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Vampire Vape has invested in a Pak Leader PL-501 labeling line to help meet demand for its e-cigarette products

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Vampire Vape makes labeling investment

30 January 2015

E-cigarette supplier upgrades labeling capabilities to meet demand

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Deal makes Essentra ‘global leader in pharmaceutical and beauty specialist

Essentra completes takeover of Clondalkin SPD

30 January 2015

Deal makes Essentra ‘global leader in pharmaceutical and beauty specialist

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Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) has hired printing industry veteran Kevin O'Shields as its newest sales manager in the US, where he will be responsible for Southeast and Southwest regions

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Kevin O’Shields joins AVT as US sales manager

30 January 2015

Appointment to cover the ‘important’ US Southeast and Southwest regions

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Spain’s Construcciones Mecánicas Vela and Enprom Packaging have launched a joint venture that will see the businesses ‘growing together, and sharing facilities and knowledge’

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Vela and Enprom enter strategic alliance

30 January 2015

Strategic alliance to strengthen both companies

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Spinnaker Coating and ITW Thermal Films have jointly received British Maritime Standard 5609 (BS 5609) Part 3 certification (Laboratory Performance of Printed Labels) for Spinnaker’s 3.3mm durable polypropylene with SFA adhesive using ITW Thermal Films B324 black and B324R red resin ribbons

Substrates & adhesives

Spinnaker-ITW combo receives BS 5609 certification

30 January 2015

Certification applies to facestock, adhesive and print combination

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EFI has reported record fourth quarter and full-year results for 2014, which make it ‘increasingly confident in delivering on our one billion USD revenue target for 2016’

Digital printing

EFI moves closer to 2016 revenue target

30 January 2015

‘Increasingly confident' in hitting 2016 revenue target after record 2014

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Bill Shen, managing director of Rotary Technology and Erwin Lindl

Ancillary equipment

Electro Optic signs China deal

30 January 2015

Electro Optic links to China market with Rotary Technology

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Digital printing

ETI and RDP sign digital alliance

30 January 2015

ETI adds inkjet to Mini-Cohesio line following RDP alliance

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Odgers’ new title is director of import and packaging business, and he will continue to report to Jennifer Miller, executive vice-president of the coated business and chief sustainability officer

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Sappi North America fills out new Packaging Group

29 January 2015

Odgers, Nablo, Marquis and Glas join new group

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Omet has awarded 26 scholarships to children of employees of the group, chief executive officer Antonio Bartesaghi bestowing them to those who have distinguished themselves with good results obtained in studies in colleges or universities

Omet awards new round of scholarships

29 January 2015

26 scholarships presented to children of employees of the group

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CombiWhite C3 is designed specifically for combination printing with all narrow web ink technologies and can be used on all types of substrates

Inks & coatings

Flint eliminates NVC from CombiWhite

29 January 2015

N-vinyl caprolactam removed from ink formulation

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Michelman India has named Pankaj Shah, Supack International’s founder, and Steven Wong, Michelman vice-president and managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, as co-directors

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Michelman India names new co-directors

28 January 2015

Pankaj Shah and Steven Wong appointed after Supack acquisition

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