INTRODUCTION TO THE PACKAGING UNIVERSE

1.1 Global Plastic Packaging Market   |   page. 26
Margaret Hayasaki

1.2 Trends   |   page. 35
Assunta Napolitano Camilo

1.3 Innovations |   page. 72
Assunta Napolitano Camilo

1.4 Packaging Design    |   page. 95
Gláucia Boner

1.5 Plastic Packaging Project    |   page. 103
Simone Ruiz

PLASTIC MATERIAL AND INPUTS

2.1 Plastic Material  
Polimers  |  page. 112
Claudio Marcondes

Polyethylene (PE) |  page. 115
Claudio Marcondes

Metallocene Linear Low-Density Polyethylene |  page. 121
Arnaldo Oquendo

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE) | page. 125
Claudio Marcondes

Polypropylene (PP) |  page. 130
Claudio Marcondes

Polystyrene (PS) |  page. 142
Claudio Marcondes

Others (EVOH, Ionomers, PA, PVC and PVDC) |  page. 150
Claudio Marcondes

Biopolymers |  page. 163
Claudio Marcondes

2.2 Inputs
Inks and varnishes |  page. 166
Antonio Andrade

Adhesives |  page. 172
Antonio Andrade

Nitrocellulose Resins |  page. 177
Fernando Ferreira e Marcos Bontempo

Masterbatches and Additives |  page. 179
Claudio Marcondes

PACKAGING AND ACESSORIES

3.1 Flexible Packaging and Films
Films  |  page. 193
Claudio Marcondes

Flexible Packaging |  page. 206
Antonio Andrade

Labels |  page. 236
Simone Ruiz

Shrink Label |  page. 245
Eric Fresnel

3.2 Rigid Packaging  and Acessories
Rigid Packaging |  page. 256
Antonio Andrade

Closure, safety seals and acessories |  page. 266
Simone Ruiz

Rigid Plastic Packaging Development |  page. 282
Guilherme Arcuri and Henrique Arcuri

3.3 Tubes  |   page. 289
Simone Ruiz

PROCESSES

4.1 Prepress and Printing Systems   |   page. 334
Élcio Sousa

4.2 Extrusion    |   page. 352
Antonio Andrade

4.3 Vacuum Coating    |   page. 364
Antonio Andrade

4.4 Lamination  |   page. 369
Antonio Andrade

4.5 Injection    |   page. 375
Rodrigo Vanni

4.6 Blow Molding  |   page. 380
Paulo Villas

4.7 Thermoforming  |   page. 391
Antonio Andrade

MACHINERY

5.1 Industry 4.0  |   page. 399
Antônio Andrade

5.2 Technologies for PET – Stretch blow moulders  |   page. 404
Silvio Rotta

5.3 Packaging Machines for Liquids  |   page. 407
Silvio Rotta

5.4 Packing Machines for Solids and Powder    |   page. 416
Antônio Andrade

5.5 Vacuum Packaging Machines and Modified Atmosphere   |   page. 424
Antonio Bugatti

5.6 Emblisting Machines    |   page. 430
Antonio Bugatti

5.7 Marking and coding    |   page. 435
Murillo Longo

5.8 Labeling Machines   |   page. 444
Antônio Andrade

PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY

6.1 Packaging & Sustainability   |   page. 452
Assunta Camilo

6.2 Life Cycle Assessment  |   page. 458
Claudio Marcondes

6.3 Environmental Labeling   |   page. 466
Assunta Camilo

6.4 Recycling   |   page. 475
Assunta Camilo

6.5 Circular Economy   |   page. 489
Assunta Camilo

6.6 Environmentally Friendly Packaging and Project   |   page. 495
Assunta Camilo

Bibliograpy  |   page. 508

Sponsors  |   page. 517