As one of the leading women in packaging, Sara Alexander of Bobst is keen to see more women – and especially more young people – embrace the sector as a career choice Packaging MEA (PMEA): Please introduce yourself. Sara Alexander (SA): I have worked in the packaging industry for more than 20 years, currently as …
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Fujifilm has announced a further expansion of its packaging team with two new appointments – Mario Gazzani in Italy and Eugenia Alvarez in Spain – to support the sales of its packaging products. Gazzani, who has more than a decade of experience working in the industry, joins the team as Packaging Segment Manager in …
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Fujifilm has announced the closure of the company’s offset plate production line in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The company is set to find new ways of working to meet customer needs more effectively, and new ways of thinking about how it can continue to create value. Reports say that in the offset printing market, …
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UPM Raflatac has received recognitions from RecyClass for multiple label products with different adhesive technologies. The granted recognitions expand UPM Raflatac’s portfolio of RecyClass recognised PE (polyethylene) label materials and extends the portfolio to include PP (polypropylene) label materials. Both the PE and PP materials are recognised to be recycling compatible with colored …
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Hotpack Global, UAE’s global food packaging company, expanded its market share in the flexible packaging sector by acquiring a Comexi F2 MB flexographic printing press, and a Comexi SL2 Evolution laminator with Synaptic Closed Loop. Hotpack to further strengthen its commitment with the advanced technological solutions from Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the …
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MD Labels, the Polish-based printer from Kalisz has recently purchased its second hybrid press from Mark Andy. The company opted for Digital Series HD model. MD Labels owners said that both presses, Mark Andy and its service team, as well as modern business ideas and flexibility in relations with its customers helped in market …
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Amcor has announced to support Mondelēz International’s world-first transition for the iconic Aussie chocolate brand to 30 percent food grade recycled packaging as the first chocolate blocks hit supermarket shelves. Amcor is locally producing the new packaging across the Cadbury Dairy Milk, Caramilk and Old Gold family blocks. While the new packaging is …
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Xeikon has announced the appointment of Jens Henrik Osmundsen as Head of Corrugated Sales for the EMEA region, a new role that has been created to help accelerate the digital transformation of the corrugated sector with Xeikon Idera. His remit will be to build up and strengthen the go-to-market strategy and to maximise opportunities for …
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Al-Kharj, Riyadh-based, Oasis Flower Plant for Plastic, a producer of PET preforms and HDPE closures in Saudi Arabia, has announced to acquire a Comexi F2 MB flexo press; this is the first joint operation between the two companies. The Asian company has decided to rely on Comexi’s experience and technology, with an aim to seek …
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Toyo Packaging, a Pakistan-based flexible packaging converter, has demonstrated the resilience, quality and power of the Bobst Rotomec 4001 gravure printing press by achieving 99.8% production efficiency in 24 hours. Established in 1989, Toyo Packaging is based at the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, in the southern part of Karachi, Pakistan. The company employs more …
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