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Tekra Named Authorized Distributor For SABIC Innovative Plastics

Published: May 12, 2008
Tekra Corp., a worldwide supplier of engineered plastic films, has become an authorized distributor for the polycarbonate film products of SABIC Innovative Plastics in the US and Canada

Dr. J. Keith Good to Keynote Applied Web Handling Conference

Published: May 12, 2008
Web handling expert Dr. J. Keith Good will present the keynote address, “Winding Models: Using Science to Profit,” at the Applied Web Handling Conference

Gloucester Engineering Signs Record Labor Contract

Published: May 09, 2008
Gloucester, MA | Gloucester Engineering Co. has announced the signing the longest labor contract term in the company’s history

W&H Offers Increased Output By Retrofitting Older Equipment

Published: May 09, 2008
LINCOLN, RI | Converters in the flexible packaging sector have known Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) as a supplier of blown film extrusion lines and printing presses

Nordmeccanica to Demonstrate Laminator at Drupa

Published: May 09, 2008
EDGEWOOD, NY | Nordmeccanica will be demonstrating its Super Duplex Compact, a machine designed for high quality and high performance lamination using 100% Solid Adhesives, at Drupa 2008

Fibermark Receives FSC Certification

Published: May 07, 2008
Brattleboro, VT | FiberMark, a producer of specialty papers and fiber-based materials for a variety of applications, has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certification

RadTech Expo & Conference Highlights UV & EB technology

Published: May 07, 2008
BETHESDA, MD | The RadTech UV&EB Technology Expo & Conference, which will be held May 5-7, 2008, at the Lakeside Ctr. at McCormick Pl. in Chicago, IL, will feature more than 100 speakers and panel participants in 26 sessions over three days

UPM Raflatac opens $100-million US Facility

Published: May 07, 2008
FLETCHER, NC | UPM Raflatac has opened its newest North American pressure-sensitive labelstock manufacturing facility in Dixon, IL, that will offer the company’s full product range of paper and film label products

AWA Publishes North American, European Market Studies

Published: May 06, 2008
AMSTERDAM, THE NEATHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published two new market studies

Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID Reader Receives China Certification

Published: May 06, 2008
TORONTO, CANADA | Sirit Inc., a leading provider of RFID technology, has announced that its INfinity 510 UHF reader (IN510) has been certified to operate under China's latest radio regulations.

PIA/GATF's Established Comprehensive Center for Color Management

Published: May 05, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA | The Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) has established the Center for Color Management

Fischer & Krecke to Introduce 10-Color CI Press at Drupa

Published: May 05, 2008
BIELEFELD, Germany | Fischer & Krecke, which became fully integrated into Bobst Group on April 1, 2008, will introduce its 10-color FP 16S-10 CI press on the Bobst Group Stand at Drupa 2008

Dow Chemical Announces Paper/Paperboard Price Increase

Published: May 02, 2008
MIDLAND, MI | The Dow Chemical Company has announced a $0.10/lb (dry) price increase for all styrene butadiene (S/B) latex products

AWA Publishes North American, European Market Studies

Published: May 02, 2008
AMSTERDAM, THE NEATHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published two new market studies: “Extrusion Coated Materials – North American Market Study 2008,” which provides full market segmentation of the extrusion coating market in North America

Maxcess Weeklong Training Event Can Be Accessed Online

Published: May 02, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | Maxcess Intl., a supplier of engineered components to the web handling industry, has launched its regional weeklong training event in Philadelphia with a record 45 attendees.

New Study on the Global Antioxidant Market

Published: May 01, 2008
They may only be required in small amounts at any one time, but nevertheless they are absolutely necessary: Without antioxidants, many products would not last very long

The In-Mold Decorating Assn. Announces Call for Entries

Published: May 01, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, AZ | The In-Mold Decorating Assn. has announced a call for entries in its 2008 Awards Competition

Mohawk Wins Best of Show at ON DEMAND Conference

Published: May 01, 2008
Cohoes, NY | Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. was awarded Best of Show in the “Innovations in Paper Usage and Substrates” category at the 2008 ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition

ColorCraft Receives Presidential Visit

Published: April 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC | President George W. Bush recently toured ColorCraft of Virginia in Sterling, VA, and gave brief remarks during a March 26 visit touting the recently enacted economic stimulus package

New Study on the Global Antioxidant Market

Published: April 29, 2008
They may only be required in small amounts at any one time, but nevertheless they are absolutely necessary: Without antioxidants, many products would not last very long

Cortegra Debuts Biometric Authentication Technology

Published: April 28, 2008
Cortegra Group, a provider of packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical and related industries, introduced a new brand authentication technology at Interphex 2008

BASF Increases Prices for Acrylic Monomers

Published: April 25, 2008
BASF has announced an increase in prices for acrylic acid and acrylic esters (glacial acrylic acid; methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate), as far as existing contracts permit, effective April 1, 2008

ColorCraft Receives Presidential Visit

Published: April 24, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC | President George W. Bush recently toured ColorCraft of Virginia in Sterling, VA

'TRACELESS' System Demonstrates Anticounterfeiting Solutions at INTERPHEX 2008

Published: April 23, 2008
Rochester, NY | The KODAK TRACELESS System for anticounterfeiting uses forensically undetectable markers that can be placed into printed materials or product packaging...

Michelman Brochure Offers Overview of Company, Capabilities

Published: April 22, 2008
A new 4-page brochure from Michelman communicates the company's brand position and identity, as well as its capabilities

AIMCAL, CEMA To Hold Web Handling Conference

Published: April 17, 2008
The Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators Assn. and CEMA, the Converting Equipment Mfrs. Assn. will hold the second annual technical conference devoted to applied web handling technologies

TAPPI Hosting Extrusion Coating Course

Published: April 16, 2008
TAPPI will hold an Extrusion Coating Course from April 29 -- May 1, 2008, at the Doubletree Hotel Colorado Springs World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO

Critical Trends Survey

Published: April 15, 2008
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Flint Group Hosts 4th Annual Narrow Web Print Awards

Published: April 14, 2008
PLYMOUTH, MI | Flint Group Narrow Web (formerly known as XSYS Print Solutions) will host the fourth annual print awards celebrating the "excellence and entrepreneurship" in narrow web printing

A Genius Is Crowned

Published: April 11, 2008, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
GENT, BELGIUM (March 20, 2008) | Day Four of Duomedia Drupa Discovery Tour began with a lively roundtable moderated by Laurel Brunner of UK-based Spindrift, and Andy Tribute, Attributes Assoc., Cornwall, UK

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