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Toray Industries Wins UN Environmental Award

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2009, ... films for flexible and rigid packaging, lidding, graphic, industrial, optical, and electronic applications. The company is a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc., a world leader in synthetic fibers and ...

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

(Substrates)

December 31, 2008, ... for PLA in areas such as thermoformed food packaging and bedding and apparel fibers. Demand for polyester-based biodegradables will exhibit rapid annual growth of nearly 25% through 2012. Packaging, ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

December 31, 2008, ... to achieve full FSC certification, which confirms that fiber originates in or supports forests that are managed to meet the social, economic, and ecological needs of present and future generations.  ...

Cartons Lighten Up

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2008, ... option than recycled fiber.” Smith says the new certification should raise the visibility and benefits of working with environmentally responsible substrates, among both converters and their customers, ...

Reduce & Reuse

(Extrusion Coating)

November 30, 2008, ... from fiber to final product. It is also a result of the slower move toward reduction in packaging and in packaging weight, which is currently an imperative in the European packaging market. Given the ...

Press a Perfect Fit

(Flexography)

November 30, 2008, ... slitting and second generation of Easy-Set for automatic setting of impressions; 51-in. winders; Turboclean 600A modular wash-up system; and a new design of carbon fiber doctor blade chambers for use with ...

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

(Magazine)

November 30, 2008, ... in areas such as thermoformed food packaging and bedding and apparel fibers. Demand for polyester-based biodegradables will exhibit rapid annual growth of nearly 25% through 2012. Packaging, which accounted ...

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 ...

Blister Paperboard Is 100% Recyclable

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, ... said to simplify the manufacturing process. This aqueous heat seal coating reportedly allows the fibers to be re-pulped without the need for special sorting or separation. Converters can benefit without ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

October 31, 2008, ... system. Graphic Whizard | 800-265-3376 | www.graphicwhizard.com PFFC-ASAP 414 Analyze Many Materials The MMR Duplex is suited for analysis of materials, including polymers, films, carbon fibers, ...

Robinette Invests in First Miraflex Flexo Press

(News Eclips)

October 09, 2008, ... slitting and second generation of Easy-Set for automatic setting of impressions, 51-in. winders, a Turboclean 600A modular wash-up system, plus a new design of carbon fiber doctor blade chambers for use ...

MWV Gets Dual Environmental Certification

(News Clips Archive)

September 30, 2008, ... is the process of tracking and recording the possession and transfer of wood fiber from the forest of origin, through manufacture, production, and processing states, and finally, to its end use. The ...

October Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

September 30, 2008, ... A.O. Smith Water Products Co. develop a comprehensive plan to reduce fiber through a major package redesign. Careful analysis of the packaging supply chain revealed that A.O. Smith could redesign the foundation ...

Adchem Uses Static Control String to Eliminate Contamination

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2008, ... sheets of material will stick together, creating jams in downstream processes. Product Damage Electrostatic fields also attract dust particles, fibers, bugs, and hair, which result in surface contamination. ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

September 30, 2008, ... shades made with 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) fiber and 12 shades with 30% PCW. Mohawk Fine Papers | 800-the-mill | www.mohawkpaper.com PFFC-ASAP 419 Additive, Coating Fight Static Staticon 450 ...

Rock Tenn Earns Recycling Certification

(News Eclips)

September 17, 2008, The Folding Carton Div. of Rock-Tenn Co. has achieved Fiber Sourcing Certification to the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) Standard, reportedly becoming the largest folding carton company in North America ...

Biodegradable Plastic Demand to Rise 15% Annually

(News Eclips)

September 08, 2008, ... structure, and opportunities in film and fiber products such as compostable yard bags and pallet wrap, and fibers for apparel and nonwovens fabrics. For more information, visit: www.freedoniagroup.com. ...

Backyard Breakdown

(Carton Box)

September 04, 2008, ... create an alternative to traditional fresh produce packaging. The tray, manufactured by Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada, is made from palm fiber, a renewable resource, which would otherwise ...

ITC Rules in Favor of Petition Against Woven Sacks Imports from China

(News | New Products)

September 03, 2008, ... Bag, Inc.; Coating Excellence Intl., LLC; Hood Packaging Corp.; Mid-America Packaging, LLC; and Polytex Fibers Corp. “The ITC’s decision confirms something that we have known for a long time—dumped ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

(Editorial)

August 31, 2008, ... bags are produced reasonably cleanly. Paper bags are not, and they require a large portion of virgin fiber to maintain strength. Plastic bags, when incinerated, generate the same BTU value as natural gas. ...