Materials

Frost & Sullivan has released its three big predictions for the global chemical, materials and food industry. Based on a '2013 Search for Growth' survey...

Bioplastics made from bio-feedstock, and reintegrated into the biosphere as a nutrient, or recycled together with conventional plastic, have a potential for being a...

ALDI Queensland Managing Director, Viktor Jakupec and CHEP Australia and New Zealand President, Phillip Austin today jointly launched CHEP’s new generation reusable plastic crate...

Novelis Inc., an aluminum rolling and recycling company says it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its North American consumer foil...

RPC Bouxwiller has created an eye-catching embossed beer cup for the C10 group in France. It says the 25cl cup, a first in the beer...

The bioplastics market is predicted to grow from around 1.4 million tons (annual production capacity) in 2012 to approximately 6.2 million tons in 2017,...

Brazilian Packaging Association ABRE in December 2013 said the average number of beverage cans used in 2012 per consumer in Brazil rose to 103,...

Metabolix, Inc. has launched Mvera B5011, a new film grade resin that allows for the production of compostable, and highly transparent, film and bags. The...

At ICIS Innovation Awards in London, UK on December 6, 2013, winners Renmatix and Virent announced their collaboration to convert affordable cellulosic sugars to...

The new cartonboard grade FOODBOARD has been designed as to further protect cartonboard packed foodstuff, says MM Karton. Its core component includes an ecologically sensitive...