The stakeholders in the steel and aluminium markets went into a tizzy when US presi- dent Donald Trump confirmed the levy of tariff on imports of both the metals in the United States. According to a report which quoted Moody’s note, said, metal sectors are in for a struggle thanks to higher prices – especially …
Unilever, Ioniqa, Indorama Ventures to develop new food packaging technology
Unilever has announced that it will partner with Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in food packaging. The start-up Ioniqa has developed a proprietary technology that is able to convert any PET waste – including coloured packs – back into transparent …
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Almarai introduces Joosy Life, long life juices in premium distinctive pack designs under “Fun for You” portfolio
Joosy Life is the new addition to Almarai’s juice family as a line extension in convenient packaging format with distinctive pack designs under “Fun for You” portfolio with an aim to deliver superior taste and higher fruit content products equaling com- petition at market competitive prices. This long life juice drinks range comes in orange, …
UPM Raflatac launches new film label stock range in EMEIA
UPM Raflatac has announced the launch of its new PE 65 film label stock range in the EMEIA market. This is the company’s thinnest squeezable films to-date and the thinnest PE label produced for the home and personal care market. These thinner versions of UPM Raflatac’s standard PE 85 films offer the same excellent conformability …
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BOBST to present innovations in silicone coating and film barrier applications at Bobst Italia Coating Days
Bobst Italia is holding a two-day coating event taking place at its site in San Giorgio Monferrato, Italy, on 25 and 26 July 2018. The focus of the event will be two impressive BOBST CO 8000 coating lines currently in its production facility, waiting to be dismantled for shipment to the new owners. The lines …
Gallus premieres Smartfire for digital narrow web label printing at Gallus Innovation Days 2018
Gallus, a member of the Heidelberg Group, is expanding its product portfolio with another digital printing press, Gallus Smartfire at the Gallus Innovation Days 2018 starting today. Gallus print experts present how digitization will change the label industry and how Gallus is going to support their customers to manage this drastic industrial paradigm shift. The …
Milacron focuses on industry-leading service, technology and solutions at NPE 2018
Milacron Holdings Corp. showcases its industry-leading technology in plastics with its injection and extrusion machines, Mold‐Masters hot runners and control systems, DME mold components and solutions, Uniloy blow molding machines, Kortec co‐injection technologies and Milacron 4.0 IIoT solutions in the 18,700 sq. feet booth at the NPE 2018 from May 7 to May 11 in …
Bobst unveils 20SEVEN CI flexo press
Bobst open house hosted on 27 and 28 February 2018 at the Competence Center of Bobst Bielefeld saw a huge turnout of visitors who travelled to Germany to discover Bobst’s new 20SEVEN CI flexo press optimised for Extended Colour Gamut (ECG) printing and to learn more about the ECG process. “Being complimented enthusiastically on the …
Kodak launches SONORA X Process Free Plate for offset packaging
Kodak’s process-free plate technology takes another leap forward with the introduction of the KODAK SONORA X Process Free Plate. SONORA X builds on all the advantages of Kodak’s process-free technology while adding significant technology advances that remove the barriers to process free that previously existed for printers that have demanding performance requirements. “Kodak’s goal is …
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Peter Frei, CEO of the PANTEC print decoration business, has passed away
The PANTEC group is sad to announce that Peter Frei, CEO of the PANTEC print decoration business, has passed away unexpectedly due to an accident on the 29th of April, 2018. We would like to extend our deepest condolences to his wife and three children, as well as his relatives. Peter was born on the …
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