Finat, the pan-European association for the self-adhesive and narrow-web industry, and the nine national label associations active in 15 countries across Europe, are jointly expressing the concern about the impact of the announced continuation of the dispute between the UPM paper mills and Paperiliitto, the Finnish paper workers union, by another three weeks till 12 …
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Investment-proof and productive production with used Gallus presses has enabled Gallus Classics, the division of Gallus to serve the preowned machinery market. With refurbished machines as well as a spare parts service for older machine systems and other services, Gallus Classics now offers a comprehensive portfolio for second-hand Gallus machines. Extensive service program for …
Mark Andy continues to extend its support to school and university students by organising open houses, workshops, and competitions as well as internal traineeships with the company’s Polish division. This year, the company supported Julia Wojciechowska in the tests relating to her engineering qualification. The project helped Wojciechowska compare flexo and digital printing technology …
UV curing specialist GEW has announced the launch of a major new product for both the company and the narrow web printing market. AeroLED is a fully air-cooled, high power UV LED system for full cure, printing, coating and converting applications up to 60cm wide. AeroLED is said to deliver power and reliability with …
A tariff of 25 fils is to be introduced on all plastic bags handed out in shops in Dubai from July 1. This measure comes ahead of the emirate’s intent to implement a complete ban on single-use plastic bags within two years. The Executive Council of Dubai has approved the policy as part of …
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Sidel has successfully installed its first high-speed PET packaging line for water in Baghdad as part of the greenfield project of Iraqi National Company for industrial food (Iraqi National for Food). With a speed of 48,000 bottles per hour (bph), the outstanding line efficiency of 96% corresponds closely with the high sustainability standards and …
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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 …
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Indian plastic packaging converter Shrinath Flexipack to produce 30,000 metric tonnes of plastics per annum on green field site at KIZAD’s Polymers Park Shrinath Flexipac, India’s leading manufacturer of plastic packaging materials, has finalised an agreement to build its first factory in the Middle East at Kizad, the UAE’s first industrial free zone. The AED55 million …
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Packaging MEA team gathers prominent views and perceptions from across the packaging value chain even as the FMCG and other sectors of the industry makes a stand against Covid-19 pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has dampened the spirits of a hitherto burgeoning industry, with Q1 2020 being the toughest quarter for manufacturers since 2009. Amid the …
European labelstock demand grew by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter last year. The increase followed modest growth rates of 1.8% and 1.4% recorded in 2019 and 2018 respectively, although the second half of 2019 already indicated an upward trend with above 3% year-on-year increases. Inevitably though, the current …
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