Hybrid Software Continues Global Expansion
“There is no doubt that 2011 was the year in which Hybrid Software truly became a global player within the printing and packaging sectors,” says Guido Van der Schueren, chairman of the board of the ...
View ArticleUPM sells its packaging paper assets to the Swedish Billerud
(Globenewsire) UPM sells its packaging paper production to the Swedish packaging paper company Billerud. The transaction includes two packaging paper machines; one in Pietarsaari and one in Tervasaari,...
View ArticleRollprint to convert pouches in certified cleanroom
* Rollprint expected to be first U.S. sterile packaging manufacturer to convert pouches in certified cleanroom; capability anticipated in Q2 Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc. expected to be the first...
View ArticleComQi targets mobile with additional funding and $3m credit facility from...
* New funding to support expansion of in-venue messaging to mobile experiences and Connected displays ComQi the global in-venue multichannel message management company, announced today that it has...
View ArticleB2B Social Networking NOT for Marketing – Global B2B Communications New Blog...
Managers in technology, science and engineering-based companies involved in product development, technical collaborations and research, as well as editors of trade and technical publications dedicated...
View ArticleMetsä Board opens an innovation centre to conduct R&D into paperboard...
(GlobeNewsire) Part of Metsä Group, M-real Corporation, which Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting to be convened on 28 March 2012 a change of the company’s name to Metsä Board...
View ArticleEAFA Joins United Nations backed SAVE FOOD initiative
The European Aluminium Foil Association, (EAFA), has become a full member of the SAVE FOOD initiative which was launched officially in 2011 at the world’s largest packaging fair, interpack, in...
View ArticleEuropean Bioplastics welcomes EU Bioeconomy Strategy and calls for further...
European Bioplastics, the association of the bioplastics industry in Europe, welcomes the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, presented by Research Commissioner, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn yesterday. “The strategy is a...
View ArticleBusinesses to enter a new era of decentralisation
New figures from a study sponsored by Ricoh show that by 2020 the impact of new technology in the workplace will force businesses into a new era of decentralisation. The research, conducted by the...
View ArticleGlobal Report on the Surfactants Market
Surfactants lower the surface tension of a liquid, so that usually non-mixable liquids can be mixed. The market research institute Ceresana Research expects the global surfactant market to generate...
View ArticleFerrari Spumanti – Conveying The External Image Of A Fine Wine: Its Label
There is really only one fail-safe method of conveying the quality, heritage, and style of a wine once it has entered its wine bottle packaging – and that is the label. For Marcello Lunelli, Vice ...
View ArticleSkanem Goes To India!
Skanem Group partners with the Indian labeling company Interlabels in order to take part in a growing market in South Asia. Skanem is buying 51% of the shares in Interlabels. Owner and CEO of Skanem, ...
View ArticleRicoh is one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the eighth year in...
Ricoh UK, a specialist in office solutions, managed document services, IT services and production printing today announced the company has, for the eighth year in a row been rated one of the “Global...
View ArticleRicoh – Businesses to enter a new era of decentralisation
New figures from a study sponsored by Ricoh show that by 2020 the impact of new technology in the workplace will force businesses into a new era of decentralisation. The research, conducted by the...
View ArticleKörber divests Paper Systems to investment group
In the wake of its realignment, Körber AG has reached an understanding with an investment group advised by Orlando Management AG (Munich, Germany) for the sale of Paper Systems. The investment group is...
View ArticleSCA offers to acquire Asian hygiene products company
(Cision) SCA has made a binding offer to acquire the Taiwan-based hygiene products company Everbeauty. The purchase price for the deal amounts to approximately SEK 1.9bn (USD 290m) on a debt-free...
View ArticleNewest Sustainability Report Highlights Eco-Efficient Products, Services and...
Sun Chemical released its 2011 sustainability report, which expands on its established data-driven metrics by showcasing how the company’s leadership in sustainability is helping customers adapt and be...
View ArticleXeikon N.V. – Net profit up on lower sales in 2011 due to efficiency...
Xeikon N.V. (‘Xeikon’) has today announced its results for 2011. Compared with 2010, sales fell by 7%, from EUR 139.3 million to EUR 129.8 million. The net profit was EUR 7.0 million, compared with a ...
View ArticleCIP4′s Print Automation Park Draws Enthusiastic Exhibitor Response for drupa...
The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced that signup by exhibitors for their Print Automation Park at drupa 2012...
View ArticleThe Label Market In Africa & Middle East – New report from AWA Alexander...
New from specialist publishing and market research company AWA Alexander Watson Associates is ‘Label Markets Africa & Middle East Market Study & Sourcebook 2012’. The report is the company’s...
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