Glenroy has appointed Brian Hodek as director of food and beverage

27 Jan 2022Appointments

Glenroy expands food and beverage team

Hodek joins Glenroy from Placon, where he was director of sales for food.

‘Brian is an excellent addition to our team. He comes to us with 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industries,’ commented Steve Nichols, vice president of sales and marketing at Glenroy. ‘As a company...

French manufacturer Saint André Plastique has invested in nyloflex FTM digital flexo plates from XSYS to increase print quality

11 Jan 2022Installations

Saint André Plastique opts for nyloflex FTM plates

Situated in Normandy, Saint André Plastique specializes in flexible packaging products, both paper and plastic, mainly for the food industry. The manufacturing company, which was established in 1973, remains in the hands of the founding family and is today headed up by Fabienne and her brother...

Lee Ralph appointed to strengthen team

05 Jan 2022Appointments

Eco Flexibles appoints commercial and supply chain manager

The rapidly growing business, which takes a fresh perspective on sustainable packaging development, is seeing significant commercial success in North America and Europe. Ralph’s appointment will galvanize the commercial team and enable the business...

Jindal Films Europe has added a new BOPE production line at the Brindisi plant

25 Nov 2021Industry Updates

Jindal installs additional BOPE line in Italy

This additionally produced volume will be mainly dedicated to Jindal’s new innovative BOPE specialty film grades, including matt, sealable, coated, metalized, and Alox films. The new film developments will be focusing on fully sustainable and recyclable packaging and strongly support the...

Bar Graphic Machinery has expanded its facility in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK

24 Nov 2021Industry Updates

BGM doubles production capacity

In September 2021, the company acquired an additional building adjacent to the current site. The expansion more than doubles the company’s production capacity and houses a new dedicated machine shop for the manufacturing and storage of components.

‘We are seeing tremendous demand for our...

23 Nov 2021New Products

Cosmo Films launches Enhanced Barrier Metalized BOPP film

The film is specially innovated for applications such as flexible packaging for lamination, packaging of biscuits, snacks, bakery products, chocolates and personal care products such as shampoo sachets. The film can be used as a sandwich layer in multilayer laminate structures. The end pack...
Tristan Zafra, president of Trisoft Graphics

18 Nov 2021Installations

Trisoft Graphics adds Kodak Flexcel NX Print Suite for flexible packaging

Trisoft Graphics serves narrow, mid and wide-web flexible packaging and label printers globally. In 1993, the business was founded by president Tristan Zafra and partner Johnny Hong, who together identified a market opportunity that became the catalyst to build a full-service prepress...
ePac Flexible Packaging has appointed Tracy Butler as a chief financial officer

16 Nov 2021Industry Updates

ePac appoints new CFO

Butler will be responsible for driving ePac’s overall financial strategy, focusing on development as the company continues its rapid growth. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a finance executive in start-up, mid-sized, and large organizations, all of which had rapid growth and...

The production plant of Bobst Italia in San Giorgio Monferrato, Italy

12 Nov 2021Industry Updates

Bobst completes acquisition of Cerutti

Gruppo Cerutti was founded in 1920 in Casale Monferrato, in the northwest of Italy, and grew into a manufacturer of rotogravure printing presses for packaging, publishing, and specialty printing and converting equipment. Through this acquisition, the Bobst Group adds to its assets the...
Thai flexible packaging converter Technic Gravure has acquired Comexi SL2 laminator

10 Nov 2021Installations

Technic Gravure acquires Comexi SL2 laminator

Tinnaphan Pakrith, managing director of Technic Gravure, said: ‘The Comexi SL2, which has been in operation since last April at our headquarter in Bangkhuntien (Bangkok), is a reliable and easy-to-use machine. It is a well-known and creditable laminator in the market that allows us to expand...

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