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Despite Problems, China Presents Hot Market for Packaging

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... in China,” Xu noted. In the p-s label area, paper is the primary substrate. Film is a rapidly growing substrate as the Chinese markets demand labels that are more elaborate and perform better on their ...

Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... also are used extensively in medical and food packaging products. In PVC products, plasticizers account for nearly half of the weight of the plastic and are the primary source of phthalate emissions to ...

Achieving Drug Compliance through Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... an important primary film,” says Michael Franklin, VP of Tekni-Films. “Disruption in availability of or long lead time for single-source primary packaging can have negative effects on the supply chain.” ...

Smurfit-Stone Intensifies NA Packaging Focus

(News | New Products)

January 28, 2003, ... our stated strategy of focusing on North America. They will concentrate our primary asset base in the US and Canada and enable us to continue to broaden our capability to serve our customers." Visit ...

PIRA Study Breaks Down Security Packaging Outlook

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2002, ... by 2007. With over 50 tables and figures of new primary data, it offers an unrivalled level of detail. Quantitative forecasts for nine end-use sectors and twelve brand protection technologies help you ...

Quality Controlled Music Packaging

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... Makers offers everything from design and printing to packaging and converting for its primary client base of independent musicians. Most jobs are short run, comprising fewer than 25,000 units. Disc ...

Medical Packaging and Its Special Needs

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... would be a contaminant. The primary worry is the chemical reacting with something in the contents of the medical package. As in flexible packaging, medical packaging must meet any applicable regulations ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... graduate school, my course choices have always put me in the physical sciences. Mathematics, physics, and chemistry have been the primary areas of my focus. I avoided biology and its complexity for the ...

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... may involve the use of various inks, coatings, and adhesives. These materials inherently contain odorous solvents, which are the primary cause of undesirable odors in packaging products. Traditionally, ...

CPSC: The Other Packaging Regulatory Agency to Watch

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... of the primary user population. In short, where packaging safety is concerned, members of the converting industry should remember that while the FDA is the primary agency with jurisdiction over the ...

High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... allow its use in many packaging applications. Films produced from this PE have excellent clarity and good strength and sealing properties. This new resin will find success in two primary packaging applications. ...

The Case Against Oxidation as a Primary Factor for Bonding Acid Copolymers to Foil

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... While oxidation does occur, new evidence presented in this paper suggests that it is not the primary mechanism for the adhesion of acid copolymers to foil. An advantage of using an acid copolymer or ionomer ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

(Magazine)

July 31, 2000, ... found on retail shelves and counters, including nuts and bolts, pins, toys, housewares, paint brushes, grass seed, vacuum cleaner bags, video tapes, potpourri, and cassette tapes. The primary function ...

Flexible packaging converter treats its customers right.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... new team had a strong background in food packaging, and we naturally grew in that direction. Although we still make some poly bags, our primary products are single-web rollstock and laminations. We are ...

Unusual fiber packaging finding worldwide success

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ... unit, named Oko-Pack, consists of two primary components, the paperboard outer container and an inner polyethylene liner with a rigid polyethylene rim. When the container has been emptied, the consumer ...

The Griff Network Appoints David Shur Director of Hot Melt Coated Products 

(News | New Products)

January 15, 2026, ... of Marketing for TBP Converting, where he was a primary catalyst for the vision and trajectory of their manufacturing division. Under his leadership, the division evolved from a nascent operation with ...

October 2025 US Cutting Tool Orders Up 14.7% From October 2024

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December 18, 2025, ... a monthly statement on U.S. manufacturers’ consumption of the primary consumable in the manufacturing process, the cutting tool. Analysis of cutting tool consumption is a leading indicator of both upturns ...

CJ Biomaterials Launches PHA Platform for Sustainable Paper & Board Extrusion Coatings 

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November 30, 2025, ... of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers. This new platform combines the properties of CJ’s unique amorphous (aPHA) and semi-crystalline PHAs ...

Reclaiming Core Focus

(Coating/Laminating)

October 26, 2025, Why Outsourcing Secondary Slitting Adds Value to Primary Flexible Film Manufacturing Why Outsourcing Secondary Slitting Adds Value to Primary Flexible Film Manufacturing By Rob Tiller, Managing ...

Pregis Opens New Illinois Manufacturing Facility, Creating a Paper Converting Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

September 22, 2025, ... divert an estimated 33,000 tons of waste from landfills as brands transition from plastic alternatives. The Elgin site will serve as the company's primary Midwest facility for curbside recyclable paper ...