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PLA Films Coming

SAN GIORGIO DI NOGARO, ITALY | BOPP film producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) is introducing a fully natural film range based on NatureWorks PLA (polylactic

JV Dedicated to RFID, Thin Films

ALPHARETTA, GA | A joint venture between Galileo Vacuum Systems and Russian Nanotechnology Corp. (RUSNANO) includes construction of a manufacturing plant

Allying to Supply Stretch Film Systems

FULTON, NY | Davis-Standard, and NO.EL, Milan, Italy, have agreed to jointly supply in-line coreless stretch film systems. This alliance combines NO.EL's

Danafilms Doubles Facility & Capacity

WESTBOROUGH, MA | Danafilms is doubling the size of its Franklin, KY, facility, adding 50,000 sq ft to make room for a new Windmoeller & Hoelscher seven-layer

Metallized BOPP Plant Producing

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports Toray Films Europe has achieved its first commercial volumes of BOPP high-barrier metallized film

Teaming for Better Bag

ADDISON, ILL.| Rollprint Packaging Products has teamed with Pactiv Corp., Lake Forest, IL, to supply Hefty Slide-Rite slider customers with an improved

Flex-Pack Students Meet Challenge

LINTHICUM, MD | The Flexible Packaging Assn. announces the winners of its 2010 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. First place honors went to

Slitting Nonwovens: A Slit Decision

While farming, automobile manufacturing, and long-standing baseball rivalries are undeniably Midwest staples, Illinois-based NonWoven Solutions (NWS)

Pitch the Pail

Hood Packaging, Madison, MS, has created an alternative to the cumbersome, energy-wasting plastic pail often used to package detergent, kitty litter, garden products, and pet food

Back to Terra Firma

Mondi Industrial Bags, Vienna, Austria, reports it has developed the world's first biodegradable industrial bag. Terra Bag consists of a paper bag (one or more plies) with a corn-based film for humidty protection

Lauraville Reports Acquisition

Lauraville Packaging, a newly formed sub. of Quarry Road Holdings, has acquired all of the assets of Lauraville Specialty Products, Geneva, NY, including manufacturing facilities in Geneva

Flexpack: Slider Bags

Rollprint teams with Pactiv to supply improved filling, opening for slider customers

Narrow Web's Leverage

Innovative labeling and packaging increasingly influences consumers when it comes to in-store purchase decisions. According to the National Retail Federation,

Multipack Juices It Up

For two consecutive years now, Graphic Packaging Intl. (GPI), Marietta, GA, has walked away with the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators'

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverage

Label printers planning to expand into flexible packaging have the ability to service short-run requests, execute quick changeovers, and manage shorter lead times

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