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Impression Technology Europe expands UK sales team

15 February 2012

Steve Whitby has joined the UK team at Impression Technology Europe (ITE), taking responsibility for the UK selling and support of Rapid label Systems…

Ancillary equipment

Vetaphone celebrates 60 years in plastics

15 February 2012

Party marks 60th birthday for corona treatment specialist

Brand owners & design

Flexible packaging helps drive Huhtamäki growth

15 February 2012

Finnish-based global packaging company reports return to growth after positive 2011

Digital printing

OKI Data Americas expands customer service offerings

15 February 2012

OKI Data Americas has added a live online chat feature to supplement its customer support offerings. The new feature, accessible through the company’s…

New products

EPOS made option for Rotocontrol kit

15 February 2012

Electronic knife positioning system available as option on slitter rewinder, modular die cutter and security inspection systems

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Langley appoints his own man to head manroland sheetfed

15 February 2012

Tony Langley, the British investor behind the acquisition of the manroland sheetfed business, has appointed German Alfred Rothlaender as head of…

Substrates & adhesives

Wacker to raise prices for vinyl acetate-based dispersions

15 February 2012

Wacker Polymers will increase its prices for Vinnapas vinyl acetate-ethylene and ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions in the…

Brand owners & design

Winner drawn in UPM Raflatac’s campaign aimed at label designers

15 February 2012

The winner has been drawn in UPM Raflatac’s Pro Label Studio campaign aimed at label and packaging designers around Europe. The winner is Gary Page…

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Rothländer to lead leaner manroland sheet-fed division

14 February 2012

Alfred Rothländer named head of manroland sheetfed systems GmbH

Comexi reports India and Russia success

14 February 2012

Flexible packaging machinery specialist reports success from India and Russia tradeshows

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HH Global appoints country manager in Japan

14 February 2012

HH Global, a brand campaign management company, has appointed Mariko Hasegawa as country manager in Japan. Based in Toyko, Hasegawa will be…

Taste the difference

14 February 2012

Carol Houghton looks at the latest innovations in ‘smart’ labels aiming to reduce the universal problem of food wastage As governments across the…