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The Buzz in Biodegradable Resins: Certification

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... that will biodegrade in as few as 180 days. The BPI — Institute of Biodegradable Products, a US organization, now certifies raw materials as well as finished products as being truly biodegradable. This ...

H.B. Fuller Reports Price Increases

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2003, ... for North American customers. H.B. Fuller says increased cost of key raw materials and inflated transporation expenses—due, in large part, to the uncertainty surround the political situation in the ...

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca

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February 02, 2003, ... of the plastic segment[s] in Latin America," states a January 17, 2003, press release. "[It will be] the big showcase for products, raw materials, machines, and services particularly at at time when the ...

Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging

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January 31, 2003, ... This approach commonly is used in modifying ink resins to attain adequate flexibility and adhesion to films. Over the years, packaging's list of approved raw materials has seen many changes. Many products ...

Consolidation in the Self-Adhesive Laminating Industry

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January 31, 2003, ...  certainly a critical focus for suppliers in an industry where competition throughout the value chain is intense and margins continue to be under pressure. Across the supply-side of the value chain, ra ...

Study Finds Extrusion Coaters/Laminators Focused on Innovation

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January 31, 2003, ... for interesting reading. Raw Materials and Product Innovation The raw materials employed in this wide-ranging industry include papers, boards, nonwovens, films, foil, and polymers. The research looks ...

Metallized Products Sourcebook Predicts Increased Demand

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January 31, 2003, ... It includes more than 65 profiles of leading metallizing companies, raw material suppliers, and equipment sources. “Metallized Papers and Films: World Sourcebook 2002” offers insights into the industry' ...

Air Products Polymers Announces Price Increase in Emulsion Products

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2003, Air Products Polymers recently announced a two-and-a-half-cent (US $0.025) price increase per wet pound for vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions as well as for all ethylene, vinyl chloride-based ...

Ink Quality Control Is Complex, But It's Worth the Troubl

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December 31, 2002, ... of an ink can be quite involved. For our purposes, let's segment the quality function into (1) Incoming QC of Raw Materials, (2) In-Process QC of the ink recipe in production, and (3) Finished Product QC. ...

Canadian Converter: Labelad

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December 31, 2002, ... to the final label, package, base wrap, or game card,” says Rudner. “Hexachrome's six-color printing allows Labelad to take labels from a designer's drawing board or computer into the real world on products ...

EarthShell Packaging Expands at Wal-Mart

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2002, ... packaging thorugh the careful selection of raw materials, processes, and suppliers, states the California-based packaging manufacturer. "The products, primarily, are made from natural limestone and potato ...

Is Your Laboratory Safe?

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... broader aspects of the converting industry can include raw material suppliers, compounders, formulators, and applicators. Many such organizations have laboratories. Some laboratories might involve R&D ...

Package Printing Expos Show Results

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2002, ... More information about Heidelberg and its printing press products is available at heidelberg.com. Pack Expo Draws Packaging Professionals from 92 Countries Nearly 72,000 packaging professionals attended ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... and the future demand outlook, the report moves on to document the self-adhesive market segments served by release liners, the non-self-adhesive market segments, and material trends. Raw material prices ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... air monitoring. Air is pumped through a cyclone device that draws it through a filter at a calibrated rate. The filter is pre-weighed, and the change in weight from the various operators’ devices is compared ...

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

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October 31, 2002, ... can lead to bottom-line savings. The best audit is one in which a converting operation tabulates every item that comes into the plant. This includes, but does not merely cover, all utilities, all raw ...

Products

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October 31, 2002, ... those requiring 2,000 fpm. Available in width increments from 20 in. to more than 200 in. and roll accuracy 0.0005 to 50 millionths of an inch. Drawdown Machine Samples in Lab Industry Tech, Oldsmar, ...

New Sourcebook Covers Metallized Papers and Films

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October 31, 2002, ... studies to include worldwide market data, as well as company profiles on raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers, and individual metallizing companies. The study details a global perspective for ...

New Opportunities for Converting Technology

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October 31, 2002, ... film, or foil and other raw materials into a wide range of final products. The development of a new product requires a concept and an efficient process to make that product. Converting process technology ...

What's Ahead for Bagmakers

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October 31, 2002, ... also results in cost advantages when buying raw materials. Some converters of mass production commodities are defending against attacks from low salary areas by reducing labor costs for their production, ...