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August 2008 PFFC First Glance

(Magazine)

July 31, 2008, ... Organic Cereals, converted by Alcan Packaging, Dublin, Ireland, wins a DuPont Award for Packaging Innovation. This first-of-its-kind flexible package is compostable, biodegradable, and made from renewable ...

Trail Blazing

(Green Converting)

March 31, 2008, ... setup and job data storage. Foil Alternative The company also has developed its own eco-friendly packaging, CurtCHROME, a 100% biodegradable and recyclable boardstock that replaces foil and metallized ...

Sustainability—Déjà Vu All Over Again?

(Bag Pouch)

February 29, 2008, ... participating educators what they would find at their local landfills. He explained how newspapers from the 1960s were still legible; how chicken bones, hot dogs, and other “biodegradable” products were ...

Melamine Revisited

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... the vapor deposition of melamine. Melamine is inexpensive, widely available, environmentally friendly, fully recyclable, biodegradable, and FDA-approved for direct food contact. New Sustainable Technology ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... off easily, leaves no residues, and can be used in parts washers and pressure washing systems. Water-based cleaner is biodegradable, contains no acids, abrasives, or petroleum solvents, and is said to ...

TAPPI Now Accepting Abstracts for the 2008 PLACE Conference

(Flexpack)

January 06, 2008, ... in flexible consumer packaging. Key topics will include: Brand owner presentations. Sustainability. Biodegradable packaging. Nanotechnology. Intelligent/smart packaging. Barrier innovations.  ...

2008 TAPPI PLACE Conference Calls for Papers

(Archive)

November 20, 2007, ... biodegradable packaging, nanotechnology, intelligent/smart packaging, barrier innovations, converting solutions, performance packaging, and productivity enhancement. Individuals interested in presenting ...

New Products, Part 2

(Archive)

November 06, 2007, ...  Cleaning Solution Is Safe ICEgreen is a moderate-pH, aqueous-based cleaning solution said to offer high performance. It is readily biodegradable, noncombustible, and safe for people and surfaces, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... healthcare markets. ADM Tronics, Northvale, NJ, forms Aqua Based Technologies, a new division featuring products that are environmentally safe and include biodegradable qualities. Saueressig GmbH ...

SHEAR Strategy

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2007, ... for fresh produce using different substrates. The configuration of the modular Venus II provides flexibility of setup. We are using rotary shear knives, and with the growth in biodegradable substrates ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... electricity from 45,000,000 kWh to 60,000,000 kWh annually. This is approximately 60% of all the electric energy used for Mohawk’s manufacturing, converting, and distribution operations. Biodegradable ...

5 Steps to Green

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... petroleum-based. These biodegradable, low-VOC inks are well suited for use on uncoated paper and are made with renewable resources such as soy, linseed, cottonseed, tung, or china wood oil. The percentage ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... Emerging markets such as biodegradable trash bags and soluble oral delivery products also will be factors. These are the conclusions of a new study by The Freedonia Group. Specialty Film Demand (million ...

Specialty Film Demand to Approach $7.3 Billion in 2010

(Archive)

April 11, 2007, ... will improve processing methods in film coating and metallization. Demand will also benefit from emerging products and markets for specialty films, such as biodegradable trash bags and soluble oral delivery ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... PET. The high cost of some resins and limited supply are still an issue. Biodegradable and bio-origin resins may receive a push due to recent oil price increases if cost and processability are acceptable. ...

Focusing on European Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... Katrina, Rita Major increase in focus on sustainability Finite nature of fossil-fuel-based materials Corporate social responsibility Consumers want biodegradable packaging Landfill sites running out ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... is sealed with Advercan’s biodegradable, waterproof can-top label called the “Clean Cap” and wrapped with ITW’s Auto-Sleeve. The seal keeps dirt and dust off the lid and allows cans to feature “under the ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... improvement training by a Boeing team to obtain the certification. Biodegradables Info Offered DUBLIN, IRELAND—A 2006 report on biodegradable polymers indicates costs have come down over the last ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... the 26 presentations will be one by Alcan Packaging describing what it says is the world's first biodegradable technology for films. The technology is based on a blend of SiOx (for barrier) and PLA (for ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... Polymer Society (BEPS) and the Ninth World Conference on Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics. For more information visit npe.org. Pilot Lab is Upgraded FULTON, NY—The Converting Systems Group ...