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Trim system in India to be first to handle sugarcane paper.

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March 31, 1996, Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik GmbH commissioned M&Y to design and supply a trim system for a winder at its Tamil Nadu plant in India to handle newsprint Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik GmbH commissioned M&Y to ...

Growing popularity of PET drives shortage to crisis level

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August 31, 1995, ... terephthalate, or PET, is now the wunderkind of the converting/packaging industry. Sometimes perceived as being environmentally superior to other competitive plastics, PET's fantastic success in soft drink ...

EC packaging waste directive drives European legislation.

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July 31, 1995, ... packaging, the plastics manufacturing and processing industry has set up the company DKR (Deutsche Kunstoff Recycling) to issue individual acceptance and recycling guarantees for specific kinds of packaging ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

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May 31, 1995, ... $13.2 billion and energy recovery contributing $2 billion. The highest growth areas within the recycling sector included steel and paper, with plastics and glass showing more moderate gains. Another ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... of biodegradable plastics to the maximum extent possible. The bill was signed into law by the governor. The bill also asks the California Integrated Waste Management Board to analyze the efficacy of biodegradable ...

Dutch converter expands in worldwide flex-pack market

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January 31, 1995, ... machines capable of printing up to eight colors. Nordwest Packaging produces a variety of flexible materials based on paper. In the Netherlands, KNP BT operates Form Plastics, Grootegast, which serves ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... industry, which is already occurring, is a trend expected to accelerate in the future, according to the report. Resin A strong US economy together with plastic's innate versatility spurred continued ...

Unusual fiber packaging finding worldwide success

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December 31, 1994, ... and plastics. Paperlids are also used. The handle is high-density polyethylene. The host for my visit to Dorpak was Ton Knipscheer, commercial manager. The proprietary converting machine, located at ...