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EskoArtwork Sale Is Reported

Published: March 01, 2011
GENT, BELGIUM | EskoArtwork reports its shareholder, the Danish investment group Axcel, has entered into a definitive Sales Purchase Agreement with the

Events

Published: March 01, 2011
APRIL 6-7 | Sustainable Packaging Mexico Seminar & Exhibition, Hotel Camino Real Polanaco, Mexico City, Mexico; www.elempaque.com/seminarios/esustentableMX

Schober Has New Affiliate

Published: March 01, 2011
EBERDINGEN, GERMANY | Schober GmbH, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2009, has established Schobertechnologies GmbH, an affiliate to be run by

NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility

Published: March 01, 2011
WOODBRIDGE, NJ | The National Assn. of Printing Ink Mfrs. (NAPIM) has issued a bulletin offering insight into the current volatility facing the raw material

Bakers Meets Demand for Larger Labels

Published: March 01, 2011
WALTHAMSTOW, UK | Bakers Self Adhesive Labels has purchased a Digicon Series 2 label converting line from AB Graphic Intl. The system will be used to

ETI Opens P-S Div.

Published: March 01, 2011
BOUCHERVILLE, QC, CANADA | ETI Converting Equipment opened a Pressure Sensitive Product Development division. Equipped with a modern lab for developing

Admiral Gets Color-Logic Certification

Published: March 01, 2011
WEST CHESTER, OH | Color-Logic reports Admiral Products, Cleveland, OH, is the first digital printer to be certified as qualified to offer the Color-Logic

Baumgarten Adds Slitter/Rewinder

Published: March 01, 2011
AHRENSBURG, GERMANY | Rotocontrol reports the sale of an RSC 540 slitter/rewinder inspection machine to Baumgarten Grfica Ltda. in Brazil. The order was

Odyssey Promising Equipment, Learning

Published: January 01, 2011
CYRSTAL LAKE, IL | The 2011 Odyssey, sponsored by the Intl. Assn. of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) and the Foil & Specialty Effects Assn. (FSEA), will

GAF-Elk Adds Slitter/Rewinder

Published: January 01, 2011
FULTON, NY | Davis-Standard reports the installation of a new slitter/rewinder line at GAF-Elk Corp., Ennis, TX. The line, which is designed for a maximum

Teaming Up For Sustainability

Published: January 01, 2011
RICHMOND, CA | Biomass Packaging has teamed up with Natural Value to make its compostable, sustainable products available directly to consumers. BioMass

Converter Industry Events

Published: January 01, 2011
Send event information to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For a complete industry calendar, visit www.pffc-online.com. FEBRUARY 9-11 | FPA Safety Conference

People Making News in the Converting Industry

Published: January 01, 2011
Smurfit-Stone, Chicago, IL, promotes Craig A. Hunt to chief administrative officer and general counsel. Brad Brown is appointed corporate accounts manager

A&V Celebrates 50 Years

Published: January 01, 2011
BRYAN, OH | Anderson & Vreeland reaches a proud milestone this month. The company is celebrating a half-century of supplying platemaking equipment and

Graph Expo Reports Satisfaction

Published: January 01, 2011
RESTON, VA | Graph Expo 2010, held October 3-6 at Chicago's McCormick Place, featured 506 exhibiting companies, including 68 first-time exhibitors, reports

Workshop on Scrap Prevention

Published: January 01, 2011
BRIDGEWATER, NJ | Henkel Corp. and Nordmeccanica will hold a joint workshop on scrap prevention for laminated flexible packaging on February 16 at Nordmeccanica's

A Touch of Texture

Published: December 01, 2010
LANGLEY, BC, CANADA | Meritage Specialty Packaging Ltd., in collaboration with Friesens Corp., Altona, MB, Canada, has patented an enhanced imaging technology

Converted Flex-Pack Report Is Out

Published: December 01, 2010
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK | Europe's converted flexible packaging market declined by 3% in value terms to around e10.4 billion in 2009, equivalent to 44.2

Davis-Standard Equips New Jen-Coat Plant

Published: December 01, 2010
WESTFIELD, MA | Packaging Solutions Holdings is planning a state-of-the-art, greenfield packaging plant in the Midwest (location not determined at presstime).

ISO Poly Adds W&H Film Line

Published: December 01, 2010
GRAY COURT, SC | ISO Poly Films, a company of Sigma Plastics Group, has purchased a blown film extrusion line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. that

Green Color of Choice in Q2

Published: December 01, 2010
MONTREAL, QC, CANADA | Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance has issued its quarterly packaging recap for Q2 2010, noting that a key focus has been the

Sanden Reports Alliances

Published: December 01, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, ON, CANADA | Sanden Machine and RDP Marathon, Laval (Montreal), QC, have formed a strategic alliance to serve the forms, direct mail, labels,

Litzler Now CSIA Associate Member

Published: December 01, 2010
CLEVELAND, OH | C.A. Litzler Co. Inc. has been accepted as an associate member to the Control System Integrators Assn. (CSIA). Litzler offers a line of

ICE Gets Social

Published: December 01, 2010
BURLINGTON, MA | ICE USA is launching a social media network aimed at facilitating online conversations, sharing information, and fostering ideas within

Atlas Sold in MBO

Published: December 01, 2010
BEDFORD, UK | Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. has been sold by Bobst Group in an MBO transaction. New Atlas directors and shareholders include Stephen

DuPont Aims to Seal Customer Loyalty

Published: December 01, 2010, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
CHICAGO, IL | DuPont Packaging, Wilmington, DE, held two technical seminars during Pack Expo at McCormick Place on November 1. In the first, Sure Ways

Sun Offers GHG Report

Published: December 01, 2010
PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical has released Carbon Footprint Report 2010, a report on the results from nine independent environmental analyses focused

Degradable Plastics Trending Positive

Published: December 01, 2010
CLEVELAND, OH | The degradable plastic industry is showing positive trends driven by continuing interest in environmental issues as well as the increasing

Toyo Realigns Ink Operations

Published: December 01, 2010
NEW YORK, NY | Toyo Ink Intl. Corp., the holding company for the Americas operations of the Toyo Ink Group, announces a strategic realignment of its printing

ISCST Connects Academia with Industry

Published: December 01, 2010, By By Edward D. Cohen, Edward D. Cohen Consulting
ST. PAUL, MN | At the 15th biannual Symposium of the Intl. Society of Coating Science and Technology (ISCST), held September 12-15, opportunities flourished

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