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Loparex Group to Sell Businesses to Mondi

Published: May 30, 2008
WILLOWBROOK, IL | Loparex Group has signed a share purchase agreement with Mondi Coating BV concerning the sale of Loparex Oy (Lohja plant), Loparex Ltd (Glossop plant), as well as Loparex's printing and slitting terminals located in Poland and Thailand.

Heidelberg Sees Drupa as an Opportunity - For Converters

Published: May 29, 2008
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY | Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), sees Drupa as a trend barometer for the printing industry

Web Handling, Consulting Services Offered On-Site

Published: May 29, 2008
MADISON, NJ | Seminars For Engineers is expanding its web handling and converting training services by offering to bring their seminars and instructors’ consulting expertise on site to any company’s location

Maxcess Univ. Partners with CMM 2009

Published: May 28, 2008
Maxcess Intl., a supplier of engineered components for the web handling industry, announced the co-location of Maxcess Univ. Conference Week with CMM 2009 to create "valuable efficiencies for converters,"

KBA North America Continues Growth in Large Sheetfed Market

Published: May 27, 2008
Global press manufacturer KBA North America announces its continued strong growth in the large- and super-large sheetfed press market

SmartColour to Demonstrate Color Matching at FUSE 2008

Published: May 23, 2008
NEW YORK, NY | Brand owners and designers visiting the SmartColour booth at FUSE 2008 will learn how they can select and match colors on a variety of substrates and maintain the same color in their designs that they view on the computer screen with the final packaged product on retailer shelves

Rohm and Haas To Exhibit Solvent Free Adhesives at Drupa

Published: May 23, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, PA | Specialty Materials Company Rohm and Haas will present advanced, solvent-free laminating adhesives at Drupa 2008. These adhesives products are said to enhance environmental benefits and productivity for food packaging

Nordmeccanica to Demonstrate Laminator at Drupa

Published: May 21, 2008
Nordmeccanica will be demonstrating its Super Duplex Compact, a machine designed for high quality and high performance lamination using 100% Solid Adhesives, at Drupa 2008

AIMCAL's Converting School to Host Upcoming Courses

Published: May 20, 2008
The Converting School, which has been launched by the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL) to provide productivity-enhancing educational opportunities for members of the converting industry, is hosting two upcoming courses in Philadelphia, PA.

Fujifilm's Emphasizes Digital 'Printing Solutions' at Spring Exhibitions

Published: May 15, 2008
Fujifilm is revealing the impact of several recent acquisitions at several industry events this spring, where the company will showcase the individual and collaborative offerings of FUJIFILM Graphic Systems, FUJIFILM Sericol and FUJIFILM Dimatix

Flexo4all Partners to Exhibit at Drupa 2008

Published: May 13, 2008
MILAN, ITALY | Flexo4all Partners will demonstrate its flexographic expertise at Drupa 2008 with print samples and production workflows

AWA Publishes Global Release Liner Review

Published: May 13, 2008
MCLEAN, VA | AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published "Release Liner Markets Global Review 2008,"

Tekra Named Authorized Distributor For SABIC Innovative Plastics

Published: May 12, 2008
Tekra Corp., a worldwide supplier of engineered plastic films, has become an authorized distributor for the polycarbonate film products of SABIC Innovative Plastics in the US and Canada

Dr. J. Keith Good to Keynote Applied Web Handling Conference

Published: May 12, 2008
Web handling expert Dr. J. Keith Good will present the keynote address, “Winding Models: Using Science to Profit,” at the Applied Web Handling Conference

Gloucester Engineering Signs Record Labor Contract

Published: May 09, 2008
Gloucester, MA | Gloucester Engineering Co. has announced the signing the longest labor contract term in the company’s history

W&H Offers Increased Output By Retrofitting Older Equipment

Published: May 09, 2008
LINCOLN, RI | Converters in the flexible packaging sector have known Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) as a supplier of blown film extrusion lines and printing presses

Nordmeccanica to Demonstrate Laminator at Drupa

Published: May 09, 2008
EDGEWOOD, NY | Nordmeccanica will be demonstrating its Super Duplex Compact, a machine designed for high quality and high performance lamination using 100% Solid Adhesives, at Drupa 2008

Fibermark Receives FSC Certification

Published: May 07, 2008
Brattleboro, VT | FiberMark, a producer of specialty papers and fiber-based materials for a variety of applications, has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certification

RadTech Expo & Conference Highlights UV & EB technology

Published: May 07, 2008
BETHESDA, MD | The RadTech UV&EB Technology Expo & Conference, which will be held May 5-7, 2008, at the Lakeside Ctr. at McCormick Pl. in Chicago, IL, will feature more than 100 speakers and panel participants in 26 sessions over three days

UPM Raflatac opens $100-million US Facility

Published: May 07, 2008
FLETCHER, NC | UPM Raflatac has opened its newest North American pressure-sensitive labelstock manufacturing facility in Dixon, IL, that will offer the company’s full product range of paper and film label products

AWA Publishes North American, European Market Studies

Published: May 06, 2008
AMSTERDAM, THE NEATHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published two new market studies

Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID Reader Receives China Certification

Published: May 06, 2008
TORONTO, CANADA | Sirit Inc., a leading provider of RFID technology, has announced that its INfinity 510 UHF reader (IN510) has been certified to operate under China's latest radio regulations.

PIA/GATF's Established Comprehensive Center for Color Management

Published: May 05, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA | The Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) has established the Center for Color Management

Fischer & Krecke to Introduce 10-Color CI Press at Drupa

Published: May 05, 2008
BIELEFELD, Germany | Fischer & Krecke, which became fully integrated into Bobst Group on April 1, 2008, will introduce its 10-color FP 16S-10 CI press on the Bobst Group Stand at Drupa 2008

Dow Chemical Announces Paper/Paperboard Price Increase

Published: May 02, 2008
MIDLAND, MI | The Dow Chemical Company has announced a $0.10/lb (dry) price increase for all styrene butadiene (S/B) latex products

AWA Publishes North American, European Market Studies

Published: May 02, 2008
AMSTERDAM, THE NEATHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published two new market studies: “Extrusion Coated Materials – North American Market Study 2008,” which provides full market segmentation of the extrusion coating market in North America

Maxcess Weeklong Training Event Can Be Accessed Online

Published: May 02, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | Maxcess Intl., a supplier of engineered components to the web handling industry, has launched its regional weeklong training event in Philadelphia with a record 45 attendees.

New Study on the Global Antioxidant Market

Published: May 01, 2008
They may only be required in small amounts at any one time, but nevertheless they are absolutely necessary: Without antioxidants, many products would not last very long

The In-Mold Decorating Assn. Announces Call for Entries

Published: May 01, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, AZ | The In-Mold Decorating Assn. has announced a call for entries in its 2008 Awards Competition

Mohawk Wins Best of Show at ON DEMAND Conference

Published: May 01, 2008
Cohoes, NY | Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. was awarded Best of Show in the “Innovations in Paper Usage and Substrates” category at the 2008 ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition

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