All four Shutterfly manufacturing facilities become SGP certified

SGPThe 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.

Clariant Catalysts & Lummus Technology expand CATOFIN® footprint with India’s first PDH plant

Clariant’s high-performance CATOFIN catalysts for selective dehydrogenation. 
(Photo: Clariant)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.

Airnov Showcases New Brand and New Products for the First Time at US Tradeshows

Airnov’s active packaging range expanded with new flavors of Aroma-Can® drop-in canisters. 
(Photo: Airnov)Airnov Healthcare Packaging marks its new branding debut at US tradeshows with this year’s SupplySide West in Las Vegas, NV.

Les salades Les Crudettes restent fraîches dans du papier barrière fonctionnel recyclable de Mondi

Les salades Les Crudettes restent fraîches dans du papier barrière fonctionnel recyclable de Mondi. 
(Photo: Mondi, PR196)Mondi, leader mondial de l'emballage et du papier, a introduit son premier sac en papier barrière fonctionnel recyclable pour salades dans la gamme Les Crudettes du Groupe LSDH. L'emballage durable est une solution entièrement intégrée - Mondi opère sur l'ensemble de la chaîne de valeur, depuis les forêts gérées durablement jusqu'à la production de pâte et de papier kraft, en passant par l'application du revêtement et l'impression du matériau final.

Covestro expands portfolio of resins made with plants to turbocharge sustainability in decorative coatings

Covestro expands portfolio of resins made with plants to turbocharge sustainability in decorative coatings. 
(Photo: Covestro AG: COVPR002)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.

Des Smooth Touch TPE pour l’emballage et le design

Avec les Smooth Touch TPE, KRAIBURG TPE présente une série de compounds qui définit de nouvelles normes au niveau du toucher. (Illustration: © 2021 KRAIBURG TPE)Réduit, smart et de grande qualité: le marché de l’emballage et du design revoit ses exigences. Des solutions matériaux sont requises pour accompagner les fabricants dans cette transition. KRAIBURG TPE répond à ce besoin avec une nouvelle série de produits: ses TPE ont été conçus au vu de la demande du marché pour des solutions de grande valeur et il en résulte une série de compounds spéciaux pour les applications qui veulent se distinguer par un toucher qui sort de l’ordinaire – à un prix attrayant.

Wendy's, Berry Global, LyondellBasell Collaborate to Improve Cup Recyclability; Introduce New, Industry-Leading Clear Drink Cup

LyondellBasellTo 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.

Milliken & Company acquiert Encapsys, LLC

Milliken & Company acquiert Encapsys, LLC.
(Photos © 2021 Milliken & Company, tous droit réservés, MKPR259)Spartanburg, Caroline du sud (Etats-Unis) – Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), producteur mondial dans diverses activités avec une expertise d’un siècle et demi en science des matériaux, vient d’acquérir Encapsys, LLC (“Encapsys”), leader mondial en microencapsulation, au groupe Cypress Performance LLC (“Cypress”). La transaction a été officiellement conclue le 18 octobre 2021.