Packaging

The University of Houston has received a $4 million grant to expand its research into the recycling and upcycling of polyolefins into useful end products.

#SleeveConnect project uses CPET shrink sleeves on colorless, recycled PET bottles that can snap together.

New Sidel bottle blow molding machine molds virgin or recycled PET bottles that are up to 10 liters in volume, at a rate of 18,000 bottles per hour.

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today launched a nationwide initiative promoting plastic recycling targeting policymakers and brand owners. The effort includes a website called “Recycling is Real” with videos and facts to support their argument.

The use of artificial intelligence in the packaging industry is projected to grow 11.2 percent per year to $6.02 billion, nearly triple in value, by 2033.

Teknor Apex will introduce a Monprene TPE with 65 percent recycled content. The grade will boost sustainability for end-users in the products they make.

Ampacet masterbatches protect food and drug packaging.

ExxonMobil grade replace multi-material structures in blown film packaging

Yankang Plastic Machinery touts machines making 20,000-liter water tanks.

New patent suggests that using spring-loaded pistons can better control parison consistency in extrusion blow molding applications.

Brazilian firms Sevenpack and Gerdau Graphene have jointly commercialized what they claim is the world’s-first graphene-enhanced stretch PE film.

Consumers stand to earn cash back for recycling jugs in their curbside bins.