Printing
Operation of flexible packaging manufacturing plant using water-based inkjet printing begins
Kanaoka Holdings
Label with phosphorescent-inked design wraps bottled water for rolling stockpile
Bourbon Corporation
'MUJICA', Japan’s fi rst deinking device for wide films Automatic plate cylinder exchange using an AMR also unveiled
Orient Sogyo Co., Ltd.
Paper packaging potato chip
Calbee, Inc.
Packaging
Four companies from different industries developed packaging materials utilizing casein derived from milk
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. / TOYO INK CO., LTD. / ITOCHU Corporation / ITOCHU Plastics Inc.
Recycle
World's first complete recycling of PS food trays through Dic method
DIC Corporation / FP Corporation (FPCO)
Tests have begun at demonstration plant that converts 'waste' into 'ethanol'
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. / Lanza Tech NZ / SEKISUI BIO REFINERY CO., LTD.
Circular Economy
World’s leading MMA monomer manufacturer accelerates 'sustainable MMA' development
Mitsubishi Chemical Group
Environment
Adhesive label manufacturer develops label material for food applications to meet the need for environmental friendliness
LINTEC Corporation
Promoting deplasticization and local revitalization with ‘Waltz,’ a lightweight Japanese paper mannequin
TOMANE CO., LTD.
Contribution
Overview and latest trends of pulverizing systems specializing in film/sheets
Shojiro Yano, Technology Department, Horai Co., Ltd.
Person
Commitment to processing dimensions and die-cut cross-section
Yoshihide Inoue, President, Mikata Co., Ltd.
Trade Show Report
Japan Packaging Contest at Tokyo Pack 2022
AI Technology
AI quantifies onomatopoeias and suggests color palettes and textures of materials
Kansei AI Co., Ltd.
Series
The Story of Polyimide Film
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The new attempts of polyimide film manufacturers, transparency and the 5G technology standard
Dominique K. Numakura, DKN Research LLC
