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December 31, 2000, ... on knives; faster setting speeds; and excellent holdout on recycled or highly absorbent substrates. UV Flexo Inks Offer Detail and Gloss Sericol Inc., Kansas City, KS; 913/573-3577 UVivid 800 is a ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... be recycled. Other sessions covered safety in the converting operation; static electricity; flammability reduction; warehouse protection options for flammable storage; and equipment safety. Tuesday' ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... stop using laminated board, in line with the company's environmental program. Used gable-top cartons are recycled in Finland to make cores for the paper industry. P&G Develops New Package to Run on ...

Strong, Versatile Cartons Offer Plenty of Shelf Appeal

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June 30, 2000, ... is said to allow for ease in setup and for quick loading and securing of the product. The packages also demonstrate excellent printing and gloss on recycled boxboard. Somerville produced the Polo Madison ...

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

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June 30, 2000, ... by resin-based alternatives that are gaining favor. The cost of raw materials (mainly bleached board, recycled board, and kraft paperboard) has not changed very much over the past few years, allowing ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

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May 31, 2000, ... arrived less than four months after the fire, the plant was fully operational once again. Inks are from INX Internationoal Ink Co. Solid bleached sulfate is from Potlatch, and recycled paper is from Jefferson-Smurfit ...

Variations on a FluteAICC Honors the Best in Corrugated

(Corrugated)

April 30, 2000, ... that earthy, recycled feel to it. It's a C-flute, printed three-color-white, black, and blue-on a two-color press. It was judged on registration and print quality, and it beat out some pretty impressive ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

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August 31, 1996, ... recycled, etc. 4. Bevel choice, such as centerface or sideface. 5. Recognition of the difference between tear strength and burst strength. Other possible variables may include age of machinery, ...

Canadian show highlights packaging industry up north

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June 30, 1996, ... in terminating an advance disposal fee on Canada's packaging in Florida and have helped defeat recycled content levies and material bans in several US states. "PAC has worked with such organizations as ...

International Converting Industry News

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May 31, 1996, ... Pfleiderer Teisnach is a producer of specialty papers such as chlorine- and acid-free tissue in 20-30 g/m2; colored tissue for flower wrapping in 28 g/m2; recycled offset in 50-120 g/m2; greaseproof qualities ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... per year. Wepa is reportedly the leading German manufacturer of assorted recycled toilet paper made of 100% waste paper. The company's environmental commitment is emphasized by its support of the Kinder-Umwelt-Klub ...

Plastics society urges repeal of Clean Air Act provisions

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September 30, 1995, ... recently announced plans to construct a $27-million pulp facility that will recycle old corrugated containers at its mill in Port Townsend, WA. "The future of our industry is in recycled products," explains ...

Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.

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August 31, 1995, ... a great deal of blade maintenance, especially when running high calipers (greater than 0.028 in.) or recycled paperboard. It may be normal to replace the knife blades on a monthly basis, if not more frequently. ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

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May 31, 1995, ... available, 22% was recycled or composted. In 1990, 17% was recycled or composted. While 83% of our trash went to landfills in 1985, 62% ended up there in 1993. Stringent national regulations for ...

Strong growth predicted for flex-pack industry

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March 31, 1995, ... innovations to high-barrier films, and in end users seeking to lower their packaging costs. They also foresee increased use of recycled content in films, increased competition that will lead to more consolidation, ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... message is printed on their front, just under the product's name. They also incorporate 25% postconsumer-recycled content and can be recycled as low-density polyethylene. Holding a hefty 9.5-lb. of granular ...

Computerized dispensing provides ink management

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March 31, 1995, ... had broken a new record, creating more than 500 different colors in one 24-hr. period - one new ink every 2.8 min. Better yet, each of those colors was formulated with three quarters recycled material, ...

Solid-waste proposals still considerable at state level.

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March 31, 1995, ... shift in the focus of the legislative proposals. There were no rates-and-dates or options bills enacted in 1994. Postconsumer recycled-content market development and procurement preferences received ...

Shredders provide recycling advantages

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February 28, 1995, The company's core shredders are designed to handle cores and butt rolls up to 8-in. in diameter at a speed of 40 fpm and shred up to 8 tons of cores/hr. The company's core shredders are designed to handle ...