Print and Packaging

Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA subsidiary of the Japan-based wide-format digital printer manufacturer, announces the EMEA release of a pioneering sign and display CMYK ink set – called MS51 series. Available in litre packs and specifically developed for Mutoh’s new AccuFine piezo drop-on-demand print head technology integrated in the latest XpertJet Pro printer line-up, the new MS51 inks do not require health and safety pictograms and are also gBL free. The inks are ideally suited for long term outdoor & indoor signage applications.

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At the IFCA Star Awards 2022, the Indian Flexible Packaging and Folding Carton Manufacturers Association (IFCA) honoured hubergroup Print Solutions with two awards in the category “Innovation R&D”. The two award-winning products are HYDRO-LAC GA Oxygen Barrier Coating and the offset ink MGA CONTACT.

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The packaging sector is still recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the paradigm shift towards online shopping, tighter regulatory norms for packaging waste, and the increasing consumer demand for sustainable packaging solutions. Packaging providers are under considerable pressure to provide alternative and eco-friendly packaging solutions from manufacturers, retailers, and consumers themselves, thus driving the shift towards circular economy, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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With its communications drive "There is only a Plan A", Arburg is dedicating itself strategically and operationally to the important global issues surrounding sustainability, the circular economy and CO2 reduction at K 2022. This multifaceted topic will be highlighted in a very focused way in the arburgGREENworld pavilion in the VDMA Circular Economy Forum. In addition, a wide range of sustainable solutions will be on display at the Arburg stand "13A13".

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ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, today announces that it has appointed Dennis Siepmann to the newly created role of Global Head of Sustainability. This appointment underscores the company’s strong commitment to driving their ESG agenda further.

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LEONHARD KURZ scores above average in the current Sustainability Assessment Report by EcoVadis in all four fields examined - environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. This puts the expert for thin-film technology ahead of the majority of other companies in the industry in the area of sustainability and earns it the bronze medal. The environmental experts from EcoVadis, a renowned provider of sustainability ratings, praised in their report that "LEONHARD KURZ is actively working to further improve its sustainability management system."

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120 participants from 15 countries joined the very rst edition of Textile Printing & Sustainability (TPS) – a new platform to learn and network about the most critical questions for today’s business and research. Key market players and leading academic institutes travelled on 8-9 September 2022 to Düsseldorf-Neuss to partake in vivid exchanges about the way towards a responsible textile industry and the contribution of printing technologies.

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New hamburger and wrap paper with high-quality barrier function
Innovative paper with low grammage
Addition to the Koehler Paper "Seal & Wrap" campaign

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With the recognition of UniNATURE as overall winner of this year’s Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards, Siegwerk once again demonstrates its ability to develop innovative and sustainable ink solutions, further driving the development of circular packaging solutions.

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• Future-proof: Automated electric Allrounder 470 A

• Fit for the future: Processing a biodegradable wood material
• Future-oriented: Portuguese plastics industry on road to recovery

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