Amcor Flexibles announces the introduction of a range of chlorine-free films that offer a cost-effective alternative to the traditional PVdC-coated PVC blister film.
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Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD), today announced it will begin working to reduce and phase out the use of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in its packaging and merchandise. The company adopted a policy aimed at identifying more sustainable choices, given the potential health and environmental risks tied to the manufacture, use and disposal of PVC.
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HPF-Elektronik GmbH from Urbach, Germany, has succeeded in producing what many users in the pharmaceutical industry have demanded for many years: A compact blister inspection system for 100% inspection of content and packaging at top price/performance ratio. The new Camera Inspection System EOK-FA 5 combines all the technical conditions to detect tears, blobs, spots, different lengths, widths, contours, quantities, and fragments or color differences after tablets, dragees or capsules are deposited in PVC or aluminum foil. The system is also equipped for barcode reading (pharmacode, data matrix code, EAN, etc.) and print comparison.
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A pioneer and expert of Sleever® technology for 35 years, Sleever International® jointly carries out, with its engineering subsidiary, Sleever Machines®, the development and manufacture of a full range of equipment designed to shrink-wrap sleeves: single- and dual-head shrink-wrappers, steam shrink, infrared and hot air applicators and special machines.
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Avery Dennison have recently introduced a new formulation of Fasson PE Laser White Matt to its dedicated range of labelstocks for chemical drum labelling and similar challenging applications.
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Lukoil-Neftekhim Group and and the German company Uhde GmbH have suigned a contract to build a polyvinylchloride production facilitiy at the plant of OOO Karpatneftekhim, situated in Kalush, in the Ivano-Frankovsk province of Ukraine.
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The Austrian company Unterland Flexible Packaging AG reports that business developed encouragingly in the 1st half of 2006. CEO Jakob Mosser, who bought into the company at the beginning of the year, now presented a positive summary: "Sales were increased by 15% to more than Euro 78 million in the first half of 2006".
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