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Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

Published: January 02, 2013, By Claudia Hine

Counting the clicks generated through PFFC’s E-Clips newsletter produces our annual list of top products that captured the attention of our readers.

Saiden Technologies Becomes STI Polymer

Published: December 31, 2012

Supplier of acrylic emulsion polymers has new name, ownership

Dow Corning Launches Release Coatings at Labelexpo

Published: September 25, 2012

Syl-Off emulsion silicone release coatings are specifically designed for filmic substrates

Dow Europe Adds New Polymers

Published: September 06, 2012

AFFINITY GA 1000R and AFFINITY GA 1875 join Dow Europe’s line of polyolefin elastomers, offering high bond strength and lower viscosity

EB Coating Eliminates Adhesive, Film Layers

Published: May 02, 2012

Move from traditional lamination to EB surface printed mono-web

Barrier Coating Launched by NanoPack

Published: March 08, 2012

Bairicade XT barrier coatings for films used in food packaging offers advantages in printing and sustainability

SVC To Explore Future Innovation at Annual Symposia

Published: August 11, 2011
SVC announces its vacuum coating education tutorial courses and technical program for its upcoming TechCon 2012, slated for April 28—May 3 at the Santa Clara Convention Ctr., Santa Clara, CA

Michelman Has New Unit

Published: July 01, 2011
CINCINNATI, OH | Michelman has formally organized its growing chemical sales into the fibers and composites markets under a business unit umbrella. The

Michelman Expands Corrugated Chemicals Distribution

Published: May 16, 2011
Michelman announces that Corrugated Chemicals, headquartered in Knoxville, TN, is responsible for selling and distributing Michelman’s line of branded paper coatings in the Midwest, Central, South, Southeastern, and Eastern US

Ashland To Raise Prices on Vinac and Flexbond Emulsion Products

Published: April 25, 2011
Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., will increase the North American price of emulsion products effective May 1, 2011. Products comprise those sold in the

OMNOVA Price Increases for Specialty Chemicals

Published: March 07, 2011
OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business today announced a price increase of $0.06 per dry pound for styrene butadiene emulsion polymers

Michelman Forms Fibers & Composites Business Unit

Published: February 24, 2011
Michelman has formally organized its growing chemical sales into the fibers and composites markets under a business unit umbrella

OMNOVA Solutions Ups Cost for Emulsion Polymers

Published: February 01, 2011
OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of $0.07/dry lb for all styrene butadiene emulsion polymers and up to 10% for all acrylic, styrene acrylic, and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers, as well as other textile chemicals

Monomer Has Many Uses

Published: December 01, 2010
CD420 UV/EB-curable monomer fits a wide range of applications, including specialty coatings for metals and plastics, inkjet and screen inks, and adhesives.

Coating Aids Shelf Life

Published: November 01, 2010
R-2462 water-based coating allows converters to achieve oxygen barrier properties on films and papers that extend the shelf life of products. When applied

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

Published: October 01, 2010, By By Marius Beune, Amcor Flexibles

Consumers are continuously changing their eating and purchasing behavior. A century ago, food was bought fresh and directly from the source the farmer,

Teeth, Carton: Both Shine

Published: October 01, 2010
An Aquafresh White & Shine toothpaste carton from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is awarded the 2010 Greener Package Award by Packaging World magazine

Coating Adds Barrier to PLA

Published: July 01, 2010
NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture vapor and oxygen barriers on clear, biodegradable PLA packaging films. The coating system also

Coating Suited for Freezer Use

Published: July 01, 2010
Freezer Release Coating is called an eco-friendly, across-the-board solution that will reduce waste and increase profitability in corrugated applications.

Coating Has High Impact Strength

Published: June 01, 2010
PC-32000 coating is said to offer properties similar to standard Teflon coatings but with higher wear and impact strength at high temperatures. With a

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

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

Published: February 01, 2010, By By Edward D. Cohen, Edward D. Cohen Consulting Inc.

A major trend in the development of new web coated products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of

Change Coatings Quickly

Published: February 01, 2010
The VersaCoater DocuMate Plus UV coater features built-in IR designed to handle wax-infused inks. Compact, user-friendly coater is compatible with photographic,

Get High Bond Strength

Published: February 01, 2010
Polaqua 103-L lamination and printing primer is designed for PP and a range of other films. Said to provide high bond strengths using only minute application

Ink Has High Bond Values

Published: February 01, 2010
PolarTek universal flexo white laminating ink reportedly can be used over many existing ink systems to deliver high bond values with all laminating processes,

Mondi To Invest In New Coater

Published: January 01, 2010
JLICH, GERMANY | Mondi Jlich GmbH, one of five release liner plants of Mondi Coatings in Europe, will install a new coater at its Koslar location within

Emulsion Improves Resistance

Published: January 01, 2010
Michem Guard 7140 is a versatile and efficient new water-based, large-particle emulsion said to improve rub and abrasion resistance in pigmented and semi-gloss

Primer Is Tough

Published: January 01, 2010
Polaqua 710 water-based primer is said to provide excellent resistance to grease, oil, and moisture using only small quantities. Suited for paper and

Overprint Varnish Is HP Approved

Published: December 01, 2009
DigiGuard UV-curable OPV cures and dries the instant it's exposed to UV light to form tough protective surfaces on paper and film printed on HP Indigo

MPI Ups Release Liner Production

Published: December 01, 2009
WINCHESTER, MA | MPI Release has added an 87-in.-wide Polytype thermal coater to increase production of silicone-coated release liner at its Greenfield,

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