Ellen MacArthur Foundations Circulytics tool reveals UPM Raflatac has taken extensive action in the circular economy

Global pressure sensitive label manufacturer UPM Raflatac has worked hard to embrace the circular economy and sought a way to measure performance. The company tested the Ellen MacArthur Foundations Circulytics tool and received an overall score of B, indicating that UPM Raflatac has made great strides in enabling circularity, but still has work to do in measuring output as a supplier in the packaging value chain.

INX International partners with Plug and Play to explore new Packaging Innovations and Solutions

INX International Ink Co. has partnered with Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play, the worlds largest startup accelerator and innovation center, to collaborate and explore new opportunities. The decision to become a participating company in the New Materials and Packaging platform is the latest development of INXs commitment to and support of sustainable practices by fostering and promoting an entrepreneurial mindset.

Lorytex strikes packaging gold with flexo and ECG

Were just trying to make flexo a little better every day, says Roberto Dolinsky, managing director of Lorytex. Theres modesty in the comment, but theres no doubting his pride in what the company has just achieved a Gold Award in the inaugural Kodak Global Flexo Innovation Awards. Lorytex was also one of just four Highest Honors winners, singled out for creative use of graphic design, production workflow efficiency and a commitment to sustainable print.

Dion Label sees step-change in production with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution investment

Dion Label has seen a step-change in their printing process since they became a Miraclon customer and installed a KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution in June. The Westfield, Massachusetts, based labels and flexible packaging printer is now able to produce products with much greater consistency while delivering higher print quality.

Metsä Board: New demo brochure shows impressive graphic prints

Packaging and graphics professionals are constantly looking for new ways to attract consumers. Often there is an artistic vision and a tactile feeling that the printed product should convey. This can be achieved through modern printing techniques, which allow for different tactile and tactile properties.

Defender – new inspection and defect tracking solution from Baldwin Vision Systems

Baldwin Vision Systems is introducing Defender, a new data networked technology package for detecting, tracking and correcting printing errors. Designed specifically for wide web packaging substrates, Defender 100% Inspection is the foundation for the industrys most comprehensive defect tracking solution. Defender Data Central and Defender Waste Manager together form a seamless workflow for defect detection and tracking.

New sheeting line at UPM Kymi strengthens UPMs graphic paper offering

Investing in new equipment shows that fine paper production remains an important part of UPMs operations. The sheeter will help us strengthen our position on the market and step up our production of graphic paper sheets. It will also help us optimise production between UPM Kymi in Finland and UPM Nordland Papier in Germany, says Matti Laaksonen, General Manager, UPM Kymi and Kaukas Paper Mills.