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Many supermarkets and convenience stores are adding ready-to-eat, chef-prepared hot and cold foods to their shelves to target demand from young professionals and Millennials for fresh and convenient to-go meals and snacks. View more and related images

As more and more consumers dig into ready-to-eat, chef-inspired, fresh prepared foods, supermarkets and convenience stores are demanding next-generation packaging that is tailored to these preferences. View more and related images

The restaurant and catering industries have a lot on their plates, from providing healthy and sustainable choices to delivering quality and convenience and streamlining operations to drive efficiency. To directly address these universal challenges, Display Pack is launching a unique 9-in. by 5-in. food take-out packaging container concept here at the 2016 National Restaurant Association (NRA) show in Milliken & Company’s booth (#785). View more and related images

Milliken & Company announced today that it will introduce new, industry-leading food packaging designs and innovative concepts from two top manufacturers that feature its NX™ UltraClear polypropylene (PP) at the 2016 National Restaurant Association (NRA) show in Chicago, Ill., May 21-24. View more and related images

Milliken & Company, a leading supplier of polymer bound colorants and additives for polyurethanes (PUs), announced today that it will feature its expanding portfolio of unique, fully reactive polymer additives at UTECH North America 2016 in booth #748. View more and related images

As restrictions on the use of polystyrene (PS) proliferate across the United States, food processors, supermarkets and restaurant operators are looking for alternative materials for their containers, clamshells and trays. NX™ UltraClear Polypropylene (PP), a low-density, easily recycled material featuring advanced clarification technology from Milliken & Company, is becoming more attractive to customers seeking greater sustainability in food packaging. Compared to paper and compostables, it offers greater usability, including see-through clarity for improved food order accuracy; impact resistance to prevent leakage; and the ability to be microwaved. NX™ UltraClear PP also appeals to consumers who equate clarity with cleanliness and purity and perceive the contents of clear packaging as wholesome and of high quality. View more and related images

Milliken & Company announced today that it will feature high-performance UltraClear polypropylene (PP) for food packaging applications at Pack Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, Nev., from Sept. 28-30. The company will showcase at its booth (#C-2256) a wide range of thermoformed packaging applications that demonstrate UltraClear PP’s superior transparency, high heat resistance and stiffness/impact balance. View more and related images

Milliken & Company today announced here at IDDBA’s Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo (booth #2846) that Tray-Pak Corporation (booth #3947) has created new food containers for hot-to-go and heat-at-home applications made from UltraClear polypropylene (PP) clarified with Milliken’s advanced Millad® NX™ 8000 technology. View more and related images

Spartanburg, S.C.– Milliken & Company’s Milliguard® AOX-1 novel polymer-bound antioxidant for polyurethane (PU) addresses more-stringent environmental, health and safety requirements while delivering outstanding thermal stabilization performance at low loadings. It offers a unique solution for compliance with tougher vehicle indoor air quality standards - such as China’s new passenger car air quality assessment guidelines and similar emerging standards in other regions - by contributing negligible volatile organic compound (VOC) and outgassing condensation (FOG) content in emissions testing. Milliguard AOX-1 antioxidant also offers unparalleled efficiency in stabilizing free radicals that can degrade polyurethane (PU) foam, and is highly synergistic with other antioxidant classes. This Milliken technology provides polyol producers and foam manufacturers with a powerful tool for interior vehicle components such as seats, door trim, carpet, instrument pane... View more and related images

São Paulo, Brazil –Milliken & Company today announced that Sanremo, a leading Brazilian housewares manufacturer, is now achieving important aesthetic and sustainability benefits for its popular Vac Freezer food storage containers using polypropylene (PP) resin, clarified with Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 additive. Previous attempts to deliver high clarity with traditional clarifiers did not yield the outstanding results that are now being achieved with Milliken’s additive technology. Further, because this clarifier can be used at lower manufacturing temperatures and still provide higher levels of clarity, the injection molding temperature of Vac Freezer containers and lids can be lowered significantly, thereby allowing Sanremo to cut energy usage, accelerate cycle times and reduce CO2 emissions by 18.3 percent. “Sanremo’s commitment to improving the sustainability and quality of our products is of the utmost importance to us, ... View more and related images