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UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ...  Starting at the bottom of Figure 1, the substrate — usually polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polypropylene, polyethylene, or a metallized film — acts as a surface to accept the printing. It ...

ITC Rules in Favor of Petition Against Woven Sacks Imports from China

(News | New Products)

September 03, 2008, US producers of laminated woven polypropylene sacks recently won a victory against dumped and subsidized imports of these products from China WASHINGTON, DC | US producers of laminated woven polypropylene ...

Weight Reduction

(Archive)

August 31, 2008, ... developments, the “SuperTube” mesh bag for large packages of pet foods, has fueled its recent growth both in North America and overseas. Introduced in 2005, the single-polymer polypropylene bags met the ...

US Plastic Film Demand to Exceed 16 Billion Pounds

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... Polypropylene film will be higher than LDPE demand, expanding at 3.4% annually, driven by produce, grain mill, dairy product, and other food packaging applications. Continuing to decline in demand is ...

DuPont Awards Recognize Packaging Innovation

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, ... packaging. The notables include: The first polypropylene container made of 100 percent post-consumer recycled material. A new cosmetic applicator made entirely of a single material for easier ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... by big discounters like Aldi and Lidl, standard trays are used. Other regions, such as France, Spain, and Benelux, use specific tray sizes. Differences also exist in packaging materials. Some use polypropylene ...

Certifiably Clean

(Bag Pouch)

March 31, 2008, ... convert polypropylene/low-density (LD) and linear LD polyethylene (PE)/high density PE materials from 10-100 microns. Fisher says production speed was a priority when choosing the Mamata because “it had ...

Quality Time

(Gravure)

March 31, 2008, ... adhesive lamination of oriented polypropylene (OPP)/ink/adhesive/metallized OPP/adhesive/polyethylene (PE). Solvent-based inks and solvent- and water-based adhesives are used. Printing is on a Schiavi ...

Toray Plastics to Lead Toray Industries' Expansion in Europe

(Archive)

March 02, 2008, Toray Industries is establishing Toray Films Europe S.A.S. (also known as TFE) in Rhone-Alpes, France, for the production of Torayfan biaxially oriented polypropylene high-barrier metallized film. NORTH ...

No-Wait Welding

(Coating/Laminating)

February 29, 2008, ... polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets for use primarily as covers and liners in agriculture, construction, landfill applications, and marine markets. Integra purchased ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... polypropylene (BOPP)/ink/adhesive/metallized BOPP/adhesive/2.25-mil modified low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Unlike traditional pouch-in-carton packaging, this metallized structure uses less packaging ...

Demographic Demands

(Flexpack)

February 29, 2008, ... growth based on performance and weight reduction advantages over other flexible (i.e., paper and foil) and rigid materials. While polyethylene will remain the dominant film, polypropylene (PP) is expected ...

The Market Matures

(Label/Tape)

February 29, 2008, ... However, there is strong growth in alternative materials such as PET-G and polypropylene, as well as bio-films such as polylactic acid. Heat shrink sleeve conversion by the ultraviolet (UV) flexographic ...

Barrier Wanted

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... esthetics of metallized films, particularly polypropylene (PP). Labels, taken separately from packaging, are also an important sector. They account for more than 19% of the total world volume of vacuum-coated ...

Melamine Revisited

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... oriented polypropylene (BOPP), polyethylene terephthalate, oriented polyamide, and polylactic acid. Pump downtimes and cooling periods are lower than those experienced in traditional vacuum coating, so ...

Roll Winding Dynamics

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ... coated as a specialty product offering increased printability. If a film needs to be reinforced for strength and yet needs to remain flexible, and the film selected for the application is polypropylene ...

A Mixed Bag

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2007, ... and distributing PE, polypropylene, high density PE, and related packaging products. Bill Romer, Todd’s father, bought the business from his father-in-law, Donald Strevel, in 1968. As majority owner, ...

Treat 'em Righ

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... label projects. “The new presses will go from printing OPP [oriented polypropylene] film to 24-point credit cards,” Wolff says. “That’s the range of thicknesses our current ROLAND 700 handles now, so the ...

In the Zone

(Flexpack)

June 30, 2007, ... (PE), high-density PE, polypropylene (cast, oriented, and biaxially oriented), PET (clear or metallized), nylon, and foils. Explains Zgoda, “We have the mindset that if we have the equipment, and we ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... techniques are available to characterize seal peel mechanisms to various consumer cup substrates made with polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), high density polyethylene ...