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Global Economic Slowdown?

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... or friends with family in the region and feel the need to contribute time and money on a personal level. We have launched a Tsunami fund and are in the process of collecting money from Proma employees ...

Finding Our Footing

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November 29, 2004, ... me with firsthand knowledge of jobs lost to China that formerly had been manufactured in the US. Interestingly enough—perhaps it was only coincidence&8212;no one contacted me with any personal experiences. ...

Web Converting Acquires KT Converting Services

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November 16, 2004, ... not their ongoing operations in Winnipeg, Manitoba. KT’s converting services division provides custom spooling, slitting, and combining services for the personal care, filtration, medical, and packaging ...

A Price to Pay

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September 29, 2004, ... have a vast majority of their personal wealth concentrated in the business. In and of itself, this is poor financial planning, but it is a typical by-product of owning a closely held corporation. By selling ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... for many years. Packaging machinery manufacturers serving the beverage, chemical, durable, food, personal care, and converter markets should take confidence in this expected growth." The top three reasons ...

A Touch Above

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August 30, 2004, ...  Adding a Personal Touch Offering quality products within a unique supply chain is a critical component of Raflatac's goal of differentiation. As president of Raflatac Inc., Dan O'Connell explains confidently, ...

People & Places

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July 30, 2004, ... and personal care industries. Tufco Technologies, Green Bay, WI, receives a $161,600 Customized Labor Training grant from Governor James Doyle to train employees on the expansion of new technology and ...

PEOPLE AND PLACES

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June 30, 2004, ... Jr. president, while appointing Bharat Adhia to the newly created position of managing director of the Cosmetics, Beauty & Personal Care Business in North and South America, Japan, and Southeast Asia. ...

Gussets Lead to Growth

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April 29, 2004, ... shaped items like spiral-bound instruction manuals. The product is sold through distributors for end uses including food, compact discs, electronics, pharmaceuticals and personal care, fasteners, hardware, ...

Reporter Clips

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April 29, 2004, ... annual sales growth of 20%. The strategy calls for organic growth and acquisitions, as well as the establishment of positions in the personal care, household products, and wine/spirit markets. DOC ...

Reporter Clips

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February 28, 2004, ... entrants from the applications to ensure impartiality.) Judges included Jennifer Kwok, managing editor of Cosmetic/Personal Care Packaging magazine; Bruce Ridge, director of product and process application ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2004, ... Part of MeadWestvaco STAMFORD, CT, USA — MeadWestvaco Corp. has executed an agreement to acquire the business of Day Runner, a designer, developer, and distributor of loose-leaf, personal organizers and ...

Converters' Wish Lists: Part II

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February 28, 2004, ... personalities. Two converters making exactly the same product using exactly the same raw materials may have completely different requirements that a supplier must consider. Therefore, suppliers must ...

What's New in Narrow We

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February 28, 2004, ... liner. Reseal Pouch Labels FLEXcon Co., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; flexcon.com PP films designated optiFLEX Reseal are suited for resealable pouch label applications and called ideal for personal ...

Legislative Outlook for 2004

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December 31, 2003, ... events, the economy, personalities, and the still-evolving political landscape in the runup to the elections. This year should prove interesting legislatively, with action hinging on external events, ...

Reporter Clips

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December 30, 2003, ... of tapes. The study provides marketing, technical, and economic analyses and forecasts of all significant end uses including tapes (consumer, industrial, electrical, medical and personal care), labels/decals, ...

Products and Materials

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December 30, 2003, ... pouch label applications, optiFLEX RESEAL resealable PP films are said to be ideal for use in personal care, household and chemical, and food applications. Films are coated with a new removable acrylic ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2003, ... NJ. The purchase price was approximately $30 million. “This acquisition broadens our consumer packaging products by expanding our capabilities to serve the high-end niche markets of cosmetics and personal ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... is called ideal for food, dairy, lidding, coffee, personal care, pharmaceutical, board lamination, and electronic applications. The films reportedly provide excellent oxygen barrier properties as well ...

A Global Focus on the Market

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September 30, 2003, ... economies change to disposable medical, healthcare, and personal care products. Meanwhile, in terms of geographical usage, North America's lead — at 42.6% of the world release liner market — is extending ...