Materials
Materials
The German firm is keeping the Albis name for distribution, while using Mocom for its compounding efforts.
Swiss additive and masterbatch producer Sukano has launched a newly formulated transparent impact modifier for recycled or virgin PET resin. PET formulated with the new masterbatch can be used as an alternative to the specialty copolyesters currently used in cold, flash frozen and room temperature packaging trays.
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is increasingly moving toward the use of recycled raw materials in the production of its thermoplastic compounds and composites.
In response to rising concerns about the use in consumer products of chemical substances such as phthalates, which can pose a health risk, companies are increasingly looking to develop safer technologies in replacement.
Neste and Jokey, a Germany-based, family-owned international manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging, are to collaborate on the development of rigid packaging from sustainable materials for food and non-food applications.
In 2018, Flo SpA, a major European food packaging producer, introduced Gea, a compostable coffee capsule designed to be compatible with A Modo Mio brewing systems.
Tape manufacturer Essentra has responded to consumer demand for packaging sustainability and the need to comply with the latest legislative requirements for recycled content with the development of a new tear tape for flexible packaging.
Mask republic is the name of the new social business initiative launched by Borealis and paper republic, a Vienna-based stationery brand that is producing sustainable and reusable face masks for distribution across Austria.
Domo Chemicals is closing its third Biaxally Oriented PA film (BOPA) line at its Leuna plant in Germany, effective from August 2020.
Supply chain integrity specialist Security Matters Limited, or SMX, is a young company headquartered in Australia that has developed and commercialised innovative technology for asset tracking.
