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Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... with some converters successfully dropping from the commodity 2.5 liner to a 32#, 2.1 caliper. Electronic data processing-generated labels are one product category that seems to benefit quite a bit from ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

(Magazine)

April 30, 2000, ... commodity, but soon after other companies wandered into the marketplace with a new methodology--the form/fill/seal approach. "It worked very well in a three-side-seal application for frozen entrees," he ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... by its customers. Coulter elaborates, "It's difficult to compete in a commodity market when you have to include costs of freight to move materials from Canada down to the US. So we decided to explore ways ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ...  Also, captive metallizing by polypropylene producers is another problem the industry faces. Our approach to these problems is to keep the metallizing division a commodity business. And we're going to ru ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... notion of the core as a commodity item," says Pleune. "Failure of the core to perform properly during winding, transportation, or unwinding can jeopardize thousands of dollars worth of product. This may ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... start on perfecting a new technology - usually well before it becomes a commodity on the marketplace. "Because we're so varied in the equipment and the talent that we have, some of the things that we'r ...

Czech converter pursues new free-market direction

(Magazine)

August 31, 1995, ... from a commodity-oriented, state-owned plant into a facility that will run on full market values with a product mix aimed at the global market. (Overall market discussions in this interview were handled ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1995, ... as low as possible. The film core should be a key component in any examination of system costs. Traditionally, the film core has been treated as a commodity item, because it seemingly represents only ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ...  7% to 8% during 1994 with very strong growth in all markets with packaging and industrial specialties growing at 10% and some niche markets at 25%," Graham said. "Even the straight commodity markets tha ...

Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1995, ... of the time," Abderholden said. "Board is a commodity item, and when its gets to be more competitive, the people that differentiate themselves will service." In-line sheeting is also being considered ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ...  industrial raw-commodity prices. But much of what they are looking at are fears. Are we not at the early stage of a wage/price cycle? Are we not beginning an inventory boom-bust cycle? Are we not enterin ...