No time like the present
4 March 2025
Ian Schofield has enjoyed a busy consultancy life since taking semi-retirement in 2019. He reflects on the impact of sustainability on the packaging sector and…
Consumables
Print4All show to spotlight corrugated market
4 March 2025
Returning to Italy at Fiera Milano from May 27-30, 2025, Print4All will have a key focus on the corrugated market - which will have an…
Fedrigoni invests in plastic-free barrier coating for fibre-based packaging
28 February 2025
Fedrigoni is targeting sustainable packaging through the acquisition of a minority stake in Papkot, a start-up company that develops large-scale coating technology that its claimed…
wishesjust4you seeks spare print materials for children with life-limiting illnesses
14 February 2025
Non-profit community interest company wishesjust4you is calling on printers, packaging companies, carton manufacturers and paper merchants to donate surplus art and print materials to help…
Andreas Pleßke confirmed as chairman of drupa committee
6 February 2025
Dr. Andreas Pleßke, CEO of Koenig & Bauer, has been re-elected as the chair of the drupa committee, with Wolfgang Poppen of Freiburger elected as…
LCAs show ‘lower’ impacts of Bobst oneBarrier structures
4 February 2025
Bobst claims that its oneBarrier PrimeCycle and oneBarrier FibreCycle mono-material solutions have lower environmental impacts than certain ‘industry standard multi-material structures’, following the results of…
International Paper completes acquisition of DS Smith
4 February 2025
International Paper (IP) has completed the acquisition of packaging solutions manufacturer DS Smith. The combination of companies is expected to achieve synergies of minimum $514…
Siegwerk creates ‘recycling friendly’ ink toolbox for flexible packaging
21 January 2025
The new offering – initially available in the EMEA region - bundles together all the company’s nitrocellulose (NC) -free ink solutions for flexible packaging applications,…
Herma appoints technical director for self-adhesive materials
20 January 2025
Herma has appointed Veit Rückel as its new technical director for the self-adhesive materials division. In his role, Mr Rückel will be responsible for managing…
Lecta secures food safety certification for its Spanish mill
20 December 2024
Lecta has obtained FSSC 22000 food safety systems certification for its metallised papers for packaging applications in the food industry at its mill in Leitza,…
Inks for food packaging: navigating a complex field
7 November 2024
The right inks with the right substrates and with adherence to high operational and printing standards – there is much to consider when working in…
INX acquires to create new coatings and adhesives business
5 November 2024
Ink and coatings supplier, INX Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sakata Inx, has acquired North American coatings, adhesives and polymers manufacturer, Coatings & Adhesives…
Big – and very, very clever
1 November 2024
Wide web CI presses are among the biggest beasts prowling the flexo world, but as Sean Smyth writes, they are highly sophisticated pieces of technology…
RecyClass approves Avery label products for HDPE recycling
29 October 2024
Approval follows an assessment by the RecyClass HDPE Technical Committee of several PE and PP solutions within Avery's film label portfolio.
Michal Lodej rejoins Whitmar as partnership development manager
28 October 2024
Mr Lodej has over 12 years’ experience within B2B publishing, nine of which were accumulated at Whitmar Publications where he held various roles across all…