Changing perceptions in Green Bay
31 May 2024
BW Converting and Memjet technology hits mainstream packaging, comments Sean Smyth.
Consumables
Xeikon and Kurz collaboration adds interactive features to labels
21 May 2024
Xeikon has partnered with Kurz company, Scribos, to collaborate on new technology that enables digital label printers to provide added value with interactive features.
Smithers project thermal inkjet market stability
21 May 2024
Smithers’ latest report has predicted that demand for inkjet thermal print equipment and consumables will increase sales across the next five years.
New Wave label from UPM Raflatac addresses HDPE and PP recycling
16 May 2024
UPM Raflatac has launched its New Wave paper label material, available now to customers in EMEIA.
New Esko varnish inspection module to benefit label converters
16 May 2024
Esko has launched a new print inspection module, AVT Varnish Inspection, that can inspect and detect defects in varnish coatings during a live label print…
Beontag sets label standards in Latin American market
15 May 2024
Beontag has launched a range of self-adhesive wine labels, its Grass Natural label and White Martelé label, in the Latin American market.
Mondi creates recyclable PP based mono-material packaging
14 May 2024
Mondi, a specialist in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Scan Sverige to create a polypropylene (PP) based mono-material packaging, that is designed for…
Innovia innovates film for fridge and freezer label applications
14 May 2024
Innovia Films, producer of BOPP films, is launching a newly developed engineered two side coated cavitated film for pressure sensitive labelling (PSL) applications which is…
Smithers anticipates major changes in corrugated packaging market
13 May 2024
The latest Smithers report, ‘The Future of Corrugated Board Packaging to 2029’, highlights a series of challenges and shifts in market dynamics across the next…
UPM Raflatac unveils Carbon Action label stock portfolio
3 May 2024
UPM Raflatac has launched its Carbon Action Plastic Labels portfolio, with the first products to be made available immediately in EMEIA and the Americas. The…
First ‘European FlexPack Summit’ to take place in early 2025
2 May 2024
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), the association of flexible packaging manufacturers, is organising a new industry event, the ‘European FlexPack Summit’, targeting converters and users of…
Siegwerk develops mono-PE bag for dry pet food
30 April 2024
Siegwerk has developed a fully recyclable mono-PE bag for dry pet food using its Cirkit functional coatings. Together with printing machine manufacturer Windmöller & Hölscher…
Konica Minolta receives sustainability gold medal
29 April 2024
In the top 5% of companies rated by EcoVadis, Konica Minolta, has received a Gold Medal (its ninth consecutive medal) in recognition of its sustainability…
Siegwerk to strengthen its position as coating manufacturer
18 April 2024
Effective since 1 April 2024, Siegwerk has established a new business unit dedicated to functional coatings for the realisation of sustainable packaging innovations in the…
Siegwerk partners with Borouge on mono-material development
18 April 2024
Ink and coatings manufacturer Siegwerk is partnering with petrochemicals company Borouge in developing 100% recyclable mono-material packaging products that are designed for the circular economy.