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Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2002, ... a 1,200-mm web width and run at a maximum speed of 400 mpm (1,300 fpm) for BOPP, PET, and LDPE films, paper, and laminates. The Rotomec EG 400-1 flexo press features electronic gear technology, with ...

Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2002, ... maximum speed of 400 mpm (1,300 fpm) for printing BOPP, PET, and LDPE films, paper, and laminates. It will feature nine printing units, of which one to seven are normal and eight to nine the reversible ...

Materials

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November 29, 2001, ... video cassettes, confectionery, and perfume products, co. reports. Note: In the October issue, an incorrect photo ran with the UCB Propafilm OS BOPP item. We apologize for any confusion this error may ...

Valmet There for You 24-7

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2001, ... metallizer was sold to Macpac of Karachi, Pakistan, a producer of BOPP and metallized film used in the flexible packaging industry. Valmet says a total of 10 machines sold at K 2001, and ...

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo

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September 30, 2001, ... Materials Supply is Plentiful Almost all the raw materials required in the manufacture of flexible packaging are made in India. These include BOPP, PET, PE granules, aluminum foil, adhesives, and printing ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... Offers Shrink-Tightening Properties UCB Films, Smyrna, GA; 800/541-8680; films.ucb-group.com Propafilm OS BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene) is designed to tighten onto the pack particularly when ...

Rthel Is One of First to Comply with European GMP Directive

(News | New Products)

August 12, 2001, German producer of flexible packaging materials, Rüthel GmbH & Co. KG, is now compliant with the hygiene and quality standards set forth by the European Directive for GMP (Good Mfg. Practice). NEUMUNSTER, ...

Materials

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April 30, 2001, ... Castle, DE; 302/326-5500; 800/688-2044; aetfilms.com CHZ is a transparent BOPP film designed for use in cheese packaging. The two-side sealable, one-side treated, coextruded film is used for single-web ...

BST Pro Mark and Teknek Announce Marketing Alliance

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2001, BST Pro Mark and Teknek Announce Marketing Alliance CHICAGO, IL BST Pro Mark, Elmhurst, IL, and Teknek Electronics, Renfrewshire, Scotland, have signed BST Pro Mark and Teknek Announce Marketing Alliance ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

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March 31, 2001, Hammer Lithographic is a company that knows how to focus for success. When it decided to tackle the difficult job of converting sheet-fed BOPP, that ability proved invaluable. After 90 years as a converter ...

International Converting News

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March 30, 2001, ... of International Industry News, Events & Activities Agreement Polo to Produce BOPP for Exxon in Brazil MACEDON, NY, USA—Exxon Quimica Ltd., an affiliate of ExxonMobil Chemical Co., has signed an agreement ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ...  Another dedicated building on the Svit campus houses Chemosvit's OPP production. Three lines produce about 11,100 metric tons annually, and Chemosvit is the eleventh largest manufacturer of BOPP in all ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

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February 29, 2000, ... quality control department. Representative packaging material structures presently produced at ISMA include BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene)/PE (pasta); BOPP/BOPP (cookies); PET (polyester)/polyvinylidene ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... such as (biaxially oriented polypropylene) BOPP/ink/adhesive/metallized BOPP; PET/ink/adhesive/metallized low-density polyethylene; and BOPP/ink/adhesive/BOPP/adhesive/pearl BOPP/adhesive/metallized BOPP. ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ... and extrusion laminated via a 7# low-density polyethylene to 60-ga Torayfan PC-1 metallized, biaxially oriented polypropylene. The BOPP layer is extrusion laminated via a 7# LDPE to 1.25-mil Sigma film. ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... industry to a full-scale industry." Woody sees another potential problem in "the BOPP [biaxially oriented PP] business [where] the film producers themselves do the metallizing. When is the first polyester ...