by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Paperboard & Packaging
Recyclable Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging Flexible packaging is becoming more and more prevalent in consumer goods manufacturing as the demand for more flexible, smaller, and custom packaging has grown exponentially. Additionally, the ability to recycle...
by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Paperboard & Packaging
Hot Melt Adhesives Enable Right-sized Packaging to Reduce Waste Shipping packages that are oversized and contain bulky filling materials are being replaced in shipping & e-commerce operations by “right-sized” packaging. As consumers and corporations...
by admin | Jan 21, 2025 | Assembly Operations, Building & Construction, Consumer & DIY, Footwear & Leather, Medical, Paperboard & Packaging, Woodworking & Joinery
New Recyclable Sustainable Adhesive Polymers derived from alpha-lipoic acid (αLA), a small molecule that aids in cell metabolism, have the potential to provide versatile and environmentally friendly adhesives, but their instability has long been a barrier to their use...
by admin | Dec 27, 2024 | Consumer & DIY, Paperboard & Packaging
New Packaging & Consumer Goods Adhesives Using Captured CO2 Emissions New water-based adhesives made from catptured CO2 emissions are available for th epackaging and consumer goods sector. Henkel Corporation, a developer of adhesives, sealants and functional...
by admin | Dec 17, 2024 | Paperboard & Packaging
New Commercially Available Biodegradable Packaging Adhesives Researchers at Oregon Statue University (OSU) have developed several biomaterials which have led to patented market-ready products. One adhesive company, BioBond Adhesives, recently licensed some of these...
by admin | Dec 4, 2024 | Assembly Operations, Building & Construction, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Consumer & DIY, Footwear & Leather, Medical, Paperboard & Packaging, Transportation
European Adhesive Tape Position Paper for Sustainability & Mass Balance Chain of Custody Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association, has released a new position paper on mass balance chain of custody as part of the work undertaken by the Advocacy Workstream of...