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Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... ironically there is a strong trend not to use disposable cups at all. Major coffee houses such as Starbucks have used various strategies for the past 20 years to bring sustainability to the business. ...

Experience Speaks: Jeffrey Brandt

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... | Press on! Calvin Coolidge said, “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.” How did you get into the converting business? After graduating from the Univ. of Iowa in 1989, I answered ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... only in the fourth quarter of 2009 that there was a perceived upturn in the business environment, and this key element in the 21st century materials market (especially in packaging applications) came to ...

Web Cleaning: To Contact or Not?

(Web Cleaning)

January 31, 2011, ...  Adam Battrick joined Meech Intl., Witney, UK, in 1997 and has held various sales and marketing positions within the company. Currently he is a business unit director responsible for the worldwide sales ...

AF&PA Comments on Obama's State of the Union Addres

(Carton Box)

January 25, 2011, ... to bring greater focus to strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, including those in the forest products industry, will improve our ability to sustain and create more jobs and increase exports,” ...

Toray Plastics (America) To Build $2 million Solar Field

(Flexpack News)

January 04, 2011, Toray Plastics (America), a US manufacturer of precision-performance polypropylene, polyester, and bio-based films for packaging and industrial applications, has announced plans to begin construction in ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

December 31, 2010, ... form a strategic alliance through which NAPL will provide Business Advisory Services and business leadership information to TLMI members. Luxembourg-based Flint Group builds a manufacturing site ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... continues to view packaging as an attractive industry due to its relative stability during economic cycles. In particular, middle market packaging companies are in demand, as these businesses are viewed ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... the Gallus before the recession came. “When we went to seven days around the clock in 2009, we knew that we had to make a move to grow our business in 2010. So when Gallus showed us this new machine, ...

Back to School For a Greener Planet

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2010, ... for Business and Professional Ethics, challenged attendees with these questions: What is a good life — and your role — in a finite world? What do we as a society need? How do we achieve our sustainability ...

Comexi Group Exceeds Expectations at K'2010 Show

(Flexography)

November 17, 2010, ... is newly developed technology that serves the trends of the flexo market toward short jobs and business expansion that facilitates entry to the label market. The elimination of photo initiators through ...

TLMI Honors Best Converter & Supplier

(Yo's Yarns)

October 28, 2010, ... so focused that you loose your peripheral vision–a danger easily realized by remaining a “me-too” business. He recommends dedicating a half hour per week to look for other opportunities: “Read something ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... is the president of Business Development Advisory, Marietta, GA, a specialized consulting firm focused on North American paper and paper-based packaging markets. The firm works with companies to identify ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... has been able to reduce lead times to less than two weeks. A large part of Selig's business is just-in-time stock, and some of that can be turned over in less than one week for several customers. Another ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... and what it takes to fill them. So, as we saw our business continue to grow, it was just the time to do it. “There are so many people realizing how much better the woven product is than the multiwall ...

Experience Speaks: James E. Hammer

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2010, ... style | You have to do what you say you will do Personal motto | Lead, don't follow What do you enjoy most about your job? Growing our business successfully in a hyper-competitive environment ...

UPM Raflatac Says: It's Prime Time

(Label/Tape)

September 28, 2010, ... Americas: to lift its prime labeling product and service offering to a new level. At this year's show, the company demonstrated how its new business organization, new capabilities, and new product offerings ...

Green Bay Packaging Becomes Green Professional

(Coating/Laminating)

September 14, 2010, Green Bay Packaging Inc., Shipping Container Div., was recently recognized as a "Green Professional" from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council as part of the Green Masters Program Green Bay, WI | ...

Green | It's More Than a Colo

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, Green Initiatives Have Advantages, Can Save Businesses Money There's more than just a few idiomatic phrases in the English language associated with the color green. For starters, think of what it means ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... By using technology to reduce waste, it makes environmental stewardship not only right but also good business.” Converter Info Hood Packaging | 1222 34th Ave. SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1V7 Canada | 403-243-1138 ...