What are Plastic Rems?

Polypore International Inc., a major maker of energy storage membranes and separation media, is being sold in two parts.
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What are Plastic "Rems"

A consortium of environmental groups is taking another run at Kraft Foods Group Inc. in an effort to make the food and beverage company take more responsibility for its Capri Sun packaging waste.
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What are Plastic "Rems"

Bemis Co. Inc., in what the company is describing as a strong quarter, saw consistent earnings from continuing operations.
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Sporting goods company Adidas AG is phasing out the use of plastic bags in its own retail stores as part of a larger effort raise awareness about ocean plastic pollution.
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Colormasters LLC continues to invest in new film and converting capacity to keep up with demand for its flexible packaging products.
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What are Plastic "Rems"

Australian bio-based barrier film developer Plantic Technologies Ltd. has been sold to a Japanese barrier film manufacturer.
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What are Plastic "Rems"

Reliance Packaging LLC expects to grow significantly during the next three years, both in production of heavy-duty plastic bags for the lawn and garden market and the amount of employees needed to make those bags.
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Optimum Plastics is the new name of two film companies that combined their businesses in October.
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Film extruder Transilwrap Company Inc. has bought Clear Focus Imaging, a manufacturer of printable plastic films for large-scale display advertising like those on the sides of buildings.
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“Ripped from the headlines” is a phrase more associated with prime time television than trade shows. But it does apply to a special exhibit at NPE 2015.
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What are Plastic "Rems"

Welcome to our blog post about "rems."

Let’s start off by defining what "rems" are. A rem is a common term for remnant. Remnant pieces of plastic are pieces that have been cut off from a master sheet, but are not part of the order, the remainder of the sheet. Master sheets are usually 24" x

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These days, there is a lot of negative talk going on about plastics; how everything is made from plastic, how plastic is polluting our planet, how plastic is ruining the environment. But it is not the fault of the plastic. Plastic is an inanimate object. It cannot see, think, smell, breathe, or

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