Sustainability has moved from a marketing buzzword to an essential part of every company’s business strategy, as the world turns its focus to saving the planet from climate disaster. By Filip Weymans
Sustainability has moved from a marketing buzzword to an essential part of every company’s business strategy, as the world turns its focus to saving the planet from climate disaster. By Filip Weymans
Production speeds of up to 18,000 sheets per hour
Substrates ranging from lightweight paper to heavy board
Solutions for increased automation and sustainable print production
The print and paper advocacy group, Two Sides, is excited to announce its newest member, Highcon Systems Ltd, the leading supplier of digital cutting and creasing solutions for post-print processes in the folding carton and corrugated carton industries.
Purchasers of LFP systems focus mainly on aspects such as productivity, possible applications or investment and profitability levels. However, sustainability is gaining ground as a criterion – not only due to corporate values, but also because it is increasingly seen as a social and political requirement. The good news: anyone who makes careful use of resources will also save money.
Topic of the first K-Talk: "Climate protection and plastics - do they go together?"
- The comprehensive range of uncoated fine papers from Austria, Slovakia and Russia has achieved the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze certification level
- Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a globally recognised standard for safe and responsible products that mark the transition from a linear to a circular economy
- The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute recognises Mondi's contribution to the circular economy through products that have a positive impact on people and the environment
PulPac announces the filing of an additional patent application, further refining its pioneering cellulose forming technology for competitive fiber-based packaging and single-use products.
Those who want to switch to environmentally friendly shipping packaging now have a new alternative: with GrassGreen!® shipping packaging, the company Pohl-Scandia is launching a new product series made of grass fibres. "With our new brand GrassGreen!®, we offer industry and trade a particularly innovative, environmentally friendly and quickly available shipping system for standards, but also for custom-made products," explains Jürgen Müller, sales manager at the specialised manufacturer of shipping packaging. This is in response to the growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly shipping.
Kodak is fully committed to a sustainable future of the company, its customers and the planet. This is underlined by Kodak’s 2021 Sustainability Report which sums up the company’s achievements and goals in driving more environmental and social sustainability. Reflecting Kodak’s global business activities from 2018 to 2021, the report, titled, “One World, One Kodak,” provides a view of sustainability efforts in place throughout the company and around the globe.
“The leadership that we have achieved today has not happened by chance. We have always assessed future market trends and adapted accordingly to stay ahead of them, while maintaining a consistent focus on high quality products and strong customer relationships.”
Flint Group, including all business units within its Packaging and its Commercial Publication & Web divisions, has achieved a Silver status from EcoVadis, the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings with a global network of over 85,000 rated companies.
Europe's leading wholesale group for paper, packaging and visual communication solutions, announces the launch of a new partnership between Cocoon, the iconic recycled paper brand, and Air-Ink, the world's first ink made entirely from waste gases. The launch will take place in 12 countries across Europe.
Sonoco’s fully recyclable paperboard packaging solution will help Premier Foods to remove 40 tonnes of packaging used for its best-selling Bisto gravy drum, as it aims to reduce its environmental footprint
PreZero brand starts industrial rollout with Pfleiderer Spezialpapiere
Molded fiber pulp is typically made from recycled paper board and newsprint material, and is widely used for packaging of a broad category of products. It gives excellent guarding functions such as compression resistance, shock-absorbing as well as the thermal isolation characteristics during transportation and storage.
TÜV Austria CERT GmbH has awarded EcoPressoLid, a lid for coffee capsules, with the "OK Compost Industrial". This makes it the first certified compostable product from Constantia Flexibles. A milestone for the flexible packaging manufacturer and an opportunity for coffee suppliers to focus on more sustainable and at the same time more practical products.
Management repositions itself
IST Metz focuses on sustainable growth and a consistent reorientation. IST Metz has been operating under the name of GmbH und Co. KG since 1 January 2022. In addition to the change in legal form, there has also been a change in the management.
Chinese label manufacturer is second printer worldwide to install innovative solution that reduces 12 steps to 1 in flexographic platemaking process
nyloflex® FTM Digital flexo plates from XSYS have been chosen by Saint André Plastique to increase print quality in flexible packaging production, as the French manufacturer increases the emphasis on paper-based packaging solutions.
Online sessions designed to communicate new options for brands to reduce carbon footprint, take advantage of UNITED CAPS expertise
The joint venture between Koenig & Bauer and Durst is bearing fruit. And these are so extensive that with the new Varijet 106 a completely industrial, digital inkjet press has been created that satisfies even the highest demands. And if that's not enough, there is also the option of incorporating analogue printing technologies for finishing. By Sabine Slaughter