HowGood and Carrefour Partner to Showcase Climate Impact Labels on Food Products at COP28

  HowGood, a sustainability intelligence platform boasting the world’s largest ingredient and product sustainability database, has announced a collaboration with Majid Al Futtaim, the operator of Carrefour in the UAE. The initiative aims to display HowGood’s research-backed impact labels on 2,500 food items across five stores, including a presence at COP28. The partnership also involves …

Heidelberg Reports Steady Financial Performance in H1 2023/2024 Amid Global Economic Challenges

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has released its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year 2023/2024, demonstrating resilience in the face of a challenging global economic landscape. The positive trajectory is attributed to the successful market launch of new technologies in packaging printing and strategic price adjustments.   During the period from April …

Sabic and partners introduce first in-mold labelling solution with certified renewable polymers

  SABIC, a global chemical industry leader, has teamed up with specialists in in-mold labelling (IML) to introduce a groundbreaking solution for food packaging containers. This innovation utilizes certified renewable polypropylene (PP) resins to create high-quality mono-PP thin-wall packaging, all while maintaining quality, processability, safety, and convenience.   The IML technology employed here accomplishes seamless …

Eviosys Launches ‘Ecopeel’, a Revolutionary New Dual Product of Can and Peelable End

Eviosys, a leading global supplier of metal packaging, has unveiled a groundbreaking innovation – EcopeelTM. With two centuries of expertise and innovation behind it, Eviosys has introduced a pioneering concept: a processable food can featuring a sleek, peelable foil directly sealed onto the can body.   EcopeelTM represents a significant stride toward revolutionizing the packaging …

Xeikon Unveils High-Speed Toner Label Press at Labelexpo Brussels 2023

  Brussels, September 13, 2023 – Xeikon, a prominent player in the label printing industry, has introduced its latest innovation, the Xeikon LION LX3000, at the ongoing Labelexpo Europe 2023 in Brussels. This state-of-the-art dry toner press, equipped with the revolutionary Cruise Control System, promises heightened productivity and label quality, setting new industry standards.   …

AV Flexologic Showcases Innovative Flexo Solutions at LabelExpo Europe 2023

AV Flexologic is all set to participate in the highly anticipated LabelExpo Europe 2023, which will be held at the Brussels Expo convention center. Visitors can meet the AV Flexologic team at Booth #6C46 in Hall 6 from September 11 to 14. The company will showcase their automatic mounting machines and prepress solutions.   AV …

A B Graphic International (ABG) Celebrates the Sale of 2500 Vectra Turret Rewinders

    Leading finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International (ABG), has achieved a remarkable milestone by selling 2500 units of its Vectra turret rewinders. Notably, within the last three years alone, 500 rewinders have been installed. Since its inception in 1995, the Vectra series has garnered significant popularity among self-adhesive label manufacturers worldwide.   …

Dantex announces digital distributor partnership for South Africa

Dantex Group, a leading provider of digital print technology for the packaging industry, has announced a strategic distributor partnership with Kamboo Marketing, a renowned supplier of equipment and consumables based in South Africa. This collaboration signifies a major expansion for Dantex in the South African market and aims to bring state-of-the-art digital print solutions to …

Gallus Group Unveils Gallus Experience Center and Innovative Solutions on Its 100th Anniversary

    Gallus Group, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), is celebrating its 100th anniversary by opening the doors to a brand-new industry hub in St. Gallen, Switzerland – the Gallus Experience Center. The center, designed as an industry touchpoint, aims to accelerate innovation and foster long-term success and growth within the label printing …

Innovia Films develops white BOPP facestock film

Innovia Films has recently applied their surface technology to their material science, by developing a uniquely engineered printable coated cavitated BOPP facestock film, Rayoface AQBSA.  Designed for pressure sensitive labelling (PSL) applications, the film is 58 microns thick, has a printable top-coating, and an adhesive receptive coated surface on the reverse side.   Lucija Kralj, Business …