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First Glance

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... Ireland, plant is enabling Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, VA, to apply printed plastic label sleeves to PET bottles of various shapes and sizes in order to enhance the graphics and shelf appeal of premium ...

Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... product tracking data inkjet printed directly onto the carton and disposable PET soft drinks bottles printed with their filling date and packing line reference number, either directly on to the bottle ...

Pouch vs. Bottle

(Flexpack)

July 30, 2005, ... always looking for what the next trend will be. Our company hasn’t done a water pouch before, but we’re finding a need.” In spite of the pouch’s many advantages over the PET bottle, including being ...

Reclying Plastic Materials

(Archive)

June 20, 2005, ... book is concerned with processing and recycling of post-customer wastes. The report index includes: PET film recycling. The importance and practicality of co-injected, recycled PET/virgin PET containers. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... in the annual competition of the Inst. of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). The patent-pending InSight Slider package for Motorola Original Cell Phone Accessories, a winner in the electronics category, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... EastPark Commerce Center facility and create 75 new jobs, according to an announcement by Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner. Virginia competed successfully with North Carolina and New York for the project. ...

Wanted: US Markets

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... them to arrive. They fail to understand why the only orders they can get—if they get any—are small print jobs on bid to the lowest price. They forget they are competitive not only with US converters but ...

Hit the Brakes!

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, Petroleum literally and figuratively lubricates the world’s business. Petroleum products are everywhere: from the gasoline pump to the frames for eyeglasses to flexible packaging materials, the computer ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 3

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... this is affected positively by the growth in PET bottles for beers and mineral waters in the region, especially in China. In-mold labeling is interesting: With less than 1% of the market currently, it ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, News from: FINAT and Tarsus Group. Narrow Web Converting Industry News The Winning World of Labels COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—The international FINAT Label Competition celebrates 24 years of label excellence ...

Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... to the fullest extent possible. In addition, manufacturers must label products sold in steel and aluminum cans, PET bottles, and paper and other plastic containers and packaging to promote consumer recycling. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... including APET, CPET, PVC, PE, PS, PP, and more. Until now, the company says, each packaging substrate typically has required its own special-purpose lidding stock. The new stock’s versatility means packagers ...

Proud & Proficient

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2004, ... Chemicals LP equistar.com Henkel Corp. henkelcorp.com Mitsubishi Polyester Film m-petfilm.com Sidopack S.A. sigdopack.com Sinclair S.A. sinclair.com.co Dow Chemical Co. dow.com Vifan ...

Waste & That Blue Box

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2004, ... PET bottles, HDPE bottles, plastic film and plastic laminates, PS, and “other plastic.” Stewardship Ontario recently has proposed to increase the fees for such wastes by 43.6%. The program seems to adopt ...

Selling Quality

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... by Seville include 45# coated paper/60-ga oriented polypropylene (OPP); PET/polyethylene (PE)/OPP/OPP; aluminum foil/PE; polyamide (PA)/PE; and other constructions. The paper/OPP bag supplied to US-based ...

Technology: The Great Equalizer

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ...  planning to go into Chapter 11; however, the health of most industries generally is reflected in the ability of equipment users to purchase new technology to remain competitive. Technology is the grea ...

Coming to America

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2003, ... Å&R Carton delivers competitively priced, innovative packaging and packaging machinery solutions to a growing customer base of multinational customers. However, being aware of the demand for OBCs in the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... Competition for the Snow River family of packaging. The entry category was Housewares and Appliances. The three cartons in the line are straight tuck end cartons used in combination with an insert. ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... of the wider product decoration and identification market and compete with other technologies such as direct-printed bottles and cans, aseptic cartons, and flexible packaging in the form of pouches and ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... also features the new IML-EDL delivery system for producing in-mold labels. Nilpeter plans to show four new servo-driven versions of established flexo and offset presses. It will also introduce Drop-In, ...