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DS Smith DS Smith, the sustainable packaging company, has appointed Michael Orye as new Managing Di- rector of its recycling division in Europe and Rogier Gerritsen as Managing Director of its paper division in Europe.
DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na
DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
Orye joined DS Smith from the food packaging business Faerch, where he served as the CEO for Central Europe and recycling. He has also held senior roles in oth- er major companies in the sector, including Huhtamaki, where he worked as Executive Vice President, and Amcor, where he spent most of
Michael Orye
his career playing a role in growing the business across multiple markets in the United States and Europe. Rogier Gerritsen, who previously held the recycling role, will focus on his new role as Managing Direc- tor of paper in Europe. Gerritsen joined DS Smith in 2012 when the company acquired SCA Packaging and has since held senior roles in both the Paper and Recycling divi- sions, including Paper Cluster Di- rector for North Cluster and most recently Managing Director for recycling in Europe. Void Technologies Rogier Gerritsen
Building on its mission to accel- erate the transition to more sus- tainable plastics and packaging, material sciences company VOID Technologies, Neenah, Wisconsin, has appointed Dr. Barry A. Morris as Chief Technology Advisor. In this newly created role, Mor- ris will provide strategic guidance, mentorship and business develop- ment support for VOID.
Barry A. Morris
Morris will oversee further development of the company’s VO+ cavitation technology, which is said to enable the production of high-performance PE films with 35 percent less plastic, opacity without TiO2 and improved recyclability. Morris holds 12 U.S. patents and has written for more than 125 publications, including his book, ‘ The science and technology of flexible packaging ’.
12 November 7, 2022 Flexo Market News
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