News

Inks & coatings

Dow Chemical Company acquires Rohm and Haas

19 May 2009

Dow Chemical Company has completed the acquisition of specialty materials and global coatings producer Rohm and Haas. The alliance brings together the…

FTA Excellence in Flexography award winners revealed

19 May 2009

Sixty-five companies were recognized with 135 prizes at Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) Excellence in Flexography Awards competition.…

New products

Avery Dennison launches durable adhesive for electrical labeling

19 May 2009

Avery Dennison has developed a new adhesive for durable labels on electrical and electronic goods which is claimed to offer performance similar to…

New products

Coca-Cola introduces bottle made from recyclable plant-based plastic

19 May 2009

The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled a new plastic bottle made partially from plants. The PlantBottle is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on a…

Ancillary equipment

Pamarco installs new laser in Canada plant

19 May 2009

In order to better serve the Canadian market, Pamarco has installed a third laser at its plant in Vaughan, Ontario. With this addition, the Canadian…

Finishing & embellishment

Arpeco appoints LPP as UK distributor

18 May 2009

Arpeco, a Precision Automation company, has appointed LPP Limited as its new distributor for the UK and Ireland.LPP Limited, formed four years ago by…

Finishing & embellishment

Durst opens Canadian subsidiary and acquires Rotoworx Systems

18 May 2009

Durst, a manufacturer of industrial strength digital printing equipment for the wide format graphics market, has established a new wholly-owned…

Workflow, MIS & inspection

EskoArtwork releases brand owner survey results

18 May 2009

EskoArtwork recently partnered with Adobe and the International Packaging Institute (IPI) to conduct a survey of brand owners to gain an understanding…

New products

Avery Dennison launches digital print-ready snack web product

18 May 2009

The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison Corporation has launched the first of four new Fasson Rapid-Roll digital print-ready snack…

People

Lake Image Systems expands US sales team

15 May 2009

Lake Image Systems, the UK-headquartered supplier of vision control and verification systems, has expanded its North American sales staff.  Jan…

People

Skanem UK appoints sales director

15 May 2009

Skanem UK has appointed Steve Sinclair has as sales director. He joins the company after eight years at Adare, where he worked as sales and marketing…

Plates & platemaking

ECRM and Agfa announce agreement for Latin America

15 May 2009

ECRM Imaging Systems and Agfa-Gevaert do Brasil have entered into a marketing agreement that will enable Agfa Graphics to market, distribute and…