Abstract: A biodegradable, degradable or bio-polymer mulch film comprising a stretching guide operatively attached thereto is provided. The stretching guide may comprise a mark on a surface of the film or a built-in/integrated tension monitor. A method for manufacturing the mulch film and a method of using the mulch film are also provided.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a bio-polymer mulch film is provided. The process comprises coating at least parts of a surface of a bio-polymer film with a functional material. The functional material may comprise a light absorber material, a light reflector material and/or a pigment.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for bagging material into a stretchable bag having an open end, comprises a movable bag stretching structure (18) displaceable between a first position for receiving the bag and a second position for holding the bag in a stretched state, wherein said stretching structure (18) is provided with elongated corner members (70, 72) for accumulating the bag thereon, each of said elongated corner members (70, 72) being provided with a movable strap-like member (210) extending along the length of the corner members (70, 72) to facilitate loading and unloading the bag on and from the corner members (70, 72).

Abstract: A plastic bag comprising a first face and a second face, at least a portion of each being 2-ply and having an intermediate space therebetween, the 2-ply portion of the first face having an inner layer of air-impervious plastic material having openings therein; the 2-ply portion of the second face having an outer layer of air-impervious plastic material, the outer layer having openings therein permitting air to pass therethrough, the openings of the outer layer having a smaller average opening area than an average opening area of the openings of the inner layer of the first face; and a filtering chamber formed between the inner layer and the outer layer such that air in an interior of the bag may egress the bag by passing through the filtering chamber, the air being at least partially filtered of particulate matter as it egresses the bag.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for bagging material into a stretchable bag having an open end, comprises a movable bag stretching structure (18) displaceable between a first position for receiving the bag and a second position for holding the bag in a stretched state, wherein said stretching structure (18) is provided with elongated corner members (70, 72) for accumulating the bag thereon, each of said elongated corner members (70, 72) being provided with a movable strap-like member (210) extending along the length of the corner members (70, 72) to facilitate loading and unloading the bag on and from the corner members (70, 72).

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for bagging material into a stretchable bag having an open end, comprises a movable bag stretching structure (18) displaceable between a first position for receiving the bag and a second position for holding the bag in a stretched state, wherein said stretching structure (18) is provided with elongated corner members (70, 72) for accumulating the bag thereon, each of said elongated corner members (70, 72) being provided with a movable strap-like member (210) extending along the length of the corner members (70, 72) to facilitate loading and unloading the bag on and from the corner members (70, 72).

Abstract: The present invention provides a reflective film that can be adhered to a surface of a construction material to form a composite material that is useful as radiant heat insulation in industrial, commercial and residential buildings. The reflective film comprises a layer of Aluminum foil adhered to a surface of a polymer film. Also provided is an alternative in which the reflective film comprises a layer of Aluminum foil adhered to polymer-coated kraft paper. The polymer film or polymer-coated kraft paper composite is formulated such that reflective film may be laminated to the surface of the construction material without the use of an adhesive. Also provided are manufacturing processes for the production of the reflective film, or film composite, and for laminating the film or film composite to the surface of a construction material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for conducting a liquid exchange in a commodity goods marketplace and thereby creating an associated derivatives market. The commodity goods marketplace is implemented as a product trading center in which standardized products in a specific market segment are traded using standardized contracts. Various embodiments of the present invention may also comprise additional means of conducting product transactions and additional ancillary services supporting those transactions. An embodiment of the present invention provides computer network based systems and methods for conducting and facilitating transactions in the commodity polymer marketplace to further produce a derivatives market. The systems and methods of the present invention may be advantageously implemented as a business to business (“B2B”) e-commerce site on the world wide web.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing products and services to an industry marketplace. The systems and methods of the present invention integrate services that are currently provided by multiple entities into a system that may be advantageously provided by a single entity to facilitate the buying and selling of products and services. An embodiment of the present invention as a site on the world wide web provides a consumer, such as a manufacturer, with an efficient method of shopping for a product by integrating, for example, product specifications, availability, ordering, shipment and delivery. An embodiment of the systems and methods of the present invention are particularly advantageous for use in providing products and services to the chemical industry, specifically the paint and coatings and the adhesives and sealants segments of the chemical industry.