Established in 1989, WBC, which has 55 employees and an annual turnover of £18 million, is now a leading packaging and display product supplier to the speciality drinks and food sectors. WBC is the latest acquisition by Premier as it expands into added-value and complementary markets and follows the purchase of lamination film supplier Zulu Packaging (Now Premier Lamination Films) in July this year.

Sustainability, self-adhesive label materials and digital embellishment are three educational themes shaping the forthcoming Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023, with learning opportunities at the three-day event in February to include a workshop, show floor themed café, and trail highlighting innovations from one of the industry’s fastest-growing areas.

Some one and a half years before the start of the trade fair, drupa has reached an important milestone: over 100,000 sqm of net exhibition space have already been booked by around 900 exhibitors from 45 nations. This clearly underlines the relevance and the USP of drupa as the world’s No. 1 trade fair for print technologies.

The pandemic caused a steep drop in demand in the paper industry, as in many others. This led to unavoidable shutdowns for some production lines at our mills which, among other factors, resulted in a drop in many environmental indicators for this period.

With today’s brands and packaging suppliers facing a catalog of potentially crippling challenges, Esko has developed its latest software innovations specifically to make it easier for people and processes to connect, to automate operations and to drive operational improvements.

eProductivity Software (ePS), a global leader in transformational technology, purpose-built to empower the print and packaging industries, has announced that CONNECT, its annual user conference, will take place at Wynn Las Vegas on January 23–26, 2023, and evolve into a premier industry event. Industry leaders, business owners, and technology users will come together to learn innovative ways to optimize their technology investments, drive profits in both good and turbulent markets, network with peers, hear from industry experts, and exchange revenue-generating ideas that make image-driven businesses more successful.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralf Petersen as Workflow & Solution Consultant, Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging. Petersen will be based within the sales department, where he will be responsible for assessing customer workflow needs and managing the integration of end-to-end solutions, from workflow to finishing, considering both Fujifilm and third-party partners’ solutions.

Esko is pleased to announce a new program of informative and exciting virtual events focusing on a megatrend in the packaging industry – environmental sustainability.

Toppan (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Toppan Europe GmbH (Toppan Europe) will participate in Luxe Pack Monaco 2022, the premier trade show for creative packaging, from October 3 to 5.

Labelexpo Americas 2022 was hailed an outstanding success as over 13,000 attendees flocked to the Donald E Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

As part of its vision to become a leading digital printing-equipment supplier for flexible packaging, SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. (SCREEN GA) will showcase a prototype model of its new Truepress PAC520P high-speed, inkjet printing system at leading European trade fair FachPack 2022. SCREEN GA is developing this digital press specifically for printing onto paper-based substrates, using water-based, food-compliant inks for sustainable flexible packaging applications.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing around €5 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at Mondi Steinfeld, in Germany. This investment will support customers by helping them to develop solutions that achieve their sustainability goals.

Mimaki Europe, the leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, will once again celebrate luxury packaging at LUXE PACK Monaco (Grimaldi Forum, Monaco – 03-05 October, Stand DD02Bis). Exhibiting at the foremost show for premium packaging, Mimaki will demonstrate how brand owners and packaging professionals can achieve first-class, one-off luxury packaging with Mimaki’s advanced printing technology.

Visitors to All4Pack Paris will see first-hand the benefits of an automated, digitized and connected prepress workflow, when Esko demonstrates its full ecosystem of solutions at this year’s Paris expo.

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) will showcase its flagship Kongsberg C Series digital cutting table at the FACHPACK expo next month.

Labelexpo Americas 2022 sees a number of exciting world premieres of digital press technology, marking a new stage in the transition between analog and digital printing.

In the field of flexible packaging for food and non-food, sustainable solutions are particularly in demand. Bielefeld-based speciality paper manufacturer Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and Wipperfürth-based expert for pouch packaging machines SN Maschinenbau are now joining forces to offer safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions made of paper.

Leading Kuwait-based premium corrugated box manufacturer Caesar Pac has become the first business in the Middle East to invest in an EFI™ Nozomi 14000 LED ultra-high-speed digital press from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The single-pass inkjet corrugated press delivers maximum productivity and efficiency for industrial package printing.

Beaver Paper, a leading manufacturer of sublimation media and sewn paper products, is excited to announce the launch of their new TexSeal™ Eco Pouch sustainable paper packaging.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Raynald Barillot as Category Manager, Digital Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging, Fujifilm EMEA. Within this role, Barillot will manage Fujifilm’s digital packaging product portfolio.

Labelexpo Americas 2022 will feature a Digital Embellishment Trail showcasing the latest developments in digital decoration technology from tactile inkjet coating to digital foiling and laser die cutting.