BOBST, Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals reveal how the breakthrough was achieved. ABOVE: At K 2025 (from left to right): Daisuke Suzuki, dir.-Polyurethanes Coating Materials Department at Mitsui Chemicals, Willi Lindemann, Specialist Inline Coating, New Technologies at Brückner, and Nick Copeland, R&D dir.-Barrier Solutions at BOBST. The packaging industry has made great … [Read more...] about Suppliers collaborate on first mono-material, metallized, retort solution for “recycle-ready” packaging
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Saica Group breaks ground on new IN corrugated plant
With an investment of more than $110 million, Saica Group, one of the largest European players in the development and production of recycled paper for corrugated packaging, has begun to build its second Saica Pack plant in the US, a new corrugated manufacturing facility in Anderson, IN. Saica Pack is the Saica Group’s division dedicated to producing high-performance, … [Read more...] about Saica Group breaks ground on new IN corrugated plant
Global printing-inks market up 2.4% a year to 2030: Smithers
According to a new study by UK-based researcher Smithers, the total, global printing-inks field will be worth $35.8 billion this year and is expected to climb about 2.4% CAGR to reach $40.2 billion in 2030. There are several macroeconomic trends that underpin and drive technology development in the printing-ink market. There is a global drive toward increased sustainability … [Read more...] about Global printing-inks market up 2.4% a year to 2030: Smithers
BOBST wins Gold for smartGRAVURE at the International Gravure Awards 2025
Switzerland-based BOBST has won the Gold Award at the International Gravure Awards 2025 for its smartGRAVURE technology. Winners were announced during the International Gravure Days event in Istanbul on Wednesday, recognizing BOBST’s leadership in redefining gravure printing for the modern, connected-packaging industry. smartGRAVURE brings intelligence and automation to the … [Read more...] about BOBST wins Gold for smartGRAVURE at the International Gravure Awards 2025
Five Star Holding acquires Cascades’ ON flexible-packaging operations for US$22 million
Quebec, Canada-based fiber-based tissue and packaging converter Cascades, Inc., (above) will sell its Flexible Packaging plant activities to converter Five Star Holding, based in Houston, TX, for US$22 million. The deal is effective immediately, and Cascades' will retain ownership of the site real estate. Located in Mississauga, ON, Flexible Packaging is Cascades' only plant … [Read more...] about Five Star Holding acquires Cascades’ ON flexible-packaging operations for US$22 million