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Editor's comment: "Having not long returned from the ICE Europe exhibition in Munich, I thought I would take this opportunity to say how great it was to see so many of you there. The show was definitely buzzing with activity and I do hope…

Since Starlinger recycling technology presented its technology for odour reduction in post-consumer recycling in 2016, it continues to be in high demand. “Interested and potential customers are convinced by the very successful trials…

Bakkavor Meals Sutton Bridge has recently relaunched its Tesco’s Indian Kitchen Meal for One range in perforated two-compartment trays from sole supplier, Faerch Plast – leading manufacturer of high performance plastic packaging for the…

Esko has announced its CDI Crystal 5080 XPS flexo platemaking solution has received a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2017. The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS was entered into the competition by Esko’s German design agency designship. Submissions…

Official 2016 emissions data has just been released and the downward trend in emissions from the sector has continued. 2016 emissions are 3.4 per cent lower than those in 2015, and an impressive 48.5 per cent lower than in 2008. While…

ROTOCON, a provider of consulting and service to South Africa label converters in the narrow web industry confirmed another MPS press sale to Universal Labels & Packaging. An MPS EF 430 flexo press was purchased through Patrick…

At the ICE USA 2017 trade show (in Orlando, April 25–27), at the booth of BST North America, alongside its sister companies AccuWeb and BST ProControl (Booth 211), the topics of web guiding actuators and sensors will be a key focus. At…

Tetra Pak has extended its leadership in the fast growing on-the-go beverage market with two new portion size packages, the Tetra Prisma Aseptic 200 and 250 Edge with DreamCap 26. Building on the success of the stylish Tetra Prisma…

BOBST will feature its technology and services for the food, beverage, pharma and cosmetics packaging sectors, among others, at Interpack 2017. BOBST innovations cover both web-fed and sheet-fed printing and converting equipment, along with…

Danish press manufacturer Nilpeter has made enhancements to their digital product line, Panorama. This includes a complete re-design of Panorama’s converting and flexo printing units as well as a major update of the press software. The…