Packaging
New Designs for Electric & Hybrid Packaging and Industrial Blow Molding Machines
Introduced at K 2022, Bekum’s 21 models in the new EBLOW 8 Series and XBLOW designs include all-electric packaging machines from small to large, plus industrial units with a novel two-stage clamp in servohydraulic or hybrid versions.
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Flexible Film Processor Opens Recycling Lab
TC Transcontinental Packaging’s new facility allows it to facilitate development of new products in the areas of compostable, recyclable, and recycled content packaging.
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Record Reshoring Rates in 2022
Reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the third quarter marked their highest ever level, eclipsing the previous record set in the second quarter of 2022.
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Graduate Students Simulate Packaging Designs with Development Software
Software from Nova used in packaging engineering course.
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High-Performance Stretch Film with Recycle Content
Braskem and SML have jointly developed stretch film with 30% PCR.
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PET Preform Molding Advances on Display
At K 2022, SACMI exhibited its latest PET preform injection molding machine, as well as quality control via integrated vision and rPET molding specialization.
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Partnership Recognized for Recyclable Food Packaging
Polysack and Intrama recyclable food packaging won 2022 “Prize-Pack” award.
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U.S. Collection of Postconsumer PET Hits All-Time High
PET bottle collection rates rebounded in 2021 after declining in the preceding years.
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New Pepsi Goal Would Deliver 20% of Beverage Servings Via Reusable Models by 2030
PepsiCo will pursue multiple strategies to reduce proportion of single use packaging.
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Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins
Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.
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