US based packaging distributor Mac Papers has acquired Higdon Paper & Packaging, further strengthening its business in Alabama and expanding its products line-up. Higdon Paper & Packaging is a paper and print, packaging, facilities ...
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Toray Plastics (America) is set to invest around $45m to expand its Front Royal facility in Warren County, Virginia, US. As part of the expansion, the firm will add extrusion capability and a new production line to the facility, helping ...
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Shrink sleeve films are one of the fastest growing label segments, in large part due to the shelf impact created by their ability to provide a 360-degree product presentation. According to US firm AWA Alexander Watson Associates, shrink ...
A liquid-to-gas sterilisation process for flexible packaging and its contents has been announced. US-based flexible and folding carton packaging supplier Performance Packaging has code-named the patented process 'Pixie Dust'. Products ...
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Intertape Polymer has acquired pressure sensitive adhesive tapes producer RJM Manufacturing (TaraTape), effective 2 November this year. The acquisition is valued at around $11m and it was financed with funds from the company's revolving ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has introduced 830S Adhesion Promoter and 835S Plastic Cleaner for the commercial vehicle industry. These new products are both ready-to-use and VOC compliant. Axalta’s 830S Adhesion Promoter is formulated to ...
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Toray Plastics has introduced new TreaTear LT Series of linear-tear, polyproypylene sealant films for consumer packaging goods and converters. The new sealant films offer low seal initiation temperature (SIT) and high heat-seal ...
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Jiffy Packaging Europe has sold its air cushion technology and foam-in-place systems division, to German flexible packaging firm Ripac. Ripac has been supplying film to Jiffy's Systems division since 2008. Cheshire-based Jiffy makes ...
R&P and Shanghai Hop Zenith Chemical Trading have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for floating a joint venture to set up a unit in China for production and distribution of Thermoplastic PolyOlefin (TPO) compounds for the ...
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Clariant will participate in Chinaplas 2015, the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia, with its special feature on sustainability-driven products and solutions dedicated to growing needs in the plastic industry for sustainable ...
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Eastman Chemical Company recently announced that it is expanding its polyolefin portfolio with the addition of Aerafin polymer. Aerafin is an innovative polymer created for use in hygiene construction hot melt adhesives. It enables a broad ...
Michelman has introduced Michem Flex HS268, a water-based, VOC free coating based on high molecular weight polyolefin that produces strong bonds in heat seal applications. Its low heat seal initiation temperature makes it ideal for flexible ...
FabricLink Network has chosen WoolVisions, the intimate blend of CoolVisions dyeable staple polypropylene with wool as one of its Top 10 Textile Innovations for 2014–2015. The innovative intimate blend of CoolVisions staple ...
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Linpac calls the UK home. But it has had a manufacturing site in Bunbury, Perth since 2013 and in 2015 it will have a new one in Melbourne. With a site on both the east and west sides of Australia, Linpac intends to supply the latest design ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has expanded its global product portfolio to include Abcite, a thermoplastic powder coating formulated for toughness, durability and outstanding corrosion protection, without the need of a primer. Abcite offers ...
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