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PLA Films Coming

Published: June 01, 2010
SAN GIORGIO DI NOGARO, ITALY | BOPP film producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) is introducing a fully natural film range based on NatureWorks PLA (polylactic

JV Dedicated to RFID, Thin Films

Published: June 01, 2010
ALPHARETTA, GA | A joint venture between Galileo Vacuum Systems and Russian Nanotechnology Corp. (RUSNANO) includes construction of a manufacturing plant

Allying to Supply Stretch Film Systems

Published: June 01, 2010
FULTON, NY | Davis-Standard, and NO.EL, Milan, Italy, have agreed to jointly supply in-line coreless stretch film systems. This alliance combines NO.EL's

Danafilms Doubles Facility & Capacity

Published: June 01, 2010
WESTBOROUGH, MA | Danafilms is doubling the size of its Franklin, KY, facility, adding 50,000 sq ft to make room for a new Windmoeller & Hoelscher seven-layer

Metallized BOPP Plant Producing

Published: June 01, 2010
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports Toray Films Europe has achieved its first commercial volumes of BOPP high-barrier metallized film

Teaming for Better Bag

Published: June 01, 2010
ADDISON, ILL.| Rollprint Packaging Products has teamed with Pactiv Corp., Lake Forest, IL, to supply Hefty Slide-Rite slider customers with an improved

Flex-Pack Students Meet Challenge

Published: June 01, 2010
LINTHICUM, MD | The Flexible Packaging Assn. announces the winners of its 2010 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. First place honors went to

Slitting Nonwovens: A Slit Decision

Published: June 01, 2010
While farming, automobile manufacturing, and long-standing baseball rivalries are undeniably Midwest staples, Illinois-based NonWoven Solutions (NWS)

Pitch the Pail

Published: June 01, 2010
Hood Packaging, Madison, MS, has created an alternative to the cumbersome, energy-wasting plastic pail often used to package detergent, kitty litter, garden products, and pet food

Back to Terra Firma

Published: June 01, 2010
Mondi Industrial Bags, Vienna, Austria, reports it has developed the world's first biodegradable industrial bag. Terra Bag consists of a paper bag (one or more plies) with a corn-based film for humidty protection

Lauraville Reports Acquisition

Published: June 01, 2010
Lauraville Packaging, a newly formed sub. of Quarry Road Holdings, has acquired all of the assets of Lauraville Specialty Products, Geneva, NY, including manufacturing facilities in Geneva

Flexpack: Slider Bags

Published: May 21, 2010
Rollprint teams with Pactiv to supply improved filling, opening for slider customers

Narrow Web's Leverage

Published: April 01, 2010
Innovative labeling and packaging increasingly influences consumers when it comes to in-store purchase decisions. According to the National Retail Federation,

Multipack Juices It Up

Published: April 01, 2010
For two consecutive years now, Graphic Packaging Intl. (GPI), Marietta, GA, has walked away with the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators'

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverage

Published: March 22, 2010
Label printers planning to expand into flexible packaging have the ability to service short-run requests, execute quick changeovers, and manage shorter lead times

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