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Conference Brings Breathable Films Stakeholders to Berlin

(Trends/Management)

November 26, 2018, Organized by specialist plastics industry consultancy AMI, the conference takes place in Berlin, February 27-28, 2019. BERLIN, GERMANY | Responding to the growing markets of breathable films across ...

Charter NEX Films Opens 7th U.S. Facility in S.C.

(News | New Products)

November 15, 2018, ... plastic films, is excited to announce the opening of its newest facility at the Carolina Pines Industrial Park in Blythewood, S.C.  The Blythewood facility will house state-of-the-art production technologies ...

Toray Advances Lines of Packaging Films

(Film)

August 31, 2018, Improvements made to Torayfan® clear barrier BOPP, Torayfan white BOPP and Lumirror® high barrier PET. North Kingstown, R.I. | Toray Plastics (America), Inc., will feature advancements in three families ...

Avery Dennison Launches Vehicle Films

(Flexpack)

June 10, 2018, ... by stone chips, road debris, insect stains, and weathering. SPF-XI uses a high quality, self-healing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film that is said to be easy to apply and ultra-clear to ensure excellent ...

RDG Media Purchases Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC)

(Trends/Management)

April 04, 2018, PFFC will be the lead brand for RDG Media’s products. PFFC will be the lead brand for RDG Media’s products. FT. DODGE, IA | RDG Media, Inc., publisher of Plastics Hotline, Packaging Technology Today, ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ...  OVER THE TOP Toray Plastics (America), North Kingstown, RI, earned a Product Excellence Award for its Torayfan Over-The-Mountain Portfolio of biaxially oriented polypropylene (OPP) films. Available ...

Now Plastics to Offer Foil from Non-China Sources

(Flexpack)

March 14, 2018, The company will supply US converters with light-gauge aluminum foil from around the world to give converters alternative sources EAST LONGMEADOW, MA | Now Plastics, an importer of plastic films and ...

Toray Issues Third Generation of BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2018, Torayfan CB3 is PVdC-free and reportedly offers high barrier properties with transparency and long shelf life NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports the development of its third generation ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toray Films Touted as Foil Replacements

(Flexpack)

October 23, 2017, The company’s MET OPP and MET PET films are said to offer converters confidence during uncertainty in the foil market NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports that uncertainty about the ...

Mondi Announces Water-Soluble Film

(Flexpack)

October 16, 2017, ... water-soluble films provide compared to standard plastic films. In addition to reducing overall packaging waste, the films are also considered to be biodegradable, nontoxic, and non-inhibitory. Oliver ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... Bill Hellmuth, Gloucester Engineering 8. "Nano-layer - Micro-layer Structural Advances in Shrink Films, Schirmer et al, 2013 SPE International Polyolefins Conference, Houston, Texas, USA 9. http://plasticsengineeringblog.com/2013/01/04/new-technologies-in-stretching-and-touching/ ...

Toray Launches High-Barrier PET Films

(Flexpack)

July 22, 2017, Lumirror MK61HB and PA1HB barrier-coated polyester films are said to provide extended shelf life and a chlorine-free coating formula NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) announces Lumirror ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... Houston, Texas, USA 9. http://plasticsengineeringblog.com/2013/01/04/new-technologies-in-stretching-and-touching/ 10. US Patent number 8870561, issued 28 OCT 2014 11. From: Medlock, G. (Kuraray), ...

Toray Offers Film Testing Services

(Flexpack)

June 04, 2017, Lab analysis for films, laminations, and finished structures reportedly helps customers with strategic planning NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) now offers comprehensive analytic testing ...

BYK-Gardner Launches Film Applicator

(Controls)

May 14, 2017, ... color and appearance and testing physical properties of plastic, coatings, and cosmetics is introducing the byko-drive XL automatic film applicator.  Dry film appearance is influenced by drawdown speed ...

Jospak Fiber-Based Food Tray Is Alternative to Plastic

(Carton Box)

May 14, 2017, ... for diverse food products that are currently packed in plastic. "Our innovation is based on the use of renewable and recyclable fiber-based material that is a sustainable alternative for fossil-based ...

Toray Films Suited for Medical Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 08, 2017, A new series of Lumirror films is reported to be have features well suited for medical packaging, including sterility and security NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) manufacturer of polypropylene, ...