Business Management - Sustainability
April 28, 2015 at 6:58 pm
Daetwyler has entered into an agreement with CBG Technologies in order to provide sales and service through-out North America.
March 17, 2015
Using a new online self-assessment from Heidelberg, printers can better determine just how environmentally-friendly their practices and procedures are. This free tool can help users realize the benefits of running a greener printing operation.
February 17, 2015
NatureFlex packaging from Innovia Films guards against moisture vapor and provides a high oxygen value for Ocean's Halo seaweed chips. The material is made from sustainable wood pulp and is certified compostable.
February 10, 2015
A comprehensive suite of sustainability resources has been added to the Flexographic Technical Association's website to help members and their facilities achieve their current and future sustainability goals.
January 27, 2015
Amcor joins Coca Cola, Alcoa, and other industry partners that have combined to form the Recycling Partnership, a collaborative, industry-funded effort designed to boost residential recycling in the United States. The funding will support the Recycling Partnership’s inaugural project in Columbia, SC, where a complete modernization of the city’s residential curbside recycling program will be undertaken.
January 1, 2015
Standup pouches get the glamour and a lot of shelf space, but stick packs, those long, skinny containers of everything from yogurt to nutraceutical potions to table-top packets of sweeteners are becoming hot properties in flexible packaging.
June 18, 2014
When an earthquake or massive storm hits, part of the challenge for aid workers is providing appropriate nutrition in containers that can stand up to the rigors of third-world environments.
March 1, 2013
In 2012, Universal Lubricants began exploring options to extend ECO ULTRA's environmental benefits to its exterior, and ideally, expand the motor oil's share of market. Ultimately, ECO ULTRA became the first re-refined motor oil to be offered at the retail level in a flexible package. It took about six months of reviewing mock-ups and prototypes; researching and testing pouch materials, spouts, and solutions; and gauging customer feedback via online consumer surveys, focus groups, and even conversations with NASCAR fans at the Daytona 500.
January 1, 2013
Sustainability in package printing news, featuring Twin Rivers Paper Co., Kodak and TLMI.
June 1, 2012
Continuous improvement initiatives and advancements in technology are constantly in motion at DWS Printing Associates in Deer Park, N.Y. Arthur Staib Jr. and his brother Allen Staib are now looking beyond the arrival of their new Heidelberg offset press due in late 2012 and already have their next major capital investment in the planning stages for 2013.
