Packaging

Packaging

Materials: Broad Range of New PLA Bioplastics to Fortify Global Market

Total Corbion PLA’s new production plant is up and running.

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sustainability

Plastic Bottle Recycling Declined in 2017

The five-year compounded annual growth rate for plastic bottle recycling was 0.1 percent.

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Packaging

You Might Get an Eco Label Just from Using Clarified PP

Asian housewares makers first to embrace use of UL eco-label for PP products containing Milliken’s Millad NX 8000 clarifier.

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Sidel Acquires PET Packaging Designer & Moldmaker

PET Engineering Srl in Italy adds to Sidel’s package of PET packaging capabilities.

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polyolefins

Sustainable Packaging Offered by Cannabis Packaging Company

STO Responsible uses PP formulation that facilitates oxygen-driven biodegradation.

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Additives

Masterbatch Manufacturer Opts for Customizable Stabilizers to Address Phosphite Issues in Polyolefin Applications

Baerlocher’s stabilizers help FD Plastics formulate LLDPE masterbatch that eliminates plate-out; meet standards for LLDPE geomembranes.

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PET Processing

Injection Molding: Upgraded PET Preform System Runs Longer Without Maintenance

SIPA XForm 500 injection molding system is now guaranteed for 11 million cycles between maintenance stops.

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Packaging

Blow Molding: Ultra-Light PET Base Design For CSD Bottles

New base for PET CSD bottles cuts weight by 25%.

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Packaging

Blow Molding: Base Inversion Adds Design Flexibility, Weight Savings for Hot-Fill PET Bottles

Sidel BoostPrime PET bottle designs make lighter hot-fill containers without vacuum panels or gas addition.

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Packaging

Blow Molding: Faster Mold Changes for PET ISBM Machine

SIPA’s single-stage PET stretch-blow molders now change tools 25% faster.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing