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plate making, workflow automation, quality assurance, sample-making, palletization, supply chain collabora- tion and the production of signage and displays. The MacDermid sales and technical services teams worked with Esko during the seminar to increase their level of understanding and knowledge of the Esko product portfolio and how it supports and man- ages the packaging and print processes for brand owners, retailers, designers, packaging manufacturers and print service providers. The Esko training for MacDermid highlighted solu- tions from their suite of software as well as two hard- ware product lines: CDI f lexo computer-to-plate imagers and Kongsberg digital cutting systems. Working in its Atlanta Technical Demonstration fa- cility, Esko taught MacDermid personnel how to best use Esko screening and imaging solutions to maxi- mize the performance of MacDermid’s line of digital flexo plates, including the LUX ITP products offering Flat-Top Dot solutions. The training also covered Esko’s new CDI Crystal 5080 XPS, which combines the imaging technology with new LED main and back exposure into a single operation. Global Demand For Wine Packaging To Reach $22.8B Global demand for wine packaging including con- tainers, closures, and accessories is projected to in- crease 2.3 percent per year to $22.8 billion in 2020, according to World Wine Packaging: Containers, Clo- sures & Accessories , a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland, Ohio-based industry research firm. Growth will be sustained by continued, albeit moder- ate, increases in global wine production, despite de- clining per capita consumption rates in Europe, which accounted for about 60 percent of consumption and nearly 65 percent of production in 2015. Europe will continue to be the largest regional wine packaging market for the foreseeable future, while North America and the Asia/Pacific region will offer better growth opportunities through 2020. In North America, growth in U.S. wine production will be well above the global average, mainly due to the increased popularity of wine, which is now seen more as an everyday beverage rather than something only for holidays or special events. In the Asia/Pacific region, China has become one of the largest produc- ers and consumers of wine, although consumption rates remain very low by global standards. Australia and New Zealand are the other major wine packag- ing markets in the region.
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