UPM Blandin Paper, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and Teamsters Union Local 346 have ratified a new four-year labor agreement following two weeks of negotiations.
3M, inventor of industry standard Scotch Vinyl Electrical Tape, is introducing Scotch Heavy Duty Mining Tape 31, a tough, abrasion-resistant tape. Used for quick, onsite jacket repair and splicing of mining cable, the tape is flexible, and the self-healing property of the mastic keeps out moisture.
In order to answer the increasing challenges in the market, M-real Consumer Packaging has introduced a new efficient and fit-for-purpose cartonboard concept at Drupa 2008.
In collaboration with Hewlett-Packard ContiTech has developed a semi-finished product for the US technology companys new digital printer platform
HP has signed a preferred media partner agreement with UPM Raflatac and several other industry-leading North American and European paper suppliers. The list of preferred media partners includes manufacturers and suppliers that are well established in the digital media marketplace.
With JETFLUID, ECKART offers the world’s first metallic digital ink for industrial digital printing.
M-real will curtail its production of coated fine papers between June and August to align production with expected market demand in Europe during the summer months, limit export volumes and control capital tied to inventories.
