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Will We Soon be Eating the Film Along with the Food?

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November 30, 2001, ... to want better packaging so the contents are fresher, tastier, and more attractive. These requirements mean the components of packaging materials must provide improved barrier and other properties.  ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... Processing” by Mark Brown, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., “Employing Styrene-Butadiene Copolymers In Modified Atmosphere Packaging” by Roland M. Planeta, Barrier Films Corp., “Fundamentals Of Styrene-Butadiene ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

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October 31, 2001, ...  spill-age that tend to attack the label. An in-mold label offers excellent adhesion, and with the barrier properties we can build into the overprint varnishes, we have excellent product resistance. It ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2001, ... of a film to be used by candle manufacturers. The purpose of the specially formulated PVC film is to form a barrier with the candle, preventing the candle fragrance from eating away at the film. The ...

European Conference Draws Large Audience

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September 30, 2001, ... of current state-of-the art knowledge. These included “Processing And Converting Of Plastic Films Vacuum Coated With Inorganic Barriers” by Hans-Rudolf Naegeli and Wolfgang Lohwaser of Lawson Mardon Packaging ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... barrier to moisture and flavor taint and a high degree of puncture resistance, thereby prolonging shelf life, co. reports. Tape Allows Fewer Roll Changes Tesa Tape, Charlotte, NC; 704/554-0707; tesatape.com ...

BIG Fish Bows Out, Turning Tide for the Little Ones

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September 30, 2001, ... substrates. “Products using our coating for barrier can be recyclable, repulpable, and heat sealable. Seal-Coat also is FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved,” Shade adds. A Whale of an Opportunity ...

The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many

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August 31, 2001, ... packages require excellent graphics, strength properties, barrier characteristics, etc. Judicious choice of plastic films combined in an adhesive or extrusion coating operation provides the results needed. ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2001, ... and Weyerhaeuser. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Big Easy Packages Offer Big Benefits The Big Easy is a new line of large, barrier-coated paperboard canisters developed ...

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... provide greater shelf life for packaging. Providing physical protection as well as moisture and oxygen barrier is a given. With today's quality demands, that may not be enough. Packaging engineers are ...

Materials

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May 31, 2001, ... growth. Films Offer High Moisture Barrier Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Gordonsville, VA; 540/832-3600 Pentapharm COC coextruded films are said to offer cost-effective, high-moisture-barrier properties ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... The titles of the four panel discussions are “Ask The Converter,” “The Web Is The Place To Be,” “Barrier Packaging: End User Perspectives,” and “What Do They Know: A Converter's Panel.” In the first panel, ...

Materials

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April 30, 2001, ... plain or surface-printed applications on horizontal packaging machines. Said to provide excellent machinability over wide temperature ranges, along with good moisture barrier performance. Other reported ...

Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature

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March 31, 2001, ... ink film, and there are inherent barriers. However, in about 12-24 hr most inks reach equilibrium, and further migration does not change the surface characteristics. Performance tests on package resistance ...

Reporter Clips

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March 31, 2001, ... which have unique absorbency and barrier properties; hydrogels, advanced dressings that absorb fluids or act as delivery systems for cosmetic or pharmaceutical ingredients; films and foams that offer a ...

The Amcor Story Continues

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March 31, 2001, ... butter miniatures, can utilize the company's Foldall system that uses a registered coating to yield a hermetic seal. Both systems offer tamper-evident features, barrier properties, insect infestation ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2001, ... U.K.—Rexam High Performance Flexibles produces flex-pack materials with high-barrier properties for a range of food and drink products. Recently the company incorporated NDC Infrared Engineering's on-line ...

Materials

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March 30, 2001, New materials from: Acucote Inc., AET Films, Epsilon-Opti Films, Equistar Chemicals, Metallized Products, National Starch, Sensor Products, and Willett America. Metallized OPP Offers Barrier Properties ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2001, ... resin, has a low activation temperature as the base sealant material. As a result, its metallized OPP laminate barrier reportedly is not diminished in the sealing process, greatly improving the overall ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, ... laminate for a flexible package. Although foil or a metallized substrate often has a good reason for being there, such as providing barrier properties, foil is sometimes in a laminate only to provide cosmetic ...