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November 13, 2012  
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Pankaboard Upgrades Cartonboard Lines   


HELSINKI, FINLAND | Pankaboard reports it is reintroducing its main cartonboard grades PankaBrite and PankaWhite with improved product features and performance. Cartonboard is now said to be bulkier, stronger, optically whiter, and improved in terms of sensory properties.


Rollprint Technology Adds Brand Security     

ADDISON, IL | Rollprint Packaging Products introduces patent-pending Chameleon color-changing sealant technology for heat-seal applications. The coextrusion-coated sealant can be applied to any thermally stable web including polyester, nylon, and polypropylene or on any of the company's ClearFoil barrier structures.


Meech Upgrades Static Elimination System         

NORTON, OH | Meech Intl. offers the Hyperion 971 static elimination bar designed for labeling, packaging, and converting applications. Features the pulsed DC technology used by the existing 976 bar but has an improved design said to be more resilient to the buildup of contamination.



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INDUSTRY NEWS

       
LAKE FOREST, IL | Colbert Packaging Corp. reports the first commercial applications for EnviroGuard, a patented paperboard specialty package said to be a sustainable alternative to plastic clamshells. VetGuard Plus, a new flea, tick, and mosquito treatment for dogs, is offered in eight fully recycled versions of EnviroGuard.  

Davis-Standard Upgrades Technical Center                     

PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard is adding capabilities to its Technical Center in Pawcatuck to further accommodate customer R&D projects and internal technology development. Included will be a four-extruder coex sheet line; a high-tech medical tubing line featuring the company's patented Alternate Polymer technology in a clean room environment; and a high-speed extruder.  


CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac has won an award for the recyclable No. 2 pouch by the Inst. of Food Technologists for innovations in packaging. The resealable pouch is made from a coexruded HDPE blend said to yield a pouch with excellent stiffness and strength, and it can be produced with a clear, opaque, or matte finish.    

   

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