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The color green.(EDITORIAL)

May 01, 2008; Kenny, Jack ... This whole green thing is great. For the past couple of years, ever since the fear of global warming cooled a bit, everybody has been waving the green flag. One would think that with all this excitement the polar caps will start freezing up again in a few years. This whole green ...

UPM Raflatac opens $100M plant in Illinois.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... UPM Raflatac, a global producer of pressure sensitive labelstock, officially opened its newest manufacturing facility in early April: a 220,000 square foot plant in Dixon, IL, USA, about 100 miles west of Chicago. The facility, representing an investment of US$109 million ([euro]70 ...

Sustainable Green Printing Partnership announces criteria.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Conference news)(Brief article)

May 01, 2008 ... The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP Partnership) revealed the criteria on how to become a sustainable, green printer at the National Environmental Health and Safety Conference (NEHS) on March 12, in Indianapolis, IN, USA. The criteria is intended to guide printers ...

SCT acquires Graphic Options.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)

May 01, 2008 ... SCT International, Atlanta, GA, USA, a holding company focused on security printing and brand protection, has acquired Graphic Options, a company that specializes in security design and advanced plate technology. Graphic Options, currently based in Fort Wright, KY, USA, will operate as a ...

Cortegra moves HQ in New Jersey.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Cortegra, a manufacturer of labels and packaging products for the pharmaceutical industry, is moving its headquarters from Fairfield, NJ, USA, to nearby Parsippany. The new 12,000 square foot office will enable Cortegra to centralize many of its operating functions while providing a ...

Flint acquires Siegwerk in Australia, New Zealand.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Flint Group has signed an agreement with Siegwerk Group to acquire Siegwerk's packaging ink business in Australia and New Zealand. The agreement includes the intangible assets, sales, marketing and distribution channels of Siegwerk in both countries. The product range embraces flexible ...

Wausau Coated attains FSC certification.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Wausau Coated Products, Wausau, WI, USA, a manufacturer of pressure sensitive label products, has announced a first for the pressure sensitive industry. Wausau Coated has attained chain of custody certification through the Forest Stewardship Council as a pressure sensitive manufacturer. ...

Digitalabel launches an expanded website.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Website overview)

May 01, 2008 ... Digitalabel launched its new website, www.digitalabelllc.com, featuring samples, substrate suggestions, a quote request form and more. "We offer a fully electronic, computer-to-print, narrow web method of printing high-quality, accurate, fast turn-around labels," says Peter ...

TLP again named best workplace.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Tailored Label Products Inc.)

May 01, 2008 ... Milwaukee Magazine and The Management Resource Association have declared Tailored Label Products (TLP) to be one of the "Best Places to Work in Southeastern Wisconsin." It is the second time that the company has earned the award. TLP also received a special award for "engaging" employees. ...

Avery Dennison acquires DM Label Group.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) has acquired DM Label Group, a manufacturer of woven labels with manufacturing facilities in six countries. DM Label Group is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. "The acquisition of DM Label Group reflects our commitment to providing the best, ...

Label Traxx adds Indigo parameters to software.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Tailored Solutions' Label Traxx print business management software now fully supports HP Indigo presses in label production. Label Traxx Version 5.2 enables HP Indigo users to automatically apply digital parameters--including speed, spoilage allowances, impression charges, and other ...

Three suppliers win FPPA innovation awards.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... The Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA) recently presented its annual awards in San Antonio, TX, USA. The recipients of the 2008 Technological Innovator of the Year awards are NPP Packaging Graphics Specialists, Kodak, and Flexographic Prepress Solutions. NPP's ...

DuPont, Sun join forces to improve flexography.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... DuPont Packaging Graphics and Sun Chemical, two suppliers to the flexographic and packaging graphics industries, are collaborating to produce improvements in flexo printing by bringing together Sun's WetFlex wet-on-wet flexographic printing process, with its UniQure electron beam cured ...

Korean firm taps Stork for RFID printing.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... EXAX Inc., a South Korean chemical manufacturer, is set to expand into RFID (radio-frequency identification) label production at its Cheonan plant by investing in a dedicated rotary screen printing line from Stork Prints. When installed, the system will print RFID antennae using conductive ...

GSI Technologies wins Printed Electronics Award.

May 01, 2008 ... GSI Technologies, Burr Ridge, IL, USA, a producer of industrial graphics products and printed electronics components, has been honored with the Best Commercialization Award from IDTechEX Printed Electronics Europe. More than 600 delegates from 28 countries were present at the ...

FINAT launches a club for Young Managers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... FINAT, the European label association, has launched a Young Managers' Club to help prepare the next generation of executives for taking control of their companies. The club is welcomed by Isidore Leiser, head of France's Stratus Packaging Europe group. "If only there had been ...

SMAG establishes a sales office in USA.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(SMAG Graphique)(Brief article)

May 01, 2008 ... SMAG, a French manufacturer and distributor of printing and converting equipment for the label and flexible packaging industry, has opened a branch office in the United States to handle sales in the US and Canada. The office is located in Omaha, NE. The company specializes in ...

FDA approves UV/EB coatings for food contact.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... The US Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to the use of UV and EB coatings that come into direct contact with food. Issuance of Food Contact Notification (FCN) 722, which announced the approval, was made public this week by RadTech International, a trade association that ...

Henkel to buy adhesives unit from National Starch.(INDUSTRY NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Henkel KgaA has announced that it will acquire the adhesives and electronic materials businesses of National Starch and Chemical Company of Bridgewater, NJ, USA, a subsidiary of ICI plc. The acquisition is conditional on the successful completion of the takeover of ICI by Akzo Nobel. ...

Gallus promotes the benefits of a digital workflow.(VIP SEMINAR)

May 01, 2008; Katz, Steve ... Gallus, a label printing equipment manufacturer, welcomed over 100 guests to its headquarters in St. Gallen, Switzerland, for the company's VIP seminar titled "Industrial Manufacturing: The Benefits of Digital Workflow Solutions." The seminar was delivered twice over two days in two ...