The manufacture and use of various packaging forms is explained in this book, including films and flexible packaging, thermoformed, injection and blow molded containers, and packaging foams. The text includes environmental perspectives with particular attention paid to energy use and recycling.
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Plastics Packaging
Chapter 2 : Major Packaging Polymers
Chapter 3 : Extrusion, Films, and Flexible Packaging
Chapter 4 : Thermoformed Packages
Chapter 5 : Molded Packages
Chapter 6 : Foams, Other Cushioning Materials, and Distribution Packaging
Chapter 7 : Printing, Labeling, and Pigmenting
Chapter 8 : Barrier, Migration and Compatibility
Chapter 9 : Environmental Considerations
