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Polypropylene Strapping On The Move!

Polypropylene resin prices have continued to climb and are now 35% higher then they were at the end of 2008. Consequently, effective August 21, 2009, Pac Strapping will push for a 7% increase on all polypropylene strapping. Pac Strapping July 2009

Price Increases - What the Trade is Saying!

LLDPE Stretch Film Price Increases PE prices moved higher this week but trading was light as participants waited to see if proposed new price increases would stick. Producers had originally proposed an 8 cpp increase in July. Some revised that proposal and are now seeking a 4-cpp increase in July, and an additional 4 cpp increase in August. Plastics Business Analyst July 2009 Good News on the Business Front. Several indicators point to a near-term rebound in production, including the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes, durable goods orders and factory orders. All of these reports show that new orders are increasing or headed in that direction, and inventories are being depleted, a combination that points to an increase in production activity. Trade Reports July 2009 Commodity Prices Up Sharply. Recession or no recession, resin makers have taken the gloves off on price increases for many commodity materials. Rising feedstock prices are taki

Litewrapper.

Revolution Low Profile Pallet Stretch Wrapper

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Quick Pak introduces the Revolution Semi Automatic Stretch Wrapper. It’s a value priced semi automatic stretch wrapper. This price competitive workhorse will give you years of trouble free operation. It will solve the problems associated with poorly hand wrapped pallets.The Revolution represents an advanced design with completely reliable technology in a sleek frame, giving users a rugged machine of unmatched quality.The Revolution will convert the high volume hand wrap user over to wrapping pallets by machine. Special Offer: Buy 5 pallets of machine film and you get the Machine FREE. 20" x 80eq x 5000' High Performance Cast Machine Film 1-side cling, 50 rolls per pallet, 25.2 Lbs/roll. 5 pallets x 50 rolls = 250 rolls @ $39.81 per roll Total investment = $9,952
NEWS from Quick Pak Inc! Our customers are having tremendous success with the LiteWrapper System…why? It’s simple to use, employees wrap pallets faster, less damage as pallets are wrapped tight. Quick Pak’s Prestretched Hand-Film is unique from any other film on the market. Wound on a 2" core, these rolls are specifically designed to be lighter so the operator can wrap pallets with one hand. The Litewrapper Dispenser has a unique roller-system tensioning method that allows the user to wrap pallets with one hand while safely walking forward around the pallet. The dispenser does all the stretching of the film, no tension required from the operator. More Film Yield From Every Roll. With the Litewrapper system there is no more walking backwards and tripping over unseen objects in your path, and no more back breaking bending over while trying to wrap the bottom of the pallet. Watch the video here! http://www.quickpakinc.com/videos.html

What The Trade Is Saying!

LLDPE Stretch Film Price Increases: New July increase from U.S. resin producers. Distributor demand picks up on price protection buy in. PE prices moved higher this week but trading was light as participants waited to see if proposed new price increases would stick. Producers had originally proposed an 8 cpp increase in July. Some revised that proposal and are now seeking a 4-cpp increase in July, and an additional 4 cpp increase in August. Plastics Business Analyst July 2009 Good News on the Business Front. Several indicators point to a near-term rebound in production, including the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes, durable goods orders and factory orders. All of these reports show that new orders are increasing or headed in that direction, and inventories are being depleted, a combination that points to an increase in production activity. Trade Reports July 2009 More: http://www.quickpakinc.com/pricing_news.html