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Sustainability

UPM Raflatac’s colored vellums available as FSC certified

23 April 2012

UPM Raflatac’s colored vellums are now available as FSC certified. The papers in blue, green, red and yellow cover a wide range of retail labeling…

People

Chemsultants appoints sales and marketing director

23 April 2012

Chemsultants International has appointed David Westerfield as sales and marketing director. In his position, Westerfield will be responsible for…

Inks & coatings

Siegwerk increases prices of packaging inks in EMEA

23 April 2012

Siegwerk will increase prices of individual products in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company said, ‘Due to the ongoing uncertainty on the…

Substrates & adhesives

Price increase for Giroform carbonless paper

23 April 2012

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe has announced a price increase of seven percent for Giroform carbonless paper. The increase will be effective for…

Belarusian company hosts Edale open house

20 April 2012

Bobruisk Printing House recently held an open house at its factory in Belarus, following the installation of Edale’s first fully servo driven flexo…

New products

Schobertechnologies to unveil rotary sheet-fed converting machine

20 April 2012

Schobertechnologies, a subsidiary of Schober, will launch its Sheetline SL 106 rotary sheet-fed converting machine at drupa in hall 11, stand C06. The…

Brazilian converter installs second Mark Andy P7 press

20 April 2012

Brazilian converter Prakolar Rótulos Autoadesivos has purchased its second Mark Andy Performance Series P7 press, after installing its first P7 in…

Finishing & embellishment

US converter installs ETI Cohesio

20 April 2012

American Non Stop Labels, a flexo label converter based in California, has installed an ETI Cohesio equipped with linerless technology. The machine…

New products

UPM Raflatac launches adhesive for durables labeling

20 April 2012

UPM Raflatac has introduced a new adhesive for durables labeling. Compared to solvent adhesives, RC 15’s UV acrylic formulation is said to offer the…

Plates & platemaking

US converter installs Esko CDI Spark 2530

20 April 2012

CT Graphic Arts has installed an Esko CDI Spark 2530 at US converter Miles Label Company.  Correct-Touch Graphic Arts, a distributor of pre-press and…

Substrates & adhesives

Twin Rivers Paper Company celebrates 20 year anniversary

20 April 2012

Twin Rivers Paper Company is celebrating its 20-year anniversary as a label supplier for release-liner products, as well as newer lines of label-face…

Xeikon expands to cartons and flexo CTP

19 April 2012

Digital label press pioneer Xeikon has expanded its portfolio for drupa with the launch of a dedicated carton line and new flexo CTP technology. Barry…