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Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, ... Packagings & Films, announcing that the European Commission appears to be aiming for a ban on plastic carrier bags in Europe. So from Evanston to Europe, we seem to have leapfrogged from local to GLOBAL ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... operator-assisted core positioning, auto core positioning works in conjunction with auto knife placement. It precisely positions cores while the operator performs packaging or other finished roll discharge ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... tools (advertising, coupons, etc.) at one’s disposal, there is mounting evidence that merchandising through packaging and point-of-purchase displays is the most effective in winning the proverbial “first-moment ...

Printing Proofs-Color Control: Spot On!

(Print)

April 30, 2011, Consistent, accurate digital color proofing for the flexographic and packaging markets often is tricky, given the variety of substrates and structural Consistent, accurate digital color proofing for the ...

Touting Retort

(Bag Pouch)

April 30, 2011, Bemis Retort Flexible and Rigid Packaging Are for Shelf-Stable Foods that Require Self-Venting Features During Microwaving Bemis, Oshkosh, WI, is expanding its retort flexible and rigid packaging program ...

Ampac to Relocate Pouch Plant, Purchases Totani Machine

(Bag Pouch News)

April 21, 2011, Ampac, a global leader in the food, pet food, retail, security, and medical packaging markets, announces the relocation of its Elk Grove Village, IL, pouching facilityby October 1,2011 CINCINNATI, OH | ...

Nordenia Receives National Flexography Competition Award

(Flexography)

April 17, 2011, ... Barcelona plant was awarded a prize for outstanding print quality at the tenth National Flexography Competition of the ATEF (Agrupación Técnica Española de Flexografía). The wet wipe packaging for Deliplus ...

'ICE Age' Forecasted for US Converting Industr

(Trends/Management News)

April 11, 2011, ... Convention Center (OCCC). In attendance at the show were 2,431 converting professionals from 37 countries with the technical conference programs hosting 60 TAPPI PLACE Flexible Packaging Symposium attendees; ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... as well as Technology of the Year. Nothing Generic There's nothing generic about the tissue canister housing Kimberly-Clark's Kleenex tissues. Graphic Packaging Intl. (GPI), Marietta, GA, virtually blew ...

People

(Trends/Management)

March 31, 2011, ... Schmidt, VP-Asia Pacific, responsible for Asia, South America, and other emerging markets, as well as Japan, India, Singapore, and Brazil. Packaging Solutions Holdings, New York, NY, names Jon N. ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... housing Kimberly-Clark’s Kleenex tissues (1). Graphic Packaging Intl., Marietta, GA, virtually blew away its competition for a series of oval holiday canisters, making it the third consecutive year for ...

NEWS CLIPS

(News | New Products)

February 28, 2011, ... Danafilms, Westborough, MA. Danafilms president, Sherman Olson, and the management team will remain with the company in their current roles. Plastic Packaging Technologies (PPT), Kansas City, KS, a manufacturer ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... amazed by the continually changing landscape of technically innovative products and processes. They elevate the profitability and productivity of the industry. Most notably, flexible packaging relies ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... food packaging laminations as well as health care, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. Henkel Corp. | www.henkelna.com Guide Web with Air The RS2-10 all-air web guide double roller ...

Shrink Sleeve Film Is Efficient

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, Pentalabel PETG roll-sleeve films for shrink-label packaging are said to provide the high shelf impact of full-body shrink sleeves for high-volume applications. Pentalabel PETG roll-sleeve films for shrink-label ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, In the world of packaging, vacuum-coated products offer converters and brand owners three key properties: barrier, aesthetics, and sustainability. Barrier In the world of packaging, vacuum-coated products ...

Coatings Offer High Barriers

(Coating)

January 31, 2011, ... direct adhesion to a wide variety of flexible packaging films, including many polyolefins, enabling customers to reduce the number of layers in their barrier packaging. After drying, this coating has shown ...

Toray Plastics (America) To Build $2 million Solar Field

(Flexpack News)

January 04, 2011, Toray Plastics (America), a US manufacturer of precision-performance polypropylene, polyester, and bio-based films for packaging and industrial applications, has announced plans to begin construction in ...

Metallized PP for Barrier Pouches

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2010, ... economic advantages in yield. High-barrier cold-seal and buried-barrier web uses include packaging for candy bars, frozen food pouches, and standup pouches. Toray Plastics (America) | 401-294-4511 ...

Xeikon partners with Yupo To Expand Substrate Range

(Digital)

December 06, 2010, ... synthetic paper substrates are reported 100% recyclable and designed to withstand demanding environments. "We're seeing incredible growth in digitally produced label and packaging applications, and converters ...