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Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... memories in the minds of young trash disposers trying to earn an allowance. The traumatic days of “cheap” plastic bags are over. Serious advances have addressed most concerns regarding durability. The ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... (klinegroup.com), “With a US market volume of more than $2 billion in 2003, innovative plastic films used in barrier flexible packaging have made significant gains against metals, paper, and glass. During ...

Rise & Fall of Printed Film COF

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... Tg, the lower will be the COF. The presence of plasticizers and high boiling solvents will raise the COF. COF increase of printed films is unusual, but it can and does occur. Increase of COF with time ...

Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... of blend compositions on rhealogical, heat seal, optical, and tensile properties. Email the author(s) at jparks@atplastics.com Application: Blends of ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymers with metallocene ...

Less (Thinner) Film, More Uses

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, ... Actually, if what you're talking about is film, it depends on the process and the application. Eric Bartholomay, product development manager at Toray Plastics (Americas), North Kingston, RI (toraytpa.com), ...

K 2004 Plastics Show to Showcase Use of Plastics in Sports

(Archive)

May 19, 2004, K 2004, the International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber (October 20 - 27, 2004), will feature a unique presentation about the utilization of plastic in recreational and competitive sports. PRESS RELEASE ...

Pliant Adds Stretch Film Capacity

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, SCHAUMBURG, IL Pliant Corp., producer of value-added plastic films and flexible packaging products, reports it has expanded capacity to support the increasing SCHAUMBURG, IL — Pliant Corp., producer of ...

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

(The Place)

March 30, 2004, ... primary factors influencing staining are the contact pressure between pet food and packaging and the amount of available fat in the pet food. Although the recent introduction of plastic-based materials ...

Ohio-Based Plastic Suppliers Inc. Gets SHARP Award from State

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2003, Plastics Suppliers Inc. gets kudos for worker health and safety practices. COLUMBUS, OH, USA—Plastic film and sheet converter and distributor Plastic Suppliers recently garnered recognition from the State ...

Society of Plastics Industry Plays Major Role in FDA Exemption of Food Packaging from Bioterrorism Rules

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2003, The Society of Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) reports it's pleased with the US Food and Drug Adminstration's recent decision to exclude food packaging and other food-contact materials and articles from revised ...

BOPP Film: How Real Is the China Threat?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... plain and coextruded films. NanYa/Inteplast (Taiwan) supplies a range of plastic films including BOPP, PVC, PE, CPP, and PET. It has around 145,000 tpa of capacity at plants in Taiwan, China, and the ...

Sonoco to Sell High Density Film Biz

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2003, ... density film business produces plastic grocery, retail, produce, and quick-service bags and agricultural film in five plants in the US. Hilex is a member of the Los Angeles, CA-based HPC Group of Companies ...

Pack Expo LV Venue for New Toray Films

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2003, Toray Plastics (America) Inc. says it will showcase "innovative packaging films that create excitement on retail shelves" at the upcoming Pack Expo Las Vegas (October 13 - 15, 2003). Pack Expo Las Vegas ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... further reduce COF. As with glass spheres, they are most effective in thin skin layers below 1 micron. They are premium non-migratory slip materials. Thermoplastic silicones that are melted and dispersed ...

Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2003, The formation of a national Plastic Bag Coalition is underway to fight California legislation that would place a tax on all plastic bags used by retailers in the state, says The Society of the Plastics ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... defects in platens. Typical Applications Orange peel is a phenomenon in which a flexible packaging adhesive used to laminate two plastic films together becomes distorted to resemble the surface of an ...

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2003, Brückner (Booth E 76) reports it will show its "advanced product range" at BrasilPlast 2003. BrasilPlast 2003, International Plastic Industry Trade Fair Anhembi Park Exhibition Hall, São Paulo, Brazil ...

EUROMAP Surveys Converting/Flexo: Data on European Plastics/Rubber Industry Now Available

(News | New Products)

December 26, 2002, EUROMAP is the European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industry (Europäisches Komitee der Hersteller von Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen); (Comité Européen des Constructeurs ...

Eastar Copolyester Film Certified by Environmental Institute

(News | New Products)

November 19, 2002, ... ASTM D6400-99, "Specification for Compostable Plastics" and are designed to biodegrade swiftly and completely when composted. Says Julian Jensen, Eastman's global market manager for Eastar Bio, "This BPI ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2002, LatinPack seminar, Plastics in Packaging, is relocated to Hotel Fiesta Americana, Reforma, Mexico. The two day seminar, slated for October 16 and 17, 2002, will include discussions and presentations on ...