Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
What will new crackers mean to plastics processors?
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Increasing availability of natural gas in North America has the potential to make a big difference in the plastics industry in the next decade. But how exactly will it change? North American processors may be salivating over the prospects for...
‘The woman the plastic industry can’t beat’
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Who's Emily Utter? She's an anti-plastics activist who helped pass a ban on plastic bags in San Francisco, and now she's working to help other cities and towns do the same. Utter is making "huge progress ... in spite of...
Emerging issue: tsunami debris
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
On top of the rest of the plastics industry's marine litter problems, get ready for a new twist. Experts say debris from last year's tsunami that devastated parts of Japan are headed for the West Coast of the United States...
More details on thermoformers
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Plastics News publishes our annual ranking of North American thermoformers in today's print issue, so let's take the opportunity to look at the numbers behind the ranking. In print, we rank the top 100, but online we've got full data...
Using ‘The Lorax’ to teach plastics recycling
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
A few months ago I wrote about the potential for viewers to take away an anti-plastics message from "The Lorax," a Dr. Seuss-inspired film that opened today. But the tone of that post, "'The Lorax' pits kids against plastics," wasn't...
Explaining the new package recycling labels
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Have you noticed any of the new package recycling labels? Some manufacturers are voluntarily using the labels in an effort to make recycling easier. One of the biggest problems with the status quo labels is related to plastics -- specifically,...
Looking back at a big moment in plastics
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Ever have one of those moments where you think you remember something, but your memory plays tricks on you? I had that today when I noticed a story in The Port Lavaca (Texas) Wave about Inteplast Group's 20th anniversary. I...
Update on sale of Rexam’s personal care unit
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Rexam plc is progressing with plans to sell its personal care unit, with Barclays Capital managing the offering. The London-based packaging company had announced plans to sell the unit last fall. CEO Graham Chipchase updated investors on the plan when...
Is innovation slipping at P&G?
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Here's a suprising fact: It has been five years since Procter & Gamble Co. launched a brand in the United States, and that product was niche probiotic Align. Is P&G, which has a long history as a creator of innovative...
Huntsman’s 2012 grade: Incomplete
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
I confess, the Plastics Blog enjoyed having a favorite son candidate in the 2012 presidential race. I know people say Mitt Romney has a plastic personality, but it's just not the same. But now Jon Huntsman Jr. is out of...