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Oxide-coated films are still finding their market niche

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November 30, 1996, ... roughness. Chemical diffusion probably produces the best barrier, but the process is much slower than evaporation. Oxides can be deposited onto a wide variety of flexible and rigid substrates. The focus ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... deck rigidity and allow precision printing at high speeds. Schwemin adds that a color touchscreen control pivots for ease of viewing and displays press status, diagnostic messages, deck position information, ...

Paperbox winners honored for industry excellence

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April 30, 1996, The National Assn. rewards folding cartons and rigid boxes for unique and outstanding packaging contributions.Forty rigid box and folding carton manufacturers The National Assn. rewards folding cartons ...

Paperboard industry showcases its winning ways

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April 30, 1996, ... the spine, an inner book portion with full overlap ends sealed with double tab locks, and an E-flute insert that provides rigidity to the structure. According to the judges, the package "truly showcases ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

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January 31, 1996, ... innovative regulatory programs to specifically address the cleanup of these properties. The brownfields approach eschews rigid clean-up levels and bases the cleanup of such sites on the actual risk ...

Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.

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September 30, 1995, ... investors. This will probably increase both packaging variety and output. The Cuban firms presently providing plastics packaging - flexible and rigid - include Combinado de Papelos Blanco (paper/polyethylene); ...

Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say

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May 31, 1995, ... in plant operations, making it possible for a firm to combine plant modifications and material substitution with great latitude, instead of being subjected to the rigid and arduous permit process. The ...

Reynolds subsidiary in Spain benefits from technology transfer

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May 31, 1995, ... are rigid and there's tough competition from other better well-equipped flex-pack converters in Europe. It would seem that more emphasis should be spent on the upgrading of overall equipment and total European ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... directed at the rigid plastics industry m states like California, Oregon, Wisconsin and Florida. The laws and implementation dates vary, but packagers in those states are already scrambling to produce ...

Strong growth predicted for flex-pack industry

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March 31, 1995, ... specifically fresh produce and the drugs and medical/surgical markets, aided by the continued conversion to flexible from rigid packaging. The FPA projects the value of industry shipments will grow ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... features. The challenge was to replace a rigid canister for packaging numerous individual, water-soluble pouches of hazardous materials, such as pesticides and herbicides. The easy-to-open package boasts ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... p and set the stage for coex polypropylene. "As you get the barrier of a rigid container, flexible packaging is pretty tough to beat," Graham said. "Some type of metallized substrate that's coated just mig ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... bill would mandate specified levels of post-consumer recycled-material content and labeling requirements for trash bags and rigid-plastic containers. * Connecticut HB 5835, which was signed by the governor, ...

Dutch converter expands in worldwide flex-pack market

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January 31, 1995, ... metal or rigid plastic materials. Even though the consolidation of packaging companies proceed slower in Europe than the US, it's coming on stronger because of user's global demands. Another trend mentioned ...

Direct-mail group introduces green stewardship challenge

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December 31, 1994, ... or impossible to comply with the regulations for the state's Rigid Plastic Packaging Container (RPPC) law, according to the FPI. In November, the California Office of Administrative Law approved final ...