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Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... making it from recyclable or recycled material; and reducing its environmental impact during the manufacturing process. Even as the most economical approach might be a combination of “green” attitudes, ...

Workflow Automation Capabilities Extended with Integration

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... workflow features of TWIST 6.3 Engine to extend its color-accurate virtual soft proofing, the business logic of collaborative project management, and sophisticated approval cycles with fully automated ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2011, ... IL, completes the first-ever US corrugated life cycle assessment. Results are available at www.corrugated.org. Menasha Packaging Corp., Hartford, WI, announces a $4.2 million expansion that adds ...

Cushion Multiple Roll Widths

(Materials)

January 31, 2011, ... handles multiple roll widths to 32 in. Can accommodate traditional virgin air cushioning material, reduced gauge structures, recycled content, or materials designed to accelerate microbial biodegradation ...

RockTenn To Acquire Smurfit-Stone Container

(Carton Box News)

January 24, 2011, ... well as one of the world’s largest paper recyclers. Smurfit-Stone has manufacturing mill capacity of 7.0 million tons; when combined, RockTenn will have 9.4 million tons of total production capacity, including ...

Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, Much of the global discussion on sustainability has centered on the concepts of renew, recycle, and reuse. These are important topics, but the discussion Much of the global discussion on sustainability ...

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 ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... collaboration in liner recycling.” Last year, Frost and Petri Tani joined forces to launch Cycle4Green — a “cradle to cradle” solution for paper release liner, based not so much on reuse but on repulping. ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... recyclability, compost ability, recycled content, renewable fuel usage, and less reliance on petroleum-based materials. While paper materials generally have a disadvantage in terms of energy and water ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... have shorter product development cycles, and the need to manufacture small volume products — resulted in programs by coating companies to improve the developmental coating process. Simultaneously, converting ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, Consumers are continuously changing their eating and purchasing behavior. A century ago, food was bought fresh and directly from the source the farmer, Consumers are continuously changing their eating ...

UPM Raflatac Says: It's Prime Time

(Label/Tape)

September 28, 2010, ... F during the exhibition. A long-time leader in environmental issues, UPM Raflatac presented at the “Label life-cycle (sustainability)” session of the Labelexpo Americas conference program that was held ...

Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... the company's “Grey is the New Green” bag, with a minimum of 30% recycled material, is an industry standard of success, and the bag itself is an emblem of environmental responsibility that can be carried ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... the Rochester Business Journal. Hammer Packaging's recognition focuses on its commitment to recycle, reuse, and reduce all materials, supplies, waste, and energy and to use renewable resources when economically ...

James Sanfilippo

(Trends/Management)

August 31, 2010, ... use of recycled content whenever possible, and the use of new and innovative lightweighting technologies. What does your company do for your customers that makes them want to come back and do business ...

Conference Program

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... a closer look at hue, lightness, and chromo Speaker: Mark Samworth, chief color expert, EskoArtwork Label Lifecycle (Sustainability) A consumer story A converter's response The supplier's response ...

HP Explores Flexpack, Certifies Media Partners

(Yo's Yarns)

June 22, 2010, ... different products to target different audiences; frequent restyling of designs; shorter times to market; shorter product life cycles; and sustainability issues. He also stressed that customers want less ...

More on HP’s Israel Visit

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2010, ... Reardon observed that retailers now control market dynamics in terms of the following: •Shorter/more frequent label runs •Lead time needs •Stock levels •Design changes/branding •Product life cycles ...

VW Certifies Laminated Composite

(Coating/Laminating)

May 31, 2010, ... friendly and can be recycled. In addition, no further corrosion protection emitter is needed in the packaging, leading to significant economy in cost and time. NORShield AC is offered as rollstock and ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... energy by minimizing time and temperature of mixing. Reduce solution delivery system energy by holding solution at low temperature and heat immediately prior to coating application. Recycle all scrap ...