APPE designs and manufactures rigid, plastic PET bottles and containers for the personal care industry, and following this purchase that company’s facilities and learnings will bolster Plastipak’s assets in the space.
Dupont’s 25th annual Innovation Awards for packaging awarded Gold to designer Placon for its Gillette Razor packaging, giving the brand one of the top prizes in the prestigious packaging competition.
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced that the2011 U.S. recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers has stayed strong at 29.3 percent.
DaniMer Scientific has developed a biobased label adhesive that it says eliminates problems associated with PET container recycling and enables increased end of life functionality and value.
Quadpack’s business partner Yonwoo has developed new oval airless packs designed to allow a larger area for printing and labeling, while ensuring product hygiene is maintained.
As demand growth recovered in 2010, and supply/demand balance restored, the M&G Group has announced it will build a next generation technology PET plant in the US, co-located and fully integrated with a new PTA plant at the same site.
PolyOne has introduced a new additive for FDA-regulated PET
designed for use in health and beauty packaging applications. OnCap
AA scavenger aims to reduce the risk of odor and taste build-up
associated with some types of PET packaging,...
Shiseido's premium skincare line 'Beauty Voltage' is not only an
experience for the skin but for the eye as well, courtesy of BASF's
Variocrom variable colour pigment.