Author: F. Hannay
Published: 2002
Number of Pages: 128 (This is a soft-backed is from the Rapra Review Reports, Vol. 13, No. 7, Report 151.)

This report starts with a simple overview of materials, processes and application for rigid plastics packaging and progresses to the latest developments. Packaging containers can be manufactured using the spectrum of processes available to the plastics industry. These processing methods are described briefly in the review with an overview of each type accompanied by a discussion of forthcoming developments. The review is accompanied by over 400 summaries of papers from the Rapra Polymer Library on developments in polymers, processes and applications for rigid packaging.

Author / Editor Details:

Francis Hannay is a chemist with over 30 years of experience in the plastics packaging industry. He has worked as Head of the Plastics Laboratory at Metal Box and is currently Plastics Consultant for Nampak Group Research and Development. His career has involved material development and specification, performance evaluation and trouble-shooting all aspects of plastics packaging. Mr Hannay is a Fellow of the Plastics Institute of South Africa and a Senior Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

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