PFFC - September 2008 - (Page 34) GREEN CONVERTING Solventless coating and laminating always has been part of Coating Excellence Intl.’s green business plan. Nordmeccanica provides the equipment. A Level Playing Field One of Coating Excellence Intl.’s most notable achievements has been its success in selling woven bags. The company’s efforts were enhanced, in part, by a US Dept. of Commerce ruling in January stating Chinese producers and exporters were dumping laminated woven sacks into the US market. Those products typically are used to package pet foods, birdseeds, and similar products at retail. CEI was one in a group of five flexible packaging companies that petitioned the department to initiate the investigation. By a unanimous 6-0 vote in July, the US Intl. Trade Commission’s affirmative decision on the petition means US importers of these products from China will be required to pay high (95% to 445%) duties to offset unfair pricing and Chinese government subsidies. This will restore fair competition in the US market, the ITC says. Adds company founder Mike Nowak, “The ITC’s decision confirms something that we have known for a long time—dumped and subsidized imports from China prevented us from getting this business off the ground. We now look forward to working closely with our customers to serve this growing market. This decision will allow us to expand capacity and create new jobs in Wisconsin.” Nowak explains when CEI debuted its single polymer bags three years ago, “a lot of product was coming from overseas. That’s when we decided to get into the market, because now we can use both our extrusion lamination expertise, as well as our high-quality printing, to our advantage. When there’s a level playing field, we feel that if you invest in the right assets to improve your profitability, then you should be able to compete.” 34 | SEPTEMBER 2008 Weight Reduction Green from the get-go, Coating Excellence Intl. says its sustainability efforts have played a part in the company’s success. By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of PFFC - September 2008 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 PFFC - September 2008 - PFFC - September 2008 (Page Cover1) PFFC - September 2008 - PFFC - September 2008 (Page Cover2) PFFC - September 2008 - PFFC - September 2008 (Page 1) PFFC - September 2008 - Contents (Page 2) PFFC - September 2008 - Contents (Page 3) PFFC - September 2008 - First Glance (Page 4) PFFC - September 2008 - First Glance (Page 5) PFFC - September 2008 - First Glance (Page 6) PFFC - September 2008 - First Glance (Page 7) PFFC - September 2008 - Calendar of Events (Page 8) PFFC - September 2008 - Calendar of Events (Page 9) PFFC - September 2008 - From the Editor (Page 10) PFFC - September 2008 - From the Editor (Page 11) PFFC - September 2008 - Web Lines (Page 12) PFFC - September 2008 - Web Lines (Page 13) PFFC - September 2008 - Process Management (Page 14) PFFC - September 2008 - Process Management (Page 15) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 16) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 17) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 18) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 19) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 20) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 21) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 22) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 23) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 24) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 25) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 26) PFFC - September 2008 - News Clips (Page 27) PFFC - September 2008 - Narrow Web & Label Reporter (Page 28) PFFC - September 2008 - Narrow Web & Label Reporter (Page 29) PFFC - September 2008 - Flexo Printing (Page 30) PFFC - September 2008 - Flexo Printing (Page 31) PFFC - September 2008 - Flexo Printing (Page 32) PFFC - September 2008 - Flexo Printing (Page 33) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 34) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 35) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 36) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 37) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 38) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 39) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 40) PFFC - September 2008 - Cover: Green Converting (Page 41) PFFC - September 2008 - Green Printing (Page 42) PFFC - September 2008 - Green Printing (Page 43) PFFC - September 2008 - Green Printing (Page 44) PFFC - September 2008 - Green Printing (Page 45) PFFC - September 2008 - Green Printing (Page 46) PFFC - September 2008 - Green Printing (Page 47) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 48) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 49) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 50) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 51) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 52) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 53) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 54) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 55) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 56) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 57) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 58) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 59) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 60) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 61) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 62) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 63) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 64) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 65) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 66) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 67) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 68) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 69) PFFC - September 2008 - What’s New Products (Page 70) PFFC - September 2008 - Services Directory (Page 71) PFFC - September 2008 - Services Directory (Page 72) PFFC - September 2008 - Services Directory (Page 73) PFFC - September 2008 - Classified Marketplace (Page 74) PFFC - September 2008 - Classified Marketplace (Page 75) PFFC - September 2008 - Equipment Buyers & Sellers (Page 76) PFFC - September 2008 - Equipment Buyers & Sellers (Page 77) PFFC - September 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 78) PFFC - September 2008 - Advertisers Index (Page 79) PFFC - September 2008 - Experience Speaks (Page 80) PFFC - September 2008 - Experience Speaks (Page Cover3) PFFC - September 2008 - Experience Speaks (Page Cover4)
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.