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Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... the new ChemControl Portfolio also will be featured. Specifically designed for narrow web applications, it replaces the Barex resin widely used for chemical resistant packaging. Smart Solutions Zone will ...

Updates from TAPPI, SPI & the Industry

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

August 01, 2016, ...  For example, Dow Chemical announced a new tubular reactor resin technology that produces polyethylene resins with a molecular weight distribution similar to traditional autoclave-produced low-density ...

INEOS & MSM Poly Announce MOU for Barex Production Support

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2016, ... agreement would allow for MSM to purchase all existing IP from INEOS as well as specific physical assets, commercial/operational support and a supply of Barex resin. Paul Overment, CEO of INEOS Barex ...

Dow Adds Barrier to Recycling Technology

(Bag Pouch)

June 18, 2016, ... kind with barrier film that can be recycled in a PE recycling stream. When combined with other PE resins, the RETAIN compatibilizer is said to offer a recyclable solution with enhanced barrier characteristics. ...

IoPP Reports AmeriStar Winners

(Carton Box)

June 01, 2016, ... The package is 100% polypropylene and contains 60% post-consumer recycled resin. A package like this is categorically unusual, but this brand continues to think boldly and proved sustainable does not have ...

Ampacet Reports Alternative to Paper

(Flexpack)

May 14, 2016, Paper 2.0, with a combination of additives and resins, is said to provide the appeal of paper with the functionality of plastic in many applications TARRYTOWN, NY | Ampacet announces Paper 2.0, said ...

RadTech Announces Best Papers

(Print)

May 08, 2016, ...  "Design of New 3-Ketocoumarins for UV LED Curing" Marika Morone, IGM Resins. Co-Authors: Andrea Bernini Freddia, Gabriele Norcinia The aim of this work is to develop a new photoinitiator for LED lamps ...

Toray BOPP Used for PVdC-Free Lamination

(Flexpack)

May 01, 2016, ... with barrier properties achieved by means of company’s resin technology and a proprietary, non-PVdC barrier layer. The non-barrier side of CBS2 film is designed for heat sealability. PPC was receptive ...

RadTech Announces 2016 Award Winners

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2016, ... UV-curable resin; it is reportedly the only company in the world 3D printing continuous fiber with thermoset epoxy and the only company to successfully print continuous fiber into free space. NOVAGARD ...

Show Preview | RadTech 2016 Presents Advances in UV+EB

(Trends/Management)

April 12, 2016, ... the following: Recent Advances in Low Viscosity, Low Migration, Fast Curing UV/EB Resin Technology—Paul Share, BASF Corp. A Prescription for Healthy UV Printing—Laura Maybaum, NAZDAR and Jim Raymont, ...

DUNMORE Aerospace Joins R&D on Fire Safety

(Flexpack)

April 05, 2016, ... upgraded fire resistance include thermoset resins, thermoplastics, textile fibers, and elastomers. Fire Resistant Aircraft Materials Program Milestones will be touched upon to illustrate the changes. “By ...

Global Specialty Products Cleaner is Eco-Friendly

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2016, NATURES GUARD is based on soy and cleans inks, adhesives, and resins reportedly with no harmful effects MT. HOLLY, NJ | Global Specialty Products reports the launch of a new line of eco-friendly soy-based ...

AWA M&A Forum Accentuates Middle Markets

(Trends/Management)

March 04, 2016, ... Benesch and Blaige & Co., the one-day forum was staged for the resin and fiber-based packaging, coating, and converting industry, and dedicated to strategic investing. Ian Murdoch of PwC Included here ...

Dow and Nordmeccanica Collaborate

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2016, ... through our polyethylene and specialty resin offerings,” says Greg Bunker, Dow’s global business director for Adhesives for Packaging, Textiles and Hygiene. “It truly builds on Dow’s tradition of collaboration ...

Flexo Printing | Evolution of the Chambered Doctor Blade System

(Print)

February 25, 2016, ... and the special treatment of the carbon fiber surface with an antistatic resin, allowing a savings of a high percentage of the ink placed in the printing circuit. On-press cleaning with no contamination ...

Toray's New Bio-Based PET Film Is for Window Film Application

(Materials)

February 17, 2016, ... New Lumirror brand BioView PET film is manufactured with company’s proprietary sustainable resin blends, which are made with approximately 30% renewable feedstock.  Company says the BioView bio-based ...

MULTI-PLASTICS Launches Lidding Films

(Materials)

February 10, 2016, ... multiple options for peelable seals to a multitude of tray resins. Microwavable, ovenable, chillable, or freezable options are available. All can be printed if desired. “We have worked diligently to ...

Screw Design for Film Extrusion

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 11, 2016, ... design considerations are the bulk density of the feed stock, frictional properties of the resin, frictional properties of barrel and screw surfaces, specific heat of the resin, melt temperature, initial ...

Apex Launches High-End Sheet Operation with Davis-Standard System

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2016, ... PC/ABS and TPO resins in thicknesses ranging from .010 to .187 mil and in widths up to 54 inches. “After looking at several extrusion vendors, we chose Davis-Standard because of their quality, support ...

FPI Report Tracks Trends in Foodservice Packaging Supply Chain

(News | New Products)

December 14, 2015, ... brand on packaging. • Raw materials: “Green” packaging is apparent in raw materials, as different resins and papers are trending based on both the real and perceived environmental advantages of those ...