BASF Introduces Home-Compostable ecovio® for Sustainable Food Packaging

  BASF, a leader in the chemical industry, is expanding its ecovio® portfolio with a new certified home-compostable grade for extrusion coating on paper and board. The latest addition, ecovio® 70 PS14H6, has received food-contact approval and offers excellent barrier properties against liquids, fats, grease, and mineral oil. It demonstrates temperature stability at boiling water …

Jafra Plastic Industries Revolutionizes Film Production with EVO Ultra Flat

    Jafra Plastic Industries, based in Amman, has successfully completed the commissioning of an EVO Ultra Flat Blown Film line. With their new line, they will primarily serve technical films, lamination film, collation shrink-wrap, flexible packaging, and barrier film for local markets and the Middle East. “The Ultra Flat technology provides the best film …

Domino at Interpack 2023: Journey to Zero Waste

    DOMINO Printing Sciences will demonstrate how the company is partnering with manufacturers on the ‘Journey to Zero’, with services and solutions targeting zero coding errors, zero product waste, zero unplanned downtime, and zero capital commitment. “We are very pleased to be returning to Interpack after the show’s six-year hiatus, and are looking forward …

DuPont Cyrel Solutions enhances Lightning Platform with LFH Plate

DuPont Cyrel Solutions has announced the newest member of the Cyrel Lightning plate family which was launched at the FTA Forum & INFOFLEX 2023. The new Cyrel Lightning LFH plate delivers quick access times, consistent printing results, and a reduced environmental footprint.   The Cyrel Lightning LFH plate was built on the technology of the …

Miraclon receives FTA Technical Innovation Award for PureFlexo printing

Miraclon has received the prestigious FTA Technical Innovation Award for PureFlexo Printing. Accessed through Kodak Flexcel NX Print Suite, the technology addresses and controls unwanted ink spread to allow a wider operating window in printing – maximising efficiency, repeatability and overall performance on press.   As one of only three Technical Innovation Award recipients, and …

Fujifilm partners with Henkel for flexible packaging solutions

Fujifilm Graphic Communications today announces a partnership agreement with Henkel that will deliver production and sustainability benefits for customers of its Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution, scheduled for commercial launch later this year.   Henkel Adhesive Technologies is a global leader in innovative adhesives, sealants and functional coatings for the packaging sector. …

Komori and Baumann open first European Komori Competence Centre

Komori International Europe B.V. and the Baumann Group have announced the opening of the first European Komori Competence Centre, located at Baumann’s headquarters in Solms. Baumann Group will also now undertake sole Germany-wide representation for Komori.   Christian Baumann, Managing Director of Heinrich Baumann Grafisches Centrum GmbH & Co KG said, “We are very proud …

HP debuts the HP Indigo 200K Digital Press for flexible packaging industry

HP Inc unveiled its new HP Indigo 200K Digital Press, designed to give digital flexible converters the competitive edge with better productivity, on-demand delivery, no minimum orders, unique designs, reduced energy consumption, and minimal waste.   The new press is based on the only field-proven digital technology for digital flexible packaging and on a successful …

Fujifilm to demonstrate range of digital packaging solutions at Interpack 2023

Fujifilm will exhibit its extensive portfolio of analogue and digital packaging solutions at Interpack (stand F65, Hall 8a, 4-10 May 2023) under the theme of ‘Analogue. Digital. Sustainable’. Fujifilm recognises how print can add value to packaging, and is combining expertise in the latest digital print technologies with an analogue heritage to create a unique …