Maxcess Conference Week Begins With High Turnout And Collaboration
April 23, 2008 2:24 PM
Maxcess International, a supplier of engineered components to the web handling industry, kicked-off its regional week-long training event with record attendance and announced plans to share the experience throughout the industry.

RadTech's Expo and Conference to Address FDA's Ruling on UV/EB Food Contact
April 23, 2008 2:22 PM
The Food and Drug Administration approved the Food Contact Notification (FCN772) which allows the use of UV or EB cured formulations as coatings or components of coatings (both including inks) on polymeric substrates, paper and paperboard, metal substrates, or as a component in adhesives.

Flexible Jug Provides Cost-Savings, Reclosability and Sustainability
April 23, 2008 2:20 PM
The Flexible Jug from Quality Products International is a unique, re-closable package with a cap and a carrying handle that offers significant sustainability, cost savings, and marketing advantages when compared to traditional stand-up bags and plastic pails.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR: AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference & 22nd International Conference on Vacuum Web Coating

April 23, 2008 2:15 PM
The AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference and 22nd International Conference on Vacuum Web Coating is scheduled for October 19-22 at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes
in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and is an industry forum for the global technical community involved in web coating processes.

TAPPI Workshop A Sold-Out Success
April 23, 2008 2:13 PM
The 2008 TAPPI Corrugated Press Hands-On Maintenance Workshop held April 16-18 at Harper Machinery Corp. in Charlotte, N.C., was sold-out, with maintenance and plant supervisors coming from the U.S., Canada, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

Smurfit-Stone Buys Calpine Corrugated
April 23, 2008 2:12 PM
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. signed a letter of intent to take controlling interest in Calpine Corrugated LLC, an independent corrugated container producer based in Fresno, Calif.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR: SuperCorrExpo 2008
April 23, 2008 2:09 PM
SuperCorrExpo, the largest trade show in the Western hemisphere catering to the corrugated industry, is more than 90 percent sold out and this once-every-four-years event will feature the latest innovation and technology in the corrugated industry.

PFFC Named National Publication of the Year
April 9, 2008 8:37 AM
PNEAC (the Printer's National Environmental Assistance Center) named the September 2007 issue of Paper, Film & Foil Converter--"Green Converting"--its Publication of the Year in the Book/Collection: National Publication category.

Alcan Packaging Grabs Four FPA Awards
April 9, 2008 8:35 AM
Alcan Packaging (Rio Tinto Alcan) received four 2008 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards in recognition for its innovative products in the following categories:

U.S. Paperboard Capacities Up and Down
April 9, 2008 8:34 AM
Paperboard capacity in the United States in 2007 increased slightly for linerboard and bleached paperboard grades, but corrugating medium capacity declined somewhat, according to the recently released American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) 48th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard, and Pulp Capacity.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR: April 15 -16; CEMA Fundamentals for Converters Seminars
April 9, 2008 8:33 AM
From the Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association, the CEMA Fundamentals For Converters Seminars are ideal for everyone from operators, foremen, quality control personnel, production engineers and process control staff.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR: April 16-18; TAPPI's Corrugated Press Hands-On Maintenance Workshop
April 9, 2008 8:31 AM
The workshop will be held April 16-18 at Harper Machinery Corp in Charlotte, N.C., and will explore how press mechanics and maintenance people can affect a company's bottom line.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR: JUNE 26-27; Specialty Papers Conference 2008
April 9, 2008 8:30 AM
The Specialty Papers Industry Conference 2008, to be held on June 26-27 in the InterContinental Berlin hotel in Berlin, Germany, is drawing interest among all segments within the industry, from pulp producers, paper producers, and chemical suppliers to equipment suppliers, converters, users, distributors, and consultants.

New Resin Combines Enhanced Extrusion with Excellent Film Performance
April 9, 2008 8:27 AM
ExxonMobil Chemical Company has introduced a new metallocene polyethylene (mPE) platform, Enable mPE, to help converters enhance their extrusion operations while providing excellent film performance. Enable mPE can help converters achieve more stable operations, extend film line output, simplify resin sourcing and generate down-gauged films.

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