News

Substrates & adhesives

Metsä increases folding boxboard capacity

03 September 2012

Board producer responds to growth in demand with additional capacities across Europe

Substrates & adhesives

UPM Raflatac acquires Gascogne’s Swiss labelstock operation

03 September 2012

UPM Raflatac has completed its acquisition of the labelstock business operations of Gascogne Laminates Switzerland of the Gascogne Group. The…

Obituary: Kari Pälli passes away

03 September 2012

With great sadness, L&L announces the death of Kari Pälli, one of UPM Raflatac’s longest serving and most popular characters.   Speaking for the…

New products

SunLit Crystal launched for vivid print results

03 September 2012

Sun Chemical introduces new “all-in-one” ink solution to produce highly appealing prints whilst maintaining effectiveness in the printing process

Edale and Douglas Storrie Labels host Open Day

03 September 2012

Douglas Storrie Labels recently welcomed existing and potential customers to its factory in Lytham-St-Anne’s, UK. The open day was an opportunity to…

Acorn Labels purchases fifth Edale machine

03 September 2012

Acorn Labels recently installed an Edale 330mm wide 5-color Beta modular press at its factory in Huntingdon, UK. It will be used for the production of…

People

Jeco appoints agent in Europe

03 September 2012

Oliver Pätzold Consulting to represent plastic pallet specialist in Germany and Austria

Ancillary equipment

Flint Group Print Media partners with Heidelberg

31 August 2012

Flint Group Print Media Europe’s operation in Sweden and Denmark has appointed Heidelberg as exclusive distributor its lines of K+E sheetfed offset…

Chesapeake invests in Nuova Gidue M5 press

31 August 2012

Global packaging manufacturer Chesapeake has invested in a Nuova Gidue M5 Digital Flexo 3.0 label press which will be installed in one of its UK…

Brand owners & design

Pro Label Studio winner sees ‘vital role’ for labeling

31 August 2012

The winner of UPM Raflatac’s Pro Label Studio competition, design director Gary Page from AD Creative in London, believes that labeling will continue…

Workflow, MIS & inspection

Paper business benefits from environmental data management

31 August 2012

Smith Anderson, one of the UK’s largest integrated paper bag manufacturers and a leading European packaging business, is to operate a state-of-the-art…

Sustainability

Smart research to reduce waste

31 August 2012

A smart label capable of displaying the elapsed time from opening a food package is one project which could benefit from a new fund launched by Zero…