Kevin Gambrill, Author at Sustainable Packaging News

Wipak wins exclusive Gold Award in Sustainability at German Packaging Awards

25 September 2020
Recyclability

Wipak has been awarded the exclusive Gold Award in Sustainability at the German Packaging Awards. Wipak is one of four Gold Award winners in the Sustainability category - the only…Read more →

BOREALIS RECEIVES EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK LOAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTIONS FOR PLASTICS

25 September 2020
Circular Economy

EIB grants EUR 250 million in funding for Borealis’ research, development and innovation (RDI) programmeLoan to boost Borealis' research and development efforts in propelling the industry towards plastics circularityBorealis' corporate…Read more →

Certificate for recyclability

24 September 2020
Recyclability

Recently, cyclos-HTP GmbH certified that Buergofol GmbH (Siegenburg, Germany) is using recyclates in several important film materials. Now, the innovative Lower Bavarian manufacturer is pleased to announce that further important…Read more →

Innovative, paraffin – free and recyclable paper-based packaging

24 September 2020
Resource Efficiency

Matrix innovation lies in technology, not material: exchanging paraffin for a breathable polymer. This brings manifold benefits: state of the art ripening cheese, extend shelf life, deliver the right taste,…Read more →

SABIC LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE TF-BOPE FILM FOR FROZEN FOOD PACKAGING

24 September 2020
Headlines, Resource Efficiency

SABIC’s collaboration with Syntegon, Ticinoplast and Plastchim-T delivers market-leading sustainability through less material consumption SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, has launched a sustainable packaging solution for frozen food…Read more →

ProAmpac and Metropolitan Tea Collaborate to Introduce Package Made with 100% Home and Industrial Compostable Materials

24 September 2020
Bio-based

Today ProAmpac, the flexible packaging leader, announced the release of their pioneering ProActive Compostable package designed in collaboration with Metropolitan Tea. “Collaborating with Metropolitan Tea to develop a compostable package…Read more →

Introducing PLA Packaging, a sustainable solution

24 September 2020
Bio-based, Headlines

PLA stands for Polylactic Acid, and is commonly known as corn plastic. It's produced under controlled conditions using renewable resources such as corn starch or sugarcane. PLA packaging products can…Read more →

IQ GRASS+ PACKAGING: launch of a unique grass paper for premium packaging

23 September 2020
Bio-based, Headlines

Partnering with customers for innovation is one of Mondi’s four strategic value drivers. One of the latest innovations using alternative raw materials is IQ GRASS+ PACKAGING which uses fast-growing grass…Read more →

Avantium grants Kebony rights to use its patented technologies on humins for wood modification

23 September 2020
Bio-based

Avantium N.V, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that its subsidiary Avantium Renewable Polymers has granted leading wood modification company Kebony the right to use its patented technologies…Read more →

Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals Develops Near-Infrared Sortable Black Masterbatch

23 September 2020
Recyclability

New technology enables the sorting of black plastic packaging for recycling Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals S.A.S. (TIESC), a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed a whole new…Read more →

Wide range of biodegradable injection moulding compounds

23 September 2020
Bio-based

As a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, BIO-FED is the specialist for innovative and application-oriented biocompounds. The product portfolio under the trade name M·VERA® is constantly being expanded with new products.…Read more →

Meet Ultraflex, the C.I. UV LED hybrid

22 September 2020
Machinery

(UV-LED + Solvent/Water based ink) KYMC, with more than 50 years of experience in Flexographic press design and in application integration teamed up with TSLC and Rainbow Pigment Co., Ltd…Read more →