Sofidel America has decided to invest in Valmet’s Advantage DCT tissue line including an extensive automation package, flow control valves and Industrial Internet solutions to its Circleville mill in Ohio, United States. The target of the investment is to meet the American consumers’ increasing demand of high-quality tissue products with low environmental impact. The start-up is scheduled for the second half of 2025.

The South African signage specialist combined Drytac’s Polar Grip and Protac Floortex 200 laminate to create a series of colourful floor graphics to decorate the front entrance of a call centre office building.

South African sign manufacturer and installation company Prestige Signage used Drytac Polar Grip and Protac Floortex 200 laminate to produce a set of eye-catching floor graphics to help a client celebrate this year’s Pride month.

The iconic blue IKEA FRAKTA bag is a familiar sight to many of us, but how often do you see one that is 62 feet tall? With help from Kavalan, Embrace Building Wraps has brought that unique concept to life in London’s Oxford Circus. Such a colossal project was unsurprisingly months in the making, with every detail meticulously planned and the Kavalan PVC-free banner materials themselves tested rigorously to ensure a flawless advertising application was in the bag.

Guzman Polymers, part of the Hromatka Group, has been appointed as the distributor of Woodly® material in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Turkey.

Ahlstrom is extending its product range of pressure-sensitive adhesive packaging tape applications. MasterTape® Pack supplements the fiber-based product offering supporting megatrends like e-commerce and the global need for more sustainable packaging solutions.

The company also offers global tape solutions with surgical precision

Wearables continue to be a hot market for Avery Dennison Medical, whose pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) materials have played a key role in enabling such applications for more than 20 years. Medica 2023 attendees will have the chance to see the company’s range of products for multiple wearable device applications, including diabetes management, remote vital signs sensing, multi-day drug delivery and other Internet of Things (IoT) digital healthcare solutions.

Valmet introduces a redesigned Valmet Rotating Consistency Measurement (Valmet Rotary) for pulp and paper producers. With the latest technology, a new user interface and easier maintenance, the transmitter continues to offer highly accurate fiber consistency measurement for critical applications.

UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of self-adhesive paper and film products, will showcase their more sustainable sticky notes products at the Insights-X stationery expo in Nuremberg, Germany on 11-14 October 2023. UPM Raflatac will be participating in the expo under the Global Notes by UPM Raflatac brand name after acquiring the AMC AG and the Global Notes brand in 2022.

For packaging manufacturers, the need to use a range of different heat seal coatings to ensure optimal performance and safety can add considerable cost and complexity to production, supply chains and inventories. With the development of Loctite Liofol HS 1181, Henkel is helping brands and manufacturers take on these challenges with a universal, high-performing heat seal coating for sealing aluminum foil or polyester film to plastic substrates.

With Ensenso C, IDS presents a stereo vision camera that not only generates 3D point clouds, but also delivers 2D images in color (RGB) thanks to an additionally integrated image sensor. This enables realistic 3D images and supports subsequent processes – for example, when the images are to be further processed to perform sorting tasks.

Ingogroup in Spain has achieved a remarkable 70% reduction in energy consumption by transitioning to UV LED technology, effectively managing expenses and simultaneously advancing the company's commitment to lower emissions. The Girona-based printer began using Flint Group's EkoCure® Dual Cure four years ago to revolutionise its label printing and invest in performance and sustainability.

Market stability and cost reduction for the use of recycled materials.