Cosmo Films updates barrier films
31 January 2017
Cosmo’s coated films help to extend the shelf life of the contents, as well as helping with pack structure rationalisation Delhi-based Cosmo Films has…
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Flint Group chooses Mark Andy for Centre of Technical Excellence
31 January 2017
Mark Andy Performance Series P5 8-colour, 10-inch flexographic combination press Following an announcement at Labelexpo Americas, Flint Group Narrow Web has now purchased a…
Inks upgrade from hubergroup
20 January 2017
MGA Natura ink is suitable for food packaging printing hubergroup is replacing its Natura GA ink series with its latest MGA Natura series for…
Ink suitable for direct food contact launched by Doneck
12 January 2017
The Doneck Network has developed a new series of water-based inks, used in combination with an overprint varnish, the Euro-Contact series which are suitable for…
Surge of food-safe printing inks
1 December 2016
Special food-grade inks are increasingly used in printing for food packaging to ensure there is no contamination of the product Food-safe inks will grow…
Low migration in flexo
26 October 2016
Migration test with liquid chromatographer If you print food packaging you are responsible for ensuring it does not affect the contents. Analytical chemistry can…
MPS Bristol first to declare compliance to BPIF Labels’ GMP
7 September 2016
Multi Packaging Solutions Bristol is the first company to declare compliance with BPIF Labels’ GMP standard for food and drink packaging labels. The good manufacturing…
Food packaging summit combines packaging supply chain
4 July 2016
The summit takes place in London on 28 September Presenters at the second UK Food Packaging Summit will explain why collaborative working, through all stages…
Flexocure Ancora 50 ink launched by Flint
8 July 2015
Flint Group has launched Flexocure Ancora 50 low migration UV flexo inks for food labels and certain flexible packaging applications. Guillaume Clement, vice president Global…
More MPS power to Russia
14 October 2014
General manager, Piotr Lavrov, AzimutPrint, next to their second MPS press Russian label printer, AzimutPrint, has installed its second MPS flexo press with the purchase…
Migration solution for food packaging
8 April 2014
Smurfit Kappa has developed an innovative new solution, which prevents the migration of mineral oil hydrocarbons from packaging into food products. The patented Catcher Board…
Industry initiative on additive migration
16 October 2013
Through the British Coatings Federation (BCF), ink manufacturers are leading a major industry initiative with the food packaging supply chain on additive migration. The Food…
hubergroup expands production of MGA inks
25 July 2013
To meet the increasing demand for low migration inks in food packaging, hubergroup has expanded its production of MGA inks at the company site near…
Safe production: new low migration ink facility opened in Germany
25 January 2013
Some 120 distributors and customers attended the inauguration of the new low migration facility German UV ink specialist, Zeller+Gmelin, has been leading the way…
Love smoothies loves Mercury
10 July 2012
Love Smoothie multi pack produced by FlexoTech Supreme Award winner Mercury Packaging When Love Smoothies secured a trial for a multi pack of its…