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NEWS CLIPS uNational Adhesives, Bridgewater, NJ, implements a price increase in North America on all liquid and hot melt adhesives, effective January 2. uClemson Univ., Clemson, SC, breaks ground for a new 28,000-sqft building to house components of the packaging science and graphic communications departments in what will be the future home of the Sonoco Inst. of Packaging Design and Graphics. uDegrava Systems, Roswell, GA, and OKI Printing Solutions, a sub. of OKI Data Corp. of Japan, form a strategic partnership in which OKI becomes the exclusive distributor for the Degrava DP-8500 printer in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. uCaraustar Industries, Atlanta, GA, acquires Mayers Fibre Tube & Core, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Terms were not disclosed. uMichelman, Cincinnati, OH, announces a price increase on its paper coating products at an average of 4%–6% in the Americas. The increase was effective December 21, 2007. uMesirow Financial, Chicago, IL, serves as exclusive financial advisor to Longview Fibre Corp. in the recent sale of its Eastern and Central Corrugated Divisions to US Corrugated. ON THE WEB Find more news at www.pffc-online.com A.K. Chaturvedi, CMD, and Pradeep Tyle, director, Flex Middle East FZE, welcome HH Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak al Nahayan, the H’ble minister of higher education, UAE, at a dinner celebrating the commission of a new film line. Film Line Is Cause To Celebrate DUBAI, UAE | Flex Middle East FZE, a 100% sub. of Flex Group, celebrated its second phase in late 2007 by commissioning an 8.7-m-wide polyester film line in Dubai. With this new line, the facility’s capacity has gone to 54,000 tons/yr, in addition to 60,000 tons of polyester film being manufactured on three lines at the company’s plant in India. Flex Group reports plans for further expansions in Mexico with a world-class capacity for the manufacture of a variety of plastic films used in flexible packaging. The first phase of this venture is expected to start at the end of 2008. W O Slitter Meets Demands LENGNAU, SWITZERLAND | Peyer + Co. wanted a slitter/rewinder with high quality and fast speeds for the fabrication of hot stamping foil. The Swiss converter believes it has met those goals with a new machine from FAES (also headquartered in Switzerland). Andrea Cadonau, head of sales in the foil division at Peyer, says his company has been familiar with FAES for years in the field of thermal transfer foils “and were therefore aware of the superb quality of [their] machinery.” The slitter features a shaftless unwinding system that permits material widths between 1,000 and 1,600 mm, with a maximum outer diameter of 1,200 mm and a roll weight of almost 1,000 kg. Automatic loading of the jumbo roll is said to make the machine easy to use. Cadonau says, “We were particularly impressed by the machine speed of 800 meters per minute and by finished rolls of perfect quality.” uFAES | www.faes.com PFFC-ASAP 340 SARASOTA, FL | Coast Controls reports owner Douglas G. Fife passed away from cancer this past June at the age of 80. Doug began his career working for Fife Corp., a company founded as a garage operation in 1939 by his father Irwin, and eventually Doug became president and CEO. After leaving Fife Corp., he and his brother William established Coast Controls, a manufacturer of all-air web guiding equipment. Doug Fife Passes Away Nukote Adds Pilot Coater FRANKLIN, TN | RK The Custom Coating Technologies division of Nukote reports the acquisition of a new pilot coater to help customers develop solutions and optimize the performance of products. It will accommodate solvent, aqueous, and hot melt coatings utilizing slot die, wire rod, gravure, or reverse roll coating methods. The coater features both oven drying and chill roll features with laminating capabilities. With the new line, the division now has six lines said to be capable of precision coating on a wide range of substrates. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM 16 | FEBRUARY 2008 AT http://www.pffc-online.com http://www.faes.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - February 2008 Contents First Glance Calendar of Events From the Editor Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products Carton & Box Reporter Offset Printing A Triple Ply: Coating & Laminating Global Market Is Strong for Vacuum-Coated Products Melamine Innovation: A New Choice for Barrier Coatings How To Optimize Your Coating Solution’s Properties What’s New Products Contract Services Directory Custom Marketplace What’s New Products Services Directory Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

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