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Coating & Ink Research Institute Will Host Open House

(News | New Products)

March 09, 2009, ... of ink, fountain solution, paper, film, presses and press accessories who are seeking ways to make their products and processes more productive, cost-effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly. ...

Flexible Packaging Association 2009 Award Winners

(Flexpack Main)

February 28, 2009, ... value-added features such as increased freshness and a resealable adhesive. Because it is environmentally friendly and will degrade, the company earns both Gold Awards for Packaging Excellence and for ...

Security Goes Green

(First Glance)

February 28, 2009, Metro card and transit pass manufacturers can create a card that has anti-counterfeiting properties and also is environmentally friendly with Holographic UniLustre Metro card and transit pass manufacturers ...

SPE Names Finalists in Clean Plastics Technology Competition

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2009, ... produce. FRX Polymers, Inc. is a pilot-stage specialty polymer company that is developing a patent-protected family of environmentally friendly, inherently flame retardant, transparent, high-flow engineering ...

What's Ne

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2009, ... web-fed flexo and gravure environments. Can be incorporated with anti-counterfeiting features and is said to be environmentally friendly if used with UV inks and coatings. Can make packages more recyclable ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

December 31, 2008, ... requirements in an environmentally advanced fashion. Recommended for general and medium-performance packages as well as hot fill applications, adhesive typically attains full cure at ambient temperatures ...

Narrow Web & Label Products

(New Products)

November 30, 2008, ... faithful reproduction of all fine details; secure isolated dots with open reverses; safe, clean platemaking; and more. Called environmentally friendly, plates are offered in analog and digital versions. ...

Solvent Study Is Here

(Magazine)

November 30, 2008, ... and adhesives work to reduce the VOC content of their products, adds the report. However, opportunities exist in such areas as specialty solvents, environmentally friendly “green solvents,” and conventional ...

Smurfit-Stone Opens New High-Tech Plant

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, ... Other environmentally friendly features include a zero-discharge scrap handling system. To celebrate the New Lenox plant opening and support its commitment to sustainability, the environment and mitigating ...

Abrasion Resistance for Corrugated Shipping Containers

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, ... increased dramatically as recycled fibers replace virgin-kraft fibers. Coatings are environmentally friendly due to their water-based composition. While not recommended for skid resistance and water-resistance ...

Solvent Study Is Here

(Magazine)

October 31, 2008, ... and adhesives work to reduce the VOC content of their products, adds the report. However, opportunities exist in such areas as specialty solvents, environmentally friendly “green solvents,” and conventional ...

Pouch Demand To Climb

(Substrates)

October 31, 2008, ... economical and environmentally friendly packaging alternative, such as lower production costs and reduced shipping costs. For more information, visit www.freedoniagroup.com. US Pouch Demand (million ...

Shrink Expands

(Label/Tape)

September 30, 2008, ... to express support for the association's influence on regulations for the organic industry. Overnight's membership was granted, in part, for its ability to provide environmentally friendly printing processes, ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

September 30, 2008, ... UV durable, extra-tear-resistent substrate is manufactured with additional whitening agents to improve opacity and sheet brightness to 94%. Called an environmentally friendly alternative to PVC, product ...

Winterborne, CardPak Pool Green Resources

(News Eclips)

September 08, 2008, ... and practices lean, environmentally friendly manufacturing. CardPak has marketed an award-winning ecological line of clamshell replacement packaging that eliminates up to 85% of plastic and reduces harmful ...

Moving Green to The Next Level

(Green Converting)

August 31, 2008, ... its press production processes environmentally friendly. “However,” he says, “the focus now is on minimizing the presses' environmental impact when in use at customers' sites. … Our Print Media Academy ...

New Product Digest

(New Products)

August 31, 2008, ...  The Bloom line of eco-aware products is said to help customers ensure paper products originating from managed forests are handled appropriately throughout the supply chain. The line includes eight environmentally ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag?

(Editorial)

July 31, 2008, ... I cannot share the identity of the writer, but the comments are certainly worth sharing: Once again you have hit the nail on the head regarding the decades-long march toward “sustainability,” environmentally ...

Thung Hua Sinn Group Purchases Speedmaster XL 75 at Drupa

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2008, ... environmentally friendly printing. The company achieved its reputation as market leader by offering not just one-stop services, including prepress and finishing, but also coating, die-cutting and embossing. ...

Trends Impacting Converters

(Editorial)

June 30, 2008, ... of meeting demands by consumers and retailers alike for more environmentally friendly packaging has become more of a burden to manufacturers or whether, indeed, it might actually prove a boon to business. ...