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Borealis to showcase latest innovations at Interplastica Hall 1, Stand 1E32 Interplastica 2008 January 29 - February 1, 2008 Krasnaya Presnya Exhibition Fairground, Moscow.

News from Borealis (14 December 2007)

Packaging film uses less material

Packaging film has been designed to cutting costs by using less material, and lessen the impact of disposal on the environment while improving product presentation. Brochure available

News from Sealed Air Shrink Packaging Division ( 3 December 2007)

Plastics film protects automobile bodies

A reclamable opaque white plastic film protects automobile bodies and parts against external aggressions (such as acid rain, bird droppings, and tool marks) during assembly, transport, and storage.

News from Novacel (31 August 2007)

Shrinkwrap machinery for Middle East dairy

Shrinkwrap Machinery has received an order from the AlMarai Dairy Group, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a stainless steel Top Tray 1000 machine which places plastic trays on groups of 6 bottles.

News from Shrinkwrap Machinery Ltd (29 June 2007)

Shrinkwrap company launches side seal machine

Forty-year-old, UK-based Shrinkwrap Machinery has been manufacturing and supplying packaging systems since 1967 and has purchased an automatic side sealing machine.

News from Shrinkwrap Machinery Ltd (26 June 2007)

Range of protective films for fragile surfaces

Novacel of France, a manufacturer of protective films, has released a wide range of self-adhesive protective films for the protection of fragile surfaces.

News from French Technology Press Bureau (26 June 2007)

Stretch wrapping reduces costs with automation

Lantech's Q-400XT stretch wrapping system halves the cost and time for pallet wrapping with simple automation that eliminates the need for the fork-truck operator to touch the load or machine.

News from Lantech (25 June 2007)

Stretch film conference discusses metallocene

Speaking at the AMI Stretch and Shrink Film Conference in Barcelona, Sabic Europe predicts greater demand for metallocenes and announced plans to include metallocenes in its products by 2009.

News from Applied Market Information ( 7 June 2007)

Radiant Light Film for distinctive packaging

Versatile film delivers striking colour-change appearance for cartons, labels and in-mould decoration

News from 3M ( 5 June 2007)

ISBM PP packaging tailored for different features

Borealis has tailored its polypropylene injection stretch blow moulding (PP ISBM) grade BorclearTM RF926MO to allow more flexibility in product design while simultaneously increasing processability.

News from Borealis (31 May 2007)

MonoSol LLC to purchase assets from Stanelco PLC

MonoSol LLC announced today it has finalized the purchase of certain equipment and intellectual property assets from Stanelco, PLC.

News from MonoSol LLC (30 May 2007)

MonoSol LLC Expands Manufacturing Capabilities

MonoSol LLC has finalized the purchase of a 15-acre (61,000 square meters) industrial green field site in La Porte, Indiana.

News from MonoSol LLC (23 May 2007)

Absolute Packaging has acquired Wrapid Contract

Leading specialist packaging supplier Absolute Packaging has purchased Wrapid Contract Services, the contract packing arm of Wrapid Holdings, for an undisclosed sum.

News from Wrapid Contract Services (11 May 2007)

Corrosion - A New Way To Combat It In a New Era

Technical background article INTERCEPT Provides New Solutions by Mark Ruhland, Birchwood Casey, Vice President Corrosion

News from Birchwood Casey (11 May 2007)

Sealed Air to impact in sports

Sealed Air is to target those involved in manufacturing sports equipment, with its unique tear resistant, versatile and resilient Cryovac IMPACT film. Brochure available

News from Sealed Air Shrink Packaging Division (26 April 2007)

Integrity Seal System reduces film packaging waste

There is a growing trend in encouraging organisations to reduce the amount of packaging associated with their products

News from Ceetak (25 April 2007)

Investment slowdown will lift BOPP

While the BOPP film industry is undoubtedly one of the strongest growing sectors of the flexible packaging industry, over-enthusiastic investment in recent years has also driven down margins