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National Adhesives to Increase Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Prices Mid-May 2004

(Materials)

April 18, 2004, ... adhesive product line is composed of hot melt, waterborne, solution rubber, and solution acrylic adhesives. "The price increases are necessary to offset rising raw material and energy costs," says National ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... to remove the sealed plastic wrap and put the pack directly in the oven or under the grill. There is no need to touch the raw product before cooking. Heat-proof package also can be used over a barbecue, ...

PFFC's Quarterly Economic Monitor Survey Provides Specific Converting Industry Informatio

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2004, ... to the converting industry, look no further. PFFC's Economic Monitor provides this information quarterly—including data on subjects like converter revenue, profitability, work on-hand, raw material costs, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ...  Detergent Packages Draw Customers Laundry and dishwashing may not be fun or exciting, but detergent packages certainly can be. That's why Korex Companies, Wixom, MI, USA, turned to the Composipac process ...

Converters' Wish Lists: Part II

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... personalities. Two converters making exactly the same product using exactly the same raw materials may have completely different requirements that a supplier must consider. Therefore, suppliers must ...

What Is Cationic UV Technology?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... grew, UV free radical inks found application in offset printing applications for metal can decoration and in lithographic printing applications. Cationic UV ink technology lagged behind due to raw material ...

Success Personified

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... — the recent acquisition of a bag production facility in Sparta MI. This addition brings a new market to the company's diverse résumé of bag production. “The addition of drawstring, drawtape, and handle ...

COOL Rules!

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... a preservative to fresh strawberries), the resulting product is not a processed food item and thus is subject to the COOL requirements. Many of the covered commodities required to bear country of origin ...

The Global Metallizing Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... manufacturers in Europe, the Middle East, and India continues, and raw material producers and converters also are rationalizing. The new entity Treofan has resulted from the merger of Trespaphan and Moplefan, ...

UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo

(Materials)

January 30, 2004, ... the cost of conventional jet inks due to the higher cost of the raw materials. In most other UV printing applications, the cost of UV ink is offset by improved productivity. In the case of UV jet inks, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... graphic arts, photoinitiators, cationic chemistry, formulation, nanotechnology, raw materials, industrial applications, water-borne formulations, and an international market overview. As part of the ...

Technical Conference Announced for Leading UV & EB Event

(News | New Products)

January 20, 2004, ... including: Chemistry, Equipment, Adhesives, Measurement & Analysis, Graphic Arts, Photoinitiators, Cationic Chemistry, Formulation, Nanotechnology, Raw Materials, Industrial Applications, Waterborne Formulations, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... 300 tables and graphs, the contents include history and economics of coextrusion, blown film, combining systems, coextruded coating film and sheet equipment, product characteristics, and raw materials. ...

6 Sigma Success

(Tapes)

December 30, 2003, ... steps before the final product is complete. A variety of chemicals and raw materials also are used in the manufacturing process, including aluminum foils from Alcan, Anticosti papers, polyethylene film, ...

Leading Consumer Product and Converting Companies On Tap for RadTech's Spring 2004 UV & EB Tech Exp

(News | New Products)

December 18, 2003, ... promises to be the largest UV and EB marketplace ever assembled as well as the best source for equipment, coatings, inks, adhesives, supplies, raw materials, and more." More information, including session ...

European Report Covers Flex-Pack Industry in Depth

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2003, ... (Quarter 1 2003) is an example of what “European Flexible Packaging” contains on a regular basis. The report begins with a summary of resins, substrates, and raw materials prices. Tracing the prices of ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... responsible? The answer may be no if they do not conserve raw materials by using the minimum amount of packaging possible. Each additional layer in a composite, each additional color of ink on a surface, ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Tapes)

November 30, 2003, ... tension control. The slitter includes entry and exit “S” wrap pull rolls for tension isolation and draw control. PFFC-ASAP 320 Horizontal Film/Lamination Roll Take-Off Soars American Leistritz Extruder ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... within a five to six hour drive for many raw material and equipment suppliers, converters, service and consulting companies, and end users. Driving to Indianapolis and using the low hotel room rate makes ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... simplicity and accuracy and enable processors to enhance product consistency, save on raw materials, shorten set-up times, and reduce scrap. Advanced yield control is available without the need for large, ...