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September 19, 2002, ... packages and papers reach the peak of their accomplishments. Multi-wall bag manufacturers learned new techniques working with wet strength papers, flexible sealing compounds for bag ends, acid resistant ...

1977 - 1979

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September 19, 2002, ... 'poorly controlled mills' have been proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed standards would regulate emission of particulate matter and total reduced sulfur compounds (TRS), the latter ...

A Lesson in Amines Used in Water-Based Products

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August 31, 2002, ... (ethyl)2NH, and if we continue further, a teritary amine, triethyl amine, (ethyl)3N. Unlike ammonia, volatile amines are VOCs since chemically they are carbon compounds. Amine compounds were studied ...

Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2002, ... handled more than 100 lb of lead or lead compounds during any calendar year, starting in 2001. This weight requirement is a substantial reduction from previous rules, which started at 10,000 lb. All sources ...

Toxic Release Inventory: AIMCAL Urges Members that Report Deadline Imminent

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June 09, 2002, Toxics Release Inventory reports are required by EPA by July 1 every year. New rules stipulate companies handling more than 100 pounds of lead or lead compounds during any calendar year, starting 2001, ...

Converting Industry News

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April 30, 2002, ... be installed. The expansion is part of PolyOne's Triple Crown initiative, a two-year program of investment in the technology and manufacturing assets of the company's North American Plastic Compounds and ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... as is the case with the organic permeant test compounds used in this study, P is no longer constant and may depend on the pressure, film thickness, and other conditions. In such cases, a single P value ...

Oxygen Scavengers Offer Safety and Savings

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October 31, 2001, ... the most part, oxygen scavenging compounds are more expensive on a per-pound basis than their conventional passive barrier counterparts. However, as the following calculations show, rather than raising ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... volatile organic compounds. We are all aware of the strides that flexo has made over the years. But just how does it stack up today against its main competitors? The Foundation of the Flexographic Technical ...

Reporter Clips

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June 30, 2001, ... reports that, in addition to saving users the high cost of equipment for the collection and destruction of polluting compounds, UV and EB coatings allow faster production, use less space, improve efficiency, ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... to form the network structure that gels the oil. These oil gels find use in many applications ranging from cable filling compounds to clear candles. Because they are thermoplastic, they cannot be used ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... as a sealant, and excellent barrier to fats and flavor and aroma compounds give the engineer the ability to downgauge or simplify a multi-layer package. The themoplastic PLA made from annually renewable ...

RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters

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May 31, 2001, Pollution. It's a dirty little word. Let's add volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and rising fuel prices to the list, too. While we're at it, let's add Pollution. It's a dirty little word. Let's add volatile ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

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March 31, 2001, ... key variables.” Iovoli adds, “Film acts extremely different than paper, and printing it from a sheet rather than a roll only compounds the issue. When you print on paper, the fiber acts like a foundation ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

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March 31, 2001, ... configured all our Mitsubishi presses to help control our defined key variables.” Iovoli adds, “Film acts extremely different than paper, and printing it from a sheet rather than a roll only compounds ...

Assessing Inks, Dealing with DigitalThe NPIRI Conference

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December 31, 2000, ... speed, the study found that at equal speeds, water-based inks had the best economics followed by solvent-based inks, followed by UV inks. From an environmental perspective, volatile organic compounds ...

Coating Operation Starts a Tradition of Growth

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November 30, 2000, ...  customized impingement dryer was constructed of stainless steel for durability and longevity and incorporates a unique zone-cascading function, and he says the company controls volatile organic compound ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... the prices of Ultramid nylon resins and compounds by 10%, effective June 15, 2000. Demand for nylon products has increased substantially, says BASF, resulting in tightness through the entire nylon chain. ...

Globalization Is Driving Force Behind Fast-Growing NPE

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April 30, 2000, ... companies supply primary processing and auxiliary equipment systems; machine and mold components; resins and compounds; additives, fillers, and reinforcements; and mold-making services. In a recent ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... molecules, such as flavors and aromas, chemical solvents, and fragrances, better than water. Without fat, foods have a more difficult time holding onto flavor compounds, because these compounds volatilize ...