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Market Monitor: Specialty papers, boards demand climbing 2.6% a year to 2024 Paid Members Public
According to a just-released AWAreness Report, the worldwide market for specialty papers and boards (SPB) totaled 30 million tonnes in 2021, representing 6% to 7% of overall global paper and paperboard production. The 2022 edition of the study from Netherlands-based AWA Alexander Watson Associates forecasts the specialty-papers fi eld will
Installations: Q3 2022 Paid Members Public
Chicago-based Channeled Resources Group (CRG), a manufacturer of blank shipping labels, release liner and reportedly the world’s largest supplier of valuepriced laminated papers and fi lms, has purchased a new SAM North America silicone-coating line for its plant in Marathon City, WI. The coater will be installed in Q2
GRAVUREXCHANGE: How does the new CXF standard improve print quality, consistency? Paid Members Public
Your customers have invested in their brand identity, and they recognize that customer loyalty is strengthened by pleasing and consistent branding across all platforms. After carefully selecting colors and imagery for their products, companies put their packaging and printed material into your professional hands. Click the link below to download
Global container-decoration demand grew 3.8% in 2021, with growth driven by Asian market Paid Members Public
Based on the current publication of AWA’s most recent research, global demand for labels grew by a healthy 3.8% in 2021 over 2020 levels, creating a total volume of 71.01 billion sq meters of converted materials. These volume numbers are spread across several different labeling formats, but
Extrusion coating vs. adhesive lamination: A comparison study Paid Members Public
Both adhesive lamination and extrusion coating can be used to provide a structure for flexible packaging. The question of which method to use often is based on what asset is available, not what system will be best for a given structure. This article will look at the reasons an adhesive
Economic Front: It’s hard to tell where you’re going if you don’t know where you are... Paid Members Public
The US Real Gross Domestic Product declined at a 1.6% annual rate in the fi rst quarter of 2022. Real Gross Domestic Income rose at a 1.8% rate. Over the last six quarters, GDP has grown at a 4.1% rate versus 7.3% for GDI (see line
Curbside-recyclable standup pouch earns top Dow Packaging honor Paid Members Public
Melbourne, Australia-based O F Packaging has earned the 2021 Diamond Award in the annual Dow Packaging Innovation Awards program. The flex-pack converter’s curbside-recyclable, high-barrier standup pouch for Brookfarm’s line of toasted muesli breakfast cereals (see Figure 1) demonstrated excellence in all three judging criteria, according to a panel
Coating Concepts: Product-process integration: What is the right coating method? Part 1 Paid Members Public
There are three common ways to pick a coating method: inertia, flowcharts and screening tables. The practical advantages of inertia speak for themselves. However, the use of removable-cartridge coaters has reduced the barriers to change. Also, it often is more economical to find a contract manufacturer with the “right” method
