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Dow Increases Prices

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August 27, 2006, The Dow Chemical Co. announced a $0.07 per lb. price increase across North America for all polyethylene resins. PRESS RELEASE HOUSTON, TX—The Dow Chemical Co. has implemented a $0.07 per lb. price increase ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... the barrier performance of multilayer, multiple HDPE component films without compromising processability. Conventional Ziegler-Natta catalyzed high density polyethylene homopolymer has use as a moisture ...

2006 RFID What's News, Part

(Archive)

July 29, 2006, ... of HF or UHF inlays in polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, or polycarbonate, die-cut to a custom size. Customized attachment options, including "hang tags" and isolated constructions for mounting to ...

DataLase PACKMARK Tested by American Bakers

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July 25, 2006, DataLase PACKMARK laser marking solution has been trialed successfully by the American Bakers Assn. (ABA) for the marking of variable information on polyethylene bread bags. PRESS RELEASE WIDNES, CHESHIRE—DataLase ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... and consumer product goods manufacturers often choose among oriented polyethylene terephthalate (OPET), oriented polypropylene (OPP), and oriented polyamide [(OPA) or nylon], the three films commonly used ...

Brand Security & Product Authentication Special Report, Part 3

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... Excellent image bond may be achieved on a broad choice of materials including polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride, unsupported and in a self-adhesive laminate; heat-sensitive films; many ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, Narrow web new products from: GE Plastics, Avery Dennison, Stora Enso, Research Inc., Jetrion, Tailored Solutions, and 3M. Narrow Web Machinery, Accessories, Services White PE Needs No Topcoat GE Plastics, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... significant improvements through such processing in the moduli (both machine and transverse directions), yield and break strengths, and optical properties including haze and gloss of polyethylene films. ...

Stretching Boundaries

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2006, ... bags for institutions, restaurants, resorts, municipalities, and other food manufacturers around the world. The materials provided by Cryovac are multi-layer nylon and polyethylene films that are converted ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... is quite promising. Testing to date indicates that the impact of low voltage and an EB dose of 20-30 kGy on various plastic substrates such as polyester, polyethylene, nylon, etc. used in flexible packaging ...

Milliken Features Enhanced Lineup of Polymer Additives at NPE 2006

(Archive)

April 11, 2006, New technology for enhancing the performance and value of polyethylene (PE), coupled with industry-leading innovations in polymer additives and colorants for polypropylene (PP), will highlight Milliken ...

Metallizing Makeover

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March 30, 2006, ... experience with thin and thick films. Our experience includes PET, biaxially oriented PP, low-density and linear low-density polyethylene, cast PP, and even woven and nonwoven fabrics.” In addition, ...

Cut With Glass

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... in many locations around the world. In general, the films are manufactured from polymers such as polyester, polyamide (nylon), and polyolefins such as high-density polyethylene and polypropylene. Polyolefin ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... OPET. In all cases, extrusion laminating the metallized base film to (printed) OPP with polyethylene extrudate lowered moisture transmission rates. Use of a converter-applied OTR enhancement improved the ...

The Future of Metallizing

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... for replacing waxed paper and polyethylene, while metallized films also are increasingly popular for snack food packaging. Clear oxide barrier coatings are opening new markets, as are product security ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

(Archive)

December 30, 2005, ... release profile against the chosen p-s adhesive. The market is seeing changes in substrates as well. The rise in the use of polyester (PET), oriented polypropylene (OPP) and polyethylene (PE) films, ...

About Cold Seal Adhesives

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... without the protection afforded by an antioxidant. Recent technology involves use of copolymers of vinyl acetate and ethylene blended with natural rubber latex. In some instances, these copolymers find ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... increases in stiffness over typical blown polyethylene based films. When combining through lamination a soft, amorphous substrate with a rigid, crystalline substrate, understanding what the properties ...

The Digital Demand

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... press prints on a range of substrates, paper or filmic, pressure-sensitive or non-supported. Compatible materials include self-adhesive papers, synthetic (including polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... The new film in this paper is a coextrusion based on three polyethylene resins. They provide the necessary optics, toughness, and stiffness to excel in collation shrink. The technology is not a singular ...