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Smithers forecasts packaging print market to reach $604.0 billion in 2029
Data and consulting company Smithers’ in-depth market modelling, The Future of Package Printing to 2029, predicts a growth trajectory for the packaging print industry that will push its global value to $604.0 billion in 2029.
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Avery Dennison announces certified paper label solutions for paper and cardboard packaging
Avery Dennison has revealed its first range of INGEDE12-certified paper label solutions, using a new adhesive technology said to result in higher quality output for new cardboard and paper production.
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Heidelberg and Solenis collaborate to integrate barrier coatings into flexo printing
Heidelberg and Solenis have announced a collaboration aiming to develop a cost-effective process to integrate barrier coatings for fibre-based packaging directly into the roll-fed flexo printing process, using Heidelberg’s Boardmaster printing press.
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Why sleeves and labels are vital for packaging circularity
When it comes to packaging design, why is it so important that brands take care when choosing their labels and sleeves – and what impact can the wrong choice have? Victoria Hattersley spoke with representatives from CCL label and DTM Print to find out.
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Ravenwood unveils ‘world’s first’ linerless promo flash labeller
Ravenwood has revealed its new promotional flash labeller as a standalone applicator or as an integrated option with any linerless applicator in the Nobac 5000 range.
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Tests suggest continuous inkjet print is suitable for sterilized food films
SÜDPACK and LEIBINGER have tested the suitability of continuous inkjet inks for printing on recyclable films for foods sterilized after being packaged, with a combined packaging and printing solution expected to save food manufacturers time and ensure investment security.
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Linen-embossed label paper for reusable bottles unveiled by Sappi
Sappi Europe is adding a linen-embossed version of its Parade Label WS paper label to its portfolio of wet-glue wet-strength label papers, said to offer ‘outstanding’ performance and visual appeal in such applications as returnable beverage bottles.
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Linx prints codes onto recyclable, flexible plastics with two new inks
Linx Printing Technologies has developed two new inks to print legible, durable codes onto the ‘latest generation’ of recycled and recyclable plastic films and increase traceability across customers’ supply chains.
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Avery Dennison launches inlays and tags for identification and traceability of small medical items
Avery Dennison has announced the launch of its AD Minidose U9XM Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) high memory inlays and tags, designed for the identification of small pharmaceutical and healthcare items such as syringes, vials and various packaging formats.
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Sappi introduces new barrier papers for food and non-food applications
Packaging paper manufacturer Sappi Europe has added three new products to its barrier paper portfolio for use in both food and non-food packaging applications and the confectionary market.
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EFI and Packsize create on-demand box system and water-based digital press
EFI and Packsize collaborated in May to produce ‘the world’s first’ on-demand box system that integrates full-colour printing on boxes using a single automated solution, and a water-based version of the Nozomi single-pass digital press for corrugated packaging.
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International environmental scoring standards in development for food and drink labels
Foundation Earth and EIT Food have formed the International Alliance for Food Impact Data, which intends to set international standards for the environmental scoring of food and drinks and display the information on a product’s front label.
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New Domino printing lines replace bottle labels with on-cap QR codes
Domino Printing Sciences aims to support the transition into label-free beverage bottles with a range of Bottle Closure Printing Stations, designed to print variable data and machine-readable codes onto HDPE bottle caps and closures.
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Siegwerk and Masterpress partner to improve labelled packaging recyclability
Siegwerk has launched its first full UV flexo deinking system for the European market, CIRKIT CLEARPRIME UV E02, designed to be a ‘validated solution’ for safe and economic deinking of UV-printed self-adhesive labels (PSL) and improve a pack’s recyclability.
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‘World’s first’ certified biodegradable hot melt adhesive produced by Power Adhesives
Power Adhesives claims to have developed the ‘world’s first’ fully-certified biodegradable, shaped hot melt adhesive with the aim of boosting the environmental credentials of its product portfolio.
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How is Google phasing plastic out of its electronics packaging?
Google has released a Plastic Free Packaging Design Guide, intended to help the consumer electronics sector phase out mixed-material packaging and transition into plastic-free alternatives – all while balancing product protection, accessibility, aesthetic appeal, responsible disposal, and costs. We take a deeper dive into its findings to learn more.
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Mondi papers blend virgin and recycled fibres for functionality and recyclability
Two new containerboard paper grades from Mondi combine fresh and recycled fibres in a bid to balance environmental responsibility with strength, cost efficiency, and printability.
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drupa 2024 – digitalization, automation and sustainability
After an eventful drupa 2024, we take a look back at the printing exhibition’s first week, explore some key trends and developments and shine a spotlight on just some of the product launches in the area of packaging printing, in particular in the machinery space.
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Tesco etches product information onto avocado skin and trials cardboard trays
Tesco plans to save nearly a million stickers and up to 25 million plastic trays in its avocado product lines by laser etching product information directly onto the fruit and trialling a recyclable cardboard container.
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swissQprint unveils flexible automation option at drupa 2024
swissQprint presented an automation option at drupa 2024, designed to maintain high productivity in flatbed printing by relieving operators of unloading tasks.