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Tekni-Films Intros Ultra-High Barrier Film for Blister and Packaging Applications

Published: May 28, 2004
Tekni-Films says its new high-barrier themoformable film laminate, using 4 mil (100 micron) PCTFE in either Aclar or Vaposhield types, is the "world’s highest-barrier commercially available clear film for blister and packaging applications."

Nanotech The Next Big Thing

Published: May 01, 2004
Everyone seems to be talking about nanotechnology. While it is expected to become a multi-trillion dollar industry over the next decade, fears are being

UV Retrofit Adds Markets

Published: May 01, 2004
Green Printing and Packaging Co., a Lexington, NC, sub. of Chesapeake Corp., serves markets such as pharmaceutical/healthcare and technology that require

Pliant Adds Stretch Film Capacity

Published: May 01, 2004
SCHAUMBURG, IL Pliant Corp., producer of value-added plastic films and flexible packaging products, reports it has expanded capacity to support the increasing

Praise for Recycled Paperboard

Published: May 01, 2004
NEW YORK, NY Independent research firm Priority Metrics conducted a study on behalf of the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance. The firm held 220 phone

RFID News

Published: April 30, 2004
The Latest and Greatest in Radio Frequency Identification Technologies and News

Proud & Proficient

Published: April 30, 2004
Peruplast takes pride in developing — then printing — metallized package constructions that stand out on a crowded shelf.

Internet Resources: Materials

Published: April 30, 2004

New Study Says Food Manufacturers Offering US Consumers Retort Packaging to Meet Conveniency/Lifestyle Demands

Published: April 29, 2004
The applications for retort packaging, in particular, are gaining more ground in the consumer food market, according to a new report, The US Market for Convenience Packaging and Serving Size Trends by market research publisher Packaged Facts.

Kodak Polychrome Graphics to Demo Flexo Plates at Drupa

Published: April 26, 2004
Kodak Polychrome Graphics reports it will demo its new line of Flexcel printing plates for the flexographic printing industry at Drupa (6 - 19 May, 2004).

Agfa's Sublima Screening Technology Garners Award from Flexo Prepress Platemakers Assn.

Published: April 23, 2004
Agfa says its award-winning screening technology, :Sublima, is an easy-to-use tool that improves print quality and gives flexo printers the edge they need to stand out.

Disposable DVD Requires More Than an 'Ordinary' Package Deal

Published: April 05, 2004
Evatone is leveraging a customized Multivac machine and oxygen-scavenging film from Cryovac to produce packaging for “time-sensitive” movies.

Foil Packs Offer Multiple Solutions

Published: April 01, 2004
DSSELDORF, GERMANY The European Aluminum Foil Assn. handed out Alufoil Trophies for four Foil Packs of the Year. Winning top honors were the following:

Waste & That Blue Box

Published: April 01, 2004
More local and regional jurisdictions are seeking to deal with litter and solid waste by embracing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that place

The Mettle of Metallizers

Published: April 01, 2004
Published back in 1997, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, 2nd ed., stated: The field of vacuum metallizing serving the packaging industry

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