Cook-in-bags are fast permeating the retail outlets, as part of a strategy to curtail food poisoning linked with high levels of bacterium campylobacter, witnessed particularly in fresh poultry.

At the recent K Fair, 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations demonstrated that plastic continues to be an innovative, indispensable and future-oriented material.

Berry Global has announced a recycling initiative, HolyGrail 2.0, that will use digital watermarking to “tag” plastic substrates or print materials (shrink sleeve, IML label, or paper label) with an identity that could include multiple attributes.

When K 2019, the world’s No. 1 trade fair for plastics and rubber, opens in Düsseldorf, Germany, over 3,300 exhibitors from 60 countries will showcase their latest innovations. About 200,000 attendees are expected to attend.

Nothing prepared this plastics industry executive for being on the beaches in Indonesia and walking on and through the piles of trash.

The North American plastics industry, led by the United States, is posting good business results this year. Growth indicators are pointing up for the foreseeable future.