Packaging

Packaging

Novel LLDPEs Enable Films that Are 'Ahead of Their Time'

ExxonMobil’s new Exceed XP 7 series boasts remarkable mechanical performance combined with low density and fractional melt index.  

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sustainability

Solvent-Based Inks Boost PET Recycling

Sun Chemical’s SunSpectro SolvaWash solvent-based inks allow higher quality and yield of recycled PET from bottles.  

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Packaging

Coca-Cola Pledges to Use More Refillable Bottles

Coca-Cola says 25% of all its beverages globally will be delivered in returnable/refillable containers by 2030, up from 16% in 2020.

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Medical

Comar Acquires Irish Injection Molder

The N.J.-headquartered specialty packaging and medical device/assembly company goes international after string of domestic acquisitions and expansions.

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Packaging

Compression Blow Forming Now Available for PET Bottles

SACMI CBF has been adapted for PET, as well as HDPE and PP.

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Staying Ahead of the Curve: How a Blow Molder Thrives as a ‘Technology Company’

Aptly named Ring Container Technologies beefs up R&D staff to meet customers’ future needs before the customers even know what they will be.

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PET

Stretch-Blow 1000-Liter IBCs from PET

Cypet introduces a one-stage ISBM system to provide a clear alternative to HDPE bulk containers.

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Packaging Project Combines Thin Walls, Recycled Content and High Speeds

A collaborative project to produce a 5-liter thin-walled pail brought together Arburg and specialists in mold making, automation, in-mold labeling, material handling and resin supply.

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High-Speed All-Electric Machine Line Launches

Korea’s LS Mtron will introduce the ONE*-E series with five sizes—120, 140, 190, 310, and 390 tons—with plans to introduce four more models later this year.

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15 Headlines I’d Like to See in ’22

Extrapolating from recent news and trends, I twisted the dial from “Reasonable Possibilities” to “A Bit of Fantasy”

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