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- Smurfit-Stone Reports Q4 Loss; Widens from Same Time Last Year
- (News | New Products)
- January 26, 2004, ... 2004, we continue to contend with escalated energy costs and higher employee benefit expenses. In addition, we anticipate higher recycled fiber costs. However, we are encouraged by signs of economic recovery ...
- Caraustar to Close Cedartown, Georgia, Paperboard Mill
- (News | New Products)
- January 13, 2004, A recycled packaging company, Caraustar says it's one of the largest and most cost-effective manufacturers and converters of recycled paperboard and recycled packaging products in the United States. Caraustar ...
- 6 Sigma Success
- (Tapes)
- December 30, 2003, ... the plant is totally “green”; all toxic chemicals are recycled, and all recycled byproducts are environmentally safe. Because of the complexity of the manufacturing system and the resulting products, ...
- Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- November 30, 2003, ... for recycling. Other items such as unused, two-component thermosetting adhesive cannot be recycled. Post-consumer recycling is an area that does not seem to receive sufficient consideration by people ...
- Coming to America
- (Folding Cartons)
- November 30, 2003, ... on the BCAM is lighter and stronger than the traditional one-piece carrier, and using solid unbleached sulfate (SUS) board for the body and recycled board for the inner divider also provides significant ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2003, ... development process. Environmental News Goods Packaged in 100% Recycled Paperboard HonoredWASHINGTON, DC, USA—Thirteen winners in the 60th Annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition featured ...
- Flexible Packaging & European Disposal Laws
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2003, ... by June 2001, recovered between 50% and 65% of packaging waste and recycled between 25% and 45%. Plastic and other individual material recycling rates must meet or exceed 15%. National legislation and ...
- Meeting the Need
- (Materials)
- September 30, 2003, ... temperature, hot melt adhesive reportedly sets in 2-3 sec and bonds well to difficult board stocks, including recycled and high-performance liners. Said to form strong bonds with some coated substrates, ...
- On the Move...
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, ... technology in graphic communications. Pálmi Möller is named VP of information technology for Stora Enso North America, Wisconsin Rapids, WI. The co. adds its Duluth, MN, paper mill and recycled pulp ...
- Weyerhaeuser to Shutdown Oregon Containerboard Mill Lumber Plant
- (News | New Products)
- August 19, 2003, ... recycled material, according to Weyerhaeuser. Explains senior VP of the company's containerboard packaging and recycling, "There simply is not enough market demand for the product. The talented, skilled ...
- Materials
- (Materials)
- July 31, 2003, ... Said to improve the color of recycled polymers, increasing consumer appeal. New Products Available Related to Active Packaging For a AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.'s special report on active packaging, ...
- The Big Showdown?
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2003, ... the flow of data. The Auto-ID Center says this will revolutionize how products are manufactured, tracked, sold, and recycled. The center's research is said to be focused on developing five fundamental elements ...
- Retrofitting Older Sheeters
- (Archive)
- June 30, 2003, ... recycled paperboard. It may be normal to replace the knife blades on a monthly basis, if not more frequently. Blade replacement usually takes 8 hr. Dual rotary knives typically last 9-12 mo or longer before ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2003, ... from paying the tax if the bag is made of at least 40% recycled content, can be reused at least 1,000x, or is used to contain a product with no other packaging. The bill also levies a 2-cent tax on ...
- Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax
- (News | New Products)
- May 12, 2003, ... bags, and service station bags. Retailers would be exempt from paying the tax if the bag is made of at least 40 percent recycled content, can be reused at least 1,000 times, or is used to contain a product ...
- Economic/Marketing Trends in the Global Converting Industry at CMM
- (News | New Products)
- March 20, 2003, ... American paper packaging markets as well as single- and multi-client studies. These projects include detailed analysis of the international containerboard markets, economic analysis of recycled containerboard ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2003, ... chains, making them susceptible to degradation through hydrolysis. Materials can be recycled, incinerated, or landfilled but are intended mainly for disposal by composting. Said to offer superior barrier ...
- What's New in Narrow We
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2003, ... papers of comparable weights. Initially it will be offered in 70# and 80# text weights, with variations to follow. This recycled paper meets the US government standard for 30% post-consumer waste equivalency, ...
- Boxes That Rock
- (Folding Cartons)
- February 28, 2003, ... created a rigid box from recycled chipboard and all-purpose litho paper. Sateen fabric was used to enhance the shelf appeal. Wentz comments, “This set-up box demands attention; the colors are sophisticated ...
- PCI Publishes European PET Supply-Demand Report
- (News | New Products)
- February 23, 2003, PCI, PET Packaging, Resin & Recycled Ltd., reports the publication of the fifth edition of the European Supply-Demand report on the PET market in Europe. The 350-page report, says PCI, covers both Eastern ...
