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- Dancing Bravely on the Edge
- (Trends/Management)
- March 31, 2011, ... and well again, and from a business activity standpoint, manufacturing is on the upswing, despite the severe and continuing increases in materials costs. Lastly, PFFC's May issue Critical Trends Survey ...
- OMNOVA Price Increases for Specialty Chemicals
- (Coatings)
- March 06, 2011, ... increase is necessary to offset the rise in the cost of raw materials which are used in the production of these products. OMNOVA Solutions is a technology-based company with 2010 pro forma sales (including ...
- Sun Chemical Ups Prices in N.A. for Sheetfed & Energy Curable Inks
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- March 02, 2011, Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and volatility in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical will raise prices on April 1, 2011, in North America PARSIPPANY, NJ | Faced with continued ...
- Counting Clicks
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2011, ... long lifetime; and improved yield. The cutting edge is chemically stable, which is said to prevent any materials from adhering to blade. The blades can be used at temperatures up to approximately 1,070 ...
- Where Can I Find?
- (Trends/Management)
- February 28, 2011, ... Specialty and Converted Papers; Envelope and Bag; Folding and Set-Up Box; and Converted and Specialty Paper Products. Every year since then, PFFC has published a directory of materials, supplies, services, ...
- Sun Chemical Latin America to Increase Prices on Inks & Consumables
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- February 06, 2011, Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and volatility in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical will increase prices in Latin America on Feb. 1, 2011, from 5% to 18% SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL ...
- OMNOVA Solutions Ups Cost for Emulsion Polymers
- (Coatings)
- January 31, 2011, ... materials and is in addition to previously announced increases. This increase does not include ELIOKEM Pliotec, Pliolite or Plioway coatings resins, which were covered in a Jan. 20, 2011, pricing announcement. ...
- Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing
- (Flexpack)
- January 31, 2011, ... and in the case of metallized products, light. This property is invaluable, particularly for packaged foods. Aesthetics | The aesthetics of vacuum-coated materials are excellent. Highly reflective metallized ...
- Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers
- (Static Elimination)
- January 31, 2011, ... Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials Polymeric additives, salts, conductive ...
- API Announces Price Increase
- (Flexpack News)
- January 30, 2011, ... December 17, 2010. The company, which operates 15 facilities worldwide, employs approximately 800 people and has sales in excess of £85 million, cites the increasing costs of raw materials such as polyester ...
- Check Your E-Mail for Critical Trends Survey
- (Yo's Yarns)
- January 18, 2011, ... revenue, business activities, materials costs, business backlog, plant capacity utilization, R&D, and the impact of imported converted products on your business. All this in a quick five-minute survey. ...
- Optimism Returns
- (Trends/Management)
- December 31, 2010, ... is that it historically grows between 0.5% and 1% ahead of US GDP. The growth of flexible packaging continues to be driven by innovation in materials, structures, and graphics, providing great consumer ...
- Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers
- (Static Elimination)
- December 31, 2010, ... lower resistivities are needed. Speed | What is your line speed or process speed? Processes with higher speeds require lower resistivities. Table II summarizes the broad range of materials available ...
- Converted Flex-Pack Report Is Out
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2010, ... market declined by 3% in value terms to around e10.4 billion in 2009, equivalent to 44.2 billion sq m of materials, reports PCI Films Consulting. The decline in sales value was mainly associated with the ...
- Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings
- (Web Handling)
- November 30, 2010, ... transported, and recycled using renewable energy Optimizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials Is manufactured using clean production techniques and best practices Is made of materials ...
- Carbide Blades are Sharp, Durable
- (News | New Products)
- November 28, 2010, ... chemically stable, which is said to prevent any materials from adhering to blade. The blades can be used at temperatures up to approximately 1070 F/575 C. For more information, visit www.dessaudiamond.com ...
- Looking South
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... areas increased more significantly (see Figure 1). Transportation costs increased 2.8%; energy 3.38%; and raw materials 4.6%. The release liner industry expected those costs to rise again overall in 2010. ...
- Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2010, ... have a lot in common. This includes similar papermaking and converting operations in many cases, a common set of competitive substrates and materials, similar end-user/supply chain requirements, and similar ...
- Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 30, 2010, ... Since materials are a significant part of total manufacturing costs, the real payoff is the lower waste associated with the newer technology. All of Selig's products contain expensive aluminum foil. Not ...
- Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy
- (Flexpack)
- August 31, 2010, ... technology. Hood extrudes its own flexible materials, currently up to seven layers. The company has expertise in the conversion from rigid to flexible packaging, including in-house-developed technology ...