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- Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... roll, which not only saves money but saves downtime for roll changes on the packaging line. As raw material prices rise and margins fall, the pressure on the label industry value chain to find new ways ...
- Low-Cost Paper Applications
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... raw material—pulp—and the ingredients used in pulp refining will not affect the curing reaction. Even wood-containing pulp or DIP- (de-inked paper, i.e., recycled) containing paper grades can be used. ...
- Air Products Polymers Raises Prices
- (Archive)
- October 27, 2005, ... in raw material and energy costs. The company also has raised prices for vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions; all ethylene, vinyl chloride-based emulsions; and acrylic-based copolymer ...
- Sun Chemical, Flint Ink, and BASF Raise Prices
- (Archive)
- October 17, 2005, Sun Chemical and Flint Ink increase prices due to increases in raw material costs, effective Oct. 1, while BASF imposes energy surcharges, effective Oct. 15. (sunchemical.com; flintink.com; basf.com) PRESS ...
- The Case for Automatic Splicing
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, The risks of manual at-speed splicing should not be played down. Every time you ask an operator to crawl into or lean over a turret winder to make a slice and tuck transfer, you are playing Russian roulette ...
- Seafood is Served
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... seafood products from Raw Seafoods Inc., New Bedford, MA. From Concept to Shelf in Five Months Scott Hutchens, VP of Raw Seafoods, says, “In December 2004, we asked Graphic Packaging to provide us ...
- Profit Squeeze
- (Flexpack)
- September 29, 2005, ... The impact of rapidly increasing raw material costs last year and the difficulties faced in fully recovering these costs from customers has resulted in the decline of profitability for many converters ...
- New Products, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... paper packaging materials. Systems coat 14 m/sec with a maximum annual output to 6,500 tons. Control is fully automated, maintenance is minimum, and the use of raw materials and power is said to be efficient. ...
- New Products, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... slide out on a drawer. QuadClean and HexClean are basic four-and six-roll assemblies for both top and bottom web surface cleaning. I/O Solution is Modular Bosch Rexroth Corp., Hoffman Estates, IL; ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... converters and raw material suppliers. The other major challenge was “increasing raw material costs.” The report is available only to FPI members, but an overview and results are available at fpi.org in ...
- Hurricanes Impact Whole Nation
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2005, ... Several announcements have come to my attention in the aftermath of the hurrricanes. DuPont Teijin Films US reports a raw materials surcharge of $0.15/lb for shipment on or after September 15 for all ...
- Continuing Squeeze on Converter Profitability
- (Flexpack)
- August 06, 2005, ... overcapacity and the effect of rising raw material costs in the second half of 2004, concluding that high substrate prices are likely to remain a feature for the rest of 2005. Another noted trend is that ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2005, ... grade and carrier resin, correct preparation of the calcium carbonate concentrate, and the proper fabrication conditions. This paper will discuss critical raw material requirements, enhanced performance ...
- Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1
- (Archive)
- July 30, 2005, ... chain systems; and to establish an appropriate budget. The security industry—from the electronics specialists and other raw material suppliers, through the self-adhesive laminators and ancillaries suppliers, ...
- Seeking a Converting Superhero
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2005, ... expensive for one reason or another, the cost of many raw materials increases. To be a hero in this area, you will probably need to find alternate sources for raw materials. Perhaps taking a cue from Superman ...
- Global Events & Trends
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2005, ... sources is also creating pressures.” With raw material costs continuing to rise rapidly and expected to remain high for the rest of the year, Gaster notes, “leading multinational brand owners are switching ...
- 18 Ways to Cut Coating Costs
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2005, ... to lower these costs. Raw Materials #1 Having a great relationship with all your raw material suppliers is a must. They need to know and understand your requirements, and you need to know their capabilities. ...
- Always the Student
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... could come into political power and not be so friendly!); and determine the consistency of supply of local raw materials and energy resources. Whatever you do, remember this: Do NOT assume you can take ...
- You're Too Tense
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... of an LCD display that draws pictures instead of just numbers. Advancements in control technology make it easier to integrate with modern controls and communicate with the machine, notes Brocklebank. ...
- Give Customer What He Wants
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2005, ... times, the converter may feel he is in a difficult situation because an original raw material or process control may no longer be a viable option. The only problem is, the customer might not be able ...