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Rexam to Divest Medical Flex Pack Biz

Rexam PLC reports it has reached an agreement to sell its healthcare flexibles sector to Amcor, an Australian flexible packaging company with a global presence.

Environmental Inks to Acquire Arcar

Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp. announced last month the company has signed an agreement to acquire Arcar Graphics, a subsidiary of Flint Ink North America Corp. The ink manufacturer says the transaction is expected to close at the end of this month (August 2003).

Weyerhaeuser to Shutdown Oregon Containerboard Mill Lumber Plant

Weyerhaeuser recently announced it will close two manufacturing operations in Oregon—a containerboard mill in North Bend and an engineered lumber plant in Junction City—permanently.

GAA Calls for Entries for 2004 Golden Cylinder Awards

The Gravure Association of America is calling for entries for its 2004 Golden Cylinder Awards competition. Deadline for entries is 5 pm (EST) November 14, 2003.

CEMA Slates Slitting/Rewinding Seminar for Philly This Fall

The Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA), a division of AIMCAL, will host its highly regarded slitting and rewinding seminar, "Slitting and Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters," this November (2003).

US Market Erosion Results in New Packaging Association for Carded Packaging Market

A new association of packaging manufacturers has formed in order to address growing concerns over plant closings and lost jobs to overseas competition. According to Rick Thomas (from Card Pak Inc., Solon, OH), a founding member and VP of the Association of Visual Packaging Manufacturers, the new group is made up of leaders and decision makers assembled from industries serving the carded packaging market.

Interest in Northeast Graphics Trade Show Grows

According to the Printing Industries of New England (PINE), interest for the group's upcoming Northeast Graphics Trade Show has been growing.

Bemis, UPM-Kymmene Terminate Purchase/Sale Agreement

Late last month, Bemis Company Inc. and UPM-Kymmene agreed to terminate to sell Bemis Co.'s pressure sensitive materials business to UPM-Kymmene.

Sun Chemical to Demo Breadth at Graph Expo

Graph Expo/Converting Expo attendees will get a better understanding of "the breadth, quality, and value of the Sun Chemical product line" in Chicago this fall. According to the company, four divisions of Sun Chemical, for the first time, will combine their displays.

By Popular Demand: Labelexpo Americas to Add Show Day

Organizer of Labelexpo Americas 2004 Tarsus Group reports "increasing demand from exhibitors and visitors has led to an extra day being added" to the North American exhibition.

Avery Dennison to Print USPS Commemorative Stamps Under Long-Term Contract

Avery Dennison Corp. reports the US Postal Service has issued the first commemorative self-adhesive stamps printed under a new long-term contract awarded to the company by the USPS; the agreement calls for Avery Dennison to produce definitive and commemorative self-adhesive postage stamps.

Pack Expo: Winning Packaging Materials Pavilion Spotlighted in Vegas

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), organizers of the upcoming Pack Expo Las Vegas show, report several international associations are slated to showcase packaging innovations in the new Containers & Materials Pavilion during the three-day venue.

FK Awarded Patent for Changeover-Time Reduction Technology

Fischer & Krecke reports its Access technology has been awarded a patent. According to the OEM, Access dramatically reduces changeover-time by allowing operators to set up non-operational print stations of one printing job while the previous job is still running.

Tequity Takes Over Lemo

Jagenberg AG, Neuss, Germany, a subsidiary of Rheinmetall, reports it has sold its Lemo Maschinenbau GmbH, Niederkassel, Mondorf, business operations to Zürich-based Tequity Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG.

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

This year's main event for the label and product decoration industry is Labelexpo Europe 2003. Barry Hunt places some of the trends and challenges facing converters in the context of the show.

Winning with Covers

The critical question for converters is: "Just how do you work with heavyweights?"

Kraton Increases Focus on Packaging Segment

Kraton Polymers reports it has formed a new business group dedicated to packaging and polymer modification. According to Kraton, the new group will concentrate on the technology enhancements and research needed to provide global packaging and polymer modification markets "with focus, speed, flexibility, and growth."

Moving to Soft Proofs: RealTimeImage Gets GATF InterTech for Online Proofing Application

RealTimeImage reports it has been recognized by GATF (Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) for its "innovative online proofing technology found in...RealTimeImage Express solution."

IP Updates Pocket Pal: New Edition Features Digital Info.

International Paper announces the release of the 19th edition of Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Handbook, "the company's authoritative introduction to the graphic arts for many artists, designers, publishers, advertisers, students and buyers of printing," says IP.

Amberley Adhesive Labels Invests in RK Print Coat FlexiProof 100

Print Coat Instruments reports it has supplied U.K. label producer Amberley Adhesive Labels with a FlexiProof 100, "a precision, bench-top multi-tasking tool that enables users to produce proofs using water, solvent, or UV flexographic inks as well as to undertake accurate quality control and printability tests."

Minimizing Risk: Pira Intl. to Hold Brand Protection Conference in Spain

Pira International reports the full program for Brand Protection 2003 is available for its late-September event. According to Pira, the two-day venue will feature "case studies from an unrivalled line up of speakers from all over the world," addressing brand protection and counterfeiting issues and strategies.

Hello DBS, Good-Bye Jaded Jewel

Will it be 'bye-bye now' for the standard CD case? QC Packaging says 'indeed,' and an Arpeco press and BST Pro Mark system may help the converter make it so.

Ups & Downs of Business Make Escape an Attractive Option

Despite business ups and downs, especially in difficult times, we must make ourselves responsible for our own happiness.

Converting Industry News

News from: AET, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Darex, EDI, Freedonia Group, Harper Corp., H.B. Fuller, Latran Technologies, Kohl and Madden Printing Inks, Mesirow, PCI Films Consulting, and the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.

Permanent & Removable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

An intriguing aspect of pressure-sensitive adhesives is the wide variety available. They come in different forms for application as solutions in solvent,

Ink Jet PigmentsThe Land of the Small

If you've ever had your ink jet-printed copy get wet, you saw all the inks became soluble and you had a mess on your hands.

Going with the Parallel Flow

Parallel flow usually is a good thing. In driving your car down the road, if you and the other drivers agree to keep parallel to the lines in the road,

Reporter Clips

Labelexpo Europe 2003 news, and MACtac supplies p-s materials for USPS's American filmmaking stamps.

What's New in Narrow Web

New products for the narrow web converting industry from: Dotrix and Kanzan Spezialpapiere GmbH.

Materials

New materials from: ADM Tronics Unlimited, Eastman Chemical, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Flint Ink, G7 Productivity Systems, H.B. Fuller Co., Milliken Chemical, National Adhesives, Powder Coating Inst., Rohm & Haas Co., Spectra Group, Toray Plastics, and Uvitec Printing Ink.

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