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The global consumption of PET packaging will grow to almost 19.1 million tonnes by 2017 predicts Pira International in a new market study. Driven mainly by increasing demand in emerging and transitional economies, the market will grow 5.2% per annum with a focus on Asia Pacific, South & Central ...

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Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has introduced a new line of industrial-grade barrier films for use with products and applications that require a high level of moisture protection. The new fluoropolymer materials, called HydroBlock® films, offer class-leading moisture barrier p...

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UPM Raflatac has been granted FSC and PEFC chain of custody certificates for its labelstock operations in Australia and New Zealand. The chain of custody certifications guarantee that the wood used in UPM Raflatac’s label materials originates from sustainably managed forests. “Achiev...

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Michelman continues its strategic commitment to the Asian region with the hiring of Mr. Steven Wong as Managing Director of Asia Pacific. Mr. Wong will be responsible for managing Michelman’s Asian strategy across all of Michelman’s industry segments in accordance with the company’...

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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets' latest report on ESD-protection materials for the photovoltaics industry, “Markets for ESD and Antistatic Protection Materials and Products in Electronics 2012," estimates that the total market for ESD-protection products in electronics applications will grow...

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Stratasys and Optomec Inc. have successfully completed a joint development project to merge 3D printing and printed electronics to create the world’s first fully printed hybrid structure. The first project, the development of a “smart wing” for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) m...

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By Cathleen Thiele, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx IDTechEx forecast the touch screen market to reach $14 billion in 2012. The biggest application for touch screens in general, and projected capacitive screens in particular, is mobile phones and, right behind, tablets. The biggest market opportunity ...

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UPM Raflatac has recently introduced a renewed portfolio of digital labelstocks for the Americas market, all of which are certified for use on the market-leading WS4500, WS4600, WS6000 and WS6600 family of presses through the HP Indigo Media Certification program. With the addition of six new paper ...

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Plastic film, used for packaging of both food and non-food products apart from various other plastic products, is the largest sub-sector of the plastics processing industry. Primary applications of plastic films include food packaging, shrink-wrap, stretch-wrap, carrier bags, bin bags, and heavy-dut...

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The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has recognized two companies in the 12th Annual FTA Environmental Excellence Award program. Promoflex International of St. Leonard, QC, Canada, took top honors in the competition and The Label Printers of Aurora, IL earned an honorable mention.Promoflex I...

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