After water, tea is the second most-consumed beverage in the world. However, teabags have a problem – roughly 25% of the teabag, excluding contents, is plastic.

During the recent FPA Fall Executive Conference, IHS Markit, provided an update on the polypropylene market.

This one-day conference will focus on industry-specific topics including an update on state government affairs; an update on the polypropylene market; global trends in flexible packaging; managing incentives, and an overview of the University of Florida research on the feasibility of high temperature steam gasification of municipal solid waste.

European companies Neste and LyondellBasell have announced the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale.

North American polyethylene prices could come down – thanks to the looming potential for a record global overcapacity.

Expect U.S. polyethylene (PE) prices to go lower into the end of 2016, but plan for continued strong, high prices for polypropylene (PP) for the year.

U.S. polyethylene prices could come down after the first quarter 2016 as new North American capacity comes on line. Yet, short polypropylene supplies could impact prices of that resin in the Americas.

With the breadth of films available for flexible packaging, printers and converters are reaching new heights in both printing quality and capabilities.

FLEXcon, an innovator in adhesive coating and laminating, has extended its phosphorescent product line with Phosphorescent PP 600 Lt. Green V-58 94 PFW.