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H.B. FULLER CO.: Laminating Adhesives for Packaging

April 18, 2013

Two new adhesives can help customers get food products packaged and shipped faster.

Advancing Adhesives: Game Changer

January 4, 2013

BASF partnered with The Seattle Mariners to debut compostable snack bags.

Improving Polymer Chemistries

Michelle Moss

October 1, 2011

With careful research, polymer chemistries can be tailored to end-use applications.

Initiative Supports Diversity, Drives Efficiency

February 1, 2011

Kraft Foods will request both up- and down-stream vendors to attain sustainable social, economic, and environmental objectives.

Is it Time to Decouple from Petroleum?

Bio-polymers have entered the market, and demand is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade.

Steven Gailbreath Marc Jackson

August 1, 2010

In May 2009, The Coca-Cola Co. unveiled its new package. According to the press release, the PlantBottle™ is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on non-renewable resources, and reduces carbon emissions compared with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles. The rest of the press release discusses the environmental virtues of the new package, but dialogue with Coke employees revealed a different (though equally important) driver: “We have been in business for over 100 years and we plan to be in business for over 100 more years. We are taking steps now to reduce our dependence on petroleum-based raw materials.”

Packaging EndUser: Starch- and Dextrin-Based Adhesives

Starch- and dextrin-based adhesives play a large part in industrial production, especially the packaging industry.

August 1, 2005

This article provides an overview of the raw materials that go into starch and dextrin adhesives, the methods of adhesive manufacture, and the additives that are commonly used in formulations for improvement of specific properties.