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Dow to Increase Prices of Emulsion Polymer Products in Paper for North America

(Archive)

June 07, 2004, ... products sold into the paper industry by $0.05 (US) per pound (dry) in the United States and Canada. PRESS RELEASE MIDLAND, MI, USA—Dow Chemical Company reports, effective July 1, 2004, its Emulsion ...

Recycled Paperboard Packages Win Big in Paperboard Contest

(Archive)

June 06, 2004, Among the top honorees in this year's National Paperboard Packaging competition were ten folding carton packages made from recycled paperboard, according to the Recycled Paperboard Alliance. PRESS RELEASE ...

Appleton and Rock-Tenn Partner on Paperboard-Based Security Package

(Archive)

May 20, 2004, Appleton reports it has partnered with packaging manufacturer Rock-Tenn Co. in the development of a paperboard-based package with brand protection capabilities. PRESS RELEASE Appleton reports it has ...

Koerber PaperLink Schneider XT System Helps Converters and Paper Mills Eliminate Dust

(Archive)

May 02, 2004, Koerber PaperLink will showcase its new Schneider XT system, technology that helps converters and paper mills remove costly dusty problems. PRESS RELEASE HAMBURG, GERMANY—Dust is an inevitable consequence ...

Praise for Recycled Paperboard

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, NEW YORK, NY Independent research firm Priority Metrics conducted a study on behalf of the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance. The firm held 220 phone NEW YORK, NY — Independent research firm Priority Metrics ...

Stora Enso Boards Div. Predicts Paperboard Cups to Take Slice of Snack Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

March 28, 2004, Stora Enso is an integrated paper, packaging, and forest products company, with total sales of EUR 12.2 billion (2003). The Group has some 43,000 employees in more than 40 countries and an annual production ...

Stora Enso Boards Div. Predicts Paperboard Cups to Take Slice of Snack Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2004, Stora Enso is an integrated paper, packaging, and forest products company, with total sales of EUR 12.2 billion (2003). The Group has some 43,000 employees in more than 40 countries and an annual production ...

Korber PaperLink to Premiere New Cut-Size Technologies at Drupa

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2004, Korber PaperLink will be exhibiting at Drupa 2004 in hall 11, stand A62. (kpl.net) HAMBURG, GERMANY—Körber PaperLink reports it will unveil "a true innovation" in cut-size sheeting and packaging at Drupa ...

Northwest Converter Trojan Litho Installs Korber PaperLink's SHM 1450 Sheete

(Archive)

March 08, 2004, ... installed equipment from Körber PaperLink North America to deliver cost-effective yet precise sheeting for its quick-turnaround operation. According to Körber PaperLink, Trojan invested in a new high-speed, ...

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... such as wrappers for broiled hamburgers and therefore become indirect food additives. Any company planning to produce food packaging from recycled papers must now seek a pre-market approval from regulatory ...

Paperboard Packaging Council to Celebrate 75th Anniversary and Hold Spring Meeting at Drake Hotel in Chicago

(Folding Cartons)

February 09, 2004, ... history. ALEXANDRIA, VA, USA—This year marks a very special occasion for the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), reports its members. "It was 75 years ago that PPC’s earliest predecessor was founded."  ...

Synthetic Paper: The Real Deal

(Materials)

January 31, 2004, From labels for food packaging to children's books, synthetic paper applications are finding a niche within the converting industry and beyond. From labels for food packaging to children's books, synthetic ...

Caraustar to Close Cedartown, Georgia, Paperboard Mill

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2004, A recycled packaging company, Caraustar says it's one of the largest and most cost-effective manufacturers and converters of recycled paperboard and recycled packaging products in the United States. Caraustar ...

US Packaged Goods Companies Report Growing Satisfaction with Use of 100% Recycled Paperboard

(Folding Cartons)

December 08, 2003, The RPA-100%-commissioned study revealed, among other findings, that more than 55% of respondents rate 100% recycled paperboard as having superior value, especially in the categories of dry and frozen/refrigerated ...

Paper, Film & Foil Converter at New Location as of December 8, 2003

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2003, Contact PFFC at our new address: 330 N. Wabash, Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60611-3698; 312/595-1080; 800/458-0479. CHICAGO, IL, USA—As of December 8, 2003, Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER (or PFFC — as we like ...

Paperloop Announces New CMM Management Team

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2003, CMM Intl. and Tissue World will be operated under a new management team in the future. According to Paperloop, soon-to-be former VP Leo Nadolske, show director Jane McDermott, and sales director Jay Gorga ...

Hard Copies Keep Paper in Demand For Now

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, The origin of the word comes from the word Ancient Egyptians created this paper-like substance from papyrus reeds more than 6,000 years ago by taking The origin of the word “paper” comes from the word ...

Division Issues Call for Papers

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, The PLACE Division of TAPPI has issued a call for papers for its conference in 2004. The group is looking for volunteers willing to share their real-life experiences in roundtable and panel discussions, ...

SVC TechCon Paper Deadline Looming: October 1, 2003

(News | New Products)

September 25, 2003, The Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) says interested parties have until next Thursday, October 1, 2003, to submit abstracts for its April 2004 Technical Conference/Smart Materials Symposium. 47th Annual ...

100 Recycled Paperboard Makes 'Great' Stride

(Folding Cartons)

September 21, 2003, The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance says 2003 has been a good year for the 100% recycled paperboard industry. NEW YORK, NY, USA—The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance says 2003 has been a good year for ...

U.K. Specialty Papermaker James Cropper Joins NPTA Alliance

(News | New Products)

September 18, 2003, United Kingdom-based specialty papermaker James Cropper reports it has joined the NPTA alliance, "a unique network of distributors and manufacturers dedicated to developing and strengthening the paper trade ...

Paperloop Products Consolidates Websites

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2003, Paperloop Community Products reports the convertingloop.com site will merge with the CMMShow.com site, effective Friday, June 27, 2003. NEW YORK, NY, USA—Paperloop Community Products reports the convertingloop.com ...

Paper Summit 2004: Pulp Paper Industry Leaders Finalize Show Plans

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2003, The leading organizations from all segments of the pulp and paper industry are working together closely to finalize plans for the "most comprehensive and all-inclusive" conference and exposition in North ...

Honeywell Contributes Grant to UBC Pulp and Paper Center

(News | New Products)

June 10, 2003, Honeywell recently announced the presentation of a $30,000 (CND) grant to the University of British Columbia (UBC) to support research at the university's Pulp and Paper Center. According to the co., the ...

Appleton Launches Line of Thermal-Transfer Security Papers for On-Demand Labels

(News | New Products)

May 18, 2003, Appleton recently announced the development and release of a new line of thermal-transfer label security papers that include its TechMark taggants and Read/Write threads. APPLETON, WI, USA—Appleton recently ...

AIMCAL Calls for Papers for Fall Tech Meeting

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2003, According to AIMCAL, the technical committees currently are accepting abstracts for consideration for the AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference, slated for October 27 - 29, 2003. Association of Industrial Metallizers, ...

Paperboard Packaging Co. Is Result of Riverwood Holding Graphic Packaging Deal

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2003, Riverwood Holding Co., parent co. of Riverwood Intl. Corp., and Graphic Packaging Intl. Corp. report the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement that will create a global paperboard packaging ...

Koerber PaperLink Helps Weyerhaeuser Record

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2003, According to Körber PaperLink, Weyerhaeuser's new Ridgefields converting plant has set a world record for converting and wrapping paper. PRESS RELEASE KINGSPORT, TN, USA—According to Körber PaperLink, ...

Blue Ridge Paper to Close Jersey DairyPak Packaging Operation

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2003, A Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.-owned liquid packaging production facility in New Jersey is slated for closure late this summer. According to the North Carolina-based paper manufacturing and converting ...

EPA Finalizes Paper and Web Coating MACT

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... in the coating of paper, plastic film, metallic foil, and other web surfaces.” On Dec. 4, 2002, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard ...