Converting Industry News Clips

Published: May 01, 2010

• RiteMade Paper Converters, Kansas City, KS, reports it is moving its Richmond, CA, manufacturing and distributing facility to Reno, NV, in the first quarter of 2011. The new plant will provide more total manufacturing and warehousing space with a better layout to improve operational efficiency.

• The Specialty Chemicals business of OMNOVA Solutions, Fairlawn, OH, increases prices for all acrylic, styrene acrylic, and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers by $0.04/wet lb. Its GenFlo, GenCeal, Omnabond, GenCryl, and GenCal styrene butadiene-based emulsion polymers increase $0.04/dry lb.

• Mica Corp., Shelton, CT, contracts São Paulo-based B.Y. Engenharia as the sole representative for its line of waterborne primers, coatings, and adhesives in Brazil.

• Flexo Wash, Louisville, KY, reports 14 installations of its anilox roll cleaning systems in the first quarter of 2010.

• Ingeo resin from NatureWorks, Minnetonka, MN, is the first polymer to earn a four-star “OK biobased” rating from the European certification organization Vincotte, Vilvoorde, Belgium. This rating meets the ASTM D6866 standard for determining the renewable/biobased carbon content of products.

• Dow Chemical Co., Philadelphia, PA, moves its North American Technical Service and Global Research and Development Center for packaging adhesives and coatings from Elgin, IL, to Buffalo Grove, IL, to enhance customer support and new product development.

• Wausau Paper, Mosinee, WI, achieves Forest Stewardship Council certification for its Eco Select pan liners, designed for the food processing and bakery markets.

• Flint Group, Luxembourg, agrees to acquire Torda, Lund, Sweden, a manufacturer of printing inks for packaging markets in Northern Europe.

• Henkel Corp., Düsseldorf, Germany, publishes a 40-page Sustainability Report detailing its performance for 2005-2009. Carbon dioxide emissions decreased 25%, water consumption 37%, and volume of waste 12% per metric ton of output in each case.

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