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Making Plastic Heavyweight
A metallic additive for plastic also makes components heavier, giving them a metal-like feel. The resulting compound gives package designers the best of both worlds—the design flexibility that plastic offers and the luxurious feel of heavy metal. Plastic parts using the additive can be produced using standard processing methods.
Clariant, Masterbatches Division
McHenry, IL
www.clariant.masterbatches.com
Controlled Pouring
A patented dispensing closure has a unique lip that controls how product pours out of a bottle. Product only pours from the closure’s lip, making dispensing neat and easy. In addition, the lip cuts off product pour and prevents residual product from dripping from the closure once the bottle is turned upright.
Brad-Pak Enterprises Inc.
Garwood, NJ;
www.brad-pak.com
PCR Labels
Labels made from postconsumer recycled (PCR) waste can now be provided by a supplier. Both PET and HDPE labels can contain PCR in percentages ranging from 25 to 100%. The supplier, which also provides PCR bottles, says that it worked with Royston Labels to develop the labels.
M&H Plastics
Beccles, Suffolk, UK
www.mhplastics.com
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