04.11.2020
Mars and Huhtamaki join SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative for pet food packaging based on certified circular polypropylene
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced that biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film based on the company’s certified circular PP from feedstock recycling of used plastics will be introduced in primary pet food brand packaging by Mars, Incorporated, a global leader in confectionery, food, and pet food products. The BOPP film structures are manufactured by Huhtamaki, a key supplier of sustainable packaging solutions to customers around the world. The joint initiative will help the partners implement their ambitious targets of reducing the volume of fossil-sourced plastics and accelerate the transition to a more circular plastics economy.
04.11.2020
Sicher verpackt und gut vorbereitet
Primärverpackungen von festen und flüssigen Medikamenten sowie viele weitere Produkte profitieren von der neuesten Ergänzung im Bereich der THERMOLAST® M. Aber auch organisatorisch trifft KRAIBURG TPE den Nerv der Zeit: Durch das Servicepaket zum Produkt sind Kunden ideal für künftige Regularien und Verordnungen gerüstet.
02.11.2020
Finnisches Chemie-Startup AFFIX führt Clean N Coat ein
Die führende Chemie-Startup AFFIX Labs hat sein neuestes Reinigungsprodukt für Oberflächen eingeführt: Clean N Coat. Die Lösung wird wie jeder andere Reiniger aufgetragen, bildet aber einen nahezu unsichtbaren, äußerst dünnen und antimikrobiellen Film, der die Oberfläche bis zu sieben Tage lang schützt. In Tests hielt die Beschichtung mehr als 300 Berührungen stand.
29.10.2020
Novodur® SBM-90 – plug-in solution for applications requiring potable water approval
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announced today its Novodur® SBM-90 to be the material of choice for applications requiring potable water approval.
29.10.2020
Safe coloration boost for home and personal care: Clariant launches next-gen Cosmenyl™ 100 pigment dispersions with a new state-of-the-art preservation system
Clariant announces a complete range of Cosmenyl 100 next generation aqueous pigment dispersions, featuring a new state-of-the-art preservation system.
28.10.2020
GE Additive and Indiana Economic Development Corporation Form Binder Jet Public-Private Partnership
GE Additive and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), the state of Indiana’s lead economic development agency, today announced the formation of a metal Binder Jet public-private partnership, as part of a broader effort to further position Indiana’s manufacturing sector for long-term growth.
28.10.2020
Orkla and IRPLAST join SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative for consumer goods packaging using certified renewable plastics
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry today announced that Orkla, a diversified Nordic brand owner in business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce with foods, snacks, food care for sport and food ingredients, has launched its first chips packaging using certified renewable polypropylene (PP) polymer from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. The sustainable material is derived from tall oil, a residual product from the Nordic forestry industry, and is converted into a Biaxially Oriented PolyPropylene (BOPP) by IRPLAST, a major Italian vertically integrated manufacturer of specialty S-BOPP films and converter of printed shrinkable BOPP roll-fed labels and PSA tapes. In Orkla’s chips bags, the material solution helps lower the carbon footprint of the three partners’ value chain in half compared to the use of traditional non-renewable plastics.
28.10.2020
Avery Dennison joins industry leaders to form new consortium to drive matrix and liner recycling solutions
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) has joined with other leaders in the pressure sensitive label (PSL) industry to form the Circular Economy for Labels (CELAB) consortium. The consortium aims to offer solutions and provide education throughout the industry to enable matrix and release liner recycling.
