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- Green Packaging Demand To Reach $43 Billion in 2013
- (Flexpack Main)
- May 31, 2009, ... plastic packaging is forecast to climb nearly 13%/yr through 2013, driven by increased price competitiveness with conventional resins, rapidly expanding capacity and lower pricing volatility than petroleum-based ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: June 200
- (New Products)
- May 31, 2009, ... feature is said to give users of the 60×80-in. XL wide-format UV coater a competitive edge and to reduce costs while increasing speeds. ▶Drytac | 800-280-6013 | www.drytac.com Circle 409 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...
- Lean & Green
- (Substrates)
- May 31, 2009, ... LumLife MK61 thin, high-barrier metallized PET is manufactured with a proprietary metal adhesion process said to provide excellent metal bonding in wet and caustic packaging applications. Foil-free ...
- Plastic Film Study
- (Substrates)
- February 28, 2009, ... study, demand for LDPE film will increase nearly 3%/yr to 10.5 billion lbs in 2012. This increase will result from the film's competitive cost structure, versatility, and opportunities in areas such as ...
- Bloomer Plastics Converts Custom Films
- (Substrates)
- February 28, 2009, ... protection, carpet, and textiles. “Most of our current markets are continuing to grow, especially automotive,” says Lundgren, noting that Bloomer currently has some significant annual sales in the automotive ...
- What's New Products: March 200
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2009, ... is offered in clear or opaque sealant film, providing an improved printing base for lamination to reverse-printed PET or PP. This multilayer, coextruded film is designed to withstand cold temperature burst, ...
- Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study
- (Substrates)
- December 31, 2008, ... presently low, made biodegradable plastics, which are sourced from renewable resources such as corn, more cost competitive with petroleum-based resin, the study notes. However, continued price declines ...
- Eco Inks
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- December 31, 2008, ... Companies such as Flint Ink, BCM Inks, and Graphic Sciences, among others, are developing inks comprised of nonpetroleum-based components like soy, tree resin, corn oil, and even paper to support their ...
- What's New Product
- (New Products)
- December 31, 2008, ... are applied. Warner Electric | 800-234-3369 | www.warnerelectric.com PFFC-ASAP 412 Concentrates for Biodegradable Use PLA-carrier color concentrates have a petrochemical carrier resin and are recommended ...
- Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2008, ... biodegradable plastics, which are sourced from renewable resources such as corn, more cost competitive with petroleum-based conventional resin, the study notes. However, continued price declines are necessary ...
- Biodegradable Plastic Demand to Rise 15% Annually
- (News Eclips)
- September 08, 2008, ... have made biodegradable plastics—which are sourced from renewable resources such as corn—more cost competitive with petroleum-based conventional resin. But their research suggests continued price declines ...
- Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2
- (Editorial)
- August 31, 2008, ... AR, competitor with its much thinner, less durable bags, without a signature color any longer (or maybe that's on purpose, so its litter isn't so obvious). On the other hand…I don't know…of ANY areas that ...
- US Plastic Film Demand to Exceed 16 Billion Pounds
- (News Eclips)
- August 12, 2008, ... total in 2012, according the study. Forecasted LDPE demand will increase nearly 3% annually to 10.5 billion lb in 2012, resulting from the film’s competitive cost structure, versatility, and opportunities ...
- August 2008 PFFC News Clips
- (News Clips Archive)
- July 31, 2008, ... in PET resins by May 2010. Shorewood Packaging, New York, NY, opens a Design and Development Center in Carlstadt, NJ, to provide customers with enhanced collaboration, speed-to-market service, and ...
- Web Exclusive: Are Sleeves Ready for Narrow Web?
- (Archive)
- July 31, 2008, ... 2007, Gallus, Nilpeter, Omet, MPS, and Gidue demonstrated printing presses with sleeve technology. Advantages of Sleeves The main advantages of sleeves include: • faster installation and dismantling, ...
- Emerging Nations
- (Flexpack)
- April 30, 2008, ... Rio Tinto Alcan, appears to have zeroed in on Russia by building two new plants in St. Petersburg. Although Russian producers meet as much as two-thirds of demand in the overall packaging materials market, ...
- How To Choose the Best Adhesive System
- (Archive)
- March 25, 2008, Many companies put themselves at a competitive disadvantage by limiting adhesive systems choices based on performance stereotypes How To Choose the Best Adhesive System By Mike McLain, Jessup Mfg. Co. ...
- No-Wait Welding
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 29, 2008, ... an even tighter grip on quality control and competitive pricing, both key contributors to the company's success. “The new line expands the number of products offered by Integra, products that many of ...
- Clariant Shifts Specialty Polymers Distribution to Masterbatches Division
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2007, ... powders include a variety of resins (LDPE,LLDPE, HDPE, EVA, PS, PP, PMMA, and CPET) and are marketed under the brand names Coathylene, Gotalene, Abcite, and Flamulit. Besides plastic-related applications ...
- Narrow Web New Products
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2007, ... company says. FLEXcon | 508-885-8300 | flexcon.com | PFFC-ASAP 322 Verify Bar Codes New flat bed bar code verification system can run on a PC with Windows XP at a competitive price, company ...