FrieslandCampina informed its employees today of its intention to close the production facility in Rijkevoort, the Netherlands on 1 October 2020. As a result all 86 jobs will be redundant. The production facility in Rijkevoort produces, among other things, film-ripened cheese. The decision to definitely close the Rijkevoort site was taken because of the …
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KHS has systematically restructured its labeling technology towards modular systems and solutions with the addition of the modular Innoket Neo Flex machine to its tried-and-tested Innoket Neo series. With its quick-change modules this flexible system masters all standard labeling techniques. With its new labeling machine the KHS Group is consistently advancing its modular system design …
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In the first edition of Packaging MEA’s new business-technology webinar series, key industry figures are treated to a taste of Xeikon’s latest offerings, which aim to push forward the transition from rotogravure to flexo. The MEA region, along with the rest of Asia and some other emerging markets, is slowly but surely moving towards a …
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Self-adhesive solutions specialist Herma has announced that it is now producing about 10,000 tonnes less CO2 a year. In the course of commissioning its two new plants for labeling machines and self-adhesive materials in Filderstadt (Germany), in early 2019 and mid-2020 respectively, the company has completed its transition to green power. A certificate has been …
Dow has today announced Project ReflexNG, a pilot project aiming to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria. This project is aligned to Dow’s global STOP THE WASTE sustainability target, which will enable the collection, reuse or recycling of one million metric tons of plastic globally by 2030. The project in partnership with …
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The trend towards ever-shorter innovation cycles in the print media industry has accelerated rapidly. Data-based digital business models are emerging in very short time intervals and are constantly being modified to align with current specific customer requirements. Customers thus need to be informed about the latest trends quickly, flexibly and on an ongoing basis. As …
The Egyptian subsidiary of the Heilbronn-based diemaker Marbach, celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Marbach Group was founded in 1923 as a 3-man business supplying to mainly domestic advertising and packaging industry. Marbach then began a process of internationalisation in 1984. In 1995 Marbach started a joint venture in Egypt. Peter Marbach, Managing Director of the …
New platform promises to facilitate a seamless process from PDF to package Bobst has a vision in which brand owners, converters, toolmakers, packers and retailers are all part of a seamless supply chain, accessing data across the entire workflow. Machines and tools will “talk” to each other, transmitting data through a cloud-based platform orchestrating the …
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INDEVCO supports ‘Tahya Misr’ Fund, a donation-based national fund, to help Egyptian families in need during difficult times. Amid the COVID19 pandemic, INDEVCO contributes to the ‘Tahya Misr’ Fund in Egypt on behalf of member companies UNIPAKNILE, Interstate Paper Industries, Sanita Consumer Products, and Sanita Nile for Import and Trading. The national fund has launched efforts …
An ideal solution for a corrugated box market with decreasing lot sizes, shorter lead times and ever-increasing demand for high-quality packaging, Xeikon’s Idera promises to deliver higher print quality than flexography and enable printing of both short and long runs with all the benefits of a digital print-on-demand solution, including reduced waste. With a much …
