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Flexible Packaging | Clear Lam Develops Renewable Package for Snack Cheese

Published: February 21, 2012

Plant-based plastic developed for Precious Sticksters from Lactalis American Group.

Daelim Offers BOPP for Many Uses

Published: January 18, 2012

Food packaging, tobacco packaging, thermal laminations, and scuff resistance are just some of the applications for Daelim's BOPP film

Entries Now Open for Plastics Design Competition

Published: December 22, 2011

SPI is seeking entries, including flexible packaging, for the International Plastics Design Competition; winners will be honored at NPE2012

BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

Published: December 20, 2011

Torayfan KMS1 BOPP film with matte finish, a broad heat-seal range, and low COF provides excellent printability and a distinctive look for snack foods

Solar Farm Is Latest Green Initiative from Toray Plastics (America)

Published: December 13, 2011

Toray celebrates the launch of a three-acre solar photovoltaic farm expected to cut energy costs and reduce CO2 emissions

Malaysia Welcomes M-PLAS and Boasts Positive Results

Published: December 13, 2011

M-PLAS 2011 celebrates the plastics and rubber industry in Malaysia, where the demand for high-end products in growing

Jury Is Announced for DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards

Published: December 09, 2011

An impressive panel of judges will evaluate entries for innovation, sustainability, and cost/waste reduction in the DuPont packaging awards competition

K 2013 Will Show How Plastics Move the World

Published: December 04, 2011

The role of plastics in mobility will highlight the 2013 K Show, offering climate-compatible energy and transport concepts in multimedia presentations

Mohawk Buys Synthetic & Paper Supplier Bravo Solutions

Published: August 16, 2011
Mohawk Fine Papers, manufacturer of fine papers for commercial and digital printing, finalizes the purchase of Bravo Solutions, a supplier of specialty synthetic and paper substrates for digital printing

McNeely Plastics Orders VAREX Blown Film Line from W&H

Published: June 02, 2010
Mississippi-based McNeely Plastics of the Sigma Plastics Group has purchased another VAREX coextrusion line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher to increase the company's capacity and position itself for growth

Amcor Flexibles Expands Blown Film Capabilities

Published: May 01, 2010
MUNDELEIN, IL | Amcor Flexibles has installed a Windmoeller & Hoelscher nine-layer, high-performance blown film line in a controlled environment at its

Elastomers with Energy Benefits

Published: May 01, 2010
Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers offer enhanced sealability, improved adhesion, inherent elasticity, toughness, and broad polyolefin compatibility.

Plants for Pretzels

Published: May 01, 2010
A bag created for Snyder's of Hanover organic pretzels uses raw materials that are 90% plant-based, part of the "Project EarthClear" packaging initiatives of Clear Lam Packaging, Elk Grove Village, IL

Extruder Is for Foam

Published: April 01, 2010
The 94-mm, 36:1 L/D counter-rotating twin screw foam extruder, developed for high-output PE foam processing, allows for melting, mixing, and cooling with

Business Formed To Buy Post-Consumer PLA

Published: April 01, 2010
CONCORD, CA | BIOCOR LLC is a new venture in the business of buying, aggregating, and processing post-consumer polylactic acid (PLA). BIOCOR will capitalize

Sekisui Restructures

Published: April 01, 2010
LAWRENCE, MA | Sekisui Voltek, a developer of high-performance, flexible polyolefin substrates, announces a corporate restructuring. In an effort to streamline

Get Cleaner PET

Published: April 01, 2010
EvoSeal EVOH sealant film is called an ideal inner ply for laminated barrier films used in regular, stand-up, and zipper pouches in the food industry.

Gusset Boards Are Light

Published: April 01, 2010
Gusset boards are said to reduce friction, eliminate heat buildup, and weigh almost half as much as traditional wooden gussets. Newer designs allow for

Danafilms Expands Coex Capacity

Published: April 01, 2010
WESTBOROUGH, MA | Danafilms announces a 50,000-sq-ft expansion of its Franklin, KY, facility, doubling the size of the plant to make room for a new Windmoeller

SGIA Backs G7

Published: April 01, 2010
FAIRFAX, VA | The SGIA is backing the G7 calibration method that enables screen and wide-format inkjet printers to produce a similar visual appearance

Substrates Offered in Short Runs

Published: April 01, 2010
HP Indigo-compatible substrates, with 12 new entries, are topcoated with company's DigiPRO TC-338 or TC-413 topcoats and can be shipped in five days or

Resin Offers Downgauge Opportunities

Published: April 01, 2010
Enable mPE 35-05 grade resin for tough, stiff, high-clarity films expands company's portfolio of metallocene PE resins. Reportedly provides converters

Poultry Film Shrinks Tightly

Published: April 01, 2010
PermeLid film is breathable, high-abuse shrink lidding film for poultry runs on standard tray/lid equipment. Offers tight shrink, anti-fog, and high-gloss

Resin Enhances Shrink Applications

Published: March 01, 2010
A film extrusion grade of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), designated 9903D-10, extends the commercial glass transition temperature range down to 33 deg

Shrink Film for Beverages

Published: March 01, 2010
Polyphane Fit roll-fed shrink film delivers shrink ratios to 50%. Targeted primarily to the beverage category, product can wrap up to 60,000 bottles/hr;

Topcoated PP Is Tough

Published: March 01, 2010
Product 3-2363 is a 2.0-mil, clear gloss topcoated PP with permanent adhesive and siliconized polyester liner. Topcoating is said to provide good resistance

Tube Film for Many Products

Published: March 01, 2010
Apex 7862 barrier tube film can be formed into an easy-to-seal, easy-to-open, single or sample-use tube package for a wide variety of healthcare, personal

LDPE Tough on Contaminants

Published: March 01, 2010
IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) food packaging LDPE film seals at low temperatures and maximum f/f/s speeds, even with contaminants such as blood, fats,

Next Generation Orders 5th Varex

Published: March 01, 2010
LINCOLN, RI | Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. has sold a three-layer Varex coextrusion line to Next Generation Films, Lexington, OH. It is the fifth W&H

Nature's Noodles

Published: March 01, 2010
Innovia Films Nature Flex Compostable Film Used for Bags of Nature's Farm Gourmet Pasta

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