drupa 2021 replaced with virtual show
3 December 2020
The 2021 edition of drupa, the trade fair for Printing Technologies, will be cancelled due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Consumables
Thomas Baumgärtner retires from Herma
3 December 2020
Herma’s managing director and head of Self-adhesive Materials division, Thomas Baumgärtner is retiring on 1 March 2021
Advance in recycling of printed films achieved
2 December 2020
PrintCYC, the value chain initiative for the recycling of printed films, has made an important step towards a circular economy
Print Control Wizard update focussed on corrugated
23 November 2020
Esko’s update to Print Control Wizard 20.1 is aimed at giving corrugated converters quicker plate production and improved graphic performance
Vetaphone pulls out of trade shows for 2021
23 November 2020
Due to show postponements and continued Covid-19 related disruption Vetaphone has withdrawn from all major trade shows
Nicolas Wiedmann to succeed as CEO of Siegwerk
17 November 2020
Siegwerk CEO, Herbert Forker, will retire on 31 March 2021
Brexit readiness measures taken by Avery Dennison
17 November 2020
Avery Dennison has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of products and reliable local support to UK customers after Brexit
Splicing units launched by ABG
13 November 2020
AB Graphic International (ABG), has launched both a non-stop unwinder (NSU) and non-stop rewinder (NSR) solution
Pandemic raises rotary screen demand
11 November 2020
Creation has noticed that converters are increasingly turning towards rotary screen printing due in part to the coronavirus pandemic.
Paper alternative to plastic developed by Arjowiggins
29 October 2020
Paper manufacturer Arjowiggins has launched Sylvicta, which the company says is a new sustainable alternative to plastic packaging.
Recycling initiative CELAB comes to Europe
27 October 2020
CELAB-Europe, a new initiative designed to create a circular economy for self-adhesive label materials in Europe has launched
British Coatings Federation announces new president
20 October 2020
David Beckford of Pronto Industrial Paints has handed over the presidency of the British Coatings Federation to Guy Williams, chief executive of U-POL
Siegwerk joins HolyGrail 2.0
15 October 2020
The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative for packaging in the European Union has been joined by Siegwerk
Online Discovery Day launched by Packaging Innovations
12 October 2020
Packaging Innovations has launched its first virtual event in the form of the Online Discovery Day
Covid operational timeframe is ‘unclear’
22 September 2020
SMEs have had to put in place special operational arrangements to allow them to keep trading.