GreenBlue®, Charlottesville, VA, a non-profit organization developed to equip businesses with the science and resources to make products more sustainable, has recently released a suite of reports that provides technical guidance on how to design packaging to be compatible with common recovery methods.

Specific areas covered include adhesives, foil and metalized paper, inks, overprint varnishes, coatings and multi-laminate cartons. According to FSEA Executive Director Jeff Peterson, “The Foil & Specialty Effects Association believes the GreenBlue report to be the most accurate source published on the sustainability of metalized finished products and more to date, supported by precise data relating to the processes our constituents perform.”

The 2011 IADD-FSEA Odyssey Expo was held in Nashville, TN from May 4 through May 6.  The show was targeted specifically to diecutting, diemaking, foil stamping, embossing and bindery providing a unique, world-class amalgam of education and technology.

Magnesium Elektron exhibited at the 2010 Ipex show in Birmingham UK from May 18 to May 25.  Thank you to the attendees from 40 different countries who visited our booth.  Magnesium Elektron also hosted a dinner on Thursday May 20 which was well-attended.

Pira International, Surrey, UK, a third party research firm, was commissioned by the Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) to conduct the study and produce the findings, which have been compiled in a 11-page study.  Along with the findings, the study describes the pulping and screening methods used in the research, and provides a complete analysis of the reporting results from the testing methods.