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Pine-Based Tackifiers Offer Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Bio-based tackifiers allow packaging adhesive formulators to meet their most difficult challenges with minimal impact on the environment.

Olivia Jobes

November 17, 2020

Two of the biggest challenges facing the global adhesives and sealants market today are meeting consumer preferences for sustainable packaging and aligning with the industry’s increasing regulatory demands, especially when it comes to food applications.

Trends in Reusable Protective Packaging Drive Growth of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Applications

Choosing the right pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape for reusable protective packaging depends on the need of the specific application and the materials that are being bonded together.

Janet Page

November 10, 2020

The reusable protective packaging market has grown in recent years. Not only do businesses want to safely distribute products throughout the supply chain, they want to do so in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way.

Dow Opens Pack Studios Facility in Spain

Dow’s Pack Studios facilities reportedly help customers address packaging sustainability by providing a testing platform to shorten development cycles for new formats and load stability innovation.

November 6, 2020

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow, recently introduced Pack Studios Tarragona, the 10th in a global network of Pack Studios sites.

H.B. FULLER: Sustainable Packaging Solutions Webpage

The new webpage shares the newest and latest innovative adhesive solutions that can positively affect sustainability across the value chain and facilitate the circularity of the packaging industry.

November 5, 2020

H.B. Fuller recently announced a new Sustainable Packaging Solutions section of its website.

MACTAC: Industrial Tapes

MacBond FBR899 series tapes are offered in transfer adhesive and double-coated film form with a 0.5-mil PET carrier.

October 29, 2020

Mactac Industrial Tapes recently announced the launch of MacBond FBR899 series tapes, a line of industrial tapes designed to adhere to nearly any surface.

Thinking Outside of the Box When Choosing the Right Packaging

The role of packaging has evolved for some time and now must include brand awareness, values, and sustainability.

Justine Hanlon

October 27, 2020

In years past, if you wanted to protect, ship, and sell your product, you put it in a can, bottle, or box. Today, packaging comes in all different forms, types, shapes, and sizes. While the options are not necessarily endless, packaging design is limited only by imagination and requirements.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Dow R&D Awards Garner Most Reader Interest

Last week, readers were most drawn to news from Dow regarding recent awards for innovation.

Susan Sutton

October 26, 2020

Do you have news to share with the industry? Please send your press releases to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Sale of BASF Construction Chemicals Business Leads the News

An announcement from BASF regarding the closing of the sale of its Construction Chemicals business drew the most reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

October 19, 2020

We’ve seen lots of acquisition activity lately. How do you think these moves will impact the industry? Please contact me at suttons@bnpmedia.com to share your thoughts.

Henkel to Showcase Packaging Initiatives in Virtual Sustainability Forum

The event will be a cost-free digital experience for partners and customers, offering a content mix of webinars, panel discussions, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.

October 16, 2020

Henkel recently announced that its Packaging Adhesives business is hosting a fully digital and international Sustainability Forum on November 18-19, 2020, to highlight its packaging products and services and to bring the value chain together.

H.B. Fuller Joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network

As a certified Amazon supplier, H.B. Fuller reports that it can support Amazon packaging suppliers in qualifying for all three tiers by meeting the APASS guidelines.

October 9, 2020

H.B. Fuller recently announced that it is a certified member of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier (APASS) network.