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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. ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announce Global Price Increases

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a global price increase of $0.06/lb ($0.13 per kilogram) on all grades of DuPont£ Elvax resins and $0.10/lb ($0.22 per kilogram) on all grades of DuPont£ ...

Cylinders Decrease Bounce

(Flexography)

July 31, 2010, ... high quality tubes engineered to the specific print cylinder application. Tube strength and stiffness can be customized by varying the fiber types, resins, and winding techniques. NimCor | 888-464-6267 ...

Sleeve Label Report Is Offered

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, In "Global Sleeve Label Market and Technology Review 2010," AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. reports trends in the use of sleeve labels show positive prospects for growth globally and in various regions compared ...

PPI Offers NextLife Certified HDPE PCR Bags & Film

(Bag Pouch News)

July 28, 2010, ... that of products made entirely of virgin resin, the new environmentally friendly bags and film are offered in clear, tint and opaque colors in a wide range of sizes and gauges, including a full line of ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, ... in Code of Federal Regulations, 21USC351. Basically, the film supplier should know which lot of resin went into each roll of film, who made the film, conditions used to make the film, properties of that ...

Conference Targets Consolidation

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2010, ... and acquisitions — either as buyer or seller — were in attendance at a day-long seminar organized by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Amsterdam, Netherlands. The “Mergers & Acquisitions Executive Forum — Resin ...

M&A Conference Looks at Packaging Consolidation

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2010, ... & Acquisitions Executive Forum—Resin and Fiber-Based Packaging, Coating, and Converting Conference” was held June 8 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. The conference was sponsored by Wells Fargo Securities ...

Coating Has High Impact Strength

(Coatings)

May 31, 2010, ... is compliant with 21 CFR 175.300 for resinous and polymeric coatings as regulated by the FDA. Plasma Coatings | 800-519-3064 | www.plasmacoatings.com Circle 413 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...

Converting Industry News Clips

(News Clips Archive)

May 31, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, DE, increases the price of all grades of Elvax resins by $0.05/lb effective June 1. Zenith Cutter DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, ...

Chuck Larsen

(Experience Speaks)

April 30, 2010, ... Through a variety of R&D and manufacturing positions at Sylvania and JT Baker and being a single parent, he retired from PPG as head of the Coatings and Resins operations. This is a true testament to the ...

M&A Activity Addressed

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2010, ... its speakers CCL Label, Mondi, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Wells Fargo Securities. Suited for senior executives, the event is tailored to the resin- and fiber-based packaging, coating, and converting ...

Converting Industry News Clips

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2010, ... in the first quarter of 2010. Ingeo resin from NatureWorks, Minnetonka, MN, is the first polymer to earn a four-star “OK biobased” rating from the European certification organization Vincotte, Vilvoorde, ...

Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 28, 2010, ... to enter the die from the outside, so the carbon comes from either the resin itself or the extrusion manufacturing process. In my experience, it is usually the latter of these two possibilities. While ...

Senior Exec Forum Addresses M&A Activity in Packaging, Coating & Converting

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2010, ... and CEO of AWA. The event is the first of its kind for AWA, says Reardon, which is tailored to the resin- and fiber-based packaging, coating, and converting sectors. It will allow networking among company ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... molten synthetic resin, like polyethylene (PE), between the layers. This is typically a PET/PE/foil/PE (PPFP)construction used for cosmetic web and stickpack applications. Adhesive laminating is a process ...