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NEWS CLIPS Forestry Program Announces Gains ARLINGTON, VA | The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program reports substantial growth in 2007, including a 750% increase in locations with SFI chain-of-custody certification that can track products from certified forests. Kathy Abusow, president and CEO of the SFI, expects the momentum to continue in 2008. “More companies and more consumers are understanding the benefits of forest certification and know that when they see the SFI label on a product—be it a juice box, printer paper, or a two-by-four—that the wood fiber in that product is from a legal and well-managed source.” She notes that 90% of the world’s forests are not certified, making it especially important to recognize those that are, adding, “SFI certification is good for business and good for forests.” Extruder a Tall Addition STREETSBORO, OH | Automated Packaging Systems had to build an addition to its manufacturing facility in Keyser, WV, to accommodate the 57-ft height of its new Alpine blown film coextrusion system. Apparently it was worth the work. The coextruder produces film in rolls said to be 40% larger than standard rolls, resulting in more efficient production with fewer splices and less scrap. It uses a three-layer process with precise control over film thickness and custom blends. A high-accuracy laser scanner monitors film thickness continuously. Automated Packaging creates materials for bag packaging applications in hardware, medical, food, pharmacy, fulfillment, and retail packaging. Jim Kauffman, executive VP of manufacturing operations, says, “This new extruder gives us unique capabilities to produce high quality films for both traditional and special applications.” uHosokawa Alpine American | www.halpine.com PFFC-ASAP 331 SAN JOSE, CA | Dan Gillespie of ColorGeek and Dan Reid of RPimaging, members of the Color Management Group (CMG), announce ColorGeek2.com, a partnership to assist color professionals remotely. ColorGeek2.com Live Chat functionality answers questions ranging from color proofing RIPS to press calibration techniques such as G7. “The ability to receive unbiased information about products from trusted color consultants is invaluable,” says Lida Jalali Marschke, spokesperson for the CMG. “My original vision for the CMG was to create a forum for independent color consultants to work together and share technical information. ColorGeek2 is a natural evolution of those relationships.” The CMG celebrated its fifth anniversary last December with an annual meeting followed by a reception held at the PIA/GATF Color Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ. PFFC-ASAP 115 20 | JUNE 2008 WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM News About Color AT O W RK http://www.halpine.com http://ColorGeek2.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - June 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 Carton & Box What’s New Products Paperboard Packaging Cartons/Boxes Cover: New Materials Offset Printing TLMI 75th Diamond Anniversary What’s New Products Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

PFFC - June 2008

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