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Pira Report: Global Markets for Plastic Card Materials and Technologies to 2013

Published: December 23, 2008
The number of plastic cards in our wallets is growing every day, and the uses for them are growing every day as well

DuPont-Teijin Films Closes Plant in Circleville, OH

Published: December 18, 2008
DuPont-Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership has announced plans to cease operation of its polyester film line in Circleville, OH

2009 FPA Safety Conference & Environmental Summit Set

Published: December 17, 2008
Flexible Packaging Assn.’s 2009 Safety Conference and Environmental Summit will be held Jan. 21-23, 2009, at the Tradewinds Island Grand Resort in St. Petersburg Beach, FL

MetalFX Technology Announces Awards Competition Winners

Published: December 17, 2008
MetalFX Technology Ltd has announced the winners of the MetalFX® 2008 Award competition

NPTA Alliance Elects 2009 Board of Directors

Published: December 15, 2008
Alliance, the leading paper, packaging, and supplies organization in North America, elected its 2009 Board of Directors at its recent 2008 Annual Convention

MetalFX Offering Post-Closure Technical Support

Published: December 12, 2008
As a responsible company, Ciba has decided to offer basic technical support to all MetalFX customers after it closes on December 19, 2008

TLMI Announces Winners of 31st Annual Awards Competition

Published: December 11, 2008
Fifty three converters from around the globe submitted more than 300 entries for this year’s TLMI Annual Label Awards Competition

Martin Automatic to exhibit at India Label Show

Published: December 11, 2008
Martin Automatic will exhibit at the India Label Show, to be held December 3-6 in New Delhi, India

Ciba continues to foster innovation in 2008 with two R&D Awards

Published: December 05, 2008
Ciba’s OnVu time-temperature indicators (TTIs) record the accumulated effects of time and temperature

Kodak, Aprimo Team to Provide Comprehensive Marketing Software Solutions

Published: December 05, 2008
Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group (GCG) and Aprimo, Inc. now offer enterprise marketing solutions from their combined product portfolio to create a seamless, digital process for more tightly integrating brand owners with marketing and service providers

Xaar Forges Global Ink Partnership with Aqua Tint

Published: December 04, 2008
Xaar has announced that Aqua Tint, a leading South Asian ink manufacturer, has been a ppointed an official “Xaar Approved Ink Partner.”

Pack Expo 2008 Delivers Innovation

Published: December 02, 2008
PACK EXPO Intl. 2008, claimed the most comprehensive packaging tradeshow in the world's largest packaging market, attracted 44,115 potential buyers...

Chesapeake Captures Prestigious Packaging Awards

Published: December 02, 2008
Chesapeake Corp. recently won two prestigious awards at the UK Packaging Awards sponsored by Packaging News magazine in the United Kingdom

Graphics Four-Color Process Workshop at SGIA

Published: November 24, 2008
Don't trust four-color process to trial and error. Learn how to consistently repeat the process at SGIA's Graphics Four-Color Process workshop, Nov. 3-6, 2008

Drupa Elects New President

Published: November 21, 2008
Ing. Martin Weickenmeier, member of the executive board of Körber AG and CEO of Körber PaperLink GmbH, was unanimously elected the new president of Drupa at the recent Drupa 2012 committee meeting

Ciba to Close MetalFX Business

Published: November 18, 2008
Ciba Coating has announced that it will be closing its Ciba MetalFX business unit, effective Dec. 19, 2008

AIMCAL Sustains Technology-Hungry

Published: November 17, 2008
The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators featured two short courses preceding the official opening day’s sessions on troubleshooting the vacuum coating process and practical defect reduction

Papers Sought For TAPPI European PLACE Conference

Published: November 11, 2008
Industry professionals and research fellows are invited to present original papers at the 12th TAPPI European PLACE Conference, which will be held on May 18-20, 2009, at the Corinthia Hotel Royal in Budapest, Hungary

TLMI Sees Growth In Green

Published: November 10, 2008
Members of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst., Naperville, IL, gathered at The Breakers Resort October 19–22 to celebrate the association’s 75th anniversary

FTA Announces Call for Entries for Awards Competition

Published: November 10, 2008
The Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA), the world's leading professional society dedicated to advancing the flexographic print process, is now accepting entries for its 2009 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition

Aluminum Association Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Published: November 06, 2008
The Aluminum Assn. will celebrate its 75th anniversary this month during its annual meeting, which will be held at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV, Oct. 19–21, 2008

Overnight Labels, Inc. Donates Labels to Nourish America

Published: November 04, 2008
Overnight Labels, Inc., recently donated 90,000 Children's Multi+Cal/Mag printed labels to Nourish America. Nourish America is a Charity Navigator

Pinnacle XL to Present at Shanghai Conference

Published: November 03, 2008
Pinnacle XL will be presenting at the 2008 Sino-American Flexible Packaging & Film Development Symposium, Nov. 13-14, 2008 at the Hua Ting Hotel in Shanghai, China

Martin Automatic to Exhibit at CPP/PackExpo

Published: October 29, 2008
Martin Automatic will be exhibiting at CPP, November 9-13, 2008, located inside the AIMCAL pavilion at booth #9664

Registration Now Open for NPE2009

Published: October 29, 2008
The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), has announced that registration is now open for NPE2009

Glatfelter Launches 'Interactive Mill Tour'

Published: October 24, 2008
Glatfelter, a leading global supplier of specialty papers and engineered products, has launched its first-ever “Interactive Mill Tour,” which is now available for viewing on the company's website

Heidelberg Offers Educational Seminars at Graph Expo 2008

Published: October 23, 2008
Heidelberg has announced the lineup of its Print Media Academy (PMA) educational seminars, which are open to all 2008 Graph Expo attendees

Sequa Sells MEGTEC Systems to Private Equity Firm

Published: October 22, 2008
Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Connecticut, announced that together with MEGTEC Systems management, it has acquired MEGTEC from parent company Sequa Corporation

Bridge the Package Innovation Gap Between InterPack and PACK EXPO

Published: October 21, 2008
Packaging professionals seeking to bridge the gap between the technologies and innovations displayed six months ago at the triennial InterPack Fair in Germany

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL Perfector to Debut at Graph Expo 2008

Published: October 21, 2008
Heidelberg will demonstrate its new Speedmaster XL 105 press with perfecting device (XL 105-P), suitable for package converting applications, for the first time in the US at Graph Expo 2008

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