At two trade events in October, Henkel and Siegwerk will showcase the results of the companies’ collaboration on an oxygen barrier coating for food packaging.
According to AkzoNobel, minimizing the risk of ‘regrettable substitutions’ in converting too quickly to a bisphenol-free world, and ensuring an aligned, right-first-time position that protects both consumers and manufacturers alike, are the largest challenges the can packaging industry has ever faced.
Mondi, a global packaging and paper company, opened its first recycling laboratory at its Frantschach mill in Austria to test the recyclability of paper and paper-based packaging using non-paper components such as coatings.
The Lubrizol Corp. announces the addition of new vacuum metallization equipment at its Global Packaging Center of Excellence in San Cugat (Barcelona), Spain.
Electron beam (EB) system manufacturer PCT Engineered Systems is developing a seminar that addresses the benefits, issues, regulatory considerations, safety impact and sustainability potential of implementing EB curing for printing and converting operations.
The initiative of ECHA to launch a public consultation on the proposal submitted by France to amend the current harmonized classification and labeling of Bisphenol-A from reproductive toxicity category 2 (hazard statement code H361f) to reproductive toxicity Category 1B (hazard statement code H360F) has created a debate in the industry.