Leading tear tape solutions provider Filtrona Tapes will aim to shed new light on flexible packaging and prove why Supastrip® Prism is the answer when it lands at the UK's flagship packaging exhibition next month.

With just under six weeks to go until event organisers Easyfairs declare the 2024 edition of Packaging Innovations & Empack open for business, Filtrona Tapes has confirmed it will return as one of over 400 exhibitors due to pack of the NEC in Birmingham on 21 & 22 February.

LeadEdge Flexo, a renowned innovator in the field of corrugated post-printing solutions, proudly announces the launch of its brand new cbak evolve™ mounting material.
Standing out as a great example of material innovation, the new product utilises bio-based Polyethylene (PE) in its construction and aims to reduce the industry’s reliance on synthetic virgin material at this crucial point in corrugated printing, without sacrificing performance or versatility.

Company to invest $193 million in facility expansion, creating 34 new jobs

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries, will invest $193 million to expand its operation in the City of Suffolk, Virginia (USA). The company will build a new 80,000-square-foot production facility, packaging facility and tank farm, and add a new rail spur to accommodate production of polyvinylamine (PVAm) polymer products, which are used in paper and cardboard manufacturing. This new facility will be used to grow the existing polymer product line and add additional capacity of this critical monomer to the existing supplier. The project will create 34 new jobs.

Sun Chemical has launched the SunStrato® AquaLam Gen2 ink series, an outstanding water-based solution for printing laminated and retortable flexible packaging.

AquaLam Gen2 is the second generation of inks within the established AquaLam range. Offering enhanced quality, printability, and bond strength, the range can help reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and CO2 emissions by 18-20% versus comparable solvent-based inks typically used in similar applications. Results may vary based on factors such as solvent recycling, energy sources and drying efficiency.

Sun Chemical today announced the launch of SunLit® ProPace, the latest generation of vegetable oil based sheetfed process printing inks designed specifically for helping printers increase productivity in commercial publication and non-food packaging printing.

Featuring excellent stability, fast setting, low misting, and low tack, SunLit ProPace is designed to run on a wide array of substrates including problematic paper and board. It is suitable for both high speed perfecting and straight presses running multiple shift patters, up to twenty-four hours.

The rotec® Adapter Configuration Tool enables customers to build and request a quotation for customized adapters directly on the XSYS website at their convenience.

The new 24/7 online service has been designed to educate about the myriad of rotec adapter solutions, guiding customers to the perfect solution and ensuring swift and accurate quotations.
XSYS has introduced the rotec® Adapter Configuration Tool, a comprehensive online product guidance and order request portal that gives printers direct access to fully customized adapters.

BYK Additives starts 2024 with a significant investment at the Deventer site in the Netherlands. On January 11, 2024, BYK Netherlands B.V. celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new factory in Deventer, the Netherlands. The new production facility will manufacture solvent based wax dispersions and replace the current facility with a state-of-the-art process installation which will meet current as well as future demands from our customers – of course also in line with current and future regulatory demands. BYK is investing a double-digit million euro amount in the plant.

With marbaspeed|r, the globally operating diemaker Marbach has a high-performance tool for rotary die-cutting in its portfolio. Thanks to its special features, this tool ensures high production speeds and waste-free blanks during rotary die-cutting.
Ralf Nuyken, Marbach industry manager for corrugated board: "marbaspeed|r is our absolute high-performance tool for rotary die-cutting of corrugated board.

UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of innovative and sustainable self-adhesive paper and film products, announces Soprema as its main partner in label waste recycling in the EMEIA region. Soprema, one of the world's leading companies in waterproofing and a specialist in roofing and insulation, will transform the label waste collected through RafCycle™ by UPM Raflatac recycling service into new construction and insulation materials.

Leading printhead and inkjet technologies manufacturer Xaar, has announced a strategic partnership with Codpad, an inkjet coding and marking machine specialist based in Guangdong, China.
The collaboration was formally announced at 2023 SWOP Packaging World Expo in Shanghai, where Codpad showcased its latest high-resolution UV inkjet coding machine, incorporating the Xaar Irix printhead.

Alberta-based print service provider Carbon Graphics Group used ViziPrint Deco + to create a series of eye-catching window graphics for nearby Norquest College.

Alberta-based print service provider Carbon Graphics Group recently used Drytac ViziPrint Deco + to produce a striking set of window graphics as part of a major project for Norquest College.

Marbach, the globally operating diemaker, has recently introduced its new high-performance rubber for corrugated board cutting-dies. Under the name marbaject, this new type of rubber has convinced customers with its outstanding technical properties.
The running behavior of a die-cutting machine in packaging production is enormously influenced by the rubbering being used.