Tag: BPA
Secrets of Helvetia Packaging’s beverage can plant revealed
Helvetia Packaging, the new beverage can plant that started up in Germany a year ago, has revealed its high-tech operations, and why it is...
Call for EU to give BPA coatings the all clear
The European Union should not delay in the drafting of a regulation that sets out the tolerable levels of Bisphenol-A in food contact packaging,...
New BPA-NI internal spray is like “liquid lamination”
A new internal spray coating for drinks cans that is described as “liquid lamination” is in commercial production by inks and lacquer manufacturer Metlac...
Progress being made towards Tata’s film lamination line
The project to build a packaging steel lamination line at Tata Steel’s mill at IJmuiden in The Netherlands is making progress, it was reported...
Spotlight on BPA by Euro food standards agency
New scientific evidence into the effects of Bisphenol-A, the component of epoxy phenolic coatings that has been the subject of campaigns for its removal...
Revolution in chemistry
Coatings suppliers are focusing on broadening their portfolios of non-BPA-based lacquers.
Denise Freitas reports
Production starts of tomato-skin based coatings
Coatings manufacturer Salchi Metalcoat has started production of lacquers...
Campbell to switch its cans from BPA in 2017
Campbell Soup, one of the world’s highest-profile canned food brands, is joining a number of fellow manufacturers to completely abandon the use of cans...