Siegwerk Turkey finishes reconstruction of Tuzla site

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has completed the reconstruction of its site in Tuzla, Turkey, one of the company’s 16 Centers of Excellence worldwide.   Herewith, Siegwerk Turkey improved both efficiency and safety at its regional headquarters and increased production and storage capacities.   Next …

Taghleef Industries introduces new brand reLife

  Monica Battistella, Product Manager and Sustainability Advisor for Ti Europe, tells us why the company’s new portfolio is more than just a business solution – it’s contributing to a better world. As part of the Taghleef Industry (Ti) initiative to pioneer in developing solutions that support the move from a linear to a more circular …

Siegwerk and APK AG succeed at de-inking of plastic film-recyclate

Trial run: Siegwerk and APK AG’s test series   Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, have completed de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE-films.   ‘The goal of a quality-driven recycling process …

Optimism for BOPP Film market despite range of challenges exacerbated by coronavirus complications

  Companies are acting more cautiously than ever, but even so, confidence remains high that demand for film can only increase, with sustainability concerns playing to the sector’s strengths   The BOPP film industry is facing a number of challenges creating significant trading turbulence – resin price fluctuations, trade tariffs, trade barriers and currency shocks …

Comexi CTec remote service invaluable amid travel woes

    The Manel Xifra Boada Technology Center, Comexi CTec, has adapted its methodology of production support to implement and remotely monitor improvement and efficiency programmes.   Through Comexi Cloud, production data is analysed to understand work systems and detect improvements. Furthermore, the use of Comexi Smart Glasses, a remote communication system that allows information …

Innovia launches encore sustainable BOPP films

    Innovia Films is launching a new family of highly functional recyclable BOPP films named Encore, manufactured from renewable non-food based raw materials, helping to reduce the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials.   The Encore range will have the same properties as equivalent fossil-based BOPP film – high clarity and gloss, high stiffness, …

Kodak releases Sapphire EVO W, promising to bring the productivity of flexo together with the quality of gravure

    In line with its original plans for a new global launch at Drupa 2020, Kodak instead hosted a press conference to unveil its latest digital flexible packaging press. The Sapphire EVO W is the first digital packaging press to match the productivity of flexo and the quality of gravure.   It uses Kodak’s high-resolution …

Pandemic to have upside for flexible packaging

  The flexible packaging market is expected to grow by $59.22billion during 2020-24, according to Technavic’s Global Flexible Packaging Market report. The report also predicts the market impact and new opportunities created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact can be expected to be significant in the first quarter but gradually lessen in subsequent quarters, with a …

Coveris and Benchmark team up to supply protective face visors

    Retail display specialist Benchmark has teamed up with leading flexible and paper packaging company Coveris to develop a disposable, hygienic barrier visor to help protect against Covid-19. Benchmark Displays has pioneered its Rainbow Visor face shield alongside manufacturer Coveris and design partner OrsCol Creative.   With capacity to produce up to 10 million …