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DuPont Awards: Sustainability, Waste Reduction Drive Winners

(Trends/Management News)

July 04, 2011, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers , Wilmington, DE, announced winners in the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation representing breakthrough developments from brand giants such DuPont Packaging ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... charges are only on the surfaces of polymer films, so we need conductive paths only on the surfaces of our polymers. A number of antistatic additives for polymers are available that provide a low level ...

Michelman Expands Corrugated Chemicals Distribution

(Coatings)

May 15, 2011, ... a global developer of water-based barrier and functional coatings for flexible film packaging, paperboard, and corrugated cartons; and water-based surface modifiers, additives and polymers for numerous ...

Make Peelable Lids

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2011, Appeel 22D843 lidding solution is said to provide an easy and effective way to make peelable lids for retortable PP packages. Sealant resin is pellet-blended Appeel 22D843 lidding solution is said to provide ...

EVENTS

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2011, ... & Mixing, AIMCAL Converting School, Best Western Inn & Suites, Ontario, CA; www.convertingschool.com 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, Extrusions Div., ...

'ICE Age' Forecasted for US Converting Industr

(Trends/Management News)

April 11, 2011, ... on slitting/rewinding and coating/laminating. TAPPI PLACE covered a variety of critical topics including: • New Developments in Renewable Source Resins and Films • Extrusion of Biopolymers • Employing ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2011, ... Converting School, Best Western Inn & Suites, Ontario, CA; www.convertingschool.com 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, Extrusions Div., Festpielhaus ...

Masterbatches Suited for Food Use

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2011, Terraloy 90000 Series masterbatches, formulated with Biostrength impact modifier from Arkema and carrier polymers consisting of Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks, Terraloy 90000 Series masterbatches, formulated ...

OMNOVA Price Increases for Specialty Chemicals

(Coatings)

March 06, 2011, OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business today announced a price increase of $0.06 per dry pound for styrene butadiene emulsion polymers FAIRLAWN, OH | OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business ...

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 ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2011, ... TN; www.iadd-fseaodyssey.com 11 | Webinar Case Study on Food Product Shelf Life, MOCON, 10 a.m. CT; www.mocon.com 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, ...

Michelman Forms Fibers & Composites Business Unit

(Coatings)

February 23, 2011, ... dispersed polymers used as sizing by fiberglass and other reinforcing fiber manufacturers. The treated fibers are in turn used to manufacture reinforced composite products and components such as wind turbines ...

Reporter

(Magazine)

January 31, 2011, ... $0.05/dry lb for all styrene butadiene emulsion polymers and $0.05/wet lb for all acrylic, styrene acrylic, and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers effective January 17. In-Mold Decorating Assn., Scottsdale, ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... in high-barrier coating for flexible displays — a growing market — will expand the market further. Of course, the drive to sustainability will encourage the use of biopolymers such as polylactic acid (PLA) ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... butter on the bread is an example of how some polymers are solid at room temperature but flow like a liquid when the proper force is applied. This phenomenon of moving the polymer into a fluid with force ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... conductive polymers are available. Finally, for layers with resistivities in the 10+6 to 10+8 Ω/° range, electrically conductive fibers or particles are needed. If color is not important, a coating loaded ...

Davis-Standard Equips New Jen-Coat Plant

(Extrusion Coating)

November 30, 2010, ... Davis-Standard Converting Systems and modified in-house by Jen-Coat. It has two laminating heads, each equipped to deliver three layers of polymers. Other equipment will include a ten-color printing ...

PSAs Free of APEs

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2010, ... of peel, tack, and shear. Also can design an APE-free version of any existing PSA to meet specific needs. Franklin Adhesives & Polymers | 800-877-4583 | www.franklinadhesivesandpolymers.com Circle ...

Experience Speaks: Larry Owen

(Trends/Management)

November 30, 2010, Sr. VP, Adhesives & Polymers Div., Franklin Adhesives & Polymers Management style | Empowering Motto | If you're gonna be lucky, you have to think lucky Sr. VP, Adhesives & Polymers Div., Franklin Adhesives ...

Calendar of Events: Converter Datebook

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, ... Odyssey 2011, Intl. Assn. of Diecutting & Diemaking/Foil Stamping Assn., Nashville Convention Ctr., Nashville, TN (815-455-7519; www.iadd-fseaodyssey.com). 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, ...