Synaptic Connections Newsletter Week#51

December 17, 2018 www.Synapticpackaging.com Image - Vintage Photo, Greenland Iceberg

Synaptic Connections//

Hard to believe that next week is Christmas.  I hope you are looking forward to a fun holiday with family and friends.  At Synaptic Packaging this is a big week for us - we will be on a production line testing one of our novel innovations.... finger's crossed.  In the news - we see some really strong growth communications for the expansion of electric vehicles here in the USA.  Most notably, the $1B investment in a battery factory outside Atlanta.  My personal favorite in the list below is the research being done by Agrimax to turn food waste into specialty coatings.  Have a great week!  Cheers, Gary

Trending News

Packaging Sustainability//

• Closed Loop Partners announce top 29 finalist in The Cup Challenge

• SC Johnson commits to ‘Plastic Bank’ to provide economic incentives for recycling in Indonesia

• Agrimax converting food waste into bio-based specialty coatings

Innovation//

• Amazon’s new Staten Island warehouse integrates AI, robotics, and humane works

• MIT develops a 3D extrusion printer that is 10x faster

• Audi using new virtual reality system for car sales

• Simulation software market projected to $10B by 2025 w/ 8.9% CAGR

Emerging Energy//

• Tyson Foods to pilot a new fleet of refrigerated trucks with up to 90% reduction of NiOx and 15% reduction in C02

• Study predicts USA electric grid would need 30 to 50% capacity expansion to accommodate 100% Electric Vehicles

• European Env. Agency concludes battery electric vehicles as lowest emission

• S.Korea, SK Innovations to spend $1 B USD to build a new EV car battery plant near Atlanta, GA

• Daimler to buy $23B of batteries for next gen. autos

Upcoming Trade Shows//

January

• 8 January:  CES Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV

• 13 January:  National Retail Federation, New York, NY

• 17 January:  Green Sports Alliance, Tempe, AZ

• 28 January:  Compost Council, Phoenix, AZ

February

• 4 February:  The Packaging Conference, Las Vegas, NV

• 5 February:  The Converter Expo South, Charlotte, NC

• 7 February:  NAFEM (Food/Hotel/Packaging), Orange County, CA

• 12 February:  IPPE Expo (Protein Production), Atlanta, GA

• 16 February:  The NA Toy Fair, New York, NY

• 25 February:  SWANA (Waste Solutions), Boston, MA

• 25 February:  F4SS (Purchasing), Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• 26 February:  Green Biz, Phoenix, AZ

• 27 February:  LuxPack, Santa Monica, CA

Contact Us

gary.robinson@synapticpackaging.com