Vitrapack Adds Bobst Expert CI Press BY GREG KISHBAUGH
DS Smith Recognized For Evaluation Service
London, England based paper packaging producer DS Smith, an International Paper company, was recognized for its Recyclability Evaluation Service (RES) with an award from European paper packaging alliance 4ever- green, honoring products or services en- abling enhanced recycling processes. The RES was created for customers pro-
Vitrapack, Wommelgem, Belgium, has added a 10-color BOBST EX- PERT CI flexo press. The investment not only boosts capacity, but also enhances flexibility and sustainability, enabling the Belgian packaging producer to handle shorter lead times, adapt to a wider range of job re-
quirements, and maintain consistent print quality, while keeping waste levels low, according to the company. Operating from a 17,000-square-foot facility, Vitrapack employs a team of 100 employees, and reported an annual turnover of €32 mil- lion in 2024. Vitrapack has a long history in printing, with flexo dat- ing back to 1952 and rotogravure since 1965. It supplies major global brands in the food sector, as well as part of the non-food market, serv- ing customers in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. Vitrapack’s partnership with BOBST stretches over nearly 20 years during which time the packaging specialist has leveraged BOBST tech- nologies to great advantage, notably the many automation and waste saving features. The company purchased a BOBST 8-color CI flexo press with smartGPS system in 2009. A substantial investment program in 2017 resulted in the installation of two 10-color 20SIX CI flexo presses with a web width of 1050 mm, complemented by a CL850 laminator. Both flexo presses were also equipped with the smartGPS system. In other news, Société bretonne d’étiquettes (SBE), based in Pipri-
ducing, specifying or developing fiber-based packaging, offering a detailed assessment and breakdown of a packaging product’s re- cyclability as well as guidance on how to im- prove recycling credentials in a standard Eu- ropean recycling facility or paper mill. DS Smith evaluators test each product to assess its suitability for recycling within a Eu- ropean mill using the Confederation of Euro- pean Paper Industries (CEPI) Recycling Test Methodology and the 4evergreen Recyclabil- ity Evaluation Protocol. After testing, custom- ers receive a report and a recyclability score from -100 to +100. The company said its RES lab testing is intended to support its customers and busi-
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