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May 30, 2005, ... substrate immediately. Company says system is designed for clean, fast, high-resolution small-character performance on non-porous substrates such as plastic, chipboard, and films. Vinyl Roll-On, ...

Celanese Increases Prices on Celvol

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May 14, 2005, Celanese Chemicals has increased the price for all its Celvol polyvinyl alcohol grades as of May 1, 2005. PRESS RELEASE DALLAS, TX—Celanese Chemicals has increased the price for all its Celvol polyvinyl ...

Materials

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April 29, 2005, ... moderate tack, high peel and shear, and excellent resistance to aging and humidity, company reports. Utilizes a new technology called ideal for use on paper, PET, vinyl, vinyl foam, and PE facestocks. ...

A King of Shrink Contender

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March 30, 2005, ... Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG) comprise the lion’s share of the shrink-sleeve labels produced on this press. Water-based inks are used in either case from Environmental ...

DuPont and Celanese Announce Price Increases

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March 21, 2005, ... acrylic and vinyl-acrylic emulsions by $0.06/wet lb. PRESS RELEASE HOPEWELL, VA AND DALLS, TX—As of March 15, 2005, the price of all DuPont Teijin Films US branded PET polyester films have increased ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

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December 30, 2004, ... For Flexible Packaging by Robert B. Armstrong, EVAL Americas (USA) The high barrier packaging market in the United States continues to experience strong sustained growth. Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4

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December 30, 2004, ... of an increasingly complex competitive base of non-adhesive technologies, from plasma screens to banners and direct flatbed ink jet print. In Europe, self-adhesive vinyl—still the dominant material choice—represented ...

Conductive Polymers Examined

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November 30, 2004, CLEVELAND, OH Conductive polymers will provide a 440-million-lb market for base resins, driven by the development of improved resin grades with cost, CLEVELAND, OH — Conductive polymers will provide a ...

On the Move...

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November 29, 2004, ... VA, manufacturing facility. An expansion in the company’s core business of rigid vinyl film calendering is expected to come on-line in July 2005. An expansion of tentering capacity for full-body shrink ...

What's New in Narrow We

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September 29, 2004, ... kpfilms.com Pentaprint OT M276/41 vinyl shrink label film has a frosty matte surface for full-body shrink sleeve label applications. Pentaprint 45-micron PETG films are designed for full-body shrink sleeve ...

Materials

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September 29, 2004, ... and Pentaprint vinyl films — is said to provide superior ink adhesion with UV ink systems in print and folding carton uses. Reportedly, films eliminate the need for a primer coat prior to the printing ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

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September 29, 2004, ... ultimately, cost-effectiveness also are prime considerations. Traditionally, PVdC (polyvinylidene chloride)-coated oriented polypropylene (OPP) film has been specified for demanding applications because ...

Eval Co. of America Expanding Resin Production

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September 02, 2004, ... this expansion "is a response to the strong and growing worldwide demand for ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (trade named EVAL)." Production capacity following the expansion, which is scheduled ...

Materials

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August 30, 2004, ... The line will include GE Lexan films, rigid vinyl, PETG, and a selection of other popular media. Resin Leads to Strength Argotec, Greenfield, MA, USA; 413/772-2564; argotecinc.com Aliphatic TPU PU ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

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August 30, 2004, ...  education.” Voght suggests other changes impacting the barrier film market are coextrusions using a polar barrier layer (i.e., ethylene vinyl alcohol), which is being done with biaxially oriented P ...

Switzerland

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August 30, 2004, ... drug firms, such as Hoffmann-LaRoche and Novartis, are headquartered in Switzerland. This has led to a strong polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) coating industry. Aerni Lurch AG and Perlen Converting specialize ...

Germany

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August 30, 2004, ... the barrier area. Another unique factor in the German flex-pack industry is its almost mystic interest in environmental concerns. There is widespread opposition to polyvinyl chloride; however the nation ...

Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties

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June 29, 2004, Application: Blends of ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymers with metallocene based ethylene-?-olefin copolymers can provide a good balance of properties and processability according to a study of the effect ...

Modified Clays May Boost Oxygen Barrier, Reports Piranet

(Flexpack)

June 27, 2004, According to Piranet.com's consumer technology news section (June 24, 2004), ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) supplier Nippon Gohsei is keeping a close eye on a project that is looking to boost the oxygen-barrier ...

Celanese Chemical Announces Prices Increases for Celvol

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June 01, 2004, Celanese Chemicals reports it will increase prices for certain specialty grades of Celvol Polyvinyl Alcohol as of June 1, 2004. PRESS RELEASE DALLAS, TX, USA—Celanese Chemicals reports it will increase ...