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Warren, a UK independent carton board, graphical board, and paper stockist, has announced that it is entering 2017 with the celebration of its Ruby anniversary, marking the occasion of its 40th year of trading as an independent, privately…

Xaar, the digital inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, UK, has announced the appointment of Lily Liu as chief financial officer, company secretary and director of the board from May 2, 2017. Liu has spent the past…

Meyers, a Minneapolis, USA-based label, card, signage and display company, has once again reinvested in cutting edge technology. The addition of the EF SYMJET hybrid press from MPS deepens Meyers’s array of capabilities and makes the…

Iggesund Paperboard’s parent company, the Holmen Group, has gained a place on the Global 100, an index of the hundred most sustainable corporations in the world. Holmen ranks 21 and is the only company from the forest industry on the…

The AWA Global Release Liner Conference and Exhibition is one of the annual highlights of the industry’s calendar – and this year’s program is appropriately focused on market growth, technology, and innovation. Taking place March 29-31…

The world’s largest in-house trade fair for UV and LED technology is entering the next round: from May 15-18, 2017 Nürtingen will once again become the focus of the UV printing industry, in order that IST METZ is inviting visitors for the…

‘Textures by Domino’, a vibrant range of digitally textured labels, will take centre stage on the Domino stand at Label&Print 2017 (K13, NEC Birmingham, March 1-2). Showcasing a set of eye-catching designs, colours and samples, Domino…

Essentra, a supplier of secondary packaging, has announced the completion of its recent investment in its Leeuwarden site based in the Netherlands. These investments expand the site’s capability to deliver a more comprehensive product…

From March 21-23, 2017, ICE Europe will celebrate its jubilee at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany. For the tenth time, the exhibition presents technological innovations and the latest manufacturing trends for the conversion of…

Three years ago, ABG’s managing director, Mike Burton, rowed in the Talisker Atlantic Ocean Race (and won it by seven days) in a pairs challenge. Then, last week (Tuesday January 10), Burton set off from Gran Canaria on a projected…