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- Safety in Converting
- (PLC Probe)
- September 30, 2006, ... saw the location — it was simply a field. In the converting and packaging industry, the main safety concerns involve the raw materials, the processing equipment, and housekeeping and environmental considerations. ...
- Rhodia Polyamide Increases Prices
- (Archive)
- September 26, 2006, ... Polymer range, and Technyl Compound. The adjustments are necessary to fall in line with the pricing policy led by Rhodia to compensate for the rise in raw materials, energy, and transport costs. See rhodia-ip.com. ...
- Dow Increases Prices of Latex Products
- (Archive)
- September 24, 2006, ... sold into the paper industry in the U.S. and Canada. All prices will increase by $0.06 per dry pound. The increase is a result of continued escalation in all major raw materials including styrene, butadiene, ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Archive)
- September 17, 2006, ... 660 3.3 2.7 ©2006 by The Freedonia Group Overall price advances will be restrained by the commodity nature of most products and moderating raw material costs, which will recover from the high ...
- If China Were Not To Blame
- (PLC Probe)
- August 31, 2006, ... scapegoat. Indeed, this is true not only for packaging but for many other industries as well. When it comes to problems that relate to labor, raw materials, and cost, point to China. People see China ...
- Dow Increases Prices
- (Archive)
- August 27, 2006, ... across North America for all polyethylene resins in response to rising raw material and energy costs. Resins affected by the price increase include all grades of low density polyethylene (LDPE) resins ...
- The Laser's Edg
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2006, ... import art work from any vector-based drawing system so set-up time can be completed in minutes, a significant contributor to faster job turnaround times for all converters with a developed short-run niche. ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- July 09, 2006, ... applications. The combination of our two companies will bring us tremendous resources to draw from….” Digital Data Standard Published RESTON, VA—NPES The Assn. for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing ...
- BASF to Increase Prices
- (Archive)
- June 25, 2006, ... are supplied to the adhesives, architectural coatings, construction, and fiber bonding industries. This action is a result of increased energy, raw material, and transportation costs. At the same time, ...
- Reinhold Holds Open House
- (Archive)
- June 17, 2006, ... rate of 1,800 sacks per hour. The demonstration will highlight the complete conversion process from raw material resin pallets to finished filled sacks. For more information, contact David Beddus at ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- June 14, 2006, ... activity is not the manufacture of chemicals per se, we make extensive use of them. No doubt some of these chemicals will be withdrawn in the face of the high cost of registration with REACH (in terms ...
- New Products, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... The Clean Machine automated hand proofer cleaning system reportedly reduces cleaning time, improves drawdown consistency, and increases the useful life of hand proofers and anilox rolls. Hydronic cleaning ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... Moisture And Oxygen Barrier Properties of HMW-PE Films by D. Ryan Breese, Lyondell Chemical Co. and Gregory Beaucage, University of Cincinnati APPLICATION: Density and draw ration influence the barrier ...
- Flexo is on Track
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... large fraction of their overall cost equation; the converting industry has not implemented “best practices” to the extent other industries have; the converter must improve yield of raw material usage to ...
- NPE Conference Discusses Cost Savings
- (Archive)
- May 10, 2006, A conference at NPE 2006 will discuss the says plastics processors can use commercial purging compounds to lower costs, reduce scrap, and cut downtime. PRESS RELEASE With the rising prices of raw materials, ...
- Whitlam Label Implements CRC System
- (Archive)
- May 09, 2006, ... production scheduling, automatic data collection, raw material inventory, sales analysis, and executive notification modules. In addition, Whitlam Label will implement THE System's core financial accounting ...
- Study Focuses on European Specialty Tape Market
- (Archive)
- April 29, 2006, ... value chain. The report is the essential tool for all those involved in the specialty tape market, from raw material suppliers to end users. For more information, visit awa-bv.com/reports/AFERA.pdf. ...
- New Products
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2006, ... air flotation-style nozzles that draw the web onto the surface of strategically placed web support rollers, reportedly providing the high heat-transfer coefficient typical of flotation drying systems. ...
- 200+ New Exhibitors to Participate in Pack Expo
- (Archive)
- April 25, 2006, ... and Converting & Package Printing Expo (CPP EXPO). The shows are expected to draw over 50,000 industry professionals, including 6,000 international visitors from more than 75 countries. Visit packexpo.com. ...
- Kodak Announces Consumables Price Increase
- (Archive)
- April 22, 2006, ... Group (GCG) announces that they are implementing a double-digit price increase worldwide for prepress consumables. The increase is due to rising energy and raw material costs over the course of several ...