Advanced Materials
Evolve Additive Solutions has reportedly joined forces with Kodak for supplying Evolve imaging parts, systems, and consumables that would be based on KODAK NEXPRESS digital production color press. Both the companies will also work to develop the Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP), a 3D printing …
Paints & Coatings
AkzoNobel, one of the leaders in the paints and coating industry and a Dutch multi-national company, recently announced that it has acquired Colourland Paints Sdn Bhd, the paints and coatings manufacturer located in Malaysia. In a statement released by AkzoNobel, the company has been quoted …
Advanced Materials
Minnesota state regulators recently gave Toronto-based PolyMet Mining Corp. the go ahead for a US$1 billion copper/nickel mine located near the Iron Range. Issuing a set of long-awaited permits, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has allowed PolyMet to continue with the 6,000-acre open-pit …
Packaging
Singapore may soon need to sell all its tobacco products in plain packets with graphic health warnings taking up at least 75 percent of the packet. The decision comes in the wake of the announcement by the Ministry of Health to impose standardized packaging for …
Packaging
KHS Group, the German packaging firm recently announced a collaboration with the German startup, Share, in launching a new line of 100% recyclable PET bottles that will be used to package water. The bottles made using KHS technology will be used to introduce Share’s line …
Paints & Coatings
A renowned North American leading company in Plating and Coatings, S+S Industries, has recently unveiled its new brand, including a new logo, and a top social media marketing and a fully recreated new corporate website. S+S Industries, operating in a 255,000 square feet facility in …
Packaging
The multinational food manufacturing company, Kellogg’s, recently signed a deal with U.S. recycling conglomerate, TerraCycle, to allow its UK consumers to return empty Pringles cans for recycling, starting December 2018. Sources suggest that the new program will allow shoppers to send their cans to TerraCycle, …
Recycling
The attractions and dining establishments at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) have stopped giving out single-use plastic straws starting October 1, in an effort to diminish single-use plastics. On October 29, RWS informed in a statement that this move would eliminate over 3 million straws every …
Recycling
Renowned consumer brands including such heavyweights as Coca Cola and Kellogg have recently pledged to cut all plastic packaging waste from their operations. As per reliable sources, the initiative comes after public pressure has been increased on retailers and manufacturers, to slow down the tide …
Recycling
SC Johnson has recently announced a series of commitments in accordance with the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, aimed at reducing its own plastic footprint by accelerating the use of recycled plastic content in its packaging. It will also support plastic bottle reuse through concentrated …