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Numbers that Matter Live – August 2022

Join us on August 23rd at 2 pm (edt) for the Numbers that Matter Livestream   NUMBERS THAT MATTER LIVE with Bill Wood, Plastics News Economics Editor  Tune in August 23 for strategies to deal with inflation With a slowing economy and high inflation, how can plastics companies put themselves in a strong position for the remainder of 2022? Which plastics end markets will be most, and least,  impacted? Tune in…

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Thermoform Packaging Powered by Digital Watermarks

Subtle things can be the most influential. A case in point is the visionary Holy Grail 2.0 recycling initiative that relies on Digimarc’s digital watermarking technology, which is essential to automating the packaging sortation process. It makes possible the high-speed reading of a container’s polymer type by vision systems that read the watermarks. Paired with robotics, the combination permits packaging sortation at commercial scale. Sonoco TEQ is expanding the potential of Digimarc’s…

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Registration Open for Extrusion 2022

Registration is officially open for Plastics Technology’s Extrusion 2022 Conference. The conference, now in its eighth year, is an education-focused, two-and-a-half-day event that will feature sessions from industry leaders, tabletop exhibits and networking opportunities. The conference will take place on December 6-8, 2022 at the Omni Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, NC. Owing to differences in the various extrusion processes, the program will be comprised of general sessions in the mornings designed to…

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Is Polystyrene a Sustainable Food Packaging Choice?

Worth $31.6 billion in 2021, the Global Polystyrene Market is projected to reach $44.8 billion by the year 2028, growing at a CAGR of 5.2% over the analysis period of 2022-2028, according to a market study from BlueWeave Consulting. That’s a whole lot of PS including high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and expanded PS (EPS). Although PS containers and packaging are recyclable, recycling rates are not where they should be. According to the EPA’s…

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Beer Can Label Mimics Stained-Glass Window

A myriad of beer can designs enter the beer market yearly, yet few are as unique and inspired as a recent shrink-sleeve label from Lazarus Brewing in Austin, TX. It started with a unique beer recipe. The brewer’s managers were developing a Mexican-inspired brew featuring Tepache, a traditional fermented pineapple beverage. Needing a name, identity, narrative, and a fresh look, they turned to DWS Printing & Packaging. The product was…

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CJ Bio’s Amorphous PHA Demonstrates Excellent Biodegradability in Marine environment

Photo Credit: CJ Bio In early May, I reported on the development of Phact Marine Biodegradable Polymers based on a proprietary amorphous PHA technology from CJ Bio of Woburn, Mass., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang. Currently, this is said to be the only amorphous PHA on the market. Amorphous PHA is a softer, more rubbery version of PHA that offers fundamentally different performance characteristics than the crystalline or…

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Quality Control System Designed Specifically for Large-Pipe Extrusion

German developer of plastic pipe quality control systems Sikora has introduced a new model in its Centerwave line. The Centerwave 6000/1200 measures the wall thickness, inner profile and diameter as well as ovality and is designed specifically to meet the requirements of large pipe manufacturers. The compact system integrates easily with production processes and is particularly suitable for extrusion lines producing pipes in diameters between 1,000 and 1,200 mm (39.4…

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