Designers Challenged to Create Zero-Waste Packaging of the Future.

The company says venture capital will focus on categories like sustainability and circular economy solutions, digital printing, business and manufacturing automation as well as services for brand owners.

MBOLD coalition catalyzes new ecosystem to support a circular economy for flexible packaging and films in the Upper Midwest.

Northstar Clean Technologies Inc., a clean technology company focused on the sustainable recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles, has developed a proprietary design process for taking discarded asphalt shingles and extracting the liquid asphalt, aggregate and fiber for usage in new hot mix asphalt, construction products and other industrial applications. 

Developed to provide brands with a line of sustainable closures for flexible packaging, the Fresh-Lock 8000 Series takes part in a circular economy and provides reclosable solutions for sustainable flexible packaging. 

So, the flexible packaging segment is at an inflection point with recycled content. The good news is that more investments are being made into municipal recycling in the U.S.; more than $1 billion in investments was made before U.S. infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 was passed late last year.

Cortec announced EcoShield Barrier Paper, a fully recyclable barrier paper that does not rely on plastic coatings for moisture resistance. 

Only 2% of packaging spend is on intelligent packaging — but spending is growing rapidly as intelligent solutions support megatrends around sustainability, automation and need for productivity.

Multi-metal corrosion protection has strong static dissipative properties.