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Prestretched Films:
The Source Reduction Option
EZ Bander

Film appears in Packaging Digest

XP films target the most competitive stretch wrap business

The XP EZ Bander is a new prestretched banding film that joins a line of narrow width bundling films. Targeting the narrow width stretch wrap market, XP EZ Bander is designed to combat volatile prices and low distributor margins. states. The prestretched film promises to give a good look to wrapped products. Stiffer and stronger than conventional films because it's oriented and prestretched, the film is said to give greater holding force and eliminate the need to stretch the film during application. The film affords stiffness and is available on rolls with extended-core disposable handles.

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The Reality of Sustainability

Sustainability and sustainable packaging are the buzzwords that represent today's number one issue in the flexible packaging industry. The issue is simple: What can converters do to improve
product quality and the quality of their impact on the environment?
Read - Go Green with HYBRiD80 Stretch Wraps
Paper and Packaging News April 2008

California Firms Hope to Turn Green into Gold

For companies devoted to eco-friendly wares and services, it is not enough that California is at the vanguard of the green business movement.

Manufacturers must convince consumers that their new products are good, not just good for the environment.
Read - HYBRiD80 Stretch Film
Packaging Trade Source April 2008


Wal-Mart chief pledges higher prices for sustainable suppliers

The chief executive of the world's biggest retailer yesterday promised to favour suppliers providing high quality and ethically sourced products.

Wal-Mart will launch a major retail-industry effort to improve social, ethical and environmental standards in the factories of its suppliers, CEO and president Lee Scott told a meeting of store managers.

"The drive will see the retailer favour - and in some cases even pay more - for suppliers that meet our standards and share our commitment to quality and sustainability".

"Paying more in the short term for quality will mean paying less in the long term as a company. Higher quality products will mean better value, fewer problems, fewer returns and greater trust with our customers," Scott told the audience.

But the firm will also raise the bar for suppliers on sustainable sourcing, putting pressure on them to provide evidence that they are meeting ethical and quality criteria.
Read - XP Prestretched Wrap
News Wires January 2008

I'd like to talk a little bit about our operations also. We've also put in quite a bit or are in the process of adding capacity in some of our businesses. In stretch film, by the end of February, we will be making a product called Pre-stretch, it's a specialty film, it completes our product line. It's the only product that we're missing in that marketplace.
Transcript analysts conference call.
US Stretch Film Producer January 2008

'Going Green' . . . How This Business Trend Affects Industrial Marketers

The concepts of "going green" and promoting "sustainability" are fueling a global trend that permeates the business landscape. As industrial marketers, we can do ourselves a big favor by taking advantage of the advice offered by both the environmentalists and the experienced business professionals who are "going green." Both parties recommend that we take an approach that involves educating ourselves (and our co-workers, customers and, perhaps, the local community) about this trend and, through this educational process, we develop or change our perception of "going green" to be a positive, beneficial experience.
US Packaging News Source January 2008

The 'innovation imperative'

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, recently placed even greater emphasis on the importance of innovation with a series of conference agendas, including one specifically called "The Innovation Imperative." The globalization , fast pace and competition for consumers' purchases in today's marketplace simply demands innovation. Quality, price, delivery - all the other attributes need to be there as well. But without innovation it's no longer possible to build or hold onto market share. That's a scary thought, unless you are an innovator working with innovation partners.
Packaging World Magazine September 2007

U.S. retailers push packagers to think "green"

Growing demand from U.S. retailers and manufacturers for smaller, eco-friendly packages is pushing box makers and chemical companies to create compact packaging that is bio-based and recyclable. I would say that the balance is still probably weighted more toward cost control," but the significance of environmental benefits is growing, said one analyst.
News Wires September 2007

Bulk packaging suppliers focused on efficiency and environment

Buyers today are looking to their bulk packaging suppliers to help them better maximize their supply chain efficiencies, improve cost effectiveness, and provide more "green" products for use in their supply chains. Bulk packaging products in general fall into two categories: rigid bulk packaging, which includes drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers (RIBCs), pails, corrugated boxes; and flexible bulk packaging, which includes shipping sacks, flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), film wrap, strapping and liners.
Purchasing.com August 2007

Business sees green in going green

More companies are leading the charge to develop and invest in environmentally friendly technology -- not just because its good for nature, but it's also good for the bottom line.  It's both great business and a good business -- great in that it is generating real orders and revenue ... and good in the burnishing effect our initiatives have had on both our brand and our business. Companies are increasingly considering their environmental costs as a way to bolster their brand name and consumer confidence in their product.
News Wires

Wal-Mart announces initial results of Packaging Scorecard

Results from the first month of operation show active use of the scorecard and a strong interest from product suppliers to make their packaging more sustainable.

The scorecard evaluates the sustainability of product packaging based on greenhouse gas emissions related to production, material value, product-to-packaging ratio, cube utilization, recycled content usage, innovation, the amount of renewable energy used to manufacture the packaging, the recovery value of the raw materials, and emissions related to transportation of the packaging materials. Suppliers will receive a score per package relative to their peers in each category.
News Wires


P&G to concentrate on less packaging.

Procter & Gamble threw its weight behind growing environmental efforts to reduce excess packaging. The move comes as Wal-Mart, P&G's largest customer, is pushing its suppliers to cut packaging by at least 5 per cent. In Europe, Tesco and other big supermarket chains have also said they want to cut the amount of packaging. As it reported quarterly results, P&G also said it expected to face increases in commodity and energy costs in its coming fiscal year.
News Wires

The call for source reduction packaging has pump primed demand for prestretched films. U.S. Stretch Film Producer

Wal-Mart goes green BIG TIME

In a move that could have a ripple effect on the packaging industry, the retail giant plans to reduce shipping container and product wrapping costs by 5% by 2013. That could save $14 billion, and spur packaging changes elsewhere. Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, wants its 60,000 suppliers to find more efficient packaging methods and to reduce the amount of packaging used, starting in 2008, while making the remaining wrapping and shipping materials environmentally friendlier. The company’s packaging move comes more than two years after consumer packaged goods companies began to feel pressure from higher raw materials costs, particularly for the plastic many of them use for their packaging.

What it means to buyers

Wal-Mart purchasing is working with suppliers to change packaging systems to reduce use of plastic films and paper.

Shipping container, wrapping and baling and bundling plastics will be targeted for expanded recycling.
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XP Prestretched film reduces film use
XP Formula films also offer a significant cost saving alternative!

Lighter weight rolls are easier to use and cost less without a loss in performance. This unique film is working and strong right off the roll. XP formulation eliminates the need to stretch film to get maximum performance.

XP formula film available on all Handywrap, Ultragrip, and E-Z Bander products.

These new items are in stock and available for immediate shipment! For a test case contact your nearest Western Plastics location or email us as info@wplastics.com for more information.

Narrow Width Stretch Banding Film
ITEM # WIDTH LENGTH DESCRIPTION RL/CS CS/PLT Request Quote
WXP01 2" 1000' Banding Film 24 60 Quote
WXP02 3" 1000' Banding Film 18 60 Quote
WXP03 5" 1000' Banding Film 12 60 Quote
WXP04 2" 2000' Banding Film 24 60 Quote
WXP05 3" 2000' Banding Film 18 60 Quote
WXP06 5" 2000' Banding Film 12 60 Quote
Prestretched Extended Core Wrap
ITEM # WIDTH LENGTH DESCRIPTION RL/CS CS/PLT
WXP20 18.25" 1000' Extended Core Handwrap 4 50 Quote
WXP21 18.25" 2000' Extended Core Handwrap 4 50 Quote
Prestretched Machine Film
ITEM # WIDTH LENGTH DESCRIPTION RL/CS CS/PLT
WXP30 18.25" 5000' Machine Grade 1 40 Quote
Prestretched Hand Wrap
ITEM # WIDTH LENGTH DESCRIPTION RL/CS CS/PLT
WXP46 13.7" 1500' Handwrap 4 48 Quote
WXP51 15" 1500' Handwrap 4 48 Quote
WXP49 18.25" 1500' Handwrap 4 36 Quote
WXP47 13.7" 2000' Handwrap Bulk 150 Quote
WXP50 15" 2000' Handwrap Bulk 180 Quote
WXP48 18.25" 2000' Handwrap Bulk 150 Quote

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