making plastic card from chalk - ecard presentation nov 2013
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Making Plastic Cards from Chalk
Nu eCard Presentation
Ian Brown – Nuco International
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Nu Stone
A Revolutionary “Natural Plastic” for the POS, Packaging, Synthetic Paper and Plastic Card Industries
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Schedule
•What is Nu Stone?•How is Nu Stone made?•New Factory Update•Product Development•Nu eCard Plastic Cards•Testing and Validation•Specifications and Tolerances•Nu Stone Product Family•Markets and Applications•The Environment•Commercial Considerations
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What is Nu stone
Unique Patented Technology
60 – 80% Calcium CarbonateChalk20 – 40 % Polyethylene
H.D.P.E
How is Nu Stone made?
+HDPE
(Polyethylene)
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Minimal Oil
No Bleach, Acid or Alkali
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Waterless Production
No Water Pollution
Extrusion Plant
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Calcium Carbonate
Raw Materials Production Products
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Nu Stone Properties
• Water – proof• Oil and grease repellent / resistant• Tough and resilient• Tactile quality• Easy to print across multiple media• Non Toxic – No Acid, No Alkali, No Bleach• Food contact safe and certificated• Freezable• Recyclable• Reusable• EASY TO PRINT THAN OTHER PVC OR PP PRODUCTS• PRINTS LIKE A PAPER PERFORMS LIKE A PLASTIC
New Factory Update
• Northern China• 200 Miles from North Korea• 72 Extruders• 120’000 Tonne capacity• 350 Employees• Mining Group• Local and Regional Government• Area of Environmental Protection• In line with Mining companies Green Objectives• R&D Facility in Taiwan• 2 Further Sites Planned• $300’000’000 INVESTMENT
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Chinese Production PlantNov2012
Chinese Production PlantSept2013
Shengyang Production Plant
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Nu Stone product familyProduct Caliper range Markets / Applications
1. Nu Stone Print 100 – 200 microns / 80:20General litho print where the product is required to be waterproof / durable
2. Nu Stone Opaque 200 – 400 microns / 80:20POS and Display products. UV Flatbed, Litho and UV Litho
3. Nu Stone Wide Format Inkjet and Eco Solvent
200 – 350 microns / 80:20
Reel fed products for the wide format digital market. Display, POS and general graphical
4. Nu eCard200 – 350 microns / 60:40400 – 800 microns / 60:40 (laminate)
Gift and Voucher card markets Core Products
5. Nu eCard and Print - Indigo
160 – 200 microns / 80:20200 – 400 microns / 60:40
Indigo pre treated material for a variety of Indigo printed applications e.g. Bespoke Shelf Labelling
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Nu Stone product family
Product Caliper range Markets / Applications
6. Nu Stone Card
200 – 350 microns / 60:40400 – 800 microns / 60:40 (laminate)
Multiple use in the Display and Packaging sectors
7. Nu Stone Label 100 – 200 microns / 80:20Flexo or litho printed labels or tags where waterproof is needed
8. Nu Stone Packaging 400 – 700 microns / 60:40Thermoforming product for packaging containers
9. Nu Stone Bags 160 – 200 microns / 80:20 High quality retail bags
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Applications
Cosmetics and Pharmacy labels
POS Banners and PostersPull Up Banners Vehicle Graphics
Tickets and guides
External Print Applications
Nu Stone Print
Nu Stone OpaqueNu Stone Inkjet
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Applications
External Signage
POP Displays
Shelf Wobblers
Floor Graphics Horticultural Labels
Nu Stone Opaque and eCard
Backlit Displays
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Applications
Nu Stone Packaging
Nu Stone eCard Nu Stone Bags
Hot Food Packaging Wet Food Boards
Gift and Voucher CardsHigh quality retail bags
Packaging and Containers
Multiple Platform Media
Suitable for all Print Media !
•Wide Format Digital sheets and reels•Litho conventional and UV•Inkjet and Eco Solvent rolls•Inkjet Rolls + Coating•Solvent Rolls + Coating•Indigo + HP Accredited Coating
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BurkleTwo days of testing at Burkle in August 2013
“Provides a really good and environmentally friendly alternative to card manufacturers and you will be most welcome for further discussions” Mathias Kern – Burkle . August 2013
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Oasys
Glenn Dimmock – Managing Director
Started initial trials with Oasys in Feb 2012
“ I think Nuco really have a great product here. All of our customers are looking for alternatives to PVC and to save money and I think these guys have cracked it”
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Testing – Apollo Inks
Nu eCard – Peel Strength
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Specifications, Tolerances and Standards
•Sheet size + or – 0.5mm•Whiteness = 87% + or – 3%•Caliper = + or – 5%•Specific Gravity = 1.4•Surface appearance – Zero scratch or light streaks•Opacity >90 + or – 5%•Will NOT meet ISO Credit or Financial Card Standards•Bullet tested - Failed•Flex tested – Passed•Corner Impact Tested – Failed
Environment - Background
• 145 million tonnes of plastic is still buried each year globally• Ambitious recycling targets but over 50% of plastic ends in landfill• 45 million tonnes of PVC is still made every year• 1% of the PVC manufactured is ever recycled• Other less harmful plastics can be recycled• But recycling capacity is “patchy”• Questionable value of some of the resultant recycled products• 10 millions tonnes of plastic still landfilled in Europe each year• Taking centuries to degrade• Leaching harmful toxins into the soil • Using Nu Stone reduces plastic in landfill by 60 – 80%• Nu Stone has some genuinely unique post life recycling / reuses
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Environment – PVC explored
What Greenpeace say...
“Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is unique in its high chlorine and additives content, which makes it an environmental poison throughout its life cycle. Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen. PVC releases dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants during its manufacture and disposal and cannot be readily recycled due to it chlorine and additive content. Furthermore, additives are not bound to the plastic and leach out”
“PVC an environmental poison throughout its life cycle”
Greenpeace and PVC
1. PVC
2. PU, PS, ABS, PC
3. PET
4. PE, PP
5. Biobased polymers
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Environment
From the earth, back to the earth
The following graphic illustrates that Nu Stone starts its life as a bi product of the mineral mining industry and can end its life back in
the earth as a soil additive
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Environment – Flexible solutions
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Environment - footprint
Nu Stone footprint
Polypropylene Footprint
Independently verified using PAS2050 to be 300% more sustainable than PP
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Why eCard?
• Huge market driven demand for non PVC / Green alternatives• Easy to print across all print media • Laminates Well across all laminating machines• Good Peel Strength• Unique product specially developed for card market• Exclusivity and Protection• Price competitive
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Next steps?
If you are interested in finding out more about Nu eCard then please visit our webiste:
www.nustonepaper.com
Alternatively call us on: 0044 1676 524500 and ask for Ian Brown or Keith Matthews
Or you can email us at: [email protected]