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FPA Publishes Members Report The Flexible Packaging Associa- tion (FPA) has published its latest report to its members. The report provides an overview of the many initiatives and activities FPA con- ducts on behalf of its members. Ongoing Programs The report highlights current and ongoing FPA programs that are en- suring that the environmental ben- efits and sustainability advantages of flexible packaging are communi- cated and understood; advocating to protect against potential barriers
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Production Of Paper, Board Down In Europe by Greg Kishbaugh A new report from Cepi, the European association represent- ing the paper industry, shows that consumption of paper in Europe showed resilience in 2022, while paper production de-
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creased by 5.9 percent, impacted by a number of external factors. Cepi member countries’ paper and board production decreased by 5.9 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, accord- (Cont’d on Page 3)
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ing to preliminary figures, reflecting the heavy im- pact on the industry of high energy prices and an abrupt slowdown of the European economy during the second half of the past year. Total production in 2022 reached 84.8 million tons, with a decrease reported in almost all paper and board grades with the notable exception of household and sanitary grades. At the same time, consumption of paper has remained stable in spite of the EU’s economic slowdown, its GDP growing by 0.3 percent in the third quarter and stagnating during the last quarter of 2022 according to the latest estimates. The EU economy is now forecast to grow only by 0.8 percent in 2023 and by 1.6 percent in 2024. The difference between a decreased production and a stable consumption resulted in a strong ero- sion of the paper trade balance. However, the de- crease in production was also observed in the larg- est producing countries worldwide. Canada, Japan, the United States and South Korea, recorded paper production falls ranging between 0.5 percent and 3.5 percent. In Europe, the downward trend can be attributed to a number of factors, chief amongst them being the cost of energy, which has forced many mills to temporarily stop their machines. In terms of individual paper grades, the structur- European Paper, Board (Cont’d from Page 1)
al divergence in the production trends for graph- ic grades and packaging as well as sanitary and household grades continued in 2022. The utilization of paper for recycling by compa- nies in the geographic area covered by Cepi mem- bers decreased by 6.4 percent compared to 2021. High electricity and gas prices have significantly affected recycling mills and non-integrated paper mills especially in the second half of 2022. Paper recycling is even more than before performed in Europe, with 96 percent of European paper for recycling being recycled by European paper mills, while at the same time exports went down by close to 10 percent, partly due to extended lockdowns in Asia. Consumption Stable The overall consumption of paper and board in Cepi countries in 2022 remained stable compared to 2021, based on the latest data available. It ben- efited from the favorable economic environment observed during the first half of the year, which was then followed by the abrupt slowing down of the economy during the second half. As a result of recent consumption pattern changes, demand for sanitary and household grades has grown by3.6 percent in 2022.
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AICC Launches Savings Program For Members AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is bringing members savings through a new affinity partnership with AICC member, Procure Analytics. Procure Analytics, a group purchasing consultan- cy that manages indirect categories for more than 1,000 member companies with $1.5 billion in con- trolled spend, can offer members strategic sourc- ing, cost reduction, and tail spend management. Complex Challenges Procure Analytics was founded to address the complex challenges of a frequently ignored indirect spend category – Maintenance, Repair and Opera- tions Supplies (MRO). The nature of MRO supplies (millions of SKUs, thousands of individual transactions, hundreds of potential suppliers and the relatively small cost for individual products) make MRO an under-managed category within most organizations. Procure Analytics has since broadened its port- folio of savings programs to address a number of other under-managed indirect spend categories in- cluding freight services, pallets, uniforms and rental garments, corporate travel, and many others.
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keep members and stakeholders informed and en- gaged; providing industry data to the membership and investment community; and creating network- ing opportunities to connect the membership. The report also includes a listing of FPA members, the FPA Board of Directors, and the FPA mission statement and strategic goals. The report provides information on FPA Commu- nications; the FPA Advocacy Program, on both the Federal and State levels; the activities of the FPA Environmental, Health, and Safety Committee and industry-specific regulatory and legislative issues that are on the committee’s radar; the activities of the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC); the activities of the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC); and the FPA Flexible Packaging Fi- nancial Benchmarking Program, which includes several surveys and reports that assist FPA mem- bers in making informed business decisions. Information on FPA events such as the Annual Meeting is detailed in the report, in addition to the FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Pro- gram. The report also provides a look at “What’s to Come” for the Sustainability, Advocacy, Industry Data, and Communications programs.
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Demand for graphic paper remained was negative- ly impacted in 2022 (-1.8 percent) because of the de- clining demand observed in printing and publishing. Packaging paper and board demand remained rel- atively stable (+0.5 percent) based on figures avail- able for the first 9 months of the past year. The production of packaging grades is estimated to have decreased by 4.6 percent compared to 2021. Within packaging grades, case materials – mainly used for transport packaging and corrugated boxes recorded a decrease of 4.8 percent. The output of carton board plus other packaging board – mainly used for retail packaging – decreased by 4.1 per- cent. The production of wrapping grades – used for paper bag production – decreased by 5.2 percent. Packaging Grades The share of packaging grades accounted for 59.8 percent (59.1 percent in 2021) of the total paper and board production, with graphic grades accounting for 26.1 percent (27.7 percent in 2021). Output of all other grades of paper and board – mainly for industrial and special purposes – decreased by 6.1 percent, with a share of 4.8 percent of total paper and board production. Sanitary and household paper output increased by about 2.2 percent compared to 2021, to levels close to those reached during the Covid crisis and accounted for 9.3 percent of total paper and board production. The production of graphic grades fell by 11.3 per- cent. After an uptick in 2021, it seems now back on a downward trend. Newsprint decreased by 9.9 per- cent whilst printing and writing papers decreased by 11.5 percent, as a result of machine closures and conversions. The production of printing and writing papers decreased at different rates depending on precise grade categories. Output of coated mechanical pa- per and uncoated mechanical paper decreased by 19.5 percent and 13.2 percent respectively. Uncoat- ed wood-free grades - copy paper - have decreased by 5.8 percent, and coated wood-free grades by 12.0 percent. Overall, this means that production of coated and uncoated graphic papers decreased by 15.8 percent and 8.5 percent respectively. Production of wood- free graphics showed a decrease of 8.0 percent, whilst output of mechanical graphic papers fell by 16.3 percent. Based on cumulative data from the first nine months of 2022, it is expected that total paper European Paper, Board (Cont’d from Page 3)
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AALP/Western Shield Merges With Lotus Labels All American Label & Packaging/Western Shield (AALP/Western Shield) has merged with Lotus La- bels, located in Brea, California, a provider of pres- sure-sensitive prime labels and packaging to the cosmetics and health and beauty segments. Lotus provides AALP/Western Shield a larger foot- print in the Southern California market as well as greater exposure to several key market segments. FIA Shadow Board Created To Attract Young Talent The UK’s Flexographic Industry Association (FIA) has appointed a Shadow Board, comprised of young flexo industry members, aged between 25 and 35, that it hopes will further the goal of encouraging young talent into the flexo sector. Mirroring the main FIA board, the Shadow Board will provide the young flexo professionals with a voice on the future of the industry and provide a younger viewpoint on communication going for- ward. It will be responsible for driving and man- aging key projects that align with the long-term goals of the flexo sector, and will feed into the main FIA board. “The flexo industry, as well as the wider printing and packaging industry, is facing a real challenge in attracting the next generation of professionals,” said Debbie Waldron-Hoines, consultant CEO of the Board. “As a result, we see ‘brain drain’; a lot of our legacy knowledge and hard-won expertise natural- ly ageing out of the workforce. Of course, we know the flexographic industry as an exciting, dynamic and advanced sector – but typically, we have not communicated that very well and now see a real shortfall in people joining the industry. “By appointing a Shadow Board comprising indi- viduals aged 25-35, we are further playing our part in securing the future of flexo, guiding its ongoing momentum and replenishing the talent pool. For us, it is about giving young flexographic printing profes- sionals a voice and seeing challenges through their lens. They are the future of the industry, so naturally we want to give them hands-on experience of long- term industry projects with real weight and get their perspective on how we can build a stronger talent attraction and retention pipeline.” Companies represented on the Shadow Board include staff from Sun Chemical, Smurfit Kappa, Siegwerk, Sandon Global, Absolute Engineering and Nelipak.
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and board deliveries for the year decreased by 3.3 percent compared to 2021, and exports to countries outside of Cepi’s membership by 13.3 percent. This reflects last year’s paper production decline in Europe, which particularly impacted exports, and the global slowdown in economic growth. By the end of September 2022, deliveries of graphic grades had decreased by 10.1 percent whilst deliveries of packaging grades slightly de- creased by 1 percent. Exports decreased by 13.3 percent by the end of September 2022, recording a huge decline in al- most all regions: European neighboring countries -10.5 percent, North America -2.0 percent, Latin America -8.9 percent, Asia -27.9 percent, and other countries of the world -9.7 percent. In terms of market share, other European coun- tries remain the main markets for exports with 38.1 percent of total European exports; Asia accounts for 20.3 percent, North America 15.0 percent, Latin America 9.8 percent, and all other countries 16.8 percent. Imports Increase Preliminary indications show that imports of paper and board into Cepi member countries in- creased by around 6.8 percent compared to 2021, with increasing volumes coming from other Euro- pean countries (+21.8 percent). Other European countries, not represented in Cepi’s membership, account for 47.4 percent of all European imports, North America 23.6 percent, Asia 16.9 percent, Lat- in America 8.0 percent and the rest of the world 4.1 percent. The trade with Russia was impacted by the sanc- tions adopted by the EU; EU paper exports declined by 68 percent while paper imports went down by 35 percent. Overall, the trade balance of paper and board has decreased by 20 percent compared to 2021, but remains positive. Both total pulp and market pulp production de- creased by 3.7 percent. The production of pulp (integrated + market) has decreased by 3.7 percent compared to the previous year, with a total output of approximately 35.9 mil- lion tons. It was impacted by temporary downtimes and strikes at the beginning of 2022. Output of mechanical pulp decreased by 5.4 per- cent, whilst production of chemical pulp fell by 3.3 percent compared to 2021. Chemical pulp accounts for 77 percent of total pulp production. Output of market pulp also showed a decrease of 3.7 percent.
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Environmental charity Hubbub and McDonald’s are launching a new ‘InTheLoop’ grant fund to help local authorities and other interested organizations boost out-of-home recycling in public spaces. The fund will support two new projects to intro- duce or improve their recycling infrastructure using the InTheLoop toolkit. The new funding has been provided by McDon- ald’s and will grant the two successful applicants £8,000 each to invest in, and boost, anti-litter and recycling facilities. As well as the funding, Hubbub will provide ongoing support based on the char- ity’s expertise and experience in delivering recy- cling campaigns. This includes support with project management and design to help bring their projects to reality and to support their delivery. Organizations such as local authorities, business improvement districts, shopping centers, major property owners and transport hubs are invited to apply. The application deadline is March 17, 2023. Labelexpo Mexico 2023 To Host Pre-Show Webinar The organizers of the inaugural Labelexpo Mexico 2023 will host an educational webinar ahead of the show, due to take place April 26-28 at World Trade Center, Mexico City, Mexico. The one-hour webinar, hosted in Spanish, takes place on Wednesday March 29 at 9-10 am Mexi- co/4-5pm BST, and will cover the label and package printing industry in Latin America post covid-19 pandemic. The session is divided into two parts; firstly, an in-depth panel discussion and live Q&A, chaired by freelancer writer and consultant James Quirk. This will examine the key trends in the region, M&A ac- tivity, and supply chain challenges. Panelists comprise two converters from the region, Ari Vonderwalde, CO/CEO, Etiflex Mexico and Sandy Almirall, President of North America Region, All4La- bels; plus Carlos Uribe, General Director of Colom- bian self-adhesive label materials supplier, ARclad. The second part of the webinar will be a show preview, also given by Quirk, providing further in- sight into those trends and a preview of what visi- tors will be able to see in action on the showfloor at Labelexpo Mexico 2023. For full details of the webinar or to reserve a place, which is free to attend, visit: www.labelexpo-mexi- co.com/pre-show-webinar .
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EPL Upgrades Flexo Platemaking With DuPont India-based specialty packaging company EPL has upgraded its flexo platemaking process with Du- Pont Cyrel Fast thermal system that processes flex- ographic printing plates without the use of solvents or water. EPL will implement the Cyrel Fast thermal workflow across its global manufacturing sites in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. This initiative from EPL is one more step toward its sustainability commitment. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil-based converter Label- Press lndustria e Comercio da Amazonia has signed an agreement for the company to become a 100 percent subsidiary of the All4Labels Global Packag- ing Group. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Terms and conditions of the transaction were not disclosed. With this transaction, All4Labels extends its pres- ence to the north of Brazil and is now present in the highly industrialized zone of Manaus. LabelPress Joins All4Labels Group The LabelPress CEO, Juvino Tavares, will contin- ue to manage the business. The Group’s strategy of expanding into growing markets, regions and technologies with renowned partners is being con- tinued and underlines the company’s sustainable growth strategy in the packaging industry. EskoWorld Scheduled To Return In May EskoWorld, the technology-focused event for pack- aging professionals, returns this year with a pro- gram focused on addressing the challenges faced by businesses today and planning for those on the horizon. More than 500 packaging and label con- verters and brand representatives are set to come together at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida, for a three-day dive into how the latest in- tegrated innovations make it easier for packaging companies to connect its people and processes, to access data, automate operations and drive opera- tional efficiencies. With more than 130 sessions, demonstrations and workshops already confirmed, this year’s EskoWorld event – from May 23 to 25 – will bring packaging supplier and brand representatives together with Esko experts and packaging supply chain partners.
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PMMI PMMI, The Association for Pack- aging and Processing Technologies, announced that Patty Andersen from Delkor Systems is the 2023 Chairperson of the Board — the first time a woman has held the po- sition at the association. As co-owner and VP of human re- sources and after market services at Delkor Systems, Andersen plays a People & Places
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Adheso-Graphics, Inc. www.adheso-graphics.com
AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current technology flexo mounting tapes and backing sys - tems for corrugated plate mounting. Flexstik hard vinyl, FlexSoft, bi.esse brand, Gold Series. Thin tapes for sleeve and Narrow web plate mounting. Specialty tapes that cover the vast thick - ness range requirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving ser - vices for unique customers & applications. A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distribu - tor of flexographic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imaging systems and software specifical - ly designed for flexography. Apex International www.apexinternational.com Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com Apex International is an award-winning global lead - er of anilox rolls, sleeves, glue sets, metering prod - ucts, and print maintenance solutions. With five production facilities on four continents, a grow - ing portfolio of clients in over 80 countries, and a high-performance continuous-improvement culture, Apex’s mission is the customer’s production suc - cess. Through technical innovation, service, and manufacturing precision, Apex delivers reliable, durable, and predictable metering solutions to its client’s presses every day. ARC International www.ARCInternational.com ARC International is a world leader in the manufac - turing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnology laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers. Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime.
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role in guiding the company’s strategic vision and direction. At PMMI, Andersen has held several lead- ership positions beginning with joining the Educa- tion & Workforce Development Committee in 2010 and taking over the chairperson role of the commit- tee in 2015. Andersen served as a member and chair of the Employee Development Committee (2012-2019), vice chair and chair of the Strategic Planning Com- mittee (2020-2023) and founding member of the Packaging and Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN), serving on the Executive Coun- cil since 2016. She has served as a member of the PMMI Board of Directors since 2017 and joined the Executive Committee as vice chair in 2020. Andersen succeeds PMMI’s prior Board of Direc- tors Chair, Emmanuel Cerf, VP at PolyPack, Inc. Cerf will continue to serve on the PMMI Executive Com- mittee as Immediate Past Chair. Xeikon
Flint Group has appointed Robert Welford as President for Xeikon, its digital division. Stepping up from his current po- sition as Vice President of Research and Development, Welford will now lead Xeikon through the next phase of growth.
Robert Welford
Welford joined Xeikon in September 2018 when he took over the management of Research & Devel- opment, with a broad remit overlooking the engi- neering operations, the ink and toner competence centers, and the print process and project manage- ment office. As the new president, he will further leverage these competences and his background in the printing industry, as the company accelerates the industrialization of its broad product line and continued integration with Flint Group.
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European Labelstock Demand Drops
posable incomes of European consumers. As a result of this, label converters decided to de- plete stocks toward the end of the year and post- pone the procurement of new labelstocks. In spite of recessionary expectations, underlying funda- mentals for the European label industry until re- cently remained positive. Excelitas Technologies Acquires Phoseon Excelitas Technologies Corp., an industrial tech- nology manufacturer focused on delivering mar- ket-driven photonic solutions, completed the acqui- sition of Phoseon Technology in Hillsboro, Oregon. Phoseon is established in the design and manu- facture of LED-based industrial curing and scientific illumination solutions. Phoseon joins Excelitas’ commercial business unit and will continue to operate from its headquarters in Hillsboro, extending Excelitas’ geographic foot- print into the Pacific Northwest. The acquisition of Phoseon is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Excelitas Technologies since its founding in 2010. It is the fifth such acquisition since Excelitas was acquired by AEA Investors in December 2017.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, labelstock demand in Europe dropped sharply, after a poor first half of the year caused by strike related paper shortages from Finland, and a rebound in the third quarter, according to a new report from FINAT. For the year as a whole, European self-adhesive labelstock de- mand decreased by 4.7 percent compared to 2021. Compared to the fourth quarter in 2021, European consumption of paper and filmic roll labelstocks decreased by no less than 24 percent, the sharpest year-on-year decline in a single quarter recorded since FINAT commissioned the collection of quar- terly statistics in 2003. The contraction in demand, according to the re- port, is a correction of the ‘erratic’ market behavior in the previous three quarters that started with the long lasting paper strike in Finland in the period till Easter, the resulting paper shortages and in- creasing lead times, the refilling of label converter warehouses in the third quarter and the mounting general economic uncertainty in the intermediate period caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising energy and raw materials costs, rising interest rates and a looming recession due to losses in dis-
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Martin Automatic Martin Automatic, manufacturer of non-stop unwind/splice and re- wind technology, has announced that Tekaxess, headed by Gaëtan de Charry, will take over responsibility for sales in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Africa, and the Middle East, markets formerly served by Mar- tin’s Southern Europe Sales Manag- er Ed Pittman, who has retired after 22 years with the company.
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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/
Gaëtan de Charry
Gaëtan de Charry has been the manufacturer’s sales representative in France since 2017, and brings with him more than 30 years of print in- dustry expertise in both the narrow and wide web fields and security printing with manufacturers in- cluding Talleres Lemu. Reproflex3
UK-based flexographic agency Re- proflex3 has appointed Mark Vaus as Technical Sales Director for Cor- rugate. Vaus has an extensive background within the flexo industry and brings more than three decades of experi- ence to Reproflex3.
Mark Vaus
Vaus started his career as an apprentice electrical engineer within the packaging industry at a major corrugated post printer. Business Development Throughout his career he’s held various technical engineering and business development roles be- fore transitioning to senior management positions, responsible for strategy and tactical delivery. He’s held positions in companies including WR Grace, which later became MacDermid Graphic solutions, VW Graphics and most recently SGK in Manchester. Reproflex3 was launched in 1996 by co-founders Andrew Hewitson and Trevor Lowes and is head- quartered in Cramlington, Northumberland. Today the company operates sites in the UK, Dubai, India and New Zealand. It also deploys its flexographic print technologies through technical partnerships in the USA and mainland Europe. The business employs more than 80 pre-press special- ists world-wide, delivering its pre-press services and flexographic screening technologies into 20 countries.
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Apex International Acquires Keller Dorian, Panhuizen Apex International has acquired Keller Dorian, Jonage, France, and Panhuizen, Helmond, Nether- lands. With this new acquisition, Apex can reported- ly now offer embossing customers an improved la- ser system, providing designs with greater form and clarity. Apex International is now able to also offer an end-to-end service to customers who previously would have had to work with several suppliers to car- ry out the necessary various embossing techniques. Having identified the global demand for Keller Dorian and Panhuizen’s products, Apex has invest- ed over $20 million in the past 18 months in em- bossing technology. Both Keller Dorian and Panhuizen will now fall under the Apex Embossing name. WPO Guide Now Available In Arabic, Spanish, Czech The World Packaging Organization has confirmed that the Global Packaging Design for Recycling Guide has been translated into three additional lan- guages to help even more packaging technologists to design out waste at the start. “In order to be able to apply recyclable packag- ing design, a certain fundamental knowledge of sorting and recycling processes is necessary,” said Nerida Kelton, Vice President Sustainability & Save Food, WPO. “Packaging must, therefore, be suitable for state-of-the-art sorting and recycling processes in addition to its basic functions, such as storage, transport, product protection, product presentation and convenience.” ‘Translating the ‘Global Packaging Design for Re- cycling Guide’ into Arabic was extremely important to ensure that we take steady steps based on sci- entific foundations to achieve a circular economy. This will contribute to addressing challenges that face the world in terms of climate change, the envi- ronment and the preservation of natural resources”, stated Ayman Sbeih, Chairman of PFPPI and coor- dinator of the Arabic translation. “The Spanish version, together with a wide range of initiatives that IAE and CENEM already undertake, will undoubtedly contribute to stimulating discus- sion, awareness and education in the circular econ- omy, the environment and sustainability,” said Silvio Colombo, Argentine Packaging Institute (IAE). The new translations are available for free to download on the WPO website https://www. worldpackaging.org/wpo/45/ .
Industry Events
TLMI Converter Meeting March 12-14, 2023 Converter Meeting Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort St. Petersburg, FL
Labelexpo Mexico April 26 - 28, 2023 World Trade Center Mexico City, Mexico
FTA Forum April 16-19, 2023 Hilton Columbus Downtown Columbus, Ohio Labelexpo Europe September 11-14, 2023 Brussels Convention Center Brussels, Belgium FTA Fall Conference October 9-11, 2023 Louisville, Kentucky TLMI Annual Meeeting October 15-17, 2023 The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, CO
Labelexpo Asia December 5-8, 2023 SNIEC Shanghai, China
Labelexpo Americas September 10-12, 2024 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Illinois
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All Printing Resources All Printing Resources (APR) has opened an operation in Ontario, Canada, and Jeff Dancer has been added to the APR team to support this new facility. He will lead the team as director of the Canadian Division. Dancer joins the APR team after a more than 30-year career in the North American flexographic market. International Paper International Paper has confirmed changes to its senior leadership team, including the retirement of a long-serving executive and organi- zational shifts. Greg Wanta, Senior VP of the com- pany’s North American Container business, will retire after transition- ing responsibilities. The following leadership moves are effective immediately: • Tom Hamic has been named Se- nior VP, North American Container and CCO. • Jay Royalty has been named Senior VP, Containerboard and Re- cycling. He will also retain interim responsibility for the company’s EMEA Packaging business. • Clay Ellis has been named Se- nior VP, Global Cellulose Fibers. The Board of Directors has elect- ed two new executives to Sutton’s leadership team: People & Places
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