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Web Exclusive: Slitting Film

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November 11, 2008, Despite the fact that crude oil prices have risen sharply, in turn elevating the price of oil-based raw materials used in plastic film manufacture, this group of materials still has largely untapped packaging ...

Global Study Addresses Barrier Films & Coatings

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, ... materials used in the flexible packaging market. The study, Barrier Films and Coatings 2008 to 2012 for Barrier Flexible Packaging,” examines the market potential, economics, environmental impact, and ...

Film Line Comes in Early

(Substrates)

October 31, 2008, Hoogstraten, Belgium | Davis-Standard has completed the installation of a 65-ft agricultural film line for Hyplast NV. Says Paul Leenders of Hyplast, Hoogstraten, Belgium | Davis-Standard has completed ...

Getting Better Blown Film

(News | New Products)

October 15, 2008, Danafilms, a manufacturer of custom PE films, recently upgraded its Westborough plant with another high precision Battenfeld Gloucester blown film line that will add more than 5 million lbs of additional ...

Tamper-Evident Label Film Meets Diverse Needs

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October 09, 2008, Hutchison Miller Sales, Inc. has introduced a larger format version of its highly popular Clarifoil Integuard tamper-evident film NEW BRITAIN, PA | Hutchison Miller Sales, Inc. has introduced a larger ...

Film Converting: Luminit Films Shape Light

(Substrates)

September 30, 2008, Stanley Kao, business development manager for Luminit LLC, says the proprietary process used to create its Light Shaping Diffusers (LSD) is a film-to-film, Stanley Kao, business development manager for ...

Newly Topcoated Cothene Film Offers Superior Performance

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2008, LSH Materials, a div. of Hutchison Miller Sales Inc., has introduced a new topcoated version of its Cothene mono-layered polyolefin film that offers an alternative to vinyl and other films in the health ...

US Plastic Film Demand to Exceed 16 Billion Pounds

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, A new Freedonia Group study, titled “Plastic Film,” presents trends projecting US demand to grow 2.6% annually to over 16 billion lb in 2012, valued at $13.4 billion CLEVELAND, OH | A new Freedonia Group ...

Exopack Sells Newmarket Film Business

(News Eclips)

June 23, 2008, SPARTANBURG, SC | Dynamic Solutions Unlimited has purchased Exopack Holding Corp.’s film business in Newmarket SPARTANBURG, SC | Dynamic Solutions Unlimited has purchased Exopack Holding Corp.’s film business ...

GPA Introduces Printable Films Swatchbook

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June 23, 2008, CHICAGO, IL | GPA has released a new Ultra Film printable films swatchbook. This new collection of GPA’s films products features the most popular and versatile collection of film substrates on the market ...

Film- and Foil-Free Materials Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

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May 29, 2008, ... desirable. The choice of nonlaminated UniLustre materials for packaging and printing applications results in a major source reduction because no film or foil is incorporated into the finished product. ...

BE Ships 11-layer Blown Film Line

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May 29, 2008, BRAMPTON, ON, CANADA | BE has shipped what it says is the world's first 11-layer blown film line from its plant in Brampton to an undisclosed customer BRAMPTON, ON, CANADA | BE has shipped what it says ...

Fujifilm's Emphasizes Digital 'Printing Solutions' at Spring Exhibitio

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2008, Fujifilm is revealing the impact of several recent acquisitions at several industry events this spring, where the company will showcase the individual and collaborative offerings of FUJIFILM Graphic Systems, ...

Film Approved for Food, Pharma Use in Japan, EU

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April 09, 2008, Grayling Industries reports the polyethylene film it uses to manufacture some of the company's industrial packaging liners has been approved ATLANTA, GA | Grayling Industries reports the polyethylene film ...

Shrink Film Overwrapper Has Hot Wire Seal System

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April 09, 2008, Elsner Engineering's Model EW-4-Series of high-speed shrink film roll overwrappers and heat shrink tunnels utilizes a new hot wire seal system HANOVER, PA | Elsner Engineering's Model EW-4-Series of high-speed ...

Jessup Manufacturing Receives MarED Certification of Glo Brite® Films

(News | New Products)

April 03, 2008, Jessup Mfg. Co.’s Glo Brite photoluminescent films have been certified as complying with the Marine Equipment Directive (MarED) of the European Union McHenry, IL | Jessup Mfg. Co.’s Glo Brite photoluminescent ...

Shrinkable Film/Label Inks

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March 12, 2008, INX Intl. Ink Co.'s ShrinkPac Universal ink system is a premium solvent-based gravure ink that has been formulated for shrinkable film printing, including oriented polystyrene, PVC, and PETG. APPLETON, ...

Film Line Is Cause To Celebrate

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, DUBAI, UAE Flex Middle East FZE, a 100% sub. of Flex Group, celebrated its second phase in late 2007 by commissioning an 8.7-m-wide polyester film line DUBAI, UAE Flex Middle East FZE, a 100% sub. of ...

Solvent-Free Lidding Films

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January 06, 2008, Environmentally friendly, FDA-compliant, heat-sealable LumiLid lidding films for frozen and refrigerated foods applications are manufactured using Toray Plastics' (America) extrusion coating technology, ...

Reflective P-S Film Series

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December 20, 2007, ... coated reflective cast vinyl film that offers seven-year outdoor durability. It is said to be ideal for reflective vehicle graphic applications that require compatibility and permanence. REFLECTAmark PG ...