N.V. Business Publishers Corporation (with offices in New Jersey and Illinois) is truly the only trade journal specialist that serves the worldwide corrugated and folding carton industries with separate publications. The company is fully integrated with publishing, design, reproduction and origination. N.V. produces a selection of magazines (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and bi-monthly) exclusively covering every aspect of the Corrugated, Folding Carton, Flexographic Printing, and Recycling industries. An added extension for our worldwide publications is our affiliate in England, Brunton Publications, Ltd.
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Label Industry Grows Despite Challenges by Greg Kishbaugh I n 2021, European self-adhesive labelstock demand in- creased by another 7 percent to almost 8.5 billion square meters, after an increase of 4.3 percent in 2020, according to new data reported from FINAT. Underlying these growth numbers were completely opposite fundamentals. Whereas
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in 2020, excessive demand for self-adhesive labels was driv- en by the need for labels in essential sectors like food, per- sonal care, medical and pharmaceutical products, demand peaked again in the second and third quarters of 2021 due to the unexpected strong economic recovery around Europe. However, after emerging general supply chain disruptions
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Since the end of January, FINAT, national label associations and individual label printers have ap- pealed to the parties concerned in the strike to take into consideration the broader impact of the dispute to their downstream customers: labelstock producers, label manufacturers, brand-owners, re- tailers and, finally, the consumers in the shops or online. So far, these appeals have not been reflect- ed in an acceleration of the negotiation process. “As we have seen during the Pandemic, labels are an indispensable component of the essential in- frastructure that are difficult to replace,” said FI- NAT President Philippe Voet. “Without an adequate pipeline of raw materials, label converters will be forced to extend lead times, prioritize customers, put part of the capacity on hold and send work- ers on leave because there are simply not enough materials to convert to labels. We once again ap- peal to the partners engaged in the dispute to do everything possible to resume production without further delay. Against the already tight supply chain conditions since last summer and now the hideous invasion of Ukraine by a neighboring country, a further extension of the strike even beyond the cur- rent date of April 2 would be socially and econom- ically unsustainable.”
since last summer, the fortunes of the label indus- try have turned dramatically since the beginning of 2022 by long-lasting union strikes in a specialty paper mill in Finland and recently, another supplier in Spain. The mills on strike are responsible for more than 25 percent of the paper grades used for the manu- facture of materials used to print, embellish and cut self-adhesive labels in Europe. Although the supply chain of raw materials for labels has been under- pinned relatively successfully in early 2022 by la- bel converters themselves (largely funded by the strong preceding trade period and existing label material reserves), this trend is unlikely to continue into the second quarter of 2022. Persistent self-ad- hesive materials shortages could then severely dis- rupt the supply of functional and regulatory labels and packaging in food, pharmaceutical, healthcare and logistics sectors around Europe. Reaching The Stars Assuming an average “gross” size of 10 cm2 per label, 8.5 billion square meters consumed in Eu- rope per annum corresponds with an astronomic amount of nearly 16.5 billion labels consumed each week. That’s nearly 50 labels per capita (per week).
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AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, began offering free online education to member companies in April 2017. As of February 2022, em- ployees of AICC member companies have complet- ed more than 10,000 courses. These courses represent 1,250 better trained employees, $1.6M saved in training costs, and over four years of cumulative training time, said the association. More than 100 courses are currently online with more expected to be released this year. There are courses available that are relevant for every depart- ment, with material both for those newer to the industry and seasoned professionals. AICC has also translated more than 20 online courses into Span- ish. Several more will be available in the coming months. To help AICC members make the most of the cours- es available AICC has also created a Training Track- ing Tool, a resource available which makes easy tracking of training accessible to all AICC members. The tool was updated in February 2022 to generate additional reports on individual or group progress even when employees have changed departments internally. Commerce Label Celebrates 30th Anniversary Commerce Label, Inc. (CLI), based in Plymouth, Minnesota, is celebrating 30 years of service. CLI is a manufacturer of and specialist in UL and compli- ance labels, manufactures custom pressure sensi- tive labels, durable goods labels, promotional labels and tags, non-pressure sensitive packaging prod- ucts, and more. CLI is a privately held label converter that expand- ed operations and product offerings in 2003, and again in 2008 by adding space, presses and convert- ing equipment. CLI utilizes both flexographic and digital printing processes.
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TLMI Announces Eugene Singer Award Winners At the association’s recent in-person Converter Meeting held in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, TLMI announced the winners of this year’s Eugene Singer Award for Management Excellence. The award recognizes excellence in business manage- ment measured and defined by an established set of growth and profitability ratios through partic- ipation in the TLMI Management Ratio Study. To be considered for the Singer award, TLMI member converters submit a series of growth and profitabil- ity metrics to TLMI’s partner firm, Industry Insights. TLMI member converters throughout the United States and Canada participate in the Ratio Study, however only one company in each of the four size-
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All4Labels Develops Sustainable Wine Labels All4Labels Global Packaging Group has an- nounced the launch of its new global business strat- egy to sustainably develop the wine & spirits sec- tor starting with a dedicated marketing campaign, which is designed to shape consumers’ experience through unique, precious, and sustainable labels and packaging. This will take form in an inspira-
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tion project of a global itinerant showcase — called ‘Motherland’ — which will display the unique es- sence of each product and its local heritage through eye-catching design. In the coming months, All4Labels will be produc- ing eight special label concepts on bottles of wine & spirits from Argentina, France, Italy, South Africa, Mexico, Russia, China, and Germany. These coun- tries represent the locations of the group’s blue- chip sites that are specialized in the wine & spirits segment, and each will feature a product that is typical of the local market. Exhibition Trio Welcomes Converters ICE Europe, CCE International and InPrint Munich took place side-by-side at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany, March 15-17. A total of 10,618 attendees from 65 countries came to the Bavarian capital to discover machinery, sys- tems, materials, and accessories, of which 5,675 were trade visitors. A total of 474 exhibitors from 23 countries presented their latest technologies on a net exhibition space of some 12,500 square meters. The majority of visitors came from Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Austria and France. The highest number of exhibitor countries were Germany, Italy, France, UK and Switzerland. The next ICE Europe, CCE Interna- tional and InPrint Munich will take place from March 21-23 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany.
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Consortium Promotes “Transformative Vision” The Consortium for Waste Circularity, in conjunc- tion with the Flexible Packaging Association and the Packaging Engineering program at the Univer- sity of Florida, is working with packaging indus- try stakeholders to arrange for Robust Gasification testing of their “difficult to recycle,” but functionally valuable packaging materials. Packaging industry stakeholders have been successfully running trials through the Universi- ty of Florida for several months and the testing program is being expanded to all packaging in-
Waste Circularity is promoting a transformative vi- sion where mixed complex waste is converted to syn- gas, and then syngas is converted to “waste-derived” Eco-Methanol. The Consortium sees Eco-Methanol as the key for the packaging industry for achieving true circularity for all of its carbon-based packaging waste. Since methanol is a primary feedstock chem- ical for subsequent manufacture of many products and plastics, Eco-Methanol represents an opportu- nity to boost recovery of waste as well as “recycled content” in products and packaging. The Consortium refers to this circular process as Regenerative Robust Gasification.
dustry stakeholders. To date, multi-layer materials, metallized films, barrier films containing PVDC, cross-linked photo- polymer flexograph- ic plates and more have been shown to be successfully con- verted to synthesis gas (“syngas”). The Consortium for
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Mactac Acquires California Distribution Center Mactac, a Lintec company, has acquired CSI – So- Cal, a custom slitting and distribution center for roll label printers located in Ontario, California, under an asset purchase agreement. A $2.5 million investment, the acquisition is the latest in a major Mactac operational expansion plan. The West Coast finishing center provides Mactac a turnkey roll label slitting and distribution center. Mactac is also investing nearly $10 million in ex- panding its slitting and service capability, including installing five new slitters across its North America network beginning this summer. Mactac recently acquired Duramark Products Inc. (formally Ritrama USA) and Spinnaker Coating, ex- panding its adhesive coating capabilities and ad- vanced automation technology, as well as produc- tion capacity and specialty label offerings. UPM Raflatac Achieves Sustainability Certification UPM Raflatac has achieved sustainability certifi- cation from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Scheme ISCC Plus at its Nancy factory in France. This certification is an addition to UPM Raflatac’s already extensive ISCC Plus certi- fication portfolio. UPM Raflatac’s ISCC PLUS prod- ucts are certified via a mass-balance approach. Moving Beyond Fossils UPM Raflatac said it aims to be the first label ma- terial company beyond fossils. To enable the trans- formation from fossil-based materials to renewables or recycled content, and from a linear to a circu- lar economy, it is important that the raw materials come from sustainable sources via a verifiable and transparent value chain. ISCC PLUS is reportedly one of the leading global sustainability certification schemes for a fully trace- able supply chain to support the transition to a cir- cular economy and bioeconomy. The certification scheme allows biobased raw materials as well as waste and residue-based feedstock for plastic labels to be certified. Nancy factory is located in Northeast of France and has started operations in 1990. The factory employs around 190 people. The factory is special- ized in wine and spirits product labeling, but also some other special product ranges for retail, logis- tic, pharmaceutical, food or industrial end-use seg- ments are produced on the site.
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Pack Print International Returns To Thailand After being postponed due the pandemic, Pack Print International — International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia — will return for its 8th edition, October 19-22, 2022, at BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand. CorruTec ASIA, the new event for corrugated packaging, will be held concurrently. Thailand con- tinues to be the region’s hub for the packaging and printing sectors and the co-location of the two events will offer synergies for all participants and bring together Thailand’s packaging, printing and corrugated packaging industries. Pack Print International is jointly organized by The Thai Packaging Association, The Thai Print- ing Association and Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA), while CorruTec Asia is co-organized by MDA and the Thai Corrugated Packaging Association. More than 12,5000 trade visitors, including some 30 percent from outside Thailand and some 250 in- ternational exhibitors are expected at PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL and CorruTec Asia. Attendees will come mainly from the printing and packaging industries as well as vertical markets such as con- sumer products, cosmetics, luxury goods, medical, banking and security technology. Global Food Packaging Market Grows The global food packaging market reached a val- ue $345.3 billion in 2021, according to a new re- port issued by ResearchAndMarkets.com. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach $483.4 billion by 2027, exhibiting a Compound An- nual Growth Rate of 5.85 percent during 2022-2027. Box Market Gets Boost From E-Commerce A new Freedonia Group analysis projects demand for corrugated and paperboard boxes in the United States to increase 2.0 percent yearly from a high 2021 base to $49.9 billion, with volume demand reaching 31.9 million tons. Although this market is mature, the analysis finds that there are notable growth opportunities in non- manufacturing applications such as e-commerce, foodservice, and delivery. In addition, suppliers will continue to introduce higher value boxes to the market in order to meet the sustainability and efficiency needs of their customers.
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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.
Following atma.io’s recent win in the FDA food trace- ability challenge and the announcement of its partner- ship with Higg, the new atma.io Spring 2022 release focuses on sustainability and waste elimination. The new feature, Real-time Carbon Impact Ana- lytics, provides brands with data-driven insights re- garding the carbon footprint of their products, in- cluding Scope 3 emissions and beyond. Third-party manufacturing environmental impact data, including those provided for the apparel in- dustry by the Higg Index, also factors into these insights. This data is then used alongside atma.io’s artificial intelligence to deliver verifiable end-to-end visibility of the brand’s emissions at an item level across the supply chain. The atma.io Real-time Waste Elimination Tool uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to ana- lyze and alert on anomalies and inefficiencies across the supply chain. This includes information about the overdue movement of products at a pallet level or even isolated individual items within a warehouse that are close to perishing or otherwise lost. The new release will also add several additional functionalities, including sustainability facility as- sessments and expiration callouts, global inventory trace, loss prevention and purchase order tracking.
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tainability and recycling, are driving environmen- tally conscious brand owners’ and retailers’ interest in linerless labels more than ever before. Over the previous two editions, the seminar was attended by more than 1,000 professionals from over 280 companies will be available for free after the registration on AWAVirtual, AWA’s virtual events platform launched in 2020. The program will feature presentations, roundta- bles, and Q&A sessions with insights into trends and other drivers transforming the linerless land- scape. The program will cover legislation, technical advancements, and the development of the market in the e-commerce sector and logistics.
AWA Alexander Watson Associates has confirmed the fourth edition of its AWAVirtual Linerless Label- ing Seminar on April 25, including presentations, roundtables, and Q&A sessions with insights into trends and other drivers transforming this market. According to AWA, linerless labeling is attracting considerable interest and experiencing significant growth within different application areas, including logistics, transport, warehousing, retail, and fast- food package sealing. Preliminary AWA’s market research shows that the global forecasted CAGR for linerless labels in 2021-
2024 is 12.6 percent. Along with this strong growth, the overall in- dustry and value chain have experienced a lot of disruptions, includ- ing the recent supply of release liner base pa- pers. These disruptions, combined with the in- creased focus on sus-
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AICC Plans Spring Events AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is hosting live and virtual events this April. More than 600 people have already registered for the AICC 2022 Spring Meeting, April 6-8, in Palm Desert, California. The meeting will have many net- working opportunities, including the 8th Annual Independents’ Cup Charity Golf Tournament, tours of Fruit Gowers Supply and Encorr Sheets, the Ac- celerate Sales Forum, and a special program with keynote speaker Sean McDermott, Founder, Trac-
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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/
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During Key Account Development on Wednesday, April 13, Mark Allen Roberts, CEO, OTB Solutions, will share his key account development model and help attendees learn to leverage current customers. Wednesday, April 20, AICC Technical Advisors Tom Weber and Ralph Young will focus on why un- derstanding the characteristics or property values of the components purchased is critical and how they relate to other options in the industry in Mate- rial Testing and Why you Need it Now. Troubleshooting Printing Problems, Tuesday, April 26, will teach operators the root cause of print problems and builds on the foundation of opera- tors who have learned how to set accurate settings. Kern Cox, Senior Lecturer, Clemson University, will bring his experience on issues with ink transfer, anilox rolls, and ink drying. Milton Corsey, Director of Human Capital Solu- tions, AchieveNEXT, will bring his experience on Thursday, April 28, on Developing a High Perfor- mance Team. Attendees will learn to build their high-performance team by ensuring the pieces fit together, rather than focusing on how great mem- bers are individually. Attendees will gain an under- standing of the stages of team development, the types of teams, and how to encourage the three elements of high-performance teams. Register for any of these trainings or events at www.AICCbox.org/Calendar .
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Hybrid Software Acquires 3D Software Business Hybrid Software Group PLC has acquired the business and assets related to iC3D from Creative Edge Software. The iC3D software suite is said to generate photorealistic 3D virtual mock-ups on the fly, allowing cartons, labels, flexibles, bottles, shrink sleeves, point of sale displays, and in-store visualization to be accurately rendered for design verification and e-commerce applications. In addition, iC3D offers a large library of mod- eling templates for digital packaging design and
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prototyping, as well as an online viewing platform, which allows designers, brands, and print provid- ers to collaborate on new designs with accurate re- al-time 3D rendering. Consideration for the acquisition is $4 million in cash, which has been paid in full. Actega Commits To Sustainability Goals Actega, a manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, said it is reducing the CO2 emissions in its manufacturing processes by 80 per- cent, its water consumption by 50 percent and its disposed waste by 45 percent. In 2020, more than 20 percent of the company’s turnover was generat- ed by sustainable products and, of all new product developments in progress today, 60 percent are be- ing designed with sustainability improvement as a critical feature or unique selling point. (From left) Mike Rottenborn, CEO of Hybrid Software Group; Trevor Haworth, CEO of Cre- ative Edge; and Guido Van der Schueren, Chair- man, Hybrid Software Group, celebrate the clos- ing of the acquisition.
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Meyers Joins Climate Pledge
Meyers, a national provider of branded packag- ing, product labeling, and retail in-store display solutions for global brands, has joined The Climate Pledge alongside 300 other businesses, including Amazon, BestBuy, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Uni- lever, Nespresso, Quorn, and others. The Climate Pledge is a commitment to net zero carbon by 2040 that forms a cross-sector community of companies and organizations, working together to crack the climate crisis and solve the challenges of decarbonizing our economy. The Climate Pledge was co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019, and it calls on signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040. Companies and organizations that sign the Pledge commit to three areas of action: • Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis; • Implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations, including efficiency im- provements, renewable energy, materials reduc- tions, and other carbon emission elimination strat- egies; and • Neutralize any remaining emissions with ad- ditional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and social- ly-beneficial offsets to achieve net zero annual car- bon emissions by 2040. Avery Dennison Acquires Catchpoint’s Linerless IP Avery Dennison Corporation has acquired the lin- erless label technology developed by Catchpoint Ltd, a UK company based in Yorkshire, England. The purchase covers Catchpoint’s patents, brand, trade secrets and know-how. Arrangements have been made to ensure the continued support of the Catchpoint team. Under the agreement, Avery Den- nison will honor Catchpoint’s existing commercial agreements. “With the acquisition of Catchpoint, Avery Denni- son will have intellectual property that helps us ful- fill two of our main 2030 sustainability goals: to de- liver innovations that advance the circular economy, and to reduce environmental impact in operations and technology,” said Noel Kasmi, VP Marketing, Av- ery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials EMEA. A key strategic priority for Avery Dennison is to innovate in the area of more sustainable product solutions.
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