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Atofina to Outline Metallocene MDPE Niche at MetCon 2002

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May 27, 2002, ... fractional-melt LDPE, it's becoming a popular metallocene resin for applications that typically don't use metallocenes," says the mfr. Sponsored by The Catalyst Group, MetCon is "dedicated to the technology ...

DuPont Expands Packaging Website

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May 14, 2002, ... safety data sheets for the DuPont portfolio of packaging resins and modifiers," adds DuPont. "With the click of a mouse, visitors to [the site] now can find information on the complete range of services ...

Smurfit-Stone Streamlines Sourcing with Perfect Commerce Software

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May 06, 2002, Perfect Commerce, Inc., a supplier of enterprise supply management (ESM) software and services, recently announced a Smurft-Stone investment in its product technology.

RadTech 2002 Yields High Performance

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May 05, 2002, ...  …ERL-4140 cycloaliphatic expoxide monomer for use in developing new UV cure resins. This monomer contains an ester capable of alcoholysis or transesterification reactions with a variety of alcohols ...

Converting Industry News

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April 30, 2002, ... new bag technology developed in a collaborative effort among independent packaging engineer Bob DeMatteis Co.; equipment manufacturer Amplas; and PE resin supplier Equistar. The patented technology is ...

Coating Control, Quality, & Paperboard Packaging

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April 30, 2002, ... from coming into contact with the food product. FDA-compliant coatings can be formulated using resins and emulsions having direct food contact for all types of paper under all use conditions except extended ...

Die Hard Innovation

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April 30, 2002, ... Thus, we are producing more built-in flexibilities.” The future in extrusion die technology also looks to expand relationships between die manufacturers and resin suppliers even further. “We have tooling ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

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April 30, 2002, ... will concentrate on thermal ribbons for bar code printers. The versatile Dusenbery machine will be producing a wide range of high quality wax, wax/resin, resin, and near-edge ribbons. Supplier Information ...

Every Trick in the Book

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March 31, 2002, ... can converting process. It consists of scratch-resistant coating/aluminum metallization/holographic image embossing/embossing resin/primer/12-micron PET/thermally sensitive adhesive. DuPont Teijin Films, ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2002, ... ExxonMobil will each separately manufacture, market, and sell mPP resins. Basell president and CEO Volker Trautz says, “Basell's roots in metallocene technology development date back to a 1986 polypropylene ...

Materials

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February 28, 2002, ... are based on a newly developed, proprietary resin chemistry said to produce impenetrable bonds and to result in inks that deliver faster cure speeds, improved gray balance, and enhanced ink/water latitude ...

On the Move...

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February 28, 2002, ... product quality and consistency as well as to increase plant capacity to 440 million lb of resins products/yr. Northwest Coatings Corp., Oak Creek, WI, has hired Charles “Chuck” Wasserman for the newly ...

Materials

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January 30, 2002, ...  Resins Balance Machinability, Toughness, Heat Sealing Chevron Phillips, Houston, TX; 713/623-6086; cpchem.com New generation of LLDPE resins will join co.'s existing Dynex family of polymers. Offers ...

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

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January 27, 2002, ... [per year] to $3.6 billion (US) in 2005. This will create a market for 2.7 billions pounds of resin. Stimulating factors include plastic's clarity and its lightweight and shatter-resistant [composition]. ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2001, ... and major conventional barrier resins such as EVOH, MXD-6 nylon, amorphous nylon, PEN, PET, and PVDC. The cost/performance thresholds for more than 1,800 passive and active barrier combinations are provided ...

The Influence of Die Design and Extensional Rheology on the Onset of Wave Interfacial Instabilities in Coextrusion Flows

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December 31, 2001, ... strain hardening gives a pronounced interfacial instability. For different materials in layers, strain softening of a minor layer stabilizes the flow. Strain hardening destabilizes it. For optimum resin ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... of three substrates stylistically undergoing a combination. Improved Aroma Barrier Properties In Food Packaging With Cyclodextrins by Will E. Wood Cellresin Technologies, LLC email: wwood@cellresin.com ...

Oxygen Scavengers Offer Safety and Savings

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October 31, 2001, ... 2, the pattern of incremental cost increase for an active barrier oxygen scavenger is exactly opposite to that of passive barrier resins. The table uses a hypothetical oxygen scavenger material with ...

Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

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September 30, 2001, ... different molecules. In reality, it usually means increasing the molecular weight of the ink/coating film layer through a chemical reaction between the crosslinking additive and the resin binder. The crosslinking ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... information using UV jet ink technology. Environmental concerns continue to reduce the number of raw materials that we can use. Chlorinated resin use is being reduced as concern grows about its degradation ...