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Critical Trends in the Converting Industry

Published: March 31, 2006
This comprehensive report provides insight into the changing converting industry as it presently stands. PFFC has queried across the breadth of the converting industry to determine and identify its health and critical trends.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: March 31, 2006
Improving productivity with automated slitter positioning, polymeric nanocomposites enabled by controlled architecture materials, benefits of new technology ionizers for web handling, and the effect of orientation on MD on HMW-HDPE films.

Metallizing Makeover

Published: March 31, 2006
Celplast reinvents its business model to focus on value-added specialty films.

Global Giants

Published: March 31, 2006
The coming of age of the European Union coupled with the collapse of communism has had a lingering effect on European converting in 2006. "Pan-Europeanism" and the spread of production facilities in both eastern and central Europe by west European converters is characteristic of today's converting industry.

Issues in Barrier Packaging

Published: March 14, 2006
TAPPI will present a symposium entitled “Innovations in Barrier Packaging” June 7-8, 2006, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Biopolymers May Lead to Zero-Waste Communities

Published: March 07, 2006
The introduction of biopolymers, combined with a growing infrastructure for composting them, may reduce the estimated 94% of all plastic consumer products that currently end up in local disposal facilities in the U.S.

Time-Temp Indicator Monitors Package Freshness

Published: March 02, 2006
Ciba Specialty Chemicals and FreshPoint present a new time-temperature indicator system that will show accumulated chill-chain history of perishables. The indicators are available as labels or as inks for printing on packaging.

Plastic Suppliers Receives Environmental Excellence Award

Published: March 02, 2006
Plastic Suppliers has won the Flexographic Technical Assn.'s (FTA) Environmental Excellence Award in the category of Innovative Technology for its EarthFirst PLA film.

Wider Expectations

Published: February 28, 2006
Label Converter Prarie State Group (PSG) widens its converting portfolio with innovative flexible packaging applications from PCMC and Omet.

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

Published: February 28, 2006
Effects of converting operations on the barrier levels of metallized films and first principles cause of melt fracture LLDPE.

Getting Personal With Hans H. Traver

Published: February 28, 2006
Hans Traver shares the benefits of his experience in the converting industry.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: January 31, 2006
Advantages in melt fracture elimination technology; high barrier advancements in metallized films; comparison of corona and flame treatement of polymer film, foil, and paperboard; and the latest UV/EB coating and adhesive technology for food packaging applications.

Paper's Prospects

Published: January 31, 2006
The food market drives growth in specialty coated papers for packaging.

Plastic Suppliers Launches EarthFirst PLA film-specific Web Site

Published: January 10, 2006
Plastic Suppliers has launched a Web site specific to its EarthFirst PLA film, designed to be an informational resource to educate people on the characteristics and uses of EarthFirst PLA film.

Group Focuses on Innovation

Published: December 31, 2005
Among the worldwide flexible packaging organizations, there is one group that is probably least known, open by invitation only and only to those specifically selected for their technical skills: the International Flexible Packaging Network (IFPN).

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