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FIRST GLANCE Backyard Breakdown This compostable produce pack consists of three materials that together create an alternative to traditional fresh produce packaging. The tray, manufactured by Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada, is made from palm fiber, a renewable resource, which would otherwise be a waste product. The trays are overwrapped with Natureflex NVS film from Innovia Films, Atlanta, GA, which is sourced from renewable resources, and the label also is certified home compostable. uInnovia Films | www.innoviafilms.com PFFC-ASAP 301 To coincide with this year’s Olympic Games, held August 8–24 in Beijing, China, the US Postal Service launched a commemorative stamp for which MACtac supplied the p-s adhesive label materials. The stamp was designed by Clarence Lee and features a graceful gymnast, drawn by artist Katie Doka. The denomination in the upper right corner is placed inside a design similar to the ink mark on a Chinese “chop,” which is a carved wooden stamp. The bottom left corner hosts the five intertwined Olympic rings, which represent the five inhabited continents. Forty million stamps were printed. uMACtac | www.mactac.com PFFC-ASAP 302 China Makes Its Mark 4 | SEPTEMBER 2008 gold foilg stampin ng ssi bo em s glosh t spovarnis lr 5-cotong prin i satiinh fin s Can’t Grouse About This Carton In creating a carton for the launch of The Black Grouse Scotch Whisky from The Edrington Group, Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, VA, combined quality finishing touches with Forest Stewardship Council-certified board from wellmanaged woodlands. Five-color printing with a satin finish, gold foil stamping, detailed embossing, and spot gloss varnish on the key illustrations and text provide a premium look and outstanding shelf presence. ertified FSC-coard b EnviroShell trapped blister packaging is made from 100% recycled PET and a minimum of 70% recycled corrugated. It also is recyclable. Invented by Winterborne, Chatsworth, CA, to replace clamshells, EnviroShell reduces plastic by as much as 90%. Thanks to these qualities and an energy-efficient, inhouse manufacturing process that slashes transportation costs and holds greenhouse gas production to a mimimum, Winterborne’s customers gain a major sustainability score advantage on the Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard. A Scorecard Hit Did you produce a cool converted product? Send details with a picture to yolanda.simonsis@penton.com. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.mactac.com http://www.innoviafilms.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - September 2008 Contents First Glance Calendar of Events From the Editor Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Flexo Printing Cover: Green Converting Green Printing Labelexpo New Product Digest Focus: Ink What’s New Products Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

PFFC - September 2008

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