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Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... equipment from corrosion. When coated onto rolls of paper or compounded into polyethylene film, VCI technology is the source of multiple packaging and storage solutions. This added-value packaging saves ...

Constantia Flexibles Wins Packaging Award for CompresSeal

(Flexpack)

September 24, 2017, ... is used to create the CompresSeal film that has a higher seal integrity than standard polyethylene and weighs up to 30% less, while still having the same thickness as standard packaging. In addition, it ...

Constantia Flexibles Invests in German Plant

(Flexpack)

September 11, 2017, ... with high property barriers, in the confectionery, processed food (coffee, dry food, and snacks) and processed meat industries. As part of the investments, Constantia has installed two blown film (polyethylene) ...

Flex Films Launches Twist Wrap Film

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... engineered FLEPET (FLEXPET F-WTG-AS.) F-WTG-AS low-opacity, good-gloss white anti-static twist wrap polyester film. This bi-axially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film is suited for candy ...

Constantia Flexibles Wins German Award

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... than standard polyethylene and weighs up to 30% less, while still having the same thickness as standard packaging. In addition, it reportedly ensures not only tighter packs but also constant processing ...

Dow Products Finalists for Innovation Awards

(Flexpack)

August 27, 2017, ... glycols while maintaining key benefits such as deposit and friction control. Best Process Innovation: Dow fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh) Process. Both ethylene and propylene are valuable ...

Domino Announces Inks for Security Uses

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2017, ... or finishing line, and the UV80CL ink is compatible with standard medias including polyethylene, polypropylene, and coated and uncoated papers. “In today’s price competitive and technology savvy marketplace, ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... an LLDPE/Tie/Nylon/EVOH/Nylon/Tie/mLLDPE structure can be made with a seven-layer die, shown in Figure 3B. This structure is used as a lidding film with excellent barrier properties and gloss. If ethylene ...

Ceresana Issues Study of European Bags/Sacks

(Bag Pouch)

July 25, 2017, ... could become the ones who benefit from the EU directive. The report predicts the European market for bags and sacks made of polyethylene films, other plastic films, woven plastics, and paper to reach ...

Cortec Products Recertified as Compostable

(Flexpack)

July 18, 2017, ... (reg # 7P0091) Compostable Shopping Bags (reg # 7P0343 Eco Film is a replacement for traditional nondegradable films such as low and high density polyethylenes. The film can be made into waste disposal ...

Clasper Technology Wins AmeriStar Award for PTI

(Label/Tape)

June 11, 2017, ... in the alcoholic beverages category. The Clasper bottle—engineered by Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI)—is a combination of two polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers and a shrink label. The first ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... film structure, showing a core layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) as a barrier layer, inner and outer layers of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and "tie" or adhesive layers to join together ...

Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2017, ... Food products in particular will need insulating, and lower cost and sustainable products are being sought to replace non-sustainable materials like expanded polystyrene, wax, polyethylene, and polyvinylidene ...

Mactac Debuts All-Temperature Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

May 27, 2017, ... for a wide variety of label applications.” From food and beverage packaging to short-term shipping applications, CHILL AT adheres well to low-surface energy substrates such as low-density polyethylene ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, ... scope of this article. However, if we focus only on barrier properties, the benefits that 7/9/11-layer coextrusion offers become obvious. While ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) is a very effective oxygen ...

FTA Awards | 6 Best of Show Winners Take Top Honors

(Print)

May 01, 2017, ... has been a member of FTA for six years. Due to an industry-wide movement to improve recovery of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoform clamshell containers in 2012, the facility took on the initiative ...

Cosmo Films Plans New BOPET Line

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2017, ... types of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and cast polypropylene (CPP) films, reports plans to install a new production line for speciality polyester (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate) ...

Dow Launches Nonwovens for Comfort

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2017, ... As a result, this new, patent-pending family of polyethylene (PE) resins produced using company’s INSITE Technology is said to be an ideal solution for nonwovens in infant diapers, adult incontinence products, ...

AIMCAL Awards | Film's Sharkskin-Like Properties Control Bacteri

(Coating/Laminating)

April 06, 2017, ... Sulson Overseas Pvt., New Delhi, India. Bag features include a front, back, and bottom of matte-finished biaxially oriented polypropylene/metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/clear PE with gussets ...

Sun Chemical Plans Eco-Friendly Display for INFO*FLEX

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2017, ... of the commonly used flexible packaging substrates. Designed for flexographic printing on polypropylene and polyethylene films at high speeds, SunStrato Sunester laminating solvent-based family of inks ...