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Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... the company will highlight SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks. Formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content compared to other previous market offerings from Sun Chemical, ...

Hoffer Plastics Adds Flex Pak Closures

(Flexpack)

May 27, 2018, ... one hand.” Tether Lok is molded using a proprietary resin that reportedly offers excellent sealing properties, multiple color options, and is environmentally friendly. The second closure in the company’s ...

W&H Announces Sales to Sigma Companies

(Flexpack)

May 20, 2018, ... the f/f/s sack film market. The lines will help keep up with the growing resin export demands brought on by new crackers being built in the area. The lines produce multicolor printed, gusseted PE film ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for INFOFLEX

(Print)

March 26, 2018, ... extrusion bonds, clean printing, and film versatility. SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content compared to other previous ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... lower molecular weight polymers with high glass transition (Tg) temperatures, generally above room temperature. There are three broad classes of tackifiers: rosin esters, hydrocarbon resins, and terpene ...

W&H Module Allows Quick Material Changes

(Flexpack)

February 12, 2018, The TURBOCLEAN module, which purges resin from extruders and gravimetric hoppers, can now be retrofitted onto VAREX II and VAREX I blown film lines LINCOLN, RI | Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) offers ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... tackifying resins can be included (more on tackifying resins in my next article on hot melts). Fire retardants, UV inhibitors, or dyes can be blended into the adhesives as needed to meet end-use requirements. ...

Freedonia Issues US Label Study

(Label/Tape)

January 02, 2018, ... in 2016—plastic p-s labels are expected to grow more rapidly. Plastic offers numerous advantages, says the report, including durability, a wide range of customizable resin options, and esthetic advantages ...

Global Specialty Products Offers Cleaner

(Print)

January 01, 2018, ... which is an NSF Nonfood Compounds Certified Aqueous Ink & Adhesive Remover, Resin Cleaner, Metal Degreaser, and Multipurpose Cleaner for use in printing, food and beverage packaging, and processing and ...

Mitsubishi Issues Info on Shelf Life Extension

(Flexpack)

November 12, 2017, ... within the package. Now available for the first time as a resin, the company oxygen-absorbing technology reportedly can more than double the shelf life of food products without added preservatives. It ...

Packaging Conference 2018 Announces Agenda

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... PET recycling facility in California next March. This will reportedly be a departure from traditional recycling ventures since they will be producing preforms and thermoforms instead of resin. “The conference ...

Dow Collaborates on Recycled Trash Bags

(Flexpack)

October 30, 2017, ... recycling machines to combine the reclaimed plastics with Dow’s RETAIN technology. The resulting material is a recycled plastic resin, which Polykar used to manufacture the bags. Dow is a founding member ...

Label Industry Innovators Are Winners

(Label/Tape)

September 25, 2017, ... its superTack (63Vst). The judges said that product innovation has enabled HERMA to create the world’s first resin-free adhesive for labels that requires an extremely strong initial tack, making the adhesive ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, ... technology is available as a resin in North America, and as a result, converters now can incorporate the solution into a film to help extend the shelf life of their products. Made of polyolefins (PP/PE) ...

Epson Adds New Digital Press

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2017, ... Epson America. “The L-4533 keeps the water-based resin inks, the expanded gamut, and high resolution of its predecessor, and it offers enhanced automation features for greater efficiency and unattended ...

BCC Research Issues EMI/RFI Study

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2017, ... this report should be of interest to resin manufacturers, plastics compounders, and plastics processors that impact the electronics industry, especially those whose products are neat and/or filled resins. ...

Flex Films Launches Twist Wrap Film

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... make a white opaque film, the gloss quotient goes down. Owing to our special proprietary resin formulation we have been able to engineer a white background film that is translucent (less opaque) and offers ...

Freedonia Reports on Packaging Films

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2017, ... is forecast to expand 2.4% annually to 322 million pounds in 2021, faster than any of the major packaging film resins. The study, Packaging Films Market in the US, says growth will be driven by rising ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... barrier structure using cost/performance optimized PE resins.                         Figure 3E. 11-layer retortable, high barrier structure using cost/performance optimized ...

Flint Launches UV LED Ink

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2017, ... XCURA EVO is created out of a new advanced resin technology system, said to deliver increased stability and performance consistency. “XCURA EVO is the second global launch this year to be created with ...