As announced at the 2014 AWA International Sleeve Label Conference & Exhibition, AWA Alexander Watson Associates will launch the 2015 AWA Sleeve Label Awards to recognize this fast-developing industry’s outstanding achievements in stretch- and shrink-sleeve labelling and product decoration, in terms of ‘best-in-class’, innovation, and sustainability.
John Jairo Villalobos from ProFlexo Andina will represent MPS Latin America Inc. in the Colombian and Andean region.
The K-Sun PEARLabel 400iXL General Labeling Solution pairs the new PEARLabel 400iXL Energy-Star certified, wide-format thermal transfer printer with powerful new PC software for professional, industrial and safety labeling, wide heat shrink tube markers, custom and compliant pipe markers, tags and more. It’s the professional labeling and visual communication solution for today’s workplaces.
ASG, a leading global specialty-packaging manufacturer, announced today it has acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business of MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Effective today, Coveris Holdings (Coveris) announces the integration of KubeTech Custom Molding into the company and the creation of the Rigid Packaging North America business unit.
Matthias Graf has been Managing Director of Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH in Bad Oeynhausen since 2005. Since KBA took over the company in mid-2013, it has been operating under the name of KBA-Kammann GmbH. The Westphalia-based company has developed and manufactured machines for the high-quality decoration of hollow containers made of glass, plastic and metal since 1955.
North America commands 30% of the global release liner market, of which 45% is currently in the production of labelstock, and is poised to grow at an overall healthy rate in the medium term of around 3%. But, as the newly-published North American Release Liner Market Study 2014 explains, that growth will come primarily from market segments other than labeling, such as medical disposables, graphic arts materials, and tapes.
