Trioplast takes another step towards a circular economy with the launch of a manual stretch film made from 75% recycled material – of which minimum 51% from Post-consumer recycled (PCR) sources.

A distinguishing feature of EKOPET 64 FG grade is lack of modifying additives in the chemical composition. EKOPET 64 FG is a homopolymer, additionally, the grade is characterized by a low viscosity value.

Some 65 percent of all packaging for food, pet food, and beverages is made from plastic. But currently only about 39 percent of packaging in Europe is recycled, with an additional 40 percent used to generate energy. In response, the EU and national governments have set ambitious targets for the…

"The demand for PET packaging sheet, which contains a high proportion of recycled material or is even made of 100 % of it, has recently increased enormously due to public discussion and legal requirements.“ - Dr. Carl-Jürgen Wefelmeier, Head of Business Unit Sheet.

Detergents, cleaners, cleaning and chemical products are often packed in containers with a square or a rectangular base.
Containers with a square base have in fact shapes and technical features that make the handling easier, especially in case of high capacity containers, and represent a great…

Ethos Seafood Group ('ESG") announced the transitioning of their seafood packaging into #1 PET recyclable material. The recyclable packaging is the result of a two year development effort between Ethos Seafood Group and MULTIVAC, which focused on eliminating single use plastics and establishing the…

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., introduces new Lumirror®STM Soft-Touch Matte film, a unique, matte-coated polyester film technology that simplifies processing and enables the manufacture of a robust, upscale, soft-touch matte lamination. A package manufactured with Toray’s STM film has the…

Toyobo Co., Ltd. is developing its lineup of environmentally friendly, highly functional film made with recycled resin from PET beverage bottles under the Beverage Bottles to Film - BB2FTM* trademark and focusing on expanding into global markets.

To help product designers achieve improved safety in the industrial, transportation, construction, electronics and label industries, DuPont Teijin Films is introducing clear flame retardant PET polyester films. Now commercially available from DuPont, the Melinex® FR32x (PET films have achieved UL's…

Plastics Know-How for Fiber Processing - "Reduce - Reuse - Recycle" should be more than just empty buzzwords, they should be brought to life. KIEFEL GmbH, Freilassing, is a technology partner in various domains of the plastics and packaging industry, where it supports customers in the development of…

And produces films for the medical sector such as hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, opticians & Co. In no time, COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions assembled a line including an extruder, a slot die and a calender with winder for the production of protective shield film in the technical center.

Packaging solutions specialist, Parkside, has collaborated with iconic Yorkshire-based coffee company Taylors of Harrogate to create a new pack for its range of coffee products. The new design has enabled the leading brand to welcome new audiences to the Taylors brand.