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Entries for tag: oil
Pregis to further increase prices
Pregis Protective Packaging Europe is to introduce further price increases as from 1st September 08 to recover rises in input costs. Pregis introduced its first round of price increases only two months ago.
Read ArticlePregis explains price increases
Pregis Protective Packaging Europe announces a price increase up to 10% depending on product, as a result of unprecedented rises in the costs of raw materials, freight and energy. In addition, a fuel surcharge programme is also to be implemented in direct response to the escalating and volatile oil price.
Read ArticleBag in box manufacturer claims this process leads to less waste
Bag-in-box manufacturer Rapak, part of DS Smith Plastics, claims latest research from the USA has further strengthened the environmental case for bag-in-box packaging.
Read ArticleTorraspapel Eliminates the Use of Fuel Oil in Its Mills
Replacing fuel oil with natural gas results in a 25-30% reduction of CO2 emissions.
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Serac claims to offer sustainability
Specialist in filling and capping machines for nearly 40 years, Serac will present at Interpack 2008 several packaging solutions and two exclusivities: Rp2 and Athéna
Read ArticleApplications to extrusion blow moulding extended
Be it hairspray bottles, paint cans or oil tanks – thanks to BASF’s new Ultraform® E3120 BM, hollow objects with demanding requirements can now be made of polyoxymethylene (POM) by means of extrusion blow molding. In comparison to containers made of polyethylene (PE), they display considerable better barrier properties against gases such as oxygen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Ultraform E3120 BM is resistant to many types of media such as alcohol, oil and hydrocarbons, and moreover, it can be sterilized with hot steam. This product is now available in commercial quantities. Easy to process, translucent and chemical-resistant
Read ArticleKTI Poland reaching out to students
On Tuesday 15th January 2008 at Warsaw University of Technology took place the meeting with students where the representatives of KTI Poland, Warsaw University of Technology and L’Aquila University presented the cooperation plan.
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Packaging for pickles
Spanish table olive producer and speciality foods Grupo Angel Camacho S.L. has turned to RPC Containers Corby to develop an innovative plastic foodservice jar to replace its current glass packaging by offering improved performance and safety.
Read ArticleBassell increases prices
Effective December 1, Basell will increase prices by $200 per tonne on all of its Adflex, Adsyl and reactor-grade Hifax resins produced in Europe for export into US dollar-based markets.
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Growing ecological food trend looks for natural packaging
Shown for the first time at Anuga, SilviPak is a new generation of natural packaging, based on pulp made from virgin wood fibres. The trays are dual ovenable and suitable for frozen and chilled ready meal products, challenging the “traditional” CPET and aluminium trays by being more natural and reducing both packaging weight and oil consumption.
Read ArticleSustainability in castor oil
A material developed, produced and marketed by BASF over fifty years ago in the pioneering phase of engineering plastics is undergoing a renaissance. At K 2007, the world’s largest plastics exhibition, BASF is unveiling Ultramid® BALANCE, a polyamide 6.10. This is based to the extent of about 60 per cent on sebacic acid, a renewable raw material derived from castor oil.
Read ArticleBASF increases colorant prices
Effective October 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, will raise prices by up to 20% for sizing agents and paper colorants in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This action is being taken because of significant raw material cost increases for products based on ethylene, propylene, fatty alcohols and acids, napthaline, aniline and amines.
Read ArticleEndless possibilities in plastic packaging
Sidel continues to advance the possibilities in PET packaging for beverages with ultra-lightweight PET bottles, small and large; new low- and high-output-rate blow molding machines; and automatic blow molding process regulation. All are on exhibit as we unveil Sidel’s latest innovations at the upcoming K trade show.
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Variety of solutions for automotive
It’s a proof of excellent service to tailor specific solutions that contribute to customer’s success and convincing performance of his products on the marketplace. This may be a revolutionary development or a seeming small improvement of existing products. It has always been BERICAP’s self-understanding to strengthen the appearance of branded articles in the shelves. Regarding automotive products this is mainly achieved by offering a variety of solutions for a given neck enabling the brand owner to select the appropriate closure out of a family range. But you can always improve ….
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Airless technology from Germany
For more than 20 years MEGA has been a leader in Airless Technology. From our state of the art facilities in Germany and US we have developed a superior offering of German engineered airless dispensers used in oral care, consumer health care, skin and body care, as well as cosmetic applications.
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