Print and Packaging

As the end of the year approaches, the production of the forever-chemicals PFAS is also coming to an end. These have played a significant role in the paper industry, especially in the production of greaseproof papers.

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Aquapak Polymers Ltd, which specialises in polymer-based material technologies that can deliver both performance and environmental responsibility at scale, has today announced its Newcastle University Chemistry Undergraduate award-winning Stage 3 Industry Challenge, which sets students the task of identifying new ways of recycling complex polymer packaging structures. The students then have around eight weeks to investigate possible solutions that will also contribute in a positive way to the continued development of a circular economy.

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Etimark, a label and package printer based in Switzerland, has made the switch from mercury to UV LED curing for its presses after adopting Flint Group’s EkoCure® Dual Cure ink range.

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Quadpack’s PP-Pop Jar is a monomaterial solution with an engaging refill gesture

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Leading medical packaging manufacturer Coveris will launch a new recyclable thermoforming film Formpeel P at the COMPAMED show in Düsseldorf. The theme of this year’s exhibition, from 13th to 16th November, is sustainability. Formpeel P is the latest addition to Coveris’ portfolio of sustainable materials, which also includes Formpeel T, Flexopeel T and Cleerpeel, and provides the same functionality and safety as traditional materials, while minimising packaging and product waste.

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Clariant is committed to bringing solutions to market that improve the overall health and well-being of society. In line with that commitment, Clariant has developed Ceridust® 8170M; a PTFE-free alternative texturing agent for powder coatings that delivers performance without the negative aspects of PTFE.

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FlexiTubes, the packaging tubes manufacturing division of UFlex Ltd., India’s largest multinational flexible packaging materials and solutions company, will showcase its wide range of sustainable and high-performing packaging tubes at Stall No. J-27 at “Beautyworld Middle East 2023”, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 30 to November 1, 2023.

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Leading packaging manufacturer Coveris has produced brand-new Notpla takeaway cardboard boxes to feature on a global stage at the Erste Bank Open ATP 500 tennis competition in Vienna, Austria, later this month.

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HEIDELBERG is a new participant in the UN Global Compact.

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Collaboration with Taghleef Industries, Karydakis IML S.A. and Kotronis Packaging to promote the use of certified renewable polypropylene resins from SABIC's TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio for the production of mono-PP thin-wall containers with in-mold labeling (IML) in an integrated single-step injection molding process.

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