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Sun Chemical Raises Prices, Produces MetalFX Inks

Published: May 24, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Sun Chemical will raise ink prices in the U.S. and Canada and has signed up as an official MetalFX ink maker.

Flint Ink Announces Price Increases

Published: May 22, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Flint Ink North America has announced price increases for a variety of ink products.

Celanese Increases Prices on Celvol

Published: May 15, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Celanese Chemicals has increased the price for all its Celvol polyvinyl alcohol grades as of May 1, 2005.

CPP Expo 2005 Hosts Meetings

Published: May 03, 2005, By pffc-online.com
CPP Expo 2005 will host seven trade associations’ annual meetings and events.

Bomar Appoints West Coast Sales Rep

Published: May 01, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Bomar Specialties Co. has announced an agreement with Dorsett & Jackson to represent Bomar’s UV/EB cure oligomers in the Western US.

Introduction to Roll Handling

Published: April 30, 2005, By Jeff Damour, Converter Accessory Corp.

Proper roll handling methods are required to ensure plant personnel safety and to minimize losses associated with roll damage.

Materials

Published: April 30, 2005, By PFFC staff
New products from: Appleton, ANI Printing Inks, ADM Tronics Unlimited, Smart Papers, MPI Technologies, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, ExxonMobil Chemical Co., National Adhesives, Dow Corning Corp., and DuPont Teijin Films.

A Look at Laminating Inks

Published: April 30, 2005, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D. Contributing Editor
Packaging inks come in all shapes and sizes and usually must meet unique performance requirements.

US Specialty Film Demand Expected to Increase

Published: April 21, 2005, By pffc-online.com

Jim Casey Speaks at AWA Release Liner Conference

Published: April 10, 2005, By pffc-online.com
FLEXcon’s VP of technology, Jim Casey, will present "Film Release Liner Trends" on Tuesday, April 12, at the AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference 2005.

Ashland Increases Prices on P-S Adhesives

Published: April 03, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives will increase prices by 5%-10% on all p-s adhesives on April 15, 2005.

Which Ink for Which Substrate?

Published: March 31, 2005, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D. Contributing Editor
Every new ink project begins with an analysis of the substrate to be printed. In just minutes, the complexity of the project can be estimated from the surface tension characteristics of the substrate.

Why the Rush to BOPA?

Published: March 31, 2005, By Simon King, PCI Films Consulting
In the past five years, the world bi-oriented polyamide (BOPA) film market has grown faster than any other oriented speciality film, but volumes are still small when compared to its leading competitors. With average growth rates of 8%/yr, world BOPA film demand is expected to reach an estimated 126,000 tons in 2004, compared to world markets for packaging grades of BOPP film of 2.5 million tons and BOPET film of 600,000 tons.

Foil Stamping: Let it Shine

Published: March 31, 2005, By Debbie Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
It’s shelf appeal and security that are driving foil stamping. And it looks like there’s no end in sight.

Biocides in Plastics Global Report

Published: March 31, 2005, By pffc-online.com
The Biocides in Plastics global report includes market analyses, discussions of industry trends, assessments of the impact of current and emerging regulations, and forecasts for biocides from 2004 through 2009.

DuPont and Celanese Announce Price Increases

Published: March 22, 2005, By pffc-online.com
As of March 15, 2005, DuPont Teijin Films US branded PET polyester films increased by a minimum of $0.80/lb, Celanese Chemicals’ PVAc homopolymer and VAE co-polymers in North America by $0.03/wet lb. And acrylic and vinyl-acrylic emulsions by $0.06/wet lb.

Materials

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
New products from:INX Intl., Sony Chemicals, Rock-Tenn, Lamart Corp., ANI Printing Inks, ADM Tronics, D&K Group, Coburn Graphic Films, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, and Scapa North America.

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

Published: February 28, 2005, By Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Recent shortages of acrylic acid exemplify the problem of raw material supply and its impact on the price stability. Last year has seen various price increases in raw materials, and this trend is continuing into this year. As a result, it is anticipated raw material price fluctuations will negatively impact UV/EB products.

Film Opens New Markets

Published: February 28, 2005, By Steve Sargeant, PhD., Toray Plastics (America)
Since pressure-sensitive labels and tapes—and other materials such as stamps—have become more sophisticated, the market for these materials has been expanding rapidly. In such product constructions, it has been common practice to apply a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed.

Skeist Offers a Series of Industry Studies

Published: February 28, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Polymer industries consultants Skeist Inc., Whippany, NJ, announce several multi-client, techno-economic marketing studies: Inks II, Polyeurethanes VI, Specialty Polymers V, Coatings VII, and Photopolymers V.

Klockner Adds Vinyl and Shrink-Label Films Capacity

Published: February 11, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Klockner Pentaplast of America has announced two capacity expansions at its Rural Retreat, VA, manufacturing facility. The first expansion is in its core business of rigid vinyl film calendering, expected to come online in July 2005. The second is an expansion of a tentering capacity for full body shrink-label films, expected to start in fall 2005.

Ticona Increases Price of its Polyester Products

Published: February 02, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese Corp., Kelsterbach, Germany, will increase the price of its polyester products effective on all shipments made on or after February 14, 2005. This increase reflects the continuing rise of polyester feedstock costs, currently at record levels.

Evolving Ink Jet Technology

Published: January 31, 2005, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
T he concept of forming droplets of liquid in a stream was studied by Lord Kelvin and Lord Rayleigh and other technologists as early as the late 1800s. However, it was not until 1951 that it was patented for the first practical ink jet device based on Rayleigh’s concept.

Gidue Appoints New Distributor for Italy

Published: January 28, 2005, By pffc-online.com
With the appointment of Fabrizio Decio, GIDUE has named Outsoucing, Gallarte, Italy, a new distributor for Italy.

ANI Reports Raw Material Supply Crisis for UV and Water-Based Inks

Published: January 24, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Based on recent negotiations with its key suppliers, ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based inks. ANI further reports the short affects supply capabilities and prices.

Sun Chemical Forms New Business Unit, Sun Chemical Security

Published: January 03, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Printing ink and organic pigment manufacturer Sun Chemical has formed Sun Chemical Security, a new global business unit that will provide a range of products with incorporated security measures to print packages, documents, and currency. The unit will also market forensic security systems to ensure the authenticity of the products themselves.

Profit for Printers

Published: December 31, 2004, By Ann Hirst-Smith
Full-day seminars sponsored by ANI Printing Inks covered trends in the narrow web market.

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

Published: December 31, 2004, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
In a water-based ink, many of the ink components contribute to the ink pH. For example, the common acrylic resins used in water-based inks are acidic. They are not soluble in water but are soluble when alkaline materials are added.

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

Published: December 31, 2004, By Robert Marsh, Contributing Editor

You won’t find your company’s future in a crystal ball, tarot cards, or tea leaves, but you might find it in Peter Drucker’s advice: "The best way to deal with the future is to create it."

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 2

Published: December 31, 2004, By Robert Marsh, Contributing Editor

Robert Marsh continues to look at the future of coating and laminating.

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