Agfa announced the market launch of SYNAPS OM90F as the latest addition to its SYNAPS synthetic papers portfolio. The launch fits Agfas strategy to continuously develop the SYNAPS range of products to keep pace with customer needs in view of new application requirements and evolving print technologies.
Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co.KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Agfa Graphics, a leading supplier in prepress offset and inkjet print, have entered into an important strategic alliance for digital packaging inks.
Toyo Ink Brasil Ltda., a member of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced today that it, together with its sister subsidiaries Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. and Toyo Ink Europe N.V., will be showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of printing solutions and services for commercial and packaging applications at ExpoPrint Latin America 2018 or the Largest Printing Event in Latin America.
Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a member of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, is exhibiting at Propak East Africa 2018, one of the biggest and most comprehensive trade fairs for packaging technology in the region. The trade fair kicks off tomorrow 27 Feb and runs until 1 March at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
Europe is currently in the grip of a flu epidemic. WHO and ECDCs FluNewsEurope reports both influenza A and B viruses as widespread across the continent with Italy, Luxembourg and Spain recording the highest intensity of incidents and Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, Wales and Kosovo the second highest intensity. As health services are strained to the limit, major public information campaigns such as the UKs Catch it, Bin it, Kill it are being run in an attempt to reduce infections of both flu and norovirus, which are being recorded in rising numbers.
Due to continuing increases in costs for raw materials such as pulp and chemicals as well as for energy, Zanders is forced to announce a further price increase of 4-7% for all paper grades except Chromolux paper and board.
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced the introduction of Leucophor MT liq, a new tetrasulfonated optical brightening agent (OBA) modified to give high whiteness performance in surface applications.
