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Green Stands for Go

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... in which supermarkets are projecting their environmental message, and a fully compostable window bread bag is a marketing natural. Pushed along by retailers such as Iper, Standa, Essellunga, and Carrefour, ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... pressure will push plastics to the forefront in an effort to conserve natural resources and provide an outlet for plastic package recycling. The group at Equistar Chemical thinks converters will find creative ...

Transferring HR Data to US from EU May Hit a Snag

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... is broadly defined to include “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.” “Processing” includes collection, storage, disclosures, and transfers of any personal data (involving ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... Amatco USA, exclusively handling knife trimmers. According to Colter & Peterson president Bruce Peterson, the acquisition was a natural fit. “Combining the resources and people at Amatco with those ...

2000s

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2002, ... once the product has been consumed. Cargill Dow Polymers unveils a new packaging polymer made from annually renewable resources. "NatureWorks" technology processes natural plant sugars, such as corn, ...

1977 - 1979

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... in advance of our time.... The new gas phase polymerization process will yield better and cheaper resins....HDPE's functionality, along with better, lower-cost film-making equipment, makes it a natural ...

Outsourcing Is Trendy, But Is It Right for Process Expertise?

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... considerations are learning and continuity. Internal resources are better at providing the advantages of “the learning organization” (another hot topic of the last decade). Internal resources naturally ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... naturally stored in simple plant sugars when a plant, in this case corn, undergoes the process of photosynthesis. Through a process of simple fermentation and distillation, Cargill Dow extracts the carbon ...

When R&D Is the Task, A Military Approach May Be Best

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... usually is assigned the project, either because he has the experience that makes him a natural selection or because he is next in line for a project assignment. Too often, other resources in a company ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... a natural rubber, p-s adhesive designed for wire harness and electrical maintenance applications that require fire retardancy. Co. reports it bonds well to most surfaces and is highly resistant to abrasions. ...

Valmet Tech Center to Open for Converters Worldwide

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2002, ... foil. With such a broad range of equipment and solutions, this naturally strengthened Valmet’s position not only as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of converting equipment but also in the sphere ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... in a national launch of two new lines of all-natural personal care products from Sag Harbor Soap: The Sag Harbor Soap luxury aromatherapy line and “Weeds,” a personal care line based on essences extracted ...

Bush the Environment: The First 100 Days

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... such as the Natural Resources Defense Council to prominence and led to years of citizen enforcement of the environmental laws. It seems almost certain that the Bush Administration's initial actions on ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... (PLA) belongs to a family of aliphatic polyesters commonly made from a series of α-hydroxy acids such as glycolic or mandelic acid. The hydrolysis of these polyesters back to their natural monomers and ...

Sheet-Fed Label Converter to Keep Winning Ways

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... Champion. Most of its ink is from Monarch. Expansion Is in Order Even as a relatively new owner, Hamilton naturally has “a lot of ideas” on how Brandau can increase market share without dramatic changes ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... Marriage Made in Heaven Since ExxonMobil and Hammer are headquartered just miles apart, it was only natural that the chemical company turned to its neighbor when it decided to offer the popular label ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... much heat? There are a whole variety of issues that come up.” A Marriage Made in Heaven Since ExxonMobil and Hammer are headquartered just miles apart, it was only natural that the chemical company ...

Flexo Inspection

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... The colors are bold, and the finished product looks natural. The lower dot gain in the highlight areas and in the midtones produces a bag that truly sells. Now let us turn to the subject at hand — 100% ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

(Archive)

December 31, 1999, ... from the Department of Natural Resources, we didn't have to get an operator permit or a construction permit because our emissions and noise levels were so low." Nevertheless, because Coating Excellence ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... optimistic, because "The consumer isn't looking for the so-called natural look. Today, consumers are attracted by the integration of graphics and metallizing." Products made with Van Leer's metallized ...