Bobst unveils innovations on the road to drupa 2024
26 March 2024
Bobst will introduce a series of new product developments at drupa 2024, incorporating systems for flexible packaging, labels, folding carton and corrugated.
sustainability
Parkside and Hoogly create compostable teabag envelope
22 March 2024
Flexible packaging specialist Parkside has partnered with artisanal tea brand Hoogly developing a compostable envelope for a new range of individually wrapped teabags for the…
UPM Specialty Paper creates paper packaging for Finnish bakery
20 March 2024
UPM Specialty Papers has developed paper packaging for Fazer's Oat Rice Pies, based on its UPM Confidio barrier paper, which is heat-sealable, explained to not…
Avery Dennison introduces new recycled wine and spirits label product
8 March 2024
Avery Dennison has introduced 30% post-consumer waste (PCW) versions of three facestocks, and a new program designed to help northern California winemakers and label converters…
Plate training set to take place at Gallus Experience Center
8 March 2024
Flexo plate supplier Asahi Photoproducts is set to start a training course, combining prepress workflow, platemaking and flexo printing, which will be held at the…
Survey shows sustained interest in connected packaging
28 February 2024
Technology studio Appetite Creative, in partnership with Domino Printing Sciences (Domino), has released its results from its third annual connected packaging survey.
Mondi collaborates with Veyzle, Wepa and Soprema to make waste more circular
26 February 2024
Mondi, a supplier of packaging and paper, has improved the circularity of material flows with 95% of release liner production waste now used as secondary…
Saica Flex transitions to create sustainable flexible packaging
22 February 2024
The packaging giant signposts a greater emphasis on paper products as it looks to uphold its ambition of making flexible packaging more environmentally friendly.
Labels focus for Polymount sleeves with Dantex partnership
20 February 2024
Dantex Group will promote Polymount's self-adhesive sleeve technology to the label industry in the USA and parts of Europe.
Shine LED lamp kits impress in Pacificolor beta
19 February 2024
Flexographic prepress trade shop Pacificolor says it has increased production efficiency and improved its sustainability performance after upgrading a plate exposure system from fluorescent exposure…
New group aims to tackle print sector’s aging workforce issues
14 February 2024
Several UK print industry personalities have joined together to create a new group aiming to attract young people to the printing industry.
Containerboard half pipe highlights material strength
13 February 2024
Sustainable packaging and paper company Mondi has created a skateboard half pipe out of containerboard to highlight the value of the material’s use in every-day…
All4Labels to bring Actega’s Signite labelling to Europe
29 January 2024
Partnership between the two companies includes joint development and exclusive use of 'unique' decoration technology.
US trade plate supplier switches to ‘reduced solvent’ plate
17 January 2024
Excelsior Marking has adopted Asahi Photoproducts’ AFP-R reduced solvent flexo plates, gaining subsequent improvements in solvent use and processing times.
LeadEdge unveils bio-based plate mounting for corrugated
15 January 2024
The product, cbak evolve, is a bio-based Polyethylene incorporating at least 30% bio-based material, that combines ‘exceptional corrugated print performance with resource-efficient design’.