The Dow Chemical Co., along with coating and laminating equipment manufacturer Nordmeccanica Group, will reveal trial results in new, sustainable flexible packaging at the CPP EXPO in Las Vegas, Oct. 5-7.

Nancy Smith, commercial development manager for Dow Adhesives and Functional Polymers, and Giancarlo Caimmi, vice president of equipment supplier Nordmeccanica, will present samples and data from the groundbreaking sustainable packaging lamination demonstration trial conducted jointly on Earth Day 2009.

via Sustainable flex-pack lamination data to be presented at CPP EXPO – 2009-09-29 14:17:15 MDT | Converting Magazine.

By Katie Bird , 29-Sep-2009 www.cosmeticsdesign.com

When it comes to environmentally friendly packaging some of the most important savings are being missed through poor recycling options – and this applies to all plastics bio- and fossil fuel-based.

New advances in bioplastics, plastic resins that use plant carbon instead of carbon from fossil fuels, are the current hot topic in the world of green packaging.

via Green packaging is more about improving recycling than new materials.