Print and Packaging

AccurioJet KM-1e achieves deinking certification for uncoated paper

Konica Minolta's AccurioJet KM-1e press has been accredited by INGEDE, the international association of the deinking industry, for deinking uncoated papers printed with the system. Deinking technology allows papers to be fed into the recycling process.

Sustainable and local: labels made from silphia paper

Etiket Schiller launches label novelty made from the silphia plant

Koenig & Bauer joins the VDMA’s Blue Competence Sustainability Initiative

With its decision to join the VDMA’s Blue Competence initiative, Koenig & Bauer has reaffirmed its commitments to sustainability and social responsibility which are anchored in its corporate philosophy and have characterised the company ever since it was founded more than 200 years ago.

Eska Black - Back to Black Board from Antalis

Antalis UK and Ireland is pleased to announce that they are the exclusive stockists of Eska Black – a black solid board with natural texture and minimal environmental impact. Specially designed for luxury graphical and packaging applications, this 100% sustainable board boasts minimal environmental impact, with maximum added value.

Goliath by name, sustainable by nature

Contact Originators introduces European-first super still for platemaking

Flexographic platemaker, Contact Originators, has unveiled its giant 24,000 litre distillation unit housed at the company’s new site in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester.

Innovative 100 % natural packaging solution straight from the beehive.

Food is for consumption - that is its main purpose. But inventive companies are also finding other ways to use certain foods so that they become a sustainable solution for everyday life. These include containers made of beeswax, for example. Lithuanian company Bee Loop has developed a honeypot made from 100% pure beeswax that is organic, renewable, edible, biodegradable, antifungal, antiviral, antiseptic, antibacterial and, above all, recyclable. People and nature benefit from this solution. The invention was awarded the Adobe Sustainable Design of the Year Award, among others.

Multi-Color Corporation, Digimarc Collaborate on Food Traceability Solution and Recycling Initiative with Orkla

MCC’s work with Orkla and Digimarc’s digital watermarking is part of HolyGrail 2.0

Cosmo Speciality Chemicals Launches COSMOTEX AVB for the Textile Industry

An antiviral and antibacterial agent suitable for all types of textiles

Vihreäkeiju is the first food producer to bring herbs packed in carbon-neutral Woodly material to K-Market stores.

Kyröntarhat Oy, which produce salads and herbs under the Vihreäkeiju brand, are the first food producers to sell coriander, packaged in carbon-neutral wood-based plastic and make it available to consumers. The packaging material is a Finnish innovation called Woodly®. The herbs will be available in selected K-Market stores in Turku region in 3.2 2021. Consumers will recognize the new packaging from the Woodly logo found on the packaging material.