University researches method to make biodegradable plastic using bacteria and algae. The world is awash in discarded plastics. A recent estimate of the amount of plastic in the earth’s environment puts it at 6.3 billion metric tons.
ePac Flexible Packaging has purchased 10 additional HP Indigo 20000 digital printing presses to supporting its expanding converting operations throughout the United States. The new order quadruples production capacity for ePac and is the largest packaging deal for HP to date.
Consumers have become accustomed to having a wide variety of foods available to them from all corners of the world, no matter what season it may be. The days of being able to eat what is grown or raised on your own plot of land are long gone, especially as the world becomes more urbanized.
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is currently accepting entries for its 2018 Awards for Packaging Innovation, an independently judged competition. Entries will be accepted until April 12.
AccuWeb, Inc., has named John Rybaski as regional sales manager, providing technical and sales support for all AccuWeb and BST web guide products for customers in Illinois, Michigan and Indiana.
Uflex Ltd.’s Flex Films (USA) division has engineered FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB, a high-barrier metallized polyester film. The film is either untreated or corona treated on the other surface, while metallization is carried out on the specially treated composite surface.
Maxcess, a global leader in products and services for web handling applications, celebrated its 10-year anniversary in China by unveiling an additional 25,000-square-foot facility in Zhuhai. The expansion comes only one year after tripling its manufacturing space in early 2017.
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