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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... the color shifting, shelf life, and environmental problems associated with traditional vinyls. Industry Standards ISO Issues First Press Safety Standard RESTON, VA, USA—The International Organization ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... for vehicle and public transportation advertising. Designed for solvent-based ink jet printing, the 7.1-mil soft white vinyl film with a black reverse side is coated on one side with a semi-permanent, ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... (MD) vs. trans-machine direction (TD) shrinkage with exceptional optical and mechanical properties. The barrier polymers used include polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), and ...

Solving the Problem of Silicone Transfer

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... (PE) coated papers and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films particularly are susceptible to such silicone transfer — and cast and calendered PVCs are the preferred substrates for most self-adhesive outdoor advertising ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... decoration of medium to large polyester (PET) bottles. Shrink-sleeve labels continue to enjoy annualized growth rates in excess of 15%, but materials are changing from the hitherto dominant polyvinyl ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... of the five primary p-s film types are projected to grow three to five times anticipated GDP rates in the US and Canada through at least 2005. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the only film construction ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... customized printing. Using UV-curable inks, press prints on substrates ranging from ultra-thin flexible film, foil, or paper, to vinyl, paperboard, and aluminum-based materials. Prints images in at least ...

Materials

(Materials)

June 29, 2003, ... clear and colored plastics and films, including synthetics, polyester, PP, and flexible vinyl. It is applied in roll form, prior to sheeting for offset and screen printing, or prior to slitting for flexo ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... shops, offering simple, low-cost die-cutting. The unit also can emboss, deboss, and foil stamp a wide variety of materials including vinyl, plastics, and foils. System can process 16×20-in. sheets and ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... of substrates used today are made from natural polymers (cellulose, rubber) or synthesized polymers [polyester, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), etc.], and the method of ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... also metallized by CFC and converted by Unifoil, covers the inside top and bottom to hide glue rim seams and serve as a background for the transparent polyvinyl chloride tray holding the product. Judges ...

DuPont Packaging Industrial Polymers Ups Price on Its Elvanolt

(News | New Products)

March 23, 2003, DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers reports a price increase for all grades of its Elvanol polyvinyl alcohol (PVA/PVOH) of US $.20/lb, effective April 1, 2003. WILMINGTON, DE, USA—DuPont Packaging ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... Available in 5-, 7.5-, and 10-mil calipers. Vinyl Shrink Film Safe for Pharma Uses Klöckner Pentaplast of America Inc., Gordonsville, VA; 540/832-3600; kpfilms.com Pentapharm M576/41 vinyl shrink ...

Pouches on the Cutting Edge

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... it developed for Elite cookies. That pouch, which is constructed of polyester, polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), and polyethylene (PE) laminates that inhibit oxygen and water transmission, features a straight ...

Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... materials, vinyl floors, and many children's toys. The majority of plasticizers fall into a broad class of chemicals called esters. These include esters such as stearates, citrates, and benzenedicarboxylic ...

Air Products Polymers Announces Price Increase in Emulsion Products

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2003, Air Products Polymers recently announced a two-and-a-half-cent (US $0.025) price increase per wet pound for vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions as well as for all ethylene, vinyl chloride-based ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... which specializes in process screen printing, large-format digital printing, and truck and signage vinyl cut lettering. The purchase reportedly enables Repacorp Label Products to offer a totally new product ...

In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2002, ... to coextrude materials and combinations of materials that previously had to be combined via lamination, a more expensive process,” he adds. The growth of ethyl vinyl alcohol (EVOH) has had a big impact ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... papers or embossed polyvinyl chloride or PE films without a silicone release coating. Liner Material and Applications Film liners represent a 20% share of the market at 143 million sq m. They offer ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... to reach the desired silicon hydride/vinyl ratio. Laboratory and pilot coater studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect of the use of these products on various performance properties. For the ...