Milliken & Company’s Chemical Division has joined the Global Organisation for PHA (GO!PHA) to help address the technical and market development challenges related to polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biodegradable biopolymers. Milliken will bring to GO!PHA its expertise in polymer chemistry to help improve the processing, performance, aesthetics and other important attributes of PHA. The goal is to expand the application range of […]

Canon has announced that the LabelStream 4000 series is the first UV inkjet press to have been certified ‘Pantone Capable’ by Pantone LLC, having assessed the press’s colour gamut relative to the full range of   Pantone colours. The certificate confirms that, with the LabelStream 4000, customers can reliably and consistently produce an exceptionally wide range of Pantone colours. The Pantone […]

The remarkable price increases in particular US stocks, most notably GameStop, made the news last week as the power of retail investors to move markets became clear. On Monday, February 1, the BBC reported that silver prices increased by around 10% as retail investors turned their attention to commodities, reaching a 5-month high of almost $950/kg. While silver has many uses, such as mirrors and jewellery, […]

Baldwin Vision Systems has unveiled a new “Defender” suite of data-connected technologies to identify, track, and remove print defects. Specifically designed for wide web packaging substrates, Defender 100% Inspection is the foundation for the industry’s most comprehensive defect tracking solution. Defender Data Central and Defender Waste Manager combine to function as a seamless defect detection and tracking workflow. The combination […]

The global lamination adhesives for flexible packaging market is projected to surpass US$2600million by the end of 2027, in terms of revenue, growing at CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period of 2020 to 2027, according to Coherent Market Insights’ market study. Growing spending on packaged food across developed, as well as developing regions, is expected to propel the market growth of lamination adhesive for flexible packaging. […]

Color-Logic has announced its certification of three substrates from the Centura Collection manufactured by Slater Harrison & Co Ltd of Bollington Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Commenting on the certification, Color-Logic CTO and co-founder, Richard Ainge said: “The Slater Harrison CenturaPearl Snow White substrate and two weights of the Slater Harrison CenturaReflect Argent substrate provide attractive and cost-effective alternatives to the metalised […]

Antalis UK has announced the effectiveness of its transparent antimicrobial film, Coala Coversafe, against SARS-CoV 2, the virus responsible for Covid-19. The company reports the film is 96% effective one hour after Pylote antimicrobial technology activation. At the Department of Virology in the University of Limoges, surfaces of Coala Coversafe adhesive films activated by Pylote technology were compared to similar […]

Loftware, Inc., the global leader in enterprise labelling & artwork management solutions and NiceLabel, a leading developer of label management systems has announced plans to combine under the Loftware corporate umbrella. The companies believe the union will “will fundamentally transform the labelling market”, as it gives customers and partners an expanded choice of solutions, while providing enhanced labelling capabilities and […]

Organisers have announced that the PulPaper event will be rescheduled to the spring of 2022. The decision is due to the uncertainty caused by the pandemic situation and travel restrictions. This spring, however, a new online Virtual pre-PulPaper event is organised on Thursday 29 April 2021. PulPaper is the leading event within the forest industry. Exhibitors from 28 different countries […]

Machinery manufacturer ULMA Packaging (ULMA) and compostable packaging supplier TIPA have partnered to improve efficiency for running compostable films on advanced packaging machinery. The collaboration will optimise ULMA box motion and flow-wrapping machines to run with compostable films; matching conventional plastic’s performance and machinability. The move comes as the companies gear up for an industry shift to sustainable films used […]