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percent). The peak in paper roll demand already an- nounced itself in the first quarter, when reports came in about paper shortages in the supply chain, after a period of destocking. Overall, in the first half of 2021, self-adhesive label- stock demand in Europe grew by 5.4 percent com- pared to the first half of 2020 (plus 7.7 percent for paper rolls, and a ‘modest’ 0.3 percent for filmic rolls). Regionally,demand growth in the first half of 2021 was led by strong, double-digit year-on-year growth rates re- corded in UK & Ireland,Southern Europe and Eastern Eu- rope. It should be noted that a year ago, all three regions ‘underperformed’compared to Northern and Central Eu- rope,which peaked with above 15 percent growth rates in Q2 2020 and recorded substantial declines compared to this excessive period one year later. Nosco Begins Carton, Label Production At New Facility Nosco, Inc., a subsidiary of Holden Industries, Inc., has begun carton and label production at its new 175,000-square-foot Packaging Innovation Center in Pleasant Prairie,Wisconsin. “We recently began production, printing pharma- ceutical folding cartons on our Bobst Expertfold 110,” said Craig Curran,Nosco President.“This week,we will start producing labels using two new HP Indigo 6K Label machines. Moving forward, the Pleasant Prairie facility will be home to production for all label and carton orders placed hereafter that were historically produced at Nosco’s Gurnee and Waukegan facilities, respectively.” As previously announced in November of 2020, Nosco’s Packaging Innovation Center and headquar- ters building will consolidate much of the company’s northern Illinois workforce. The new Packaging Innovation Center in Pleasant Prairie,Wisconsin will be home to nearly 300 of Nos- co’s 700+ employee owners. All other staff will oper- ate out of Nosco’s existing facilities in Illinois, Texas, NewYork and Pennsylvania. Audits of the new facility will begin in late July, and the full grand opening is slated for fall of 2021. Edale Celebrates Partnership With Vetaphone British manufacturer Edale has further cemented its long-standing partnership with a Danish corona treatment specialist celebrating more than 1,000 Vet- aphone units installed in its presses.
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