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Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

June 09, 2011, Quebec-based Polykar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of polyethylene film, bags and packaging, has installed an EREMA TVEplus plastics recycling system IPSWICH, MA & SAINT-LAURENT, QC, CANADA | Quebec-based ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... solid technical staff,” says Harji. “We found that we could achieve 5% to 10% mixtures of pc [post-consumer] resins in our mid- to high-density PE [polyethylene] products without any sacrifice of quality. ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... attributes, but they are committed to existing equipment already installed at their facilities. Now the packaging film industry has recognized this issue and developed polyethylene terephthalate glycol ...

BEST OF SHOW

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... The attractive label features nine colors printed on a lamination of polyethylene/foil/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using Rotoflex inks on a Ten press with indirect laser-engraved cylinders. Judges ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Wavefront Technology, Paramount, CA, supplies and metallizes the PET, ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... packaging industry — surface treatment — lends evolving surface-functionalizing benefits with the latest generation of surface modification innovations. Most packaging polymers, such as polyethylene ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... cups as well. All these products are considered to be ecologically friendly, replacing traditional paper cups with petroleum-based polyethylene (PE) coatings that are difficult to recycle and destined ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... for foods was the key market for vacuum-coated products. Polypropylene (PP) films take the major share, although polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films are showing stronger growth. There is competition ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... The Cycle4Green initiative — commercially available now — employs a process that creates high quality de-siliconized pulp (DSP) from paper release liner waste. Film release liner — primarily polyethylene ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... houses four flexographic central impression presses, a stack press, two laminators, and four slitters. The company runs polypropylene (PP), biaxially oriented PP, polyethylene, and a little paper from ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... coating, Ceramis, comprises a thin inorganic layer of silicon oxide that has been evaporated in a vacuum environment to substrates like polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polyamide (OPA) and biaxially ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... preservation. Although EB 1 looks like a laminated bag and boasts similar grease barrier and strength properties, it is 100% recyclable as a polyethylene product. Richard Pileski, sales manager at Hood' ...

C-P Flexible Packaging Boosts Lamination with Davis-Standard Line

(Flexpack)

August 22, 2010, ... comprised of extruded polyethylene between two films including OPP and PET. The films can be clear, printed or metalized. C-P offers extensive flexographic printing including 10-color printing as well ...

Appleton Papers Sells Performance Packaging Division

(Trends/Management)

August 03, 2010, ... a Milwaukee-based private equity firm for $58 million. Appleton Performance Packaging is a leading manufacturer of custom single and multi-layer polyethylene blown films for the flexible packaging market. ...

Static Beat: Corona Treaters & Ionizers Compared

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2010, ... treatment energy density for a polyethylene film to improve the wettability for printing or for increasing the adhesion of subsequent coatings. The comparable energy density of a static neutralizer ...

Sustainability Is the Buzz at PLACE Conference

(Trends/Management)

May 31, 2010, ... sustainability objectives without compromising performance to sugarcane-based polyethylene and more. PLACE Div. awards were presented to a select group of TAPPI members including: Beth M. Foederer, ...

Sustainability Is the Buzz at PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2010, ... and its future in consumer packaging markets.  Other “green” topics ranged from how to meet sustainability objectives without compromising performance to sugarcane-based polyethylene and more. The PLACE ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... layers with the ability to protect the print using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or oriented polypropylene (PP) films. Flexible Packaging Defined Flexible packaging uses a combination of materials ...

Gravure Printing: Print Comes To Life

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... printed on polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) LV film using solvent-based inks and heat-activated adhesive on a Rotomec press. “The black type and diagrams are very nice, the vignettes are outstanding, ...