces the launch of an additional approach as part of its strategy to enable more sustainable, safer solutions for the decorative paints and coatings market. As part of this new approach, which leverages Covestro’s leading position in bio-based resin innovation, the organization will grow its Decovery® family of resins and added-value services to meet the demands of its customers and markets.
20-10-2021
Smooth Touch TPE for packaging and design
Reduced, smart, and high-quality – the packaging and design market is changing. Materials solutions that accompany manufacturers on this journey are in demand. KRAIBURG TPE meets this demand with a new materials series: The TPEs were developed in relation to the market demands for valuable solutions. The result is a product series designed especially for applications that want to put emphasis on outstanding touch quality – combined with an attractive price.
20-10-2021
Wendy's, Berry Global, LyondellBasell Collaborate to Improve Cup Recyclability; Introduce New, Industry-Leading Clear Drink Cup
To help advance the goal of sustainably sourcing 100% of its customer-facing packaging by 2026, Wendy's is announcing a new collaboration with packaging and plastics industry leaders Berry Global and LyondellBasell. The collaboration will support Wendy's move from a selection of plastic-lined paper cups with limited recyclability to single-substrate, clear plastic drink cups that more consumers will be able to recycle – an important pathway toward circularity. Based on a mass balance approach, the cups will also use 20% ISCC-certified, recycled plastic across all North America restaurants – a quick-service restaurant industry first – with the potential to increase the amount of recycled plastic used in the future.
19-10-2021
Milliken & Company Acquires Encapsys, LLC
Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, has formally acquired Encapsys, LLC (“Encapsys”), a world leader in microencapsulation, from the Cypress Performance Group LLC (“Cypress”). The transaction officially closed October 18, 2021.
