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Begging for Closure

Published: November 01, 2010
Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL, offers Zipbox, a package format that combines the structural benefits of traditional cartons with the convenience and resealability of flexible pouches

No Strain To Drain

Published: November 01, 2010
Cheer Pack is a flexible spouted pouch that features a convenient, easy-flow straw and a reclosable, large, tamper-evident, screw-on cap

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

Published: October 01, 2010
Packaging papers include a wide range of grades, applications, markets, and forms, which are driven by very different dynamics and circumstances in many

New BoPLA Is Available

Published: October 01, 2010
DUBAI, UAE | On August 18, Taghleef Industries (Ti)started production of the new NATIVIA film at its plant in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy. Based on NatureWorks

Bevis Leads Group To Buy Jen-Coat

Published: October 01, 2010
NEW YORK, NY | Wellspring Capital Management, New York City, acquires Jen-Coat, Westfield, MA, a flexible packaging manufacturer in the food, healthcare,

EVA Resins To Come From China

Published: October 01, 2010
BEIJING, CHINA | DuPont has started production for EVA resins at its joint venture, Beijing Hua Mei Polymer Co., in Beijing. The facility is DuPont's

Dow Adds Line For New Films

Published: October 01, 2010
MIDLAND, MI | The Dow Chemical Co. is introducing ENLIGHT polyolefin encapsulant films, said to enhance efficiencies in photovoltaic (PV) module production

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

Published: October 01, 2010

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

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

Published: October 01, 2010
It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) was facing an unlikely dilemma: There was a greater demand for its woven polypropylene bags than the

Bobst Group to Present Latest Technologies at K 2010

Published: September 28, 2010
Bobst Group–Business Unit Web-fed will present its latest technologies for printing & converting plastic film and flexible materials at the K 2010 Intl. Plastics Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany

Torayfan PC3 OPP Delivers Barrier Durability for Metallized PET & Foil Apps

Published: September 23, 2010
Consumer product goods manufacturers and converters facing the unprecedented global shortage of metallized polyester film for packaging applications

US Demand For Biodegradable Plastics To Grow 16% Annually Through 2014

Published: September 10, 2010
The Freedonia Group, a market research firm, reports the degradable plastic industry has been on the verge of commercial success for decades. However, demand growth was limited because most degradable plastics were too expensive

Davis-Standard Promotes Green Initiatives at K 2010

Published: September 08, 2010
Equipment that supports energy efficiency and cost reduction will be the focus of Davis-Standard during the K Show, October 27–November 3 in Düsseldorf, Germany

High & Mighty

Published: September 03, 2010
Pine Poly Partners with NextLife Packaging Group To Produce High Molecular Weight HDPE Bags & Film Using 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

Published: September 01, 2010
Hood Packaging plans to shape the future of the flexible packaging market with a new smartGPS-equipped Fischer & Krecke Model FP 26S press. The converter

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