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Improve Your Packaging and Marketing with Fugitive Glue

If you’re thinking, “Okay, so what on Earth is fugitive glue?” you’re not alone! It goes by many names, like gummy glue and booger glue, but you’ve definitely seen fugitive glue in action before. This one-of-a-kind adhesive is commonly used by companies to create innovative packaging and marketing materials.

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4 Packaging Blogs You Should Be Following

I'll admit it.

After writing for the LD Davis blog for the last few years, I have become slightly obsessed with reading blogs from companies that work in our industries. Specifically, there are some really fantastic packaging blogs that I've discovered, and share articles from pretty regularly. 

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Rigid Box Glue Films & Shattering

If you make rigid boxes, chances are you're pretty familiar with protein glue (animal glue). Have you ever run into a situation where the glue film becomes brittle and shatters? Today we dive into why this happens.

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The Role of Eco-Friendly Glues in Sustainable Food Packaging

The world is currently choked with plastics: eight million metric tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year1, and if this trend continues, an estimated 12 billion tons of plastic waste will be present in the environment by 20502.

One of the main culprits in producing plastic waste is the food packaging industry. After their initial use, plastic water bottles, food containers and utensils find their way into the environment, plaguing wildlife and their ecosystems during a life cycle of up to 1,000 years before decomposition3.

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