New Packaging Equipment: March 2021
New research and innovations in packaging materials are focused on sustainability, which is important for bakery and snack producers who strive to achieve green solutions in their everyday packaging operations. Sustainability also is a key concern for consumers who prefer materials made from recycled materials.
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Company: Kwik Lok Corp.
Website: https://www.kwiklok.com/
Kwik Lok Corp., Yakima, WA, has joined the U.S. PlasticsPact, a green initiative rooted in four goals intended to drive change andcreate a path toward a circular economy for plastics in the U.S.
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Company: Amcor Flexibles North America
Website: https://www.amcor.com/
Amcor Flexibles North America also is developing packaging solutions that are compostable, contain recycled content, and are paper-based to address a wide range of sustainability needs in the bakery and snack market.
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Company: Sealstrip Co.
Website: https://sealstrip.com/
Sealstrip Corp., Gilbertsville, PA, has introduced VerdeSeal, a recyclable, pressure-sensitive tape technology that is FDA-compliant and applicable to the company’s easy-open and resealable product lines. Also, by utilizing recyclable polyethylene-based films, VerdeSeal meets the content requirements of the How2Recycle “Store Drop-Off” label and can be recycled wherever polyethylene film recycling streams are available.
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Company: Dow
Website: www.dow.com
The latest challenge that Dow is addressing is how to create packaging that provides necessary barriers and recyclability. For packaging that requires ethylene vinyl alcohol, Dow’s RETAIN 3000 was developed to enable the recyclability of these barrier films.
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Company: R.A Jones
Website: https://www.rajones.com/en
R.A Jones, Covington, KY, a manufacturer of food packaging machines, works directly with customers and their material suppliers to make sure new sustainable structures can be run on its equipment. The focus is to ensure that the sustainable packaging materials can maintain the current customer experience, which includes extending product shelf life. R.A Jones and Volpak are sister companies under Coesia.