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- Sonoco Ups Euro Coreboard Prices; Packaging Provider also to Close California Bag Plant
- (News | New Products)
- April 30, 2002, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Sonoco recently announced its intent to increase prices (for all paper grades manufactured at its European mills) by 40 to 50 Euro per
- Every Trick in the Book
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2002, ... thin and thick layers. Kapak Corp., Minneapolis, MN, converts the 48-ga PET/ink/adhesive/48-ga MPET/adhesive/300-ga linear-low-density polyethylene pouch with tear notch and zipper reclosure feature. ...
- Coating and Laminating Special Report
- (Archive)
- February 28, 2002, ... liners: polyester polystyrene high-density polyethylene low-density polyethylene polypropylene In addition, multilayer films based on the preceding polymers and various copolymers are ...
- Through Thick and Thin, Gauging Controls Perform for You
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2002, Whether you're in the market for high-end thickness and gauging controls or you want a value-based system, developments have been made at both ends of Whether you're in the market for high-end thickness ...
- Reclosability & Flex-Packs
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2002, ... is applied to the inside of the packaging by heat-sealing the zipper flange to the sealing layer of the base stock. Various blends of coextruded materials are used for zipper formulations, including ethylene ...
- The Future of Foil
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2002, ... with cost-effectiveness. Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), a promising barrier plastic when it was introduced nearly two decades ago, has been handicapped by high price and reduced effectiveness in humid ...
- Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential
- (News | New Products)
- January 23, 2002, ... "Luckplastmas," for the dedicated production of polyethylene packaging films. Located in Luck (Volhynia district, Ukraine), the plant is a major supplier of PE and PP film to Ukraine. Now operating as "Luckchim," ...
- Control of Adhesion and Removal of Heat Sealable Tops on Polymer Containers
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2001, ... peelable seals. Figure 2 is an example of a peelable seal using an immiscible system with polyethylene to impart cohesive failure. The seal strength of a nonpeelable seal depends on film thickness. ...
- One New Treater, Many New Benefits
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2001, ... applications. The company produces all polyethylene film in a density range of 0.895 — 0.960, as well as polypropylene. In 1997 Optimum purchased its first Corotec corona treatment system, an 84-in.-wide ...
- International Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2001, News from: Clear View Bag, CreoScitex, Danapak, Enercon, Ion Industrial, Nova Chemicals, Rexam, and Unilux. Covering the Full Spectrum of International Industry News, Events & Activities Supplier News ...
- Battling the Biothreats
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2001, ... reports the company. Among the most common antimicrobial materials are organic acids and their salts, reports Colorcon. For example, Potassium sorbate is used frequently with polyethylene (PE) materials ...
- Battling the Biothreats
- (News | New Products)
- November 27, 2001, ... reports the company. Among the most common antimicrobial materials are organic acids and their salts, reports Colorcon. For example, Potassium sorbate is used frequently with polyethylene (PE) materials ...
- Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions
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- October 31, 2001, ... polyethylene, polyvinylidene chloride, EVA, and newer offerings such as nylon MXD6, cyclic olefin copolymers, and liquid crystalline polymers. His paper also included a discussion on barrier testing and ...
- Oxygen Scavengers Offer Safety and Savings
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2001, ... (PVDC), polyamides, and ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), passive barrier materials act like walls — physically separating oxygen from the food inside the package. Developing Active Materials In the last ...
- Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... the ring is strained and can react with carboxylic acid function groups found on the resin binders. Polyethylene amines: These chemicals contain amines on the backbone of PE that can react with carboxylic ...
- Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... Toothpaste (a PET/holographic MET PET board lamination); special soap wrapper (paper sandwiched between heat-sealable plastic layers for high-speed machines); easy-tear, paper-like PET/polyethylene ...
- Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING
- (Office Products)
- September 30, 2001, ... package; it's comprised of a polyethylene pouch with a pressure-sensitive back. These days, Jannel's “modified” two-shift (they overlap during the day) operation also is exercising its creativity in the ...
- Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2001, ... 25 hr a day, five days a week, the 50-mm dies produce high-density polyethylene from 7-18 in. in both clear and matte finishes. The blown film lines run at 100-150 fpm, and the film is corona treated in-line ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2001, ... operating, supplying petrochemicals to the Asia Pacific region. The centerpiece of the facility is an 800,000-ton/yr steam cracker, which produces ethylene, propylene, and other products for several ...
- Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2001, ... substrate. An important substrate in flexible packaging is polyethylene. Although most people regard this as a simple polymer of ethylene, the actual material is a complex mixture of many other items added ...