Greener Package

Perpetual Recycling Solutions to open food-grade, rPET plant in IN

Anne Marie Mohan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:33 +0000

Major Category:

Recycling

Perpetual Recycling Solutions has announced its plans to open a new, food-grade rPET recycling facility in Richmond, IN. The company selected Richmond because of the community, people, and infrastructure to support success. Its plant will produce more than 110 million pounds of rPET flake annually for customers throughout the U.S. The plant will fill a critical void in the recycling chain, turning PET recycled bottles and thermoforms into food-grade flake.

Protective packaging cuts waste and cost

Anne Marie Mohan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:42:09 +0000

A multilayer blown coextrusion with Surlyn at the core is the key to keeping a high-gloss, thermoplastic washing machine door ‘bezel’ from getting scratched.

IoPP's Environmental Packaging Guidelines updated

Anne Marie Mohan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:07:09 +0000

Book provides all the essential need-to-knows about designing and producing packaging with sales impact that is also mindful of environmental impacts.

Keynoters from General Electric, Publix announced for SPS 2012

Anne Marie Mohan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:35:05 +0000

The Sustainable Packaging Symposium welcomes Dr. Bill Flanagan of GE Global Research and Michael Hewett of Publix as keynote presenters for the event.

Clearwater Paper to use EarthCoating on Candesce paperboard line

Anne Marie Mohan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:29:43 +0000

Major Category:

Adhesives, coating & inks

Clearwater Paper Corp., a manufacturer of bleached paperboard products, has signed a license agreement to extrude EarthCoating™ resins from Smart Planet Technologies™ for use in the full line of Candesce® premium SBS paperboard products.

AMERIPEN names Pierce executive director

Anne Marie Mohan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:22:33 +0000

Pierce was instrumental in the formation of the group and is its former president.