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Substrates & adhesives

Avery Dennison opens distribution center in Romania

20 February 2009

Avery Dennison has opened a new distribution center for its Fasson-brand self-adhesive labelstock in Timisoara, Romania. Serving customers in Hungary,…

Sustainability

INX International introduces sustainability initiatives

20 February 2009

INX International Ink Co. is introducing six initiatives and making them mandatory goals as part of the company’s sustainability agenda.The six key…

Hammer Packaging to run second Drent Goebel VSOP Press

20 February 2009

Hammer Packaging, based in Rochester, New York, USA, has installed its second Variable Sleeve Offset Press (VSOP) from Drent Goebel. The new machine…

Digital printing

Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group and Ricoh form alliance

20 February 2009

Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group and Ricoh Europe have signed an agreement which enables Ricoh to sell the Kodak Nexpress digital color presses…

Interactive technology

Flint is first qualified supplier for ‘smartGPS’ from Fischer & Krecke

20 February 2009

Flint Group Flexographic Products is the first sleeve supplier to be qualified to manufacture sleeves for the ‘smartGPS’ system from Fischer & Krecke…

New products

Strong presence for AB Graphic at PacPrint

19 February 2009

Bridlington, UK-based AB Graphic International will feature the latest developments in its range of label converting and finishing lines at PacPrint,…

WS Packaging Group to expand plant in Franklin, Pennsylvania

19 February 2009

WS Packaging Group is expanding operations at its Franklin, Pennsylvania, facility (formerly known as SenecaSalem). The expansion includes moving…

Middle East ‘winning business from European and USA markets’

19 February 2009

Dunes, the Middle East’s specialized packaging design and branding agency, has predicted that increasing demand for the benefits of localized…

People

York Label appoints new CEO

19 February 2009

York Label has named John P. McKernan as president and CEO of the company, effective March 2, 2009. York Label is large provider of high quality…

FINAT encourages young managers to ‘feel the future’ at Spanish meeting

19 February 2009

Members of FINAT’s Young Managers’ Club will ‘feel the future’ when they meet in Barcelona on March 23, says the self-adhesive label association. The…

People

Hiflex appoints new marketing manager

18 February 2009

Andreas Palm has been appointed global marketing manager at Hiflex GmbH, the Aachen, Germany-based global software company. As a media designer and a…

New products

Enercon introduces touch-screen interface for Compak power generator

18 February 2009

Enercon Industries Corporation, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA, has introduced a new touch-screen PLC-based interface for its Compak…