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Dow Unveils Versify* Plastomers and Elastomers; New Technology to Generate Unique Performance for Flex-Pack Converters

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2004, ... plastomers and elastomers. According to the material manufacturer, Versify is a new range of propylene-ethylene copolymers designed to improve optics, sealing and hot tack performance, elasticity, flexibility, ...

National Starch Biz Unit Vinamul Polymers to Up Prices on Emulsions as of February 16, 2004

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2004, ... as well as all ethylene-vinyl acetate emulsions by 2 cents per wet pound. The converting-material manufacturer says the price increases will be effective as of February 16, 2004, or as contracts allow. ...

A Pharma Focus

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2004, ... include foil/polyethylene (PE) for strip packages, paper/foil/PE or PET/Aluminum/PE for pharma pouchstock, “Cold Form” base web either of PureAlu (Teich) or a conventional laminate, and a variety of Aclar ...

6 Sigma Success

(Tapes)

December 30, 2003, ... steps before the final product is complete. A variety of chemicals and raw materials also are used in the manufacturing process, including aluminum foils from Alcan, Anticosti papers, polyethylene film, ...

Totally Rockin' Metal

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... polyethylene (PE) film in terms of barrier properties and outer appearance. They succeeded in meeting the specifications first by reverse printing the outer iented polypropylene (OPP) film, then laminating ...

Zip-Pak Unveils EZ Open Strip for Food-Service Packages

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2003, ... feature that allows brand owners to differentiate their products in this competitive environment." Zip-Pak says the EZ Open Strip is ideal for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) packages. "Its proprietary ...

PLACE Recognizes Best Entries from Recent Conference

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... and Jennifer Lee of Queen's University discussed “Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-alpha-Olefin Copolymers and Their Film Properties.” Roswell E. King, III, of Ciba Specialty Chemicals ...

What Works Best?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... a $5.9 billion chemical company formed in 1997, is one of the world's largest producers of ethylene, propylene, and polyethylene resins, with more than 3,000 employees and 16 manufacturing facilities along ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... films provide a high degree of protection against gases and maintain good flavor and aroma. Polyamide and ethylene vinyl alcohol polymers have almost exclusive use for these applications. Combining them ...

Livin' 'Lean' with CT

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... its 1979 beginning, Dopaco, in addition to the clamshells and nested cartons, today manufactures polyethylene-coated paperboard cups, “the ones you get at McDonald's,” says Bernier. Dopaco makes these ...

Ticona Topas COC Barrier Material Utilized in Joint-Development Folding Carton of VG Nicolaus and Henkel

(Folding Cartons)

October 16, 2003, ... of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). On account of this," adds Ticona, "Topas COC has become a successfully established material, particularly for packaging challenging products such as pharmaceuticals, ...

Alcoa Sells South American PET Biz

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2003, Late last week, Alcoa reported it had completed the sale of its polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—better known as polyester—packaging business in South America to Amcor PET Packaging for $75 million (USD) ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... and heat sealable polyethylene (PE) portions. The foil serves as a vapor barrier, and PE is used for heat sealing purposes. Emerging and Future Patch Technologies Extended Wear Patches — Because of ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... spoke on “A Simple Alternative to Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers for Produce and Packaging Films.” Richard W. Halle of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. made a presentation entitled “Plastomer-mVLDPE Blends for ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... There is no extrusion capacity in-house; however, FFP does own a polyethylene (PE) extrusion plant in Worcester, U.K., obtaining material for its own internal needs both efficiently and economically.  ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... (MD) vs. trans-machine direction (TD) shrinkage with exceptional optical and mechanical properties. The barrier polymers used include polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), and ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... as growth slows in Europe. Material Trends The most preferred substrate for release liners is calendered kraft paper, with 50% of the world market, followed by polyethylene-coated papers at 21%, still ...

Solving the Problem of Silicone Transfer

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... will come into contact with the reverse side of the release liner. At this point, the silicone traces picked up following siliconization may re-transfer to the surface of the facestock. Polyethylene ...

Spotlight on the North American Market

(Disposables)

September 30, 2003, ... Across all applications, polyethylene accounts for the largest usage at 53%, followed by polyester — for critical applications — at 30%, and polypropylene at 15%. However, today it is film liners that ...

Pactiv to Buy Plastic Packaging Assets of Rock-Tenn Company

(Flexpack)

September 23, 2003, ... Company. According to Pactiv, the purchased assets are related to the manufacture of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) and polypropylene (PP) products for food packaging. "This business had net ...