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Portrait of Roland Geiselhard, new diretor print and packaging business unit at Follmann

Feb 26 2020

Follmann appoints new director for print and packaging business

Roland Geiselhart was appointed Director of the print and packaging unit on 1 February of this year. In this position, the 59-year-old trained book printer and printing technician is primarily responsible for the domestic and international further development of water-based flexographic and gravure printing inks for the areas of tissue,...

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Feb 20 2020

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Aptar Group buys Fusion Packaging

Sonja Schulte

The Group announced it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Fusion Packaging I, L.P. (“FusionPKG”). FusionPKG is a leader in high quality, prestige airless and color cosmetics packaging, and conception-to-launch turnkey solutions for the North American beauty market....

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a selction of white plastic bottles in forms usaally used for personal care products

Oct 24 2019

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Sunlight degrades polystyrene in seawater faster than expected

Sonja Schulte

study published by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that polystyrene, one of the world's most ubiquitous plastics, may degrade in decades or centuries when exposed to sunlight, rather than thousands of years as previously thought. "Right now, policy makers generally assume that polystyrene lasts forever in the...

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Plastic detergent container on white background with clipping path

Oct 21 2019

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Chemically recycled plastic bottles by Henkel

Sonja Schulte

For the first time, Henkel has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Through chemical recycling, mixed plastic waste that was previously impossible to recycle can be effectively reprocessed and reused. The pilot project with bottles of “Perwoll” is part of the ChemCycling project led...

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Colorfully drawn light bulb in a row of colored paper balls

Sep 23 2019

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Joint packaging development for dishwasher detergent line

Sonja Schulte

A successful joint development between Dow, brand owner RB, and converter Drukpol.Flexo has led to the creation of a new resealable pouch designed for recyclability and end-of-life disposal into existing recycling streams. Using Dow’s polyethylene (PE) films, the stand-up pouch was designed for RB’s “Finish” perfume-free dishwasher detergent line....

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Aug 27 2019

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Werner & Mertz certifies packaging by new label

Sonja Schulte

The first independent label that indicates the percentage of recycled plastic materials from the in Germany so-called Yellow Sack or Yellow Bin in products. The recycling of commercial and industrial waste is not included in the percentages in order to create targeted incentives for the reuse of plastic materials from...

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Follmann appoints new director for print and packaging business

Aptar Group buys Fusion Packaging

Sunlight degrades polystyrene in seawater faster than expected

Chemically recycled plastic bottles by Henkel

Joint packaging development for dishwasher detergent line

Werner & Mertz certifies packaging by new label

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