What a difference a year makes. About this time last year, oil prices were peaking around $150/barrel, and energy and materials pricing, in general, were following suit. Along with this, sustainability was right at the top of the list of global concerns.
Business Management - Sustainability
Halfmoon, N.Y.—Info Label Inc. announced the launch of its new partnership with International Paper Products Corporation of Westfield, MA to reduce waste and its impact on landfills. “We’ve been looking for a positive and productive solution to decrease our waste and its impact on local landfills,” says Mark Dufort, President of Info Label, “and through our partnership with IPPC we’ve reduced our waste by 99 percent."
RESTON, Va.—In 2008, Pira International conducted research for the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization (PRIMIR), in a study titled "Sustainable Print in a Dynamic Global Market: What Going Green Means." The 300+ page study was released earlier this year.
Synthetic materials are well known for their their ability to stand up to tough conditions or to maintain their structure and print quality once off the press and on to packages. They are often incorporated on shampoo bottles and other health and beauty packaging, as well as pharmaceutical packaging.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to approval last night in the House Energy and Commerce Committee of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement.
WIGTON, Cumbria, UK—Innovia Films’ compostable cellulose-based packaging film, NatureFlex™, was recently tested by a UK leading consumer body and received a favorable review.
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Interfilm Holdings Inc., a national value-added distributor of thin gauge plastic films, announced that it has signed a distributor agreement with NanoPack Inc. of Wayne, Pa. NanoPack has developed proprietary barrier coatings that substantially improve existing methods of creating clear barrier films used in packaging consumer products such as foods.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—June 5 is right around the corner! But, you still have time to get your entries in for packagePRINTING's Excellence Awards Competition!
WILMINGTON, Del.—DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announced that in an industry first, winners of its long-running DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation will be announced via a global virtual forum that will include exchanges with leading industry experts on sustainable packaging, as well as with the prestigious international panel of jurors who selected this year’s winners from over 120 entries from around the world.
SOLON, Ohio—CardPak is joining with the Solon schools and the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) in sponsoring the Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees Program. TICCIT (pronounced "ticket") is an outreach and education program highlighting the natural renewability and sustainability of paperboard packaging.