During the industrial processing of plastics, details of their shrinkage values form part of the standard information that is essential as a specification for mold construction. To provide manufacturers with maximally precise data, KRAIBURG TPE has been using a contactless optical measuring device since August 2023, which enables distance measurements required to determine shrinkage values in accordance with DIN EN ISO 294-4.

Mondi plc (Mondi), a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, has completed the acquisition of Hinton Pulp mill in Alberta, Canada, from West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd (West Fraser) for a total consideration of USD 5 million.

The mill has the capacity to produce around 250,000 tonnes of pulp per annum and will provide the Group with access to local, high-quality fibre from a well-established wood basket as part of a long-term partnership with West Fraser.

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, and Browzwear, a pioneer of 3D digital solutions for the fashion industry, have expanded their partnership to bring the complete Color Atlas by Archroma® library of colors to Browzwear’s VSticher, Lotta and Stylezone platforms.

Situation in Red Sea adds costs and time to shipment of products

Costs can no longer be absorbed and need temporarily to be passed on
Surcharge will be removed as soon as situation returns to normal

Flint Group, a leading supplier of inks and coatings to the print and packaging industries, comments on the escalating impact caused by shipping delays across trade routes in the Middle East.

Doug Aldred, Chief Commercial Officer at Flint Group, comments: “Consistent with many businesses, our global supply chain, transit times and costs have been impacted by developments in the Red Sea.

A commitment to sustainability and a strong focus on synergy within the Fedrigoni Group come together in a versatile and sophisticated collection: Manter by Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives' Cotone range. Industrial waste cotton fibres take the leading role in luxury labels that are ideally suited for embossing and debossing.

UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle™ recycling service has been awarded the Worldstar 2024 Award in the “Packaging Materials and Components” category at the Global Packaging Awards organized by the World Packaging Organization (WPO). The awards recognize the latest advancements in packaging design and technology and create a living standard of international packaging excellence from which others may learn. This year, the WorldStar winners were selected from 435 entries from 41 countries.

To support its customers’ strong growth, in particular in the sports and consumer goods markets, Arkema has increased its global manufacturing capacity for Pebax® elastomers by 40% at its Serquigny plant in France.

Arkema has successfully started its new Pebax® elastomer unit at the Serquigny plant in France. This new unit, designed with the latest advancements in industrial processes, can produce both the bio-circular Pebax® Rnew® and classical Pebax® elastomer ranges.

Sappi’s “Algro Finess C” flexible packaging paper for food items
Flexible packaging paper manufacturer Sappi Europe has further optimised its well-established Algro Finess product portfolio and is now offering “Algro Finess C”, a coated flexible packaging paper specially developed for coffee packaging. It excels with its high-quality appearance and superior printing and converting properties.

Coveris is set to showcase its latest forward-thinking, sustainable solutions at Packaging Innovations 2024. An award-winning producer of paper-based and plastic packaging, Coveris’ product innovations align with its No Waste sustainability strategy, focusing on no product, no packaging and no operational waste to maximise benefit with minimal environmental impact.

Leading tear tape solutions provider Filtrona Tapes is set to showcase its sought-after product portfolio at two key packaging exhibitions this month.
The Filtrona Tapes team will decamp to Birmingham's NEC on February 21st and 22nd to showcase its reimagined Supastrip Prism® tear tape range, among a host of other packaging solutions, including Supastrip®, RE:CLOSE™ and VakTape™ and it’s ECO Range at the UK’s flagship packaging exhibition, Packaging Innovations & Empack 2024.

The globally operating diemaker Marbach is known on the market for its innovative solutions for packaging production. In the corrugated board sector, one of the latest Marbach technologies is the DZL|plateXL, a zone levelling solution for large format die-cutting machines. This ensures significantly reduced make-ready times.