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Klockner Pentaplast adds shrink-label film capacity.


Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc., Gordonsville, Va., will more than double its North American North American

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 production capacity for shrink-label films. A new film tentering line for transverse-direction orientation will be located at the company's Rural Retreat, Va., plant. Start-up is targeted for March. Shrink-label films are used for full-body sleeve labels, bottle capsules (cap seals), tamper-evident bands, and multi-pack applications. These films are typically printed to provide food and consumer products with 360[degrees] graphics. The films are currently available in PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
, PET, and Barex acrylonitrile acrylonitrile /ac·ry·lo·ni·trile/ (ak?ri-lo-ni´tril) a colorless halogenated hydrocarbon used in the making of plastics and as a pesticide; its vapors are irritant to the respiratory tract and eyes, may cause systemic poisoning, and are  copolymer copolymer: see polymer. .
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Publication:Plastics Technology
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2003
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