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Emerging Technologies in Plastic Packaging Symposium

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October 01, 2006, Innoplast Solutions presents "Emerging Technologies in Plastic Packaging," to be held October 30-31, 2006, in Chicago. PRESS RELEASE Innoplast Solutions presents "Emerging Technologies in Plastic Packaging," ...

Emerging Technologies in Plastic Packaging Symposium

(Archive)

September 23, 2006, Innoplast Solutions presents "Emerging Technologies in Plastic Packaging," to be held October 30-31, 2006, in Chicago. PRESS RELEASE Innoplast Solutions presents "Emerging Technologies in Plastic Packaging," ...

Pack Expo Presentation Highlights Improvements for Packaging Lamination

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July 31, 2006, Rohm & Haas senior scientist Dr. Mai Chen will examine the development of the company's newest water-based acrylic technology for medium performance packaging laminations and its implications for the converting ...

Klockner Displays New Packaging Materials

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July 03, 2006, Klockner Pentaplast will display a range of new packaging materials during Pack Expo 2006, October 29-November 2 at McCormick Place in Chicago. PRESS RELEASE GORDONSVILLE, VA—Kloöckner Pentaplast will ...

Films Face Off

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June 29, 2006, What factors should you consider when choosing packaging films? Learn how OPET, OPP, and OPA compare in terms of downgauging, barrier, and density. Packaging Films When selecting a packaging film, converters ...

Metallized Papers and Films: A New Focus for Global Growth

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April 17, 2006, ... of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., provides highlights from the paper he presented at the winter management meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The dynamic development of flexible packaging in all its forms has led ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

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February 27, 2006, ... and their attendant need for packaging, is the increasing global demand for such products. In many ways, the packaging required for personal care items is very similar to that used for food. For example, ...

Biodegradable Films Today

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, Most of us love our creature comforts, including the many items that use flexible packaging substrates. As a result, increasing amounts of plastic films and foil enter the waste stream, because no easy ...

Film Trends Focus of of Plastic Packaging Conference

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January 23, 2005, InnoPlast Solutions and Gehrke, Kaas, & Assoc. announce the second annual conference on "Global Trends in Plastic Packaging Films," scheduled for February 28–March 3 at the Hilton Hotel-Airport, New Orleans, ...

Ampac Packaging Acquires Flexicon

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January 16, 2005, Ampac Packaging, a producer of high-performance film structures for bags and food packaging—ranging from monolayers to nine-layer coextruded barrier films—has acquired Flexicon, a manufacturer of high-performance, ...

Dec. 7-9: AMI's Polyethylene Films 2004 Will Focus on North American Industr

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November 21, 2004, ... conference. Subjects include: developments in flexible packaging (Hoelescher Corp.), innovations in blown film production (Hosakawa Alpine America, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering), improving economics ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

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September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

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September 29, 2004, ... packaging for consumer items. The physical properties necessary for these products are virtually built in via the molecular weight or molecular weight distribution of a polymer. The aesthetic properties ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, According to research firm Kline and Company's comprehensive report, High-Performance Barrier Packaging Films 2004: Business Analysis and Opportunities New materials, including new barrier films, can be ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, coating, and laminating processes. Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, ...

Pliant Corp. Expanding Capacity for Production of Revolution Brand Films

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April 27, 2004, ... it is in the process of expanding its capacity to produce Revolution brand stretch-wrap products significantly. According to the film and flexible packaging manufacturer, it's expanding its production in ...

Novel Method for Testing the Grease Resistance of Plastic-Based Dry Pet Food Packaging

(The Place)

March 30, 2004, Dry pet food packaging needing high resistance to staining from or migration of fat content requires rapid and reliable standardized tests for development and quality control purposes. New tests show high ...

Converted Flexible Packaging Demand to Expand and Reach 6.8 Billion lbs. in 2008

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February 23, 2004, ... growth prospects for flexible packaging converters. (freedoniagroup.com) PRESS RELEASE CLEVELAND, OH, USA—According to industrial market research firm the Freedonia Group Inc., converted flexible packaging ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

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January 31, 2004, ... to Corey Reardon of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., packaging buyers — particularly in the fast-moving consumer goods field — are moving away from the traditional approach to product labeling. “What we once ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... with polyethylene and polypropylene in layer configurations gives excellent barrier properties against water, steam, and moisture. Applications focus on packaging of food, pharmaceutical products, and ...