Today`s resin technology and new chemistry options have enabled the development of peelable heat sealants that can better meet today`s performance and economic challenges. A few of the technologies that have seen significant advancement are: peelable polyolefin sealants that provide a consistent seal strength virtually unaffected by temperature, pressure, dwell, and age; peelable polypropylene sealants for retort applications that provide improved processing and performance characteristics and peelable polyester sealants for applications requiring chemical and/or temperature resistance.

US demand for green packaging comprised of recycled content, biodegradable and reusable packaging is projected to increase 3.4 percent annually to $43.9 billion in 2013.

The line consists of eighteen bean bag models in a variety of colors and conforms to one of three standard carry bag sizes.

The company says that the Flexi-Free Child Resistant product line, signified by CR after the product name, can be utilized by packagers for a wide variety of overwrap applications.

Startups are getting in on the act as well. A company called Boxed Water is Better is producing, as the name implies, boxed water.

The AmeriStar awards are sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals and are to be presented May 19 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.

Leaders in the petrochemical industry aim to reinvent how North American consumers think about the life cycle of plastics, a Dow Chemical executive said.

The magic word on everybody's lips in the PET container business right now is `light weighting` - prompted as much as anything by the increasing price of raw materials.

The new facility allows for additional office, R&D and repair space, as well as, an increased demonstration area and warehousing for spare parts.

The European Commission has decided to extend the derogation on plastic crates and plastic pallets in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels.