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PPC Reports Folding Carton Shipments Show Sustained Growth in 2004

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February 01, 2005, According to the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), December was a strong month for folding carton shipments, which increased 4.3 percent by value and 2.8 percent by volume year-over year. For the full ...

E-Clips Top 10

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January 30, 2005, ...  FLO flexographic ink reportedly offers fast cure, vivid colors, low dot grain, and ease of use. Runs on board, foil, paper, folding cartons, and film. Also available is 7969 UV flexo white, a super-opaque, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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January 30, 2005, ... for 2004. Dixie Toga also operates businesses involved in the production of laminated plastic tubes, thermoformed and injection molded containers, printed labels, and printed folding cartons. Proman ...

Gidue Appoints New Distributor for Italy

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January 27, 2005, With the appointment of Fabrizio Decio, GIDUE has named Outsoucing, Gallarte, Italy, a new distributor for Italy. PRESS RELEASE TURATE, ITALY—With the appointment of Fabrizio Decio, GIDUE has named ...

Bemis Acquires Majority Ownership of Dixie Toga

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January 18, 2005, Bemis Co. has acquired majority ownership of Dixie Toga, San Paulo, Brazil, one of the largest packaging companies in South America. Bemis acquired the voting common stock and 43% of the outstanding, non-voting ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... November 12, 13, and 15, and PFFC was in attendance. Direction ’04 consisted of presentation, operation, and Q&A sessions. Chris Raney, Bobst’s VP of Folding Cartons, noted that the open house gave ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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December 30, 2004, ... review the progress of the material. Clif bar product manager Kevin Gnusti noted, "As an end-user, I’ve seen tremendous quality standards in recycled paperboard cartons from end to end. We found consistent ...

Wanted: US Markets

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... will take the simple way out and hire a distributor. This approach often works successfully with rigid packages such as bottles and cartons; they are stock items and can be warehoused, with small orders ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... country-western image of Twain as well as to the Stetson brand). Cartons feature two hits of pink, special flexo gold ink (applied in-line on Diamond’s new Heidelberg offset press), and pearlized matte ...

Power Paper and Graphic Solutions Offer an RFID System

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December 18, 2004, ... at extended ranges in hostile RF environments, including metal containers filled with fragrance liquid, aluminum cartons, canned foods, and a variety of liquids, oils, and detergents. PowerID is also reported ...

Packaging Easy for Seniors, Tough for Kids

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November 30, 2004, ... It is reported ideal for unit-dose packages such as blister cards but also can be used for ampoules, vials, and syringes. The cartons are made from the specially developed board CKB Pharma TR, which ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... for unit-dose packages such as blister cards but also can be used for ampoules, vials, and syringes. The cartons are made from the specially developed board CKB Pharma TR, which has high tear resistance. ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

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November 29, 2004, ... and High Strength 4000, said to offer stable ink-water balance at all speeds, is suited for folding cartons, wide-format graphics, direct mail, and labeling applications. Shimless Technology Offered ...

Creo Demos Staccato at Graph/Converting Expo

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October 13, 2004, ... color cards it prints for paint manufacturers; folding cartons (35 micron screening); and paper labels (20 micron screening). For additional PFFC coverage of Staccato and Creo's Spotless printing product ...

Lasers Beam

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September 29, 2004, ... can deliver up to 500 W of power. This is more than sufficient power for applications such as kiss-cutting labels, perfing multilayer carbonless paper, and through-cutting folding cartons. Flexible ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2004, ... cartons, and more. The agreement covers North and Central America. NorthStar an Excellent Partner WATERTOWN, WI, USA — NorthStar Print Group has earned Miller Brewing Co.'s “Partners in Excellence” ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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September 29, 2004, ... Las Vegas show in July. Opening Milk Cartons Is Child’s Play Schoolchildren in Norway are having an easier time opening their milk cartons these days, thanks to TINE dairies’ Mini Diamond Pure-Pak ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2004, ... it will have increased metallizing capacity by more than 10 million lb/year by November 2004. Industry Studies Folding Cartons Show Growth ALEXANDRIA, VA, USA — For 14 months, the year-over-year ...

Price Fixing Cause for Alarm?

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... for alarm. Pulp and paper prices have been at a very low level across the globe and across all areas of paper usage — from magazines to cartons to labels — but are experiencing upward movement in today' ...

Protecting Brands

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the supply chain, and data is relayed back to a computer. Costs are coming down, and Wal-Mart and other retailers are driving RFID's commercialization on cartons and pallets. Another technology — EMID ...