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- 'ICE Age' Forecasted for US Converting Industr
- (Trends/Management News)
- April 11, 2011, ... on slitting/rewinding and coating/laminating. TAPPI PLACE covered a variety of critical topics including: • New Developments in Renewable Source Resins and Films • Extrusion of Biopolymers • Employing ...
- DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase
- (Flexpack News)
- March 22, 2011, ... announced an Americas region price increase of $0.10/lb ($0.22/kg) on all grades of DuPont Elvax, Elvaloy AC, and Nucrel resins; $0.20/lb ($0.44/kg) for DuPont DPE20s; and $0.015/lb for DuPont Keldax resins. ...
- INX Intl. Ink Co. Announces Price Increase
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- March 15, 2011, ... anymore,” said INX president and CEO Rick Clendenning. “Some of the major increases have been with select pigments and all resins used for litho inks, solvent based inks, water based inks and coatings. ...
- OMNOVA Price Increases for Specialty Chemicals
- (Coatings)
- March 06, 2011, ... is announcing a 2% price increase for Plioway and Pliolite acrylic copolymer dry resins, and a $0.03 to $0.05/lb. increase on Pliotec acrylic and styrene acrylic lattices, depending on the grade. This ...
- UV Flexo Ink Aids Sustainability
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- February 28, 2011, BioCure UV-curable flexo ink is based on bio-renewable resin technology. Said to offer high press performance and to enhance sustainability. Suitable BioCure UV-curable flexo ink is based on bio-renewable ...
- Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?
- (Label/Tape)
- February 28, 2011, ... where they are held in position against the mold wall by either static electricity or vacuum ports. The mold closes, and the container resin is blown or injected into the mold. The hot resin fuses and ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... of the issue's magnitude in the consumer's mind. Industrial recycling in the US may consider 1988 as its beginning; that's when SPI (The Plastics Industry Trade Assn.) created its resin identification ...
- NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- February 28, 2011, ... and shortages to continue in 2011. They will likely see an increase in issues related to nitrocellulose, titanium dioxide, and additives, as well as persistence of the issues in rosin resin and some pigments. ...
- Ribbon Is Economical
- (Digital)
- February 28, 2011, EM211 wax/resin near edge ribbon formulation is designed as an economical solution for high print performance on a broad range of materials for flexible EM211 wax/resin near edge ribbon formulation is ...
- Sun Chemical Latin America to Increase Prices on Inks & Consumables
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- February 06, 2011, ... “Some of the most affected materials are the main components of our inks like nitrocellulose and alcohol, acrylic and polyamide resins, gum rosin and tall oil resins, TiO2, and pigments like blue, and ...
- OMNOVA Solutions Ups Cost for Emulsion Polymers
- (Coatings)
- January 31, 2011, ... materials and is in addition to previously announced increases. This increase does not include ELIOKEM Pliotec, Pliolite or Plioway coatings resins, which were covered in a Jan. 20, 2011, pricing announcement. ...
- Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers
- (Static Elimination)
- December 31, 2010, ... no electrical path to ground. For example, resin-coated paper products generally have good static performance that is provided by the conductivity of the paper core. However, internal conductive layers ...
- DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Increases Price in Europe for Ethylene Copolymer
- (Flexpack News)
- December 28, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a price increase for Europe, Middle East, and Africa of Euro 0.35/kg on all grades of DuPont ethylene copolymer resins. These increases are effective Jan. ...
- Materials Substrates: Building Blocks
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2010, ... 319 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Ecodear compostable bio-based films are manufactured with PLA resin. Thin, biaxially oriented films include a metallized heat sealable grade that delivers ...
- DuPont Aims to Seal Customer Loyalty
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2010, ... fill, microwave, and retort applications. Kendig covered specifications on some of the newest grades of Appeel lidding sealant resins. This includes Grade 22D843, which can be used for retort applications ...
- Degradable Plastics Trending Positive
- (Trends/Management)
- November 30, 2010, ... Starch-based resins will benefit from the introduction of improved resin grades, blending with other biopolymers and an increasing number of suppliers. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a new product, had ...
- Henkel Highlights Sustainable Packaging Tote Recovery Program
- (Coating/Laminating News)
- November 29, 2010, ... plastic 275-gallon totes instead of discarding them, the Tote Return Program eliminates the production of 2.3 million pounds of virgin resin a year. Because the steel cages that hold the totes are also ...
- Primer for Strong Adhesion
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 30, 2010, Michem Flex P1883 water-based extrusion primer is said to provide strong adhesion to aluminum foil and paper, bond well to extrusion-coated resins, and Michem Flex P1883 water-based extrusion primer is ...
- US Demand For Biodegradable Plastics To Grow 16% Annually Through 2014
- (Flexpack)
- September 09, 2010, ... availability, greater processor familiarity and performance enhancements that will expand potential applications. Starch-based resins will benefit from the introduction of improved resin grades, blending ...
- High & Mighty
- (Flexpack)
- September 02, 2010, ... on all levels of production and carry lifecycle assessments and carbon footprint analysis. Performance is said to equal or exceed that of products made entirely of virgin resin. Visit www.nextlife.com. ...