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TLMI Names Environmental Winners

(Green Converting)

November 01, 2013, ... that have consistently demonstrated a commitment to progressive environmental practices across a range of areas including solid waste reduction, recycling, waste or energy recovery, the implementation ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, Thinner, faster, and state of the art describes the direction hot melt adhesive manufacturing companies are headed. As coating corporations work toward increasing margins, getting more out of the capital ...

Henkel Opens Adhesives Plant in Shanghai

(Adhesives)

September 22, 2013, ... cut by 90% due to special translucent roofs which let the daylight in. There is also a system for recovering waste heat, and the factory includes innovative filling equipment designed to prevent leaks ...

Kendall Packaging Adds Solvent Reclaim Unit

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

August 19, 2013, ... with waste generated by the ten-color Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. Miraflex press purchased in 2011. Since purchasing the unit, Kendall has converted 308 drums of solvent waste into usable, clean solvent, ...

Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... diamond, gold or silver honors based on "excellence" in one or all of three categories: Innovation; Sustainability; and Cost/Waste Reduction. This year the independent judges granted one diamond, four gold ...

TLMI Hands Out Environmental Awards

(Green Converting)

January 09, 2013, ... environmental practices across a range of areas including solid waste reduction, recycling, waste, or energy recovery, the implementation of new “clean” technology and/or processes, and the implementation ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... the industry is still exploring the limits of biodegradable materials, looking to see how these materials will be handled in the recycling stream, and if our current collection and waste systems are adequately ...

PMMI Looks at Economics, Label Trends

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2012, ...  • Reduced label material waste • Greater use of sustainable materials • Implementation of anti-counterfeiting and tamper-evident tactics • Improved tracking across the supply chain. Versatility ...

NPE Follow Up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 30, 2012, ... lot of high technology being implemented on traditional equipment, and an emphasis on waste recovery.  What was missing from past shows was the abundance of live demonstrations of basic processes.  As ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... we buy is waste! My job is to reduce or optimize!” Recycling initiatives Release liner recycling initiatives from the label industry were the subject of the presentation from Mark Macaré, public affairs ...

Solar Farm Is Latest Green Initiative from Toray Plastics (America)

(Substrates)

December 11, 2011, ... Schloesser, president and CEO of Toray, told guests the company launched a major sustainability initiative in 2004, enabling it to achieve its goal of producing zero landfill waste, among many other significant ...

New Material-Neutral Organization Focuses on Packaging & Environment

(Trends/Management News)

July 14, 2011, ... packaging waste. The organization will play an instrumental role in conveying this message to opinion leaders in North America and ensuring that participants in the packaging value chain have maximum scope ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... consumers would be attracted to the canister's extraordinary appearance to rationalize their purchase. No need to hide this Kleenex box under another decorative cover! Waste Not, Want Not Snagging ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... their purchase. No need to hide this Kleenex box under another decorative holiday cover! Waste Not, Want Not Snagging yet another award, this time for Technical merit in the Food Packaging category, ...

Show Preview - Forecast for Orlando: ICE

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... for Static Control: Kelly Reducing Waste in Engineered Thin Film Material Manufacture Sheila Hamilton, Teknek Tungsten Carbide Tooling for the Paper Converting Using Lasers for Consumer Ease & Freshness: ...

Toray Plastics (America) To Build $2 million Solar Field

(Flexpack News)

January 04, 2011, ... KW h of electricity, and 10.1 billion BTUs annually. Operational innovations have also contributed to zero landfill waste. In addition, the company’s rigorous recycling program saves 285 tons of wood, ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... on the essential elements needed to drive breakthroughs in packaging. Innovative new developments, along with cost/waste reduction and improved sustainability, are what packaged goods companies and retailers ...

Heat Transfer Fluid Is Stable

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... waste-heat recovery systems. Reportedly provides a lower minimum startup temperature (18 deg F) than any mineral oil-based fluid covering a similar temperature range. Paratherm Corp. | 800-222-3611 ...

TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2009, ... “Your clients want to go green,” he says. “Make waste a moral issue.” Cheryl Caudill, Multi-Color Corp. (www.multicolorcorp.com), moderated a panel that tackled industry trends. In a nod to hockey great ...

Distilling Solvents

(Green Converting)

August 31, 2009, ... oil; extracting oxygen, nitrogen, and argon from air; and for the recycling of used chemicals. It offers the generators of waste solvents the ability to recover solvents for re-use within their processes. ...