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While hemp may have gained some traction in the last few years, this is not a new material by any means. According to the Hemp Foundation, ‘The first known use of hemp paper was in China way back in 200-150 BC.’ While it fell out of favor due to government bans, the benefits of this material...

‘The US industry is absolutely going through a consolidation. Some of which are significant, where most of the larger players are getting much larger,’ says Bob Cronin, L&L columnist and managing partner at The Open Approach, an M&A consultancy focused on the world of print.

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Mercian Labels has been operating since 1969. It started in a small building in Penkridge and has since expanded to a 24,000 sqft factory in Burntwood, Staffordshire, UK. 

With a combination of flexo, screen, digital toner and inkjet technologies, it specializes in short and long-run self...

Industrial labels might lack the glamour and design efforts that go into customer-focused, attention-grabbing primary labels. However, they are an essential ingredient in keeping the wheels of global industry turning. In most cases, industrial labels must be machine-readable and be adapted to...

For Maxcess and all its brands, which include RotoMetrics, Fife, Tidland, and more, I focus on the digital communications and initiatives that help our marketing team support everything from sales to customer service to our educational programs. It is common to hear that someone didn’t...

The multi-day event featured speakers from across the label and packaging industries, covering topics such as sustainability, hiring talent, and the ongoing paper and materials shortages.

Leading day one of conferences, Bradley R. Scoular, partner and financial planner of Global Wealth...

I’m lucky enough to work with loads of amazing businesses; my clients span a fantastic variety of businesses across different industry sectors. One of those businesses is FuturePrint. I have stepped up the work I am doing with them recently since they have had so many successful events...

L&L investigated two promising technologies and spoke to  applicator manufacturer Herma to see how these companies overcome end user hesitancy.

Actega’s Signite

Signite decorating technology, developed by Actega, essentially prints a label in reverse. The...

Maneuvering around the materials shortage and supply chain disruptions is an all-too-common practice that practically every industry has been dealing with for the past year and a half.

In the craft brewing business, blank, unprinted aluminum cans have been increasingly difficult to...