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Technology Improvements and Emerging Markets Drive Growth in Metallizing

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, Business is good at Applied Films, says Liz Josephson. Vacumet is expanding, but Bob Korowicki says some metallizers are in trouble. Frank Sereno is bullish: Business is good at Applied Films, says Liz ...

Neither Boom Nor Bust

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... manager for ICI Americas, where he managed advertising, sales promotion, and product publicity for Melinex polyester films. Prior to joining ICI, he handled a variety of advertising assignments for the ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... such as treated polyolefins, PVDC-coated substrates, metallized films, nylons, and treated polyesters. Co. says in many cases the adhesive provides performance characteristics comparable to those of some ...

In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2002, ... application requires moisture protection, you might choose a metallized biaxially oriented polyproplylene (BOPP). If you need oxygen or aroma barrier, you might opt for a metallized polyester (PET).  ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... the greatest opportunity for growth. PE, polyester, and polypropylene all are used, and PE usage is forecast to grow by the greatest percentage. A mix of paper liners makes up the remaining 80% of the ...

In the Converting Industry, an Audit Can Be a Good Thing

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... of polyester/aluminum foil/PE. He knows the weight of the rolls of foil that arrive in the plant. He also knows the number of square feet of laminate he makes containing the foil. By measuring the amount ...

New Opportunities for Converting Technology

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... of thin films, coating process development and scale-up, polyester base development, film defect mechanisms, and defect characterization techniques. He has more than 40 years of experience in coating research ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... web, poor converting, and poor dispensing). Several converters no longer specify anything other than polyester liners for high-speed labeling applications; and when, for any reason, polyester liners are ...

Honeywell Launches Site for Plastic Info... at Users' Fingertips

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2002, ... site provides a wide range of information about the its Capron nylon resins; Aegis barrier resins; Petra thermoplastic polyester resins; and Nypel recycled and nylon resins. The company adds it currently ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... DE; 302/992-6678; dupont.com Elvaloy AC ethylene copolymers are a new family of universal polymer modifiers for polyolefins, polyesters, and engineering plastics. Said to offer many different options ...

India's Rising Sta

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... +971-4-880-1100; dubaipolyfilm.com DuPont, Wilmington, DE; 800/628-6208; dupont.com ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Films Business, Luxembourg; +352+45+102-2211; oppfilms.com Garware Polyester Ltd., ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... or bottom coding. Matte Topcoated PE Film Offers Versatile Printability FLEXcon Co., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; flexcon.com COMPUcal EXCEL 21440 matte, topcoated, 2.0-mil, white polyester film is ...

1974 - 1976

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ...  February 1975 3M Intros Printable Polyester Tape -- "Polyester film tape No. 8571 is said to be the first use of polyester in directly flexo printable p-s tape. Potential uses including packaging, labeling, ...

Mitsubishi Ups PET Price

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, A major polyester (PET) film producer, Mitsubishi Polyester Films LLC (Americas), announces a price hike for all PET grades, effective mid-September 2002. GREER, SC, USA—Mitsubishi Polyester Film LLC (Americas) ...

1977 - 1979

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... - packaging films, ICI United States, [says]. The laminate that was okayed for use: polyester film/foil/polypropylene. ‘If all 32 billion cans used for food were suddenly switched overnight to retortable ...

Leading Converter in India Reports Benefits of AVT Investment

(News | New Products)

September 02, 2002, ... as PET (polyester) films, BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), and shrink PVC with thicknesses of 10 microns and up. Find out more about AVT's inspection technology and ...

Materials

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... and Ultra Film vinyl, cling, and polyester materials for indoor or outdoor signage, bumper stickers, window graphics, or POP displays. Linerboard Has Enhanced Surface International Paper, Memphis, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... Packaging with DuPont's Biomax hydro/bio-degradable polyester coatings/films and technology. Two Combine to Serve Pharmaceutical Markets GOLDEN, CO, USA—Graphic Packaging Corp. has formed a strategic ...

1970 - 1973

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2002, ... Polyester adhesive is developed, which has implications for food packaging. "Within the past five to six years, the demand for polyester in flexible packaging has spiraled upward, increasing more than 30 ...

Packaging Strategies Study Provides Barrier-Enhancing Analyses

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2002, Packaging Strategies reports its new study Barrier-Enhancing Technologies for PET and Polypropylene Containers and Closures offers material, container, and manufacturing-cost analyses for barrier-enhanced ...