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BASF Announces New Products

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2014, ... and inkjet inks. It is a low-molecular-weight, multifunctional polyester acrylate oligomer reported to form tough, flexible films on a wide variety of substrates from paper and board over plastic films ...

Avery Dennison Shows Off Graphic Solutions

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, ... said to meet both everyday and special needs, including products that can adhere even to plastic or rough surfaces. New product MPI 3010 was a highlight of company’s self-adhesive digital imaging films. ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags & Sacks in Europe

(Bag Pouch)

June 01, 2014, ... covers the European market for plastic and paper bags and sacks. The report says that, although plastics bags are increasingly attacked by environmental activists and legislators alike, the consumption ...

Nordmeccanica Vacuum Celebrates Grand Opening

(Coating/Laminating)

May 24, 2014, New location will produce metallizing machinery for plastic films and paper, incorporating technology from the Galileo business purchased in 2013   HAUPPAUGE, NY | On May 16 Nordmeccanica celebrated ...

DuPont Awards | Consumer Convenience Rates High Marks

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2014, ... Australia Limited – MAGGI Stir-fry Creations) Consumers can prepare home meals using two separate paste mixes at different points in preparation with Amcor Flexibles’ plastic separable pouch. The package ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... in plastics, packaging, and chemicals, his company has a unique, in-depth knowledge of mergers and acquisitions in these industries, and he said that there are now 40 such transactions a year in the label ...

Sudpack Resealable Film Provides Easy Opening

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2014, ... the cheese or meat products; they can both store and present them on the dining table directly in the package without any extra box, platter, or plastic wrapping. Besides their easy handling, Multipeel ...

Argotec Reports Acquisition of Stevens Urethane

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2014, Argotec president calls two companies an ideal fit, saying the new ownership will ensure capital for expansion and improvements   GREENFIELD, MA | Argotec, a producer of high-performance thermoplastic ...

Toray Lidding Film Can Take High Temps

(Flexpack)

April 20, 2014, LumiLid FDA-compliant, dual-ovenable polyester lidding films are now suited for temperatures to 400 deg F for 30 minutes   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) recently expanded LumiLid ...

Toray Pledges $2 Million to University Engineering Project

(Materials)

March 30, 2014, Company pledges money to University of Rhode Island’s Engineering Department to help school produce top engineering prospects NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America), manufacturer of precision-performance ...

Cartotecnica Veneta Adds QuadTech Color Quality

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2014, ... new business for Cartotecnica just 30 minutes after showing Nestlé Italy representatives a live makeready on its problematic multilayered substrate for its Buitoni range. That substrate includes plastic ...

INX and CTI Announce Ink Agreement

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2014, ... closures, plastics, and more, as well as printing in a variety of ways including offset, gravure, and with conventional and ultraviolet printing ink technologies. The two companies will continue to be ...

Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge

(Trends/Management)

February 12, 2014, ... no plastic and a minimal amount of aluminum—so it can be recycled as easily as printed paper—while striking source reduction means it carries 20 times less metal per square inch than metallic ink and can ...

Bobst Open House Demonstrates New Process

(Metallizing)

November 16, 2013, ... available for coating a wide range of films, including PET, BOPP, CPP, PLA, and other types of plastic films. The coated film can be used for end products including baked goods and microwaveable products. ...

Bemis Reports Third Quarter Results

(Flexpack News)

November 13, 2013, ... costs that are expected to end during the fourth quarter.” On July 1, 2013, Bemis acquired Foshan New Changsheng Plastics Films Co., a specialty film manufacturer located in Foshan, China. NCS is a supplier ...

Wipak UK Expands Flexible Packaging Production

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2013, ... at its production facility in Welshpool (Powys), in central Wales. Wipak UK Ltd. is part of the Wipak Group, which has extensive operations in plastic film production and converting in ten locations throughout ...

HERMA Offers New Range of Peel Off Adhesives

(Adhesives)

October 01, 2013, ... completely free of plasticizers—in contrast to the popular rubber-based adhesives, which were previously often used for peel off applications. This means that no plasticizers attack the substrate and label ...

On Print | Impact of 3-D Printing on the Converting Industry

(On Print)

September 26, 2013, ... plastics can be used in one item to obtain color or tactile effects. The resolution is quite good as the printheads are typically 300–600 dpi, while layers for different printers range from 0.3–4 mil ...

Macro Engineering & Technology Will Launch Die

(Extrusion Coating)

September 15, 2013, Company will show the new FlatPack coextrusion die for high-barrier multilayer films at K 2013   MISSISSAUGA, ON, CANADA | Plastic film and sheet extrusion systems supplier Macro Engineering & Technology ...

QuadTech to Display Color Control and Measurement Systems

(Controls News)

September 04, 2013, ... for a number of unsupported and supported plastic and paper substrates. The new Color Quality Solution color and ink control for packaging presses allows automatic sharing and processing of color data ...