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AIMCAL Paper Deadline Extended

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May 15, 2006, The deadline for papers for the AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference has been extended one week to May 22, 2006. Submit papers at aimcal.org. PRESS RELEASE The deadline for papers for the AIMCAL Fall Technical ...

Paper's Prospect

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January 30, 2006, ...  Specialty Papers in Packaging Applications (2004) Growing Tons Static/Declining Tons Total 5,460,000 Total 319,000 Liquid Packaging 3,260,000 Glassine 100,000 Release 1,500,000 ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

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December 30, 2005, Filmic release liners are used in many pressure-sensitive applications today. The market for filmic release liners is growing at a rate of 10%/yr, fueled in part by the emergence of premium applications ...

New Products

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November 29, 2005, ... coaters. ARclad 9590, a 3.5-mil, aggressive, double-faced splicing tape with an easy-to-use repulpable release liner, is suited for high-speed flying splices. It may be used for zero-speed, overlap, core ...

Spinnaker Receives Award for Film on Film Literature

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November 07, 2005, Spinnaker Coating received an American Graphic Design Award for their literature promoting their recently released Insight line of pressure-sensitive film on film products. The ‘sales kit’ features a ...

Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?

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October 30, 2005, ... laminate, and finally, by the apparent process/packaging waste—the used release liner. Take away the release liner, it is argued, and you can get up to 50% more labels on each roll, which not only saves ...

Siliconizing: Challenging the Status Quo

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October 30, 2005, ... much more is achievable today in terms of both enhanced siliconizing speeds and improved siliconizing quality. This applies to virtually every sphere of release liner technology: self-adhesive label stock; ...

Low-Cost Paper Applications

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October 30, 2005, ... 1 is an attempt to summarize the paper market in a quality/cost ratio, which could be applicable for the release liner industry. Figure 2 shows—via a die stain test—how RPS improves the silicone coverage ...

People & Places

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September 29, 2005, ... will be fully operational January 1, 2006, for the manufacture of laser- engraved anilox rolls. Richard P. Darud joins Rayven, St. Paul, MN, as national sales representative, release liners. David ...

Reporter Clips

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June 29, 2005, ... is designed to help both converters and their customers collect and recycle used release liners. Instead of ending up as landfill waste, used release liners can be repulped to make useful paper products. ...

Converting Industry News

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May 30, 2005, ... technology encapsulates FDA-approved food-grade flavors within the structure of plastic packaging at the time of manufacture, resulting in packaging that releases desirable aromas and flavors. The encapsulated ...

US Specialty Film Demand Expected to Increase

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April 20, 2005, PRESS RELEASE CLEVELAND, OH—According to Specialty Films, a new study from the Freedonia Group, demand for specialty films is expected to increas over 5% per year to $7.4 billion in 2009. Gains will ...

Film Opens New Markets

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February 27, 2005, ... has been common practice to apply a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed. PET Film Since pressure-sensitive labels ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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February 27, 2005, ...  by Corey M. Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. Defining Release Liners The European release liner and label industry is waiting with some trepidation to hear the results—believed to be imminent—of ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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February 27, 2005, News from: Intl. Paper, Michelman, Ceradyne, Apex Europe, NPES, Eastman Chemical Co., Cal Poly, AccuWeb, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, GASC, PAF, OptoSigma, and iTi. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry ...

Singapore Show Helps Nilpeter Spread its Asian Influence

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December 20, 2004, ... FA-3300, shown with eight UV-flexo printing units, a freely-interchangeable "Drop-In" rotary screen unit, and a cold foil station for metallized effects. PRESS RELEASE SLAGELSE, DENMARK— Nilpeter showcased ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2004, ... on the activities of each of the ICC’s six working groups, and a list of members and liaison organizations. For more information visit color.org/iccprogressreport.pdf. Conferences Release Liners ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

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August 30, 2004, ... Watson Assoc. (awa-bv.com) examines product decoration and identification solutions, changing in-mold label markets, the challenges ahead for release liners, and brand protection. See pNW2 for the full ...

Americup and Sunset Paper Merge to Create Sun-America Packaging Group

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July 12, 2004, ... RELEASE RAVENNA, OH, USA—Americup and Vernon, CA-based Sunset Paper Products Inc. report the two companies have merged, and the new firm is now operating under the new name Sun-America Packaging Group ...

3M Introduces Mounting Tape

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June 07, 2004, 3M reports converters can get both production time and printing quality benefits by using its Cushion-Mount Plus Tapes PRESS RELEASE ST. PAUL, MN, USA—3M reports converters can get both production time ...