Materials

Global materials science company Dow has partnered with leading China-based dairy company Mengniu, to launch an all-PE yoghurt pouch designed for recyclability.

Labelstock producer Avery Dennison will use next month’s Labelexpo in Brussels to unveil a new range of variable information (VI) and decorative linerless labels.

Swedish company PulPac has been granted three new patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its dry moulded fibre technology. PKN is tracking PulPac developments with interest.

Amcor is expanding its AmFiber Performance Paper packaging range to include heat seal sachets for dry culinary and beverage applications, to be manufactured on a new line at its plant in Spain.

UPM Biochemicals and Selenis, a subsidiary of the IMG Group that produces speciality polyester resins for a wide range of applications, have formed a strategic alliance to produce sustainable PETG.

Billerud has launched a machine glazed kraft paper especially adapted and validated for wrapping toilet and kitchen paper rolls, which are renewable, recyclable, biodegradable, and able to endure tough handling.

Corrosion solution company Cortec is offering two kinds of barrier paper, both of which is says are USDA Certified Biobased Products and are available in Australia and New Zealand.

Amcor Rigid Packaging has earned the US Plastics Industry Association 2023 Leadership in Sustainability Innovation Award, for its innovations in plastics manufacturing.

Bostik has developed a solvent-free adhesive solution, which it said can be applied for food, fast-moving consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries.

Aluminium Deutschland is concerned that the lack of high-quality PCR materials will cause major issues in Europe, and says a worldwide race for the recycled materials is already on.

UPM Raflatac is expanding its wash-off portfolio with new paper label materials that, it says, enhance the recycling of PET and HDPE. The materials have received European certifications of recyclability

Windmöller & Hölscher and its partners have developed a fully recyclable, mono-material PE pouch, which has similar properties to standard multi-material laminated pouches.

With the interim trade deal between India and Australia now in effect, Indian manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions AVI Global Plast is promoting its range of recycled packaging to Australian producers.

Garden care company Yates has partnered with flexible pouch manufacturer OF Packaging to develop a mono-polymer rPE stand-up pouch, with 60 per cent recycled content, combining PIR and PCR.

KM Packaging has welcomed the Soft Plastics Taskforce’s recently released Roadmap to Restart, which outlines the steps needed to relaunch a supermarket soft plastic collection scheme in Australia.

Avery Dennison, a global leader in materials science and manufacturing, has launched AD XeroLinr DT, its direct thermal linerless portolio for variable information printing.