ResMed Helps Patients Breathe Easier with S9™ Series Sleep Therapy Devices Incorporating SABIC’s High-Tech Cycoloy* and Lexan* Resins

ResMed S9™ Sleep Apnea Device and H5i™ Humidifier Using SABIC’s Cycoloy* and Lexan* Resins>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 28, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics strategic business unit today announced that ResMed – a global leader in medical products for treating and managing respiratory disorders – has selected Cycoloy* and Lexan* resins to enhance the performance, aesthetics and sustainability of the new ResMed S9™ series of sleep apnea devices. SABIC’s Cycoloy polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) resin, featuring non-halogenated flame retardance and high flow, is used to mold the complex, thin-wall S9™ chassis. Lexan resin, a tough, biocompatible material with exceptional surface finish, is used for the S9™ top case and H5i™ humidifier flip lid. Both materials helped ResMed create a sleek design and outstanding aesthetics for consumer appeal. The next-generation ResMed S9™ device series demonstrates how SABIC’s broad and growing portfolio of high-performance materials and value-added services help healthcare customers create new, innovative technologies.

Press Kit Avery Dennison Labelexpo 2011

Avery DennisonAt Labelexpo today Avery Dennison and Gallus unveiled 'Avery Dennison ThinStream'.

AVERY DENNISON LAUNCHES ‘BETTER-THAN-THE-ORIGINAL’ SELF-ADHESIVE MEDALLIONS

The Napoleon medallion on Courvoisier’s VSOP cognac is a critical element in their brand identity. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR083)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Selective wine and spirits brands use three-dimensional solid metallic cartouches and medallions to emphasize the exclusive, luxurious and authentic character of their product. However, this popular packaging component requires manual application and is rather expensive. Picking up the challenge, Avery Dennison has developed a better looking, cost-effective and automatic dispensing self-adhesive application: the unique Fasson Silver Foil Emboss.

AVERY DENNISON LAUNCHES THIN CONFORMABLE PE FILM LABEL FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Avery Dennison launches thin conformable PE film label for the food industry. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR079)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Among the innovations that Avery Dennison is introducing at Labelexpo is the thinnest conformable PE film label available today for the food market. Fasson PE-LG, with a 70-micron face stock and a new high-tack adhesive, provides benefits for brand owners and label printers in the form of increased shelf appeal and performance and a strong price/performance ratio.

AVERY DENNISON SOLVES SECONDARY LABELING CHALLENGES OF BLOOD HANDLING

Avery Dennison’s new Plasma Bag Label provides 100% adhesion on frozen blood-plasma bags. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR082)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Applying self-adhesive labels to frozen surfaces can be a challenge. Applying self-adhesive labels onto frozen wrinkled blood plasma bags, which have stringent adhesive requirements, can be even trickier. To address these challenges, Avery Dennison is launching the Avery Dennison Plasma Bag Label - a special label construction which significantly reduces the chances of plasma bag labels failing and makes ice removal unnecessary for blood banks and hospitals.

NEW GLOBAL MDO FILM LAMINATE SETS NEW STANDARD FOR THE HOME AND PERSONAL CARE MARKET

Avery Dennison’s new high-performance Global MDO film offers clarity, conformability, sustainability and productivity. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR080)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Avery Dennison is introducing Global MDO - the latest addition to its innovative Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) film product line. The new film laminate bridges the gap between the high-performing MDO film range and PE85 film and features major productivity and sustainability improvements -- including a significant reduction in web breaks, up to 50 percent less ooze, an inherently printable film and double the amount of labels per roll -- balanced with the on-shelf label clarity demanded for Home and Personal Care applications.

AVERY DENNISON PLACES THINSTREAM™ TECHNOLOGY WITH LEADING CONVERTERS IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

Avery DennisonLEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Avery Dennison and Gallus announce that Eurostampa Industria Grafica s.p.a. in Bene Vagienna, Italy, will be the first recipient of a Gallus Cold Die Unit with Avery Dennison ThinStream™ technology. Eurostampa is a family-run business focusing on wine and spirits, ready to drink containers, chocolate, food, beer, cosmetics, mineral waters, tubes and cartons.

AVERY DENNISON’S REVOLUTIONARY THINSTREAM™ TECHNOLOGY ENABLES DIE-CUTTING OF LINER TWICE AS THIN AS MARKET MINIMUM

Avery Dennison’s revolutionary Thinstream™ technology enables die-cutting of liner twice as thin as market minimum. (Photos: Avery Dennison, PR081)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — A revolutionary new die-cutting technology, called Avery Dennison ThinStream™, developed by pressure-sensitive label material manufacturer Avery Dennison, allows the die-cutting of labels with a liner as thin as 12 microns, half of the current minimum in the market. ThinStream technology also eliminates die strikes, one of the industry’s top quality concerns. The patented technology for ThinStream has been licensed to the Gallus Group, which has created the Gallus Cold Die Unit to accomplish this major advance in die-cutting technology.