News

The Wal-mart story

11 July 2008

L&L reporter Danielle Jerschefske visits Wal-Mart’s very own printing facility at its global headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas to find out how the…

Ashland closes adhesives deal with Air Products

10 July 2008

Ashland has completed the purchase of the pressure-sensitive adhesive business and the atmospheric emulsions business from Air Products and Chemicals.…

BASF to increase prices in the United States and Canada

09 July 2008

Effective August 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices by up to US $0.20 per dry pound in the United States and Canada for all…

Fujifilm Sericol North America to increase ink and consumables pricing

09 July 2008

Due to unrelenting increases in the cost of crude oil, and the resultant impact on raw material and transportation costs, Fujifilm Sericol will…

Summit urges change from Europe’s packaging industry

09 July 2008

Sustainable packaging issues took center stage at the third Packaging Summit Europe, held recently in Amsterdam. Design innovations and supply chain…

New products

GPA launches ‘eco-friendly’ substrate

09 July 2008

GPA has launched an ‘eco-friendly’ substrate: Ultra Green Film. Unlike traditional paper, Ultra Green Film is manufactured without the use of trees,…

New products

Kamman announces flat screen head for narrow web presses

09 July 2008

Kammann has announced a new modular flat screen head web printing module, designed with an open architecture to allow integration with any narrow web…

Further expansion for Systems Labelling

09 July 2008

UK converter Systems Labelling Limited has acquired an additional site in Runcorn, North West England, to house its new in-mold and wrap-round…

Valron Strength Films announces price increase

08 July 2008

Valron Strength Films has announced a 4 percent price increase effective August 1 to offset increasing raw material, energy and transportation costs…

Wacker raises prices for silicones

08 July 2008

Wacker, the Munich-based chemical company, is raising its prices for silicone products worldwide effective October 1, 2008. Prices will rise by up to…

Torraspapel extends its PEFC CoC certification to all its sites

08 July 2008

Torraspapel has obtained the multi-site PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification (14-33-00002) to assure all of its merchants and subsidiaries that…

M-Real’s Chromolux label papers now FSC certified

08 July 2008

Chromolux, the range of cast-coated boards and label papers from M-Real, is now manufactured from wood holding FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) chain…