There was a time when North American owned film producers led the world in terms of production capacity and product development in bi-oriented films, but today the industry is now largely in the hands of Asian owners, according to leading consultants to the industry, PCI Films Consulting.
With this purchase the French company intensifies even more its production of environmentally friendly packaging promoted by Comexi Group
July 18, 2013
Comexi Group, specialist in machinery solutions for the conversion of flexible packaging industry, arrives to an agreement with the French company Next Flexible for the sale of a Comexi Flexo F2 WBP printing system, which will be installed for the production in its Clairembal center in Soyaux.
Tresu, the Danish supplier of flexographic printing lines and ancillary products and Lohmann GmbH & Co.KG, the German manufacturer of customised adhesive solutions for diverse industrial sectors, including the packaging converting and printing industry, have entered a strategic partnership aimed at optimising performance of mounting tapes for a range of high-speed flexo-printing situations.
Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing announces an expansion of its contract packaging capabilities
July 17, 2013
As one of the first companies to introduce flexible stick packaging to North America, T.H.E.M. has built a strong reputation as a leading provider of contract packaging for powder-based products.
The show will be the occasion to announce interesting technological news for the label and packaging sectors and consolidated market results.
July 17, 2013
OMET’s innovation at Labelexpo hits in three different directions: the presentation on an international stage of the XFlex X6 with offset groups with sleeves, the return of the XFlex X4 in Brussels after the sale of an enviable number of machines all over the world and an exceptional news regarding the company’s tailored offer to flexible packaging converters.
Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. (Bedford, UK) is pleased to confirm an order for a ‘new generation’ Titan SR9-DS Duplex slitter rewinder from contract converter Applitec S.A., based in Les Echets in Eastern France.
Industry event attracts its largest audience to date, while 100+ more pay to video stream
July 16, 2013
With a 20-percent increase in attendance over last year, more than 500 of the world’s leading packaging influencers gathered at the Westin Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 12-13, to participate in the Global Pouch Forum, a conference and networking event devoted to pouch formats in packaging.
Agency doesn't take action on the chemical's use in food cans
July 16, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration said it will no longer allow the use of the chemical
bisphenol-A, or BPA, in packaging for baby formula, but took no action on the
controversial chemical's continued widespread use in food cans.