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Freedonia Issues US Label Study

(Label/Tape)

January 02, 2018, Pressure-sensitive label demand is expected to exceed $15 Billion in 2021, says the new study, with plastic p-s labels growing more rapidly than paper CLEVELAND, OH | The Freedonia Group announces ...

Global Specialty Products Offers Cleaner

(Print)

January 01, 2018, ... as well as UV-based inks and adhesives from all types of printing equipment including rubber, plastic, stainless steel surfaces, and all press equipment (anilox, ceramic and rubber rollers, photopolymer ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Partners with TTS

(News | New Products)

December 23, 2017, ... LLC to reach the converting, paper, plastic film, and web printing industries in the UK and Ireland market through TTS Systems’ sales and technical support team. It also allows TTS Systems to add Roll-2-Roll ...

New UK Packaging Consultancy Announced

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2017, ... economy needs,” says Nicholas. “While there is significant attention on plastics and the environment at the moment in the media, we generally need to be doing a better job of stepping up around designing ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... quality, plastic film has some unique characteristics. Plastic films begin in a liquid state that is cooled to become the final product, whether that is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented or bi-oriented ...

Sticking With It | Going Green

(Label/Tape)

December 03, 2017, ... Mfrs. Inst.) as guidelines for RCAs. Laboratory testing is done by the Forest Products Labs of the USDA. More recently, the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) highlighted the need to develop labels ...

Flint Launches In-Mold Label Ink

(Label/Tape)

November 29, 2017, ... range UltraCura Sens for paper, board, and plastic and UltraCura Sens Plas for non-absorbent materials, foil, and IML substrates. Riedlinger says, “While Europe currently holds the largest share of the ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... within the p-s label value chain. The Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform, PCEP, founded by three plastics industry associations—EuPC, Plastics Europe, and Plastics Recyclers Europe, then responded. ...

Henkel Expands Adhesive Recycling Program

(Coating/Laminating)

November 25, 2017, ... plastic products. “As a company with a strong commitment to sustainability, we think this is a great way to offer an environmental solution to our customers,” says Simon Mawson, Henkel senior VP General ...

AMI Reports on Polymer Demand in Asia

(Flexpack)

November 20, 2017, ... in its global polymer demand series, Polymer Demand in Asia. AMI says that in terms of the consumption of polymers, Asia has long been regarded as the powerhouse of plastics processing and accounted for ...

AWA Seminar Covers P-S Graphic Films

(Flexpack)

November 18, 2017, ... manufacturing. These new applications include textiles, wallcoverings, and plastic on-the-go beverage containers. Single-pass aqueous inkjet is reported to be the fastest-developing field, forecast to ...

FTA Previews 2018 Forum

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2017, ... New Market Scenario.” Program development is being led by Forum Chair Bob Coomes, Plastic Packaging Technologies, and Co-Chair Ann Michaud, 3M. Collocated with Forum 2018 will be is INFOFLEX, which takes ...

A 4-Shift, Around-the-Clock Schedule EVERYONE Will Love—REVISITED

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 13, 2017, ... from the schedule proposed below are larger firms with continuous operations, such as paper mills, plastics extrusion and molding facilities, metal foundries, refineries, etc., that cannot be easily shut ...

PPC Reports on Trends in Folding Cartons

(Carton Box)

November 11, 2017, ... toward fresh food and continued substitution pressure from plastics. Overseas competition will continue to challenge domestic producers during the next five years, thanks to the anticipated strength of ...

Movie Popcorn Bucket Gets Peelable IML Coupons

(Carton Box)

November 08, 2017, ... would highly recommend Verstraete IML to anyone.” Environmentally friendly: 100% recyclable Boitano adds, “One of the best features of our new plastic IML packaging is that it’s environmentally friendly; ...

Nanotechnology Foils | A New Packaging Design Vista

(Print)

November 07, 2017, ... inks and much easier to apply. Either hot stamping foil or cold foil can be used to apply the foil to paperboard or plastic, thereby enhancing product shelf appeal. From the point of view of the “path-to-purchase” ...

Packaging Conference 2018 Announces Agenda

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... equipment technologies and the environment will be the focal points of the event, which is produced by Plastic Technologies and SBA-CCI.  Key speakers include Garry Kohl, senior director of packaging, ...

Dow Collaborates on Recycled Trash Bags

(Flexpack)

October 30, 2017, Dow, as a partner with Trash Free Seas Alliance, works with Bemis and Polykar to develop trash bags from recycled plastic scrap MIDLAND, MI | Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of ...

AIMCAL Hosts Successful R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

October 27, 2017, ... Laminators) recently hosted the 2017 R2R Conference in Tampa, FL, colocated with FlexPackCon, sponsored by SPE (the Society of Plastics Engineers). The next conference will be held at the Wild Horse Pass ...

AMI Issues Report on Agricultural Films

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2017, According to the study, plastic films are the key solution to growing and sustainable agriculture BRISTOL, UK | AMI Consulting has issued a new report on the global agricultural film market. Agricultural ...