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August 31, 2007, ... dispersion-based and solvent-borne PSAs for self-adherent coating of web-shaped materials. Provides additives for PSAs such as crosslinks, resin dispersions, solid resins, release agents, etc., as well ...

Reduce & Comply

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August 31, 2007, ... Directive Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste imposes responsibility for minimizing the creation of packaging waste and promoting energy recovery, re-use, and recycling of packaging materials ...

Scoring the Scorecard

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August 31, 2007, ... February 1, 2008. Wal-Mart developed the scorecard so manufacturers could track and report their own use of packaging materials. Ultimately, it measures the environmental impact of the packaging on ...

5 Steps to Green

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August 31, 2007, ... manufacturing. It has been estimated that recovered fiber now accounts for approximately 37% of the domestic raw materials used to make paper products. Recycled paper, in fact, takes much pressure off ...

Be A Good Citizen

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August 31, 2007, ... the purchase of raw materials to the disposal of packaging—has been a primary focus of sustainable operations. For example, major end-users are demanding lighter-weight packaging, which reduces shipping ...

Three of a Kind

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August 31, 2007, ... design solutions; substrates, materials, inks, and coatings; and more. Specialized areas of interest to converters will include a Brand Protection Center focusing on packaging initiatives/technologies ...

A Smarter Future for Labels

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August 31, 2007, ... label solutions. First, converters need clever and creative personnel that come up with the ideas and applications. Second, they need clever converting materials, technology, and presses to be able to ...

Labeling Markets South American Market Study & Sourcebook 2007

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August 14, 2007, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has released "Labeling Markets South American Market Study & Sourcebook 2007" market overview and opportunities for labelstock producers, material suppliers, and all companies ...

Track & Trace

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July 31, 2007, ... for use in 2015. A variety of different chipless technologies have been and are being developed. Principles of operation and physical operation vary widely, and consequently, material requirements also ...

the PLACE

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July 31, 2007, Characteristics of flexible food packaging materials; new studies toward understanding adhesion of polyolefins to primed substrates; the effect of calcium carbonate concentrate base resin melt index on ...

Treat 'em Righ

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June 30, 2007, ... optimal dyne levels,” explains Wolff, “we added an Enercon corona treater to our operation to bump-treat materials prior to printing.” Enercon supplied a 40-in. Universal Roll treater with ceramic electrodes ...

Working Undercover

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June 30, 2007, ... a broad base of suppliers of both raw materials and security devices and technologies as well as with converters to define and meet the needs of particular brand protection challenges. Science today ...

Coding: A Digital Signature

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June 30, 2007, ... authenticate their raw material components and track the global distribution of finished goods. And no crisis has dramatized the need for “cradle to grave” product protection more than the contaminated ...

Up to the Task

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June 30, 2007, From labels to lidstock, substrates that offer improved performance make living in a “material world” a good thing for consumers. New Materials Flexi-Free 6985, a high-moisture-barrier lidstock without ...

Improving the Process

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June 29, 2007, ...  Annualized Material Balance—Multi-Press Printer Scenario Min. # Ink to Ink Up Print Job Print Colors # Ink to Press # Ink Consumed # Ink Returned Base Line 150 2,000 6 1,800,000 900,000  ...

Preserve & Protect

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May 31, 2007, ... materials for a condominium project for Hard Rock Hotels, the box is called an outstanding example of luxurious and protective promotional packaging. The standard tray with five-panel cover design is ...

Knowledge = Power = Success

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May 31, 2007, ... at its commissioned training facility. The staff and its 40+ vendor sponsors provide equipment, materials, supplies, and technical support. FTS has three presses that print up to eight colors and train ...

Converter Clips

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May 31, 2007, ... materials subject to counterfeiting is that the consumer can easily validate the authenticity.” Dow Acquires Bayer Business Group MIDLAND, MI — The Dow Chemical Co. and the Bayer Group have reached ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

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April 30, 2007, ... Program, introduced a year ago, that provides third party certification of materials and products. For more information visit www.mbdc.com. Kistler's presentation addressed WalMart's packaging sustainability ...

Converter Clips

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April 30, 2007, ...  © 2006 by The Freedonia Group Inc.; *includes only 18 competitive markets The Future of Paper Vs. Plastic CLEVELAND, OH — In 18 selected markets where plastic and paper compete as packaging materials, ...