NatureWorks said major investment plans now underway to expand and develop its manufacturing process will lead to high performing bioplastics and give it the economies of scale to compete with oil based plastics on price.
RPC Bramlage Food presented a new plastic pack at Interpack – manufactured with barrier multi-layer injection moulding and designed to rival glass and cans in the market for long shelf life products.
Quadrant has launched a new metal detectable (MD) engineering thermoplastics range to help food processors tackle the issue of breakage and wear in equipment.
Italian supplier Lati said it has developed an injection mouldable compound on the back of a request from a leading pasta manufacturer for a food contact compliant and lightweight plastic alternative to costly stainless steel food ingredient handling...
A new grade of resin clarified with an additive can enhance the clarity and side wall stiffness of low-density polypropylene (PP) for food packaging and allows it to compete with other plastic material on sustainability and aesthetics, says Total Petrochemcials.
Plastic packaging and film producers in Germany may seek to raise prices by 10 per cent this year in a bid to offset huge recent jumps in the cost of raw materials, an industry insider told FoodProductionDaily.com.
Bio-based plastics have the potential to substitute almost all oil-based plastics but will not do so in the near future because of higher production costs and restricted output capacity, said a new study.
Endocrine disruptors such as phthalates used in food packaging could be linked to childhood obesity, according to two studies from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Packaging converters trying to pass on recent polymer price hikes to their food and drink manufacturing customer base may feel less resistance to such moves in the coming months with indicators of a new resilience in that packaging sector, claims an analyst.
BASF is planning to significantly step up production of its
biodegradable plastic materials amidst growing demand from various
industries including packagers.
A new injection moulding polypropylene (PP) grade of plastic resin
allows food packagers the ability to increase production, while
cutting down on the material needed, the manufacturer claims.
A Brazilian company has started production of what it calls the
world's first internationally certified renewable polyethylene made
from sugarcane ethanol.
Plastic is expected to outpace paper as the packaging material of
choice in the US food sector asindustry leverages the advantages of
the petroleum-based material, according to a new report.
Major US plastic packaging companies are facing a double squeeze --
falling demand for theirproducts and lowered margins due to the
high cost of raw materials, according to a report fromStandard
& Poor's.
A new series of pneumatic valves solves many of the problems unique
to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) stretch-blow molding
operations, according to the manufacturer.
A tougher version of BASF's Styrolux Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer
(SBC) will help manufacturers of food service and packaging
products make more durable packging while reducing costs, the
company claims.
Germany-based BASF will launch a biodegradable plastic based on
renewable raw materials in a bid to meet what it believes will be a
growing demand for environmentally-friendly packaging.
Diamant Art has opened choices on the market for biodegradable
packaging by expanding its range of recyclable stretch film to
include a pallet wrap based on polystyrene.
Rexam is expanding its plastics packaging business in a tough
market, announcing today it has agreed to purchase a US maker of
injection-moulded jars and closures for £83m (€123m).
UK-based Stanelco said yesterday it has acquired Biotec, a company
based in Germany that makes starch-based polymer packaging for the
food and pharmaceutical industries.
A lack of government support could undermine the remarkable growth
in the bioplastics sector before companies gain a foothold in the
marketplace, an industry expert has warned.
Biopolymers, increasingly seen as a highly promising development in
the plastics industry, will be on special display at Interpack
2005, writes Anthony Fletcher.
A new, technologically advanced heat-sealable metallised OPP film,
designed to replace the foil and sealant in traditional
paper-polyethylene-foil-polyethylene (PPFP) structures, has been
developed.
More bad news for packaging firms - BASF has announced further
price rises for the plastic polystyrene. Costs are set to be
increased in Europe by €100 euros per metric ton.
Could environmentally-friendly biodegradable containers made from
wheat starch eventually replace traditional polystyrene-based
products? Only if the price is right, reports Anthony
Fletcher.
Owens-Illinois (O-I) plastics group has introduced a new line of
multi-layer, injection-blow-moulded plastic bottles and vials. The
company has selected Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from
Ticona, the technical polymers business...
In the UK a new high speed injection moulding process that could
transform the manufacture of plastic packaging has raised funding
for its further development.
Owens-Illinois Plastics Group has launched a joint project with
Husky Injection Molding Systems in Ontario, Canada, to develop
higher cavitation multi-layer PET injection systems.
Enercon, the US-based induction cap sealing provider, is about to
preview some of its latest packaging technologies at the NPE show,
to be held in Chicago, US next week.
Polymer company Cargill Dow has a new partner in Italy to help
service the European food packaging industry. The companies are
working together to offer thermoformed packaging to the bakery and
convenience food markets made from NatureWorks'...
Despite the plastics packaging market reaching a mature status, it
is still a viable and growing market, however recent economic
uncertainty has led to oversupply and uncertainty for the industry
in Europe and the US.
Solvay Advanced Polymers, the US-based provider of high-performance
polymers to the food service industry, will expand the production
capacity of its polyamide-imide plant in South Carolina, during the
next nine months
