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January 29, 2008
Volume 9, Issue 5

CONVERTING MAGAZINE
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PUBLISHER
Phil Saran

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
John Kalkowski

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Mark Spaulding

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jorina Fontelera

Whole Foods Markets to sack plastic bags
BYOB will have a slightly different meaning starting Earth Day (April 22) at Whole Foods Markets. The Austin, TX-based grocery chain will eliminate plastic bags at checkouts...
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Atlantis Plastics looks at strategy, possible sale
Atlanta-based shrink-film and injection- and profile-molder Atlantis Plastics, Inc., retains financial advisor Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin Jan. 18 to help it evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company...
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Prikkel buys controlling interest in Fusion Graphics
Longtime entrepreneur John Prikkel has purchased a 51% interest in Fusion Graphics, Inc., a converter of in-mold labeling for security and anti-counterfeiting applications...
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India’s Polyplex orders high-output BOPP film line
Thin polyester-film maker Polyplex Corp., Ltd., takes a first step into BOPP-film manufacturing with its order for a high-output line from Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG...
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Curmudgeon: A busy year ahead for packaging M&As
It seems clear that industry consolidation will "keep on keepin' on" in 2008,, writes chief editor Mark Spaulding.
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Converting On the Road: Mum's the word
It's not that breakthrough new products won't be displayed at drupa. It's just that exhibitors chose to remain mum during last week's pre-drupa media event, says Jorina Fontelera.
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Substrate Secrets: Great metallizing substrates, Part 2
After the formulation to insure great winding, the substrate has to have several other attributes to make it a great metallizing material, advises Eldridge Mount.
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RFID becomes more of a label business
Converters investigate opportunities as the market looks to quintuple to $25 billion in 2017, says IDTechEx's Dr. Peter Harrop.
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Equipment Applications Watch
Converters from California to New York install presses, finishers to enter new markets and attract new customers.

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