Printing & Pre-press
06 May 2024
--- Antalis, a paper, packaging and visual communication product supplier, has added Ultima GC1, a blue-white premium paperboard, to its portfolio. The paperboard is coated on both sides — a double coating on the top side...
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03 May 2024
--- This week in industry news, Sappi future-proofed its mill in Austria to adapt to digitalization and industry 4.0 needs. Meanwhile, SIG launched a spouted pouch system featuring in-line pouch sterilization and Carbios...
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30 Apr 2024
--- Leipa, a manufacturer of sustainable board solutions, is launching digitally printable cardboard. The development enables customers to print personalized images, barcodes, sequential numbers, small quantities or top-ups and...
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26 Apr 2024
--- This week in industry news, SIG collaborated with Namaqua Wines for aseptic wine carton packs, and Amcor released a fully post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET bottle for carbonated soft drinks. Meanwhile, ProAmpac announced it...
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15 Apr 2024
--- After almost five years of planning and research, environmental consultancy expert Paul Foulkes-Arellano and material sciences specialist Dr. Julia Freer Goldstein have published a new book on how industries like packaging...
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10 Apr 2024
--- DS Smith has signed a supplier agreement with Jonsac, a Swedish company that produces e-commerce bags from FSC-certified wooden raw materials. The partnership will see the companies collaborate on accelerating and scaling...
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01 Apr 2024
--- March began with the British government backing Ineos’ Project One ethane cracker in Belgium, despite heavy opposition from environmental and legal rights organizations. Meanwhile, the Packaging and Packaging Waste...
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29 Mar 2024
--- This week in industry news, Koehler Paper and Nucao launched fully paper-based chocolate packaging. Meanwhile UPM Raflatac received RecyClass recognition for its adhesive technology and Capri Sun Group launched a recyclable,...
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29 Mar 2024
--- DS Smith estimates that Britons will buy at least 156 million chocolate Easter eggs this week, but consumers lack the proper information and means to recycle the resulting trash. We speak to Samantha Upham, senior...
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27 Mar 2024
--- DS Smith confirmed yesterday it is in discussions with US rival International Paper (IP) for a possible all-share takeover worth a potential £5.72 billion (US$7.22 billion). IP’s bid would trump the acquisition...
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25 Mar 2024
--- Finland’s paper industry is suffering as thousands of workers continue to strike over government plans to introduce labor reforms that would limit union powers, lower social welfare and make it easier to terminate...
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22 Mar 2024
--- A new three-dimensional decoration solution for glass and plastic cosmetic packaging debuts at the ongoing Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, Italy (March 21 to 24). The innovation stemmed from a collaboration between cosmetics...
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18 Mar 2024
--- EU member states agreed to the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) last Friday, ending speculation that the preliminary agreement could be blocked or stalled by the European Commission (EC). Rumors surfaced...
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15 Mar 2024
--- This week in industry news, Syntegon upgraded the features of its Elematic 3001 case packer with three levels of automation. Meanwhile, ProAmpac signed an agreement to acquire Gelpac and Mondi expanded its professional...
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15 Mar 2024
--- The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator has opened a new round of applications for climate-tech start-ups focussed on packaging and the circular economy. Successful applicants will win the right to financial and professional...
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04 Mar 2024
--- February began with the European Court adjudicating against Symphony Environmental’s long-running legal battle to overturn the ban on oxo-degradable plastic additives. An official investigation was launched into...
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29 Feb 2024
--- We speak with Alice Rackley, CEO of UK company Polytag, a recycling technology company and connected packaging solutions provider, about how digital deposit return schemes (DDRS) are integral to a circular packaging economy....
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28 Feb 2024
--- Digital printing offers customization options and shorter lead times for packagers compared to traditional methods such as rotogravure printing. Industry experts, Alessandra Costa, head of innovation at All4Labels and Holger...
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16 Feb 2024
--- This week in industry news, Coveris expanded its base in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by acquiring S&K Label. Furthermore, Carbios and De Smet Engineers & Contractors (DSEC) collaborated to construct the...
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13 Feb 2024
--- Following the announcement that Mondi might fully acquire DS Smith, we speak to Natasha Valeeva, senior analyst for Packaging & Logistics at Rabobank. She explains that industry consolidation was expected since difficult...
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