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TLMI's Singer Management Awards Announced

Published: March 10, 2010
On March 9, at the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) converter meeting awards banquet held at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, winners were announced of the Eugene Singer Award

FLEXcon Dedicates Full-Time Resources to Photovoltaic Program

Published: March 10, 2010
As the photovoltaic industry continues to ramp up technologies to harness the power of the sun, FLEXcon has dedicated full-time resources to meet the increasing demands from solar module and encapsulant producers

TLMI Guest Speakers Expect Improving Business Climate

Published: March 09, 2010, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Frank Gerace of MultiColor Corp. and president of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. set the tone for the annual converter meeting on March 8, themed "You Survived the Great Recession, Now What?"

Prime Graphics Sold to Kollman Label & Packaging Group

Published: March 05, 2010
Mesirow Financial, Inc., announces it has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Prime Graphics, Inc., Wood Dale, IL, in its sale to Kollman Label & Packaging Group, Yardley, PA

Coated Paper Imports from China & Indonesia Are Subsidized

Published: March 03, 2010
According to an announcement issued by the American Forest & Paper Assn. (AF&PA), the US Dept. of Commerce recently issued its preliminary countervailing duty determinations that imports of certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics

Bostik Installs Nordmeccanica Lab-Size Coater/Laminator

Published: March 02, 2010
Bostik Inc. has installed a new Nordmeccanica Labo Combi 400 coater and laminator as well as a state-of-the-art World Mixer for two-component, solvent-free adhesives

Free Shrink Sleeve Seminar at Clemson Univ.

Published: March 02, 2010
The Sonoco Packaging Inst. at Clemson Univ. will host a free shrink sleeve seminar, titled "Think Before You Shrink." Joint sponsors OMET (featuring the Varyflex Gearless-Shaftless-Sleeve press)

FTA Partners with CPP & Pack Expo Intl.

Published: March 01, 2010
The Flexographic Technical Assn.'s Jay Kaible, director of business development, announces the organization's new role as co-sponsors of CPP Expo/Pack Expo Intl.

Bobst Group Realigns Business Units, Reorganizes

Published: February 25, 2010
With the realignment of Bobst Group North America's three business units to include sheet fed, web fed, and services, the company also announces Bobst Group SA's Alain Jendly, formerly North American VP-Flexible Materials

Colbert Packaging Receives SFI & FSC Chain of Custody Certifications

Published: February 24, 2010
Colbert Packaging Corp., a leading manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products, announced that it has received Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain of Custody Certification (NSF-SFICOC-C0038447)

PPC & NAPA Paperboard-Based Packaging Associations Merge

Published: February 23, 2010
Effective February 19, the 81-year-old Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) and the North American Packaging Assn. (NAPA) merged, creating a united, North American-based packaging industry association

ROTOCONTROL Extends Coverage to South America

Published: February 23, 2010
ROTOCONTROL has announced that it has signed another exclusive distribution agreement with Forpack Intl.l Trade, now representing ROTOCONTROL's leading edge inspection

SPI Offers Enhanced Exhibitor Support

Published: February 19, 2010
SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Assn. will put to use more than six decades of experience producing NPE by assisting companies that would like to take part in this or other major plastics shows

Menasha Packaging Launches New Website

Published: February 19, 2010
Menasha Packaging, a leading provider of innovative packaging solutions, has announced the launch of its newly designed website at www.menashapackaging.com

Green Platemaking for Clemson

Published: February 18, 2010
Asahi places environmentally friendly platemaking system at Sonoco Inst. of Packaging

US Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand to Reach $3 billion in 2013

Published: February 18, 2010
According to The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland, OH-based industry research firm, US demand for packaging inks, coatings and additives is forecast to expand 2.5 percent annually to $3.0 billion in 2013

Free Webinar on New Insights into Labeling & Product Decoration

Published: February 17, 2010
Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) will host a FREE webinar, sponsored by HP and in association with AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., on "New Insights into Labeling & Product Decoration—Market & Technology"

Intl. Polyolefins Conference Addresses Catalyst, Additive Developments

Published: February 12, 2010
The International Polyolefins Conference, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and scheduled for February 21-24 in Houston, will offer a talk by Dr. Jinliang Qiao on programs in polyolefin catalyst, process, additive, and product developments

Reduce Gravure Waste

Published: February 11, 2010
Rotomec Demonstrates TAPS System at Open House in Technology Center

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase

Published: February 11, 2010
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announced a global price increase of $0.11 to $0.22 per kilogram for DuPont Appeel, Bynel, DuPont 20

FTA Great Lakes Group Schedules March Meeting

Published: February 10, 2010
The Great Lakes Group (GLG) of the Flexographic Technical Assn. is finalizing details for its next meeting at Harper College at 4:30 P.M. on March 18. Speakers will include Dan Doherty, Prairie State

Demand for Microwave Packaging To Grow to $2.4 Billion in 2013

Published: February 09, 2010
Freedonia Group, a Cleveland, OH-based industry research firm, predicts demand for microwave packaging is projected to climb 7% annually to $2.4 billion in 2013

ROTOCONTROL Reports Record Month

Published: February 08, 2010
ROTOCONTROL, a manufacturer of inspection, slitting, rewinding, and die-cutting finishing machines for the narrow web industry, reported record sales for machines being released to the production floor

Box Maker Cuts Energy Costs

Published: February 05, 2010
Niagara Sheets benefits from a customized energy savings plan developed by WPS Global

DuPont Packaging Graphics Partners with Marmara Univ.

Published: February 03, 2010
As part of the 35th anniversary celebration of DuPont Cyrel, DuPont Packaging Graphics organized a technical seminar at Marmara Univ. At the seminar, Associate Professor

New Water-Based Paper Coating Technology Offers High OGR

Published: February 02, 2010
Aqua Based Technologies, a div.of ADM Tronics, has introduced a new water-based, repulpable, biodegradable, high OGR (oil and grease resistant), environmentally-safe coating for the paper converting and packaging industry

Chiricosta joins ICE USA

Published: February 01, 2010
Mack Brooks Exhibitions (MBE) show director Michael Boyle names converting industry veteran and marketing director Bob Chiricosta as the new director sales and marketing of ICE USA

In-Mold Seminar Teaches ABCs of IML

Published: January 29, 2010
RBS Technologies offers the 21st edition of its ABCs of IML: A Basic Course on March 25 at the DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Ctr. located in Skokie (Chicago North Shore), IL

Menasha Packaging Folding Carton Achieves Fiber-Sourcing Certifications

Published: January 27, 2010
Menasha Packaging has announced that its Folding Carton Group has achieved certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) fiber-sourcing standards

Mesirow Financial Advises Shoreview Recapitalization

Published: January 26, 2010
CHICAGO, IL | Mesirow Financial acted as exclusive financial advisor to Rohrer Corp. in its recapitalization by ShoreView Industries, a Minneapolis-based private equity firm

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