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Bio-Based Gable Top Package Produced by Tetra Pak

(Carton Box)

February 23, 2016, Made from renewable paperboard and plant-based plastics Gable Top Bi-based is reported to be the first fully renewable gable top package produced and filled in the US DENTON, TX | Tetra Pak reports ...

DuPont Joins ADM to Offer Bio-Based Material

(Materials)

January 19, 2016, ... fructose. FDME is a high-purity derivative of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), one of the 12 building blocks identified by the US Dept. of Energy that can be converted into a number of high-value, bio-based ...

Avery Dennison Announces Bio-Based PE Film

(Materials)

November 21, 2015, The polyethylene label films include more than 80% renewable content and are said to offer performance and recyclability OEGSTGEEST, THE NETHERLANDS | Avery Dennison recently launched two bio-based ...

Filmquest Signs Agreement with JK Materials

(Materials)

May 26, 2015, ... agreement with JK Materials, South Korea, for distribution of its Nylon packaging films in the US. JK Materials started manufacturing Nylon film products after it acquired the South Korean-based BOPA plant ...

DUNMORE Materials Protect MMS Spacecraft

(Materials)

March 28, 2015, ... reconnection.  The company supplied the film-based multilayer insulation materials that are now in use thermally protecting electronic instruments and other components on all four MMS spacecraft. The ...

Coating Matters | Construction Materials for Coating Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... resistant metal, machinability may suffer. To have scratch-resistant material, the tooling may have extra weight. Comparing these tradeoffs to the benefits of one metal over another can guide the base ...

DUNMORE Materials Again Go Into Space

(Materials)

February 11, 2015, ... ground-based navigation. Solar storms can also induce high electrical currents in utility power lines, potentially crippling large areas of the planet. Experts project an extreme solar storm could result ...

Bemis Completes Sale of Pressure Sensitive Materials Business

(Materials)

November 08, 2014, ... (known as “MACtac”) to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm. The transaction was completed for a purchase price of $170 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2014, In Part 2 of this two-part series, the authors provide the criteria for choosing a remoisturizer solution In Part 2 of this two-part series, the authors provide the criteria for choosing a remoisturizer ...

Heraeus to Display Materials at Touch Taiwan

(Coatings)

August 22, 2013, ... materials for advanced touch technologies at the Touch Taiwan Exhibition and Conference, August 28–30, 2013, at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taiwan.  Heraeus, supplier of PEDOT-based conductive ...

FiberMark Announces Folding Carton Materials for Spirits

(Carton Box News)

August 20, 2013, Aimed at premium products, new portfolio features a variety of colors and embossed patterns, and all boards are FSC certified   BRATTLEBORO, VT | FiberMark, a global manufacturer of fiber-based covering ...

Museum Reef Exhibit Features Paper-Based Packaging

(Carton Box News)

July 16, 2013, Hexacomb honeycomb is used to fabricate reef ecosystem at Perot Museum of Nature and Science BUFFAO GROVE, IL | An ocean reef made from a paper-based packaging structure? Not what one would typically ...

Clariant Announces Renewable-Based Waxes

(Coatings)

March 23, 2013, New Ceridust waxes are said to promote sustainability without compromising on quality   MUTTENZ, SWITZERLAND | Clariant, a supplier of specialty chemicals, is offering renewable-based waxes said ...

Pakiston-based Tri-Pack Films Installs Atlas Slitter/Rewinder

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, ... Series primary slitter/rewinder at Tri-Pack Films Ltd., based in Karachi, Pakistan, at the end of December 2012. This 8.7-m-wide primary film slitter has been installed in conjunction with a new high-speed ...

AWA Reports on Pressure-Sensitive Materials

(Substrates)

January 15, 2013, ... tape applications still require solvent-based adhesives for their performance characteristics, but the majority of “day to day” applications in labeling, graphic arts, and non-specialist areas such as ...

Spear P-S Materials Aid PET Recycling

(Green)

August 21, 2012, ... the base materials. Spear’s materials show acceptable PET haze and “b” clarity values up to a 50% recycled content load and include the blowing of new PET bottles from the recycled flake with acceptable ...

Atlas Sells Titan Compact Slitter to Mexico-Based Plemsa

(Slit News)

April 19, 2011, ... Bobst Group of Switzerland in October last year, has now established its Charlotte, NC-based subs. Atlas Converting North America, Inc., to support its sales & customer service operations throughout North ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... Based on Clearfoil barrier-coated PET, plus an aggressive sealant, structure enables high-speed sealing. Oxygen barriers available to 0.0008 cc/100 in.2/24 hr, and moisture barrier properties to 0.0008 ...

Materials/Substrates: Custom Fit

(Substrates)

May 31, 2008, ... cold foils is offered in standard patterns such as rainbow and pillars of light. Line has been formulated specifically to allow ink adhesion of both water-based and UV-curable inks on the foil without ...

Cushion Mounting Materials Are Economical

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, ... introduced its new line of E/bak cushion mounting materials, an economically priced cushioning solution for corrugated post-print applications. E/bak Cushions, based on open-cell urethane foam technology, ...