Charter Films

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BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—HP announced that print service providers (PSPs) operating HP Indigo digital presses have new business opportunities as a result of additional press features, partner finishing solutions, and expanded media capabilities for packaging production introduced at Ipex 2010.

SUPERIOR, Wis.—Charter Films is installing a new Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) blown film extrusion line capable of producing multi-layered coextruded barrier films. The line is scheduled to be in production in late December 2009.

SUPERIOR, Wis.—Charter Films Inc. announced the completion of a major plant expansion of its existing manufacturing and warehouse facilities. Charter Films, which specializes in extruded blown film, is also announcing the addition of two new coex blown film lines. These lines are equipped with features that make them among the most advanced lines of their kind in the world and are scheduled to be operational early in the second quarter of this year. This fast growing privately held extrusion company sells a variety of coex and mono-layer films to a diverse customer base which includes supplying non barrier sealant films to the converter market