Press Releases

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions, today announced it has expanded its digital printing capabilities with the installation of the EFI™ Nozomi C18000 Plus single-pass digital inkjet printer. Located at RRD’s Packaging facility that specializes in signage and displays near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the single-pass digital press is expected to be operational by the fall of 2023. The press enables

In Amsterdam, across the 12-13 December 2023 the Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs 2023 conference, promises to be an exceptional gathering of the whole food contact supply chain, who look to address all topical concerns in the food contact industry and develop their knowledge on how to best comply with all the latest regulations. Over 150 food contact professionals are expected to join us at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel on the 12-13 December 2023. Organised by Smithers, this eage

Specialist digital label press manufacturer, Dantex Group, has used Labelexpo Europe 2023 to launch a series of ground-breaking technological advancements to their impressive Pico range of digital UV inkjet presses. The company is exhibiting on stand #9A34. CEO Ben Danon showcased a host of transformative upgrades to visitors and industry experts on the inaugural day of the show, using the Dantex stand and a fully specced PicoJet 1200 as a backdrop. Game-changing innovations include

For the first time in four years, specialists in label and packaging printing will once again meet at Labelexpo Europe, the world’s largest trade fair for the sector, in Brussels on September 11 to 14, 2023. Röhm will be there too, in hall 3, booth A10, presenting special ACRYLITE® and EUROPLEX® films that meet the complex requirements placed on high-quality labels in all applications. Röhm offers film products with diverse properties for solutions including

New site investment will propel consumer packaging made from recycled content in support of healthier planet  Consumers continue to demand more sustainable product packaging, as part of a growing movement to protect the environment by reducing waste. To meet this need, Graphic Packaging International announced its plans in early 2023 to build a facility in Waco, Texas dedicated to producing recycled paperboard, a responsible packaging alternative. The plant, slated to ramp up prod

West Yorkshire-based carton manufacturer, Falconer Print & Packaging, has recently produced a premium, high-end carton for Compass Box, a London-based producer, bottler and marketer of a range of blended Scotch whiskies. The impactful design, produced by packaging design and branding company, Stranger and Stranger, marks the 20th birthday of The Peat Monster - a limited edition blended malt scotch whisky with its roots in the USA and part of the Compass Box range of core whiskies.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is delighted to launch a new more sustainable sleeve packaging, created to replace conventional plastic shrink wrap around 1.5 litre sparkling soft drink multipacks produced by Coca-Cola HBC in Austria and keep them secure. Mondi’s Hug-IT, which keeps six bottles together during transportation, is made of Mondi’s Advantage SpringPack Plus, crowned by Guinness World Records as the strongest paper in the world.¹ The Hug-I

The highly anticipated 10th edition of IndiaCorr Expo & India Folding Carton, organised by RX India, a part of RX Global is set to be India's premier event in the corrugated packaging & folding carton industry. Scheduled to take place from 28th - 30th September 2023 at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR, this event has consistently been recognized as the most trusted gathering in its field. Over the past decade, this remarkable event has created an influenti

SleeveConnect represents the pinnacle of excellence in shrink sleeve technology. This groundbreaking initiative showcases the remarkable synergy achieved through the collaboration of four industry giants: Emsur, a global leader in flexible packaging; Karlville, an industry leader in cutting-edge machinery; Siegwerk, a globally renowned provider of customized inks and coatings; and SK microworks, a prominent name in film industry. Together, they have given rise to an ingenious packaging soluti

Ahead of Labelexpo Europe 2023, Xeikon and KURZ have announced the introduction of new cutting-edge digital metallization capabilities. Based on the recently launched Xeikon TITON toner technology, the jointly-developed solution integrates KURZ DIGITAL METAL technology with the Xeikon TX500 digital press for the production of premium labels. This unique one-step embellishment method offers a versatile, low-cost alternative to traditional hot foiling, and notably, it is the first food-safe dig

Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that it has partnered with Royston Labels, a premium and high-quality label manufacturer who has been providing cutting-edge label solutions since 1984. The company is located in Royston, near Cambridge (UK), and boasts a state-of-the-art production facility and a team of highly skilled, multi-award-winning experts who produce in the region of 500 million labels annually. They supply labels to a wide

Smurfit Kappa Group a FTSE 100 company, confirms that the boards of directors of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock Company  a S&P 500 company, are discussing the key terms of a potential combination to create Smurfit WestRock, a global leader in sustainable packaging (the “Potential Combination”). The Potential Combination would be expected to involve the creation of a new holding company, Smurfit WestRock (the “Combined Group”). Smurfit WestRock would be i

Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, has sold its investment in Soteria Flexibles Holdings LLC to TJC LP (TJC). With the Ardian North America Fund team’s support, today Soteria Flexibles is a North American leader in short-run, custom flexible packaging manufacturing serving the healthcare, fresh food, industrial, foodservice, janitorial/sanitation and commercial markets. Led by CEO Brad Herbolsheimer and headquartered in Carol Stream, IL, Soteria Flexibles was cr

Paptic Ltd, a growth company manufacturing wood fibre-based packaging materials, has announced the raising of EUR 23 million in growth financing. The company’s shareholder base was expanded with new strategic partners and international equity investors: a German venture capital fund European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) and a global water and hygiene solutions company Ecolab. Also, some of the company’s earlier shareholders, such as Japanese trade house Itochu Fibre Ltd., parti

VerifyMe, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, Trust Codes Global Limited and PeriShip Global LLC  provides brand owners time and temperature sensitive logistics, supply chain traceability, authentication, anti-counterfeiting, and data-rich brand enhancement services, announced today that they will be demonstrating their connected packaging solution in conjunction with Amcor at Pack Expo in Las Vegas between September 11 and 13 2023. The evolution of connected packaging an