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Latest News: AG-GIGI installs first new Kodak ACHIEVE PLATESETTER
AG-GIGI, Karachi a leading label printer, has installed state-of-the-art new Kodak Achieve Platesetter All-in-One with Kodak Prinergy Option, Screening - Staccato 25 Series to cater ever-growing high-quality printing needs of their clientele.

Zubair Rehman joins Grapho Scan
The management of Grapho Scan Supplies (PVT) Ltd., Lahore (GSS) is pleased to announce that Zubair Rehman has joined GSS as General Manager Technical Sales & Support. He is Masters in Physics with specialization in Digital Electronics. He has profound experience of over 20 years in Printing and Graphic Arts industry.

Ufone restores Facebook and Twitter apps for BlackBerry
After more than a year and a half, Ufone has managed to restore Facebook and Twitter apps for BlackBerry users after developing a content filtering solution which blocks specific pages of a website, a technology not yet available with BlackBerry mobile manufacturer Research In Motion.

Pak-Turkey: Preferential trade deal to be signed next year
Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Turkey is all set to be signed early next year as the list of goods in this regard is being finalised, stated Turkish Ambassador Hizlan Babur.

New Kodak ACHIEVE PLATESETTER opts by Horizon Sources
HORIZON SOURCING, Karachi a leading Label Printer has placed an order to Grapho Scan Supplies (Pvt.) Ltd. (Kodak Distributor in Pakistan) for purchasing state-of-the-art New Kodak Achieve Platesetter All-in-One with Kodak Prinergy Option - Screening - Staccato 25 Series to cater ever-growing high-quality printing needs of their clientele.

Identification of smuggled cigarette packs: Govt considering pasting stamps
The government is working on a proposal to paste stamps on cigarette packs to identify smuggled/non-duty paid packets for checking tax evasion, counterfeiting and smuggling.

Duty exemption on pharmaceutical raw material
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted from customs duty the import of Temozolomid, a pharmaceutical raw material.

SBP directive on Rs 5 banknote
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed all commercial banks and the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP BSC) operating throughout the country to exchange the existing Rs 5 banknote with banknotes-coins of all denominations until December 31, 2012.

UAE National Day celebrated
Pakistan was the first country to recognize UAE after it attained independence in 1971 and the last 40 years have seen the strengthening and diversification of bilateral ties and close friendship between the two countries.

Halal accreditation to start from January
“The $4 trillion international Halal market is growing fast with more consumer awareness not only of food sector, but also of non-food products, like pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, healthcare, toiletries and other non-consumable items,” said Anjum Bashir.

AkzoNobel gearing up to supply Middle East paint market from Pakistan
Karachi, Far from winding up its business in Pakistan, AkzoNobel – the world’s largest paint company – is planning to invest heavily in expanding its production facilities in Pakistan, The Express Tribune has learnt.

Mobile company launches MU co-branded SIM
A local mobile company launched its highly anticipated Manchester United co-branded mobile SIM. The SIM includes services like `Follow the Star' where customers will get FREE minutes and SMS whenever their favourite player scores a goal, Manchester United following in different leagues, premium content, Club News, video content, Fantasy Football, contests, exclusive games and to top it all dial tunes.

Grey traffic: Around 40% international calls coming in through illegal channels
Grey traffic in international telephone calls has shot up to 40% of the total international incoming calls causing losses of at least Rs6 billion annually, according to documents.

Print2Pack will now be at drupa 2012
Print2Pack, the only printing monthly from Pakistan, now will be placed at the international trade press stand at drupa 2012 which is going to be held in Duesseldorf from 3 to 16 May, 2012. Print2Pack’s May 2012 issue now will be available at the international trade press stand at drupa for the visitors. This issue of Print2pack will also be distributed among the exhibitors during the show.

Jute millers demand packaging ordinance
Pakistan Jute Mills Association (PJMA) has demanded the government to promulgate a ‘jute mandatory packaging’ ordinance and also offered much needed research and development (R&D) support which it is providing to textile and other industries.

Pakistan and China sign currency swap agreement
Pakistan and China signed a bilateral currency swap agreement to promote trade between the two countries and also further strengthening their economic ties, Pakistan’s central bank said in a statement.

Paxer Pakistan signs for Kodak TRENDSETTER 400 QUANTUM “V” SPEED
First New Kodak TRENDSETTER 400 QUANTUM “V” SPEED AUTOLOADER ON-LINE PLATESETTER with Kodak MatchPrint Inkjet Proofing Solution ordered by Avery Dennison / Paxar Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi.

Local per acre citrus yield half of India’s output
The country’s citrus production per acre stands at about 4.6 tons, almost half of India’s 9 tons per acre, according to the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).

Non-disclosure of NTN/CNIC number of unregistered buyers: ST returns e-filing to be blocked from Jan 1
The Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) electronic system will not accept sales tax and federal excise returns from January 1, 2012 of all those registered manufacturers, importers and exporters who would not disclose their computerised national identity card (CNIC) number or national tax number (NTN) of their unregistered buyers.

Fuji Xerox DocuColor configuration obtains Japan color DDCP machine ability certification
The configuration of DocuColor 1450 GA, PX140 Print Server series and JD Coat 127 provided by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., became the first to receive DDCP (Direct Digital Color Proof) Machine Ability Certification of the Japan Color Certification SystemNote1 organized by the Japan Printing Machinery Association.

Fuller Davies operator asks for roller skates as new Stahlfolders arrive
Fuller Davies has replaced two MBO machines with two of the latest automated folders from Heidelberg, the Stahlfolder KH 82 combination machine and Stahlfolder TH 56 buckle model.

JBF unveils $200m project for Bahrain packaging plant
Indian polyester film manufacturer JBF plans to invest $200m in a new plant in Salman Industrial City in Bahrain.

EskoArtwork joins PrintCity Alliance Value Added Packaging project for 2012
EskoArtwork of Gent, Belgium, is joining the PrintCity Alliance Value Added Packaging (VAPack) knowledge sharing project.

Metso to rebuild fiber line for Daio Paper in Japan
Metso was recently awarded a contract to supply Daio Paper Corporation with a rebuild of their hardwood kraft fiber line at their Mishima mill, located on Shikuko island, in Japan.

Indonesia to host WAN-IFRA
Publish Asia 2012, the annual Asian newspaper convention from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is set to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from 10 to 12 April 2012.

IML chooses Mark Andy for special substrate labels and tags
IML, based in Sheffield, UK, has invested in a 6-color Mark Andy P5, the middle version of the Performance Series.

Heidelberg customers praise uultra-productive Dymatrix Die Cutters
Since their introduction in 2004, Heidelberg’s family of Dymatrix die cutters have consistently proven their mettle. From the Dymatrix 106 Pro to the 57” Dymatrix 145, Heidelberg’s Dymatrix die cutting and embossing systems answer the demand for speed, productivity and flexibility in the production of premium-quality packaging.

X-Rite announces free color management software updates
X-Rite, Incorporated, the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, announces the availability of several free downloadable software updates including ColorMunki Display software, i1Profiler software and i1Profiler D2LionEdition software for i1Display LT and i1Display 2 Color Calibration Devices.

FESPA to expand global reach of Planet Friendly Printing
FESPA has recently announced that it will expand the global reach of its long-running Planet Friendly Printing initiatives.

EskoArtwork appoints new Vice President Asia Industry veteran Hoshi Deboo
EskoArtwork announces the appointment of Hoshi Deboo as Vice President Asia Pacific. Deboo will take over responsibilities for activities in Asia Pacific and Japan (excluding China) from Jean-Pierre De Moor, who is leaving the company after 22 years of service to pursue new opportunities.

Labelexpo Asia 2011 hosts record visitor numbers
Labelexpo Asia 2011, held in Shanghai, received 18,019 visitors, an increase of 9% from 2009’s show. The event hosted 270 exhibitors and attracted the highest level of space rebooking for 2013 as exhibitors enjoyed high levels of onsite sales.

IIP, Mumbai to offer certificate course in “Plastics in Packaging”
Mumbai-based Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), a national institute set up under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is offering a weekend certificate course on “Plastics in Packaging”.

Highcon unveils 'disruptive' digital die-cutting kit
Highcon, a new company founded by two ex-Indigo employees, has unveiled a digital creasing and cutting machine that will eliminate the need for conventional dies in the folding carton converter market.

Polar 115 Xplus helps the learning process
Educational suppliers Seawhite of Brighton has purchased a Polar 115 Xplus, which will be delivered to CY Converting in Worksop, an operation which produces Wire-O pads, wire-stitch-trim and perfect bound products for schools.

Stora Enso to secure loan for Polish mill
Finnish pulp and paper company Stora Enso has signed an agreement for a €150m loan to be used for the a €285m containerboard machine investment project at Ostroleka Mill in Poland.

Germany's Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club becomes 1,500th Kodak thermal direct non process plate customer
Europe's largest automobile and motorcyclist club, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club, now utilizes Kodak Thermal Direct Non Process Plates at its in-house printing department in Munich.

Digital Signage’ industry in the region to grow further in 2012
International Expo Consults (IEC) part of Falak Holding, one of UAE’s multi-faceted business conglomerate, stated that with the advent of new technology the ‘Digital Signage’ industry is expected to grow exponentially in 2012 across the region.

Delta Display installs sixth and seventh HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Presses
HP announced that Delta Display, part of the Delta Group, of London, has installed two further HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Presses and has been beta testing the HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Press Upgrade Kit.

CCL appoints sleeve label license holder in Turkey
CCL Industries Inc., world's largest converter of pressure sensitive and film materials has announced that it is appointing a new license holder for shrink sleeve labels in Turkey. The new license holder is Dekopak Ambalaj Sanayi Ve Tic. A.S., is based in Istanbul and manufactures sleeve labels for multinational customers in the region.

EskoArtwork donates new CDI Spark 2530 imager to Dunwoody College of Technology
As part of its ongoing commitment to fostering education in the packaging industry, EskoArtwork has donated a CDI Spark 2530 imager to The Harper Center of Graphics Technologies at Dunwoody College of Technology.

Bio-based PP to be available by end of 2013
Braskem America Inc. is expanding its biopolymer portfolio with a new line of bio-based polypropylene products targeted for the rigid and flexible packaging markets.

drupa 2012: For the first time, online ticket shop with eTickets
The tickets for drupa 2012 (03 to 16 May 2012) are available online as of 25 January. For the first time, the tickets are offered as eTickets - this means double the benefits for the visitor: Saving time and money.

Continued bioplastic barrier initiative at Billerud
Billerud is integrating development work in the field of bioplastics and other future materials. This work has previously taken place in the subsidiary Tenova Bioplastics AB.

manroland secures debtor-in-possession financing
manroland has secured its immediate future with a €55m Massekredit facility, similar to debtor-in-possession financing, that will give it the liquidity to continue with its restructuring efforts.

INX Digital, Avery Dennison reach Agreement on ICS Performance Guarantee
INX Digital International and Avery Dennison Graphics and Reflective Solutions have entered an agreement for Avery Dennison to offer their ICS Performance Guarantee to customers using TRIANGLE inks for specific medias.

Cowan Imaging Group installs Canada's first: Jeti 1224 HDC FTR from Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics announced that Cowan Imaging Group of Edmonton, Alberta, has installed Canada's first :Jeti 1224 HDC FTR UV printing system from Agfa Graphics.

CTP flexibles (South Africa) to install 3 more Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinders
CTP flexibles, the Cape Town based and leading South African converter of flexible packaging materials will be making an exciting start to the New Year 2012 with the arrival and installation of three 1350mm wide Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinders.

Changes in the Board of Executive Directors of BASF
The Supervisory Board of BASF SE appointed Wayne T. Smith to the Board of Executive Directors, he is currently head of BASF’s Polyurethanes division at its Headoffice, after the retirement of Dr. Stefan Marcinowski will retire with the expiration of his contract.

Training options increased at Heidelberg UK
In response to an increasing number of requests from customers supported by feedback from a recent Market Intelligence Survey, Heidelberg has launched its National Training Centre in Brentford which includes six dedicated training rooms, 12 workstations and over 30 UK based trainers.

Özkardesler, Turkey installed Lasercomb
Lasercomb did install in the past few days a lasermachine Type PTS 3020 R DC 025 at the Istanbul factory of Özkardesler. The machine is equipped with a Rofin Sinar DC 025 – 2500 Watt lasersource.

Well-attended KBA roadshow in Malaysia
A roadshow organised by KBA Asia-Pacific in the Malaysian port of Johor Bahru was a big success, attracting some 150 participants keen to find out why “size does not matter”.

Offset Vandevelde streamlines workflow with the KODAK PRINERGY POWERPACK
Belgian print house Offset Vandevelde is enjoying huge time savings after automating its prepress operations using the KODAK PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow and INSITE Prepress Portal System.

India: Zodiac Reprographics invests in Mark Andy P3 performance series press
Zodiac Reprographics at Hyderabad, India has taken positive steps to improve its operations with significant investments in high performance printing solutions.

KBA’s new Rapida 105 makes its European debut in Radebeul
Five months before Drupa 2012 in Düsseldorf, KBA’s new Rapida 105 made its European debut in Radebeul, Germany. A select circle of print pros from Russia, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland seized the opportunity to see live demonstrations of a highly versatile press incorporating an array of features adopted from the world makeready champion, the Rapida 106.

Dubai to launch plain tobacco packaging law
Dubai, the largest populated city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will roll out a new plain cigarette packaging law effective August 2012, surpassing initiatives in countries such as Australia and the UK.

Brazilian Association of Graphic Arts names Sun Chemical the Best Ink Supplier
The Brazilian Association of Graphic Arts named Sun Chemical the “Best Printing Ink Supplier” in Brazil for the seventh year in row at the Fernando Pini Awards ceremony.

SOS Print + Media Group produces millions of impressions with KODAK PROSPER 1000
SOS Print + Media Group Produces Millions of Impressions per Month with KODAK PROSPER 1000 Press. Twelve months ago the group in Sydney installed KODAK’s high-performance inkjet web press solution, the KODAK PROSPER 1000 Press.

Baldwin to be acquired by Forsyth
Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., a global leader in process automation technology for the print media industry, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Forsyth Baldwin, LLC, a company controlled by Forsyth Capital Investors ,LLC.

BASF to build high performance specialty plastics plant in Korea
BASF will build a new plant to produce Ultrason polyethersulfone (PESU), one of BASF’s high-performance thermoplastics, at the company’s site in Yeosu, Korea.

Bobst open house at Pune in India
Bobst India conducted an open house at its Competence Centre, located at Bobst's headquarters in Pune, India, was showcasing live demonstrations of Bobst die-cutter NovaCut 106-E, Expertfold 110 A-2 folder-gluer demonstrateed Braille embossing on Accubraille, along with a world premiere of LILA 106 A-2 ES folder-gluer for litho laminated micro flute.

CHINA PRINT 2013 promotion at the INFOPRINT 2011 meeting in Beijing
INFOPRINT 2011, sponsored by Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC) and organized by Print Industry Magazine, was held successfully at Beijing Friendship Hotel.

Asia’s premier conference & exhibition on pulp, paper and board & tissue industry
ASIAN PAPER is undisputedly known as the Asia’s LEADING trade event to reach out to the Pulp, Paper, Board & Tissue Industries. The show was a success with over 3000 visitors from 48 countries. And, surveys from most trade visitors, conference delegates and exhibitors expressed a generally high level of satisfaction with Asian Paper 2010.

CHINAPLAS 2012 delivers new performance and efficient technology at Shanghai in April
CHINAPLAS 2012 which is dedicated to showcasing the world-class cutting-edge plastics and rubber technologies, will be grandly returned to Shanghai, and held on April 18-21, 2012. Stanley Chu, Chairman of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., Organizer of CHINAPLAS, indicated that, the complicated and changing global economic situation will bring various new challenges to China's economy.

Heidelberg on the final stretch to launch its digital printing portfolio
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is on the final stretch with the international market launch of its digital printing portfolio and is due to complete this by drupa 2012.

Aqua Carpatica chooses BERICAP's SuperShorty 28mm and 38mm
The water bottles of Aqua Carpatica catch the consumer's eye with a transparent style with black letters. On the Romanian market they have appeared since last summer with black caps - the BERlCAP Double SealSuperShorty Eco for 28mm PCO 1810 neck with a 38mm closure.

Atlas Converting incorporates subsidiary company in Shanghai
Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. is pleased to confirm that it has recently completed the incorporation of its new China based subsidiary, A.C.E. (Shanghai) Trading Company Ltd., which is located in new premises in the Pudong business district of Shanghai.

Next-Generation Fujifilm Inkjet Digital Press Jet Press 720 launched in Japan
FUJIFILM Corporation announced to launch the next-generation inkjet digital press Jet Press 720 for the Japanese market.Jet Press 720 is the first printer in the world that achieves high-speed printing with 4-level grayscale at 1200dpi on B2 sized sheet (maximum paper size: 750mm x 530mm), delivering image quality exceeding offset printing.

Richard Desmond fires up first KBA Commander CT at new Luton plant
After more than 24 years in London’s Docklands, production of the Daily Star is being switched 40 miles north to a new plant in Luton, where Express Newspapers’ owner Richard Desmond fired up the first of four KBA Commander CT press lines.

drupa 2012 – New Digital Machine Control System for the Stahlfolder from Heidelberg
At drupa 2012, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be presenting the Stahlfolder Ti 52 and the Stahlfolder Ti 36 with the new CCT machine control system.

nyloflex NExT Exposure launched
Flint Group Flexographic Products presented the new high performance exposure technology, nyloflex NExT, to an international audience.

Kodak demonstrated inkjet finishing finesse at Heidelberg Postpress Information Days 2011
Delegates at Heidelberg Postpress Commercial Information Days 2011 were shown how easy it is to personalize print products during the finishing demonstration using the Kodak Prosper S5 Imprinting System.

FlexoJet 1724 from Digiflex
DigiFlex offers a revolutionary CtP solution, transforming the quality of analog photopolymeric plates for the flexographic, letterpress and dry-offset printing technologies, to the digital era.

EskoArtwork installs 2000th CDI Digital Flexo plate Imager at VCG Connect
EskoArtwork announced the 2000th installation of a Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) at VCG Connect UK. The landmark installation is the second CDI Spark 5080 with HD Flexo in 2011 for VCG Connect, one of Europe’s leading providers of digital reprographics services.

manroland presents its latest ROLAND 900 at Packaging Printing Technology Forum
Customers are remaining loyal to manroland and found out more on the new ROLAND 900 and ROLAND 700 HiPrint HS at the "High-Performance Packaging Printing" technology forum.

Two large-format Rapidas at Barem Ambalaj, Turkey - KBA power crowns successful strategy
Packaging printer Barem Ambalaj has geared up for growth in its native Turkey and the Middle East with two KBA Rapida 142 large-format presses at its production plants in Tire and Gaziantep.

Easygluer underpins packaging growth at The Sherwood Press
The Sherwood Press in Nottingham is taking an Easygluer 100 folder gluer from Heidelberg next month. The company is purchasing this additional machine to service its commercial and social stationery customers but mostly to expand its packaging work.

BOBST revolutionises corrugated board packaging with GYROBOX
BOBST, the world’s leading supplier of quality machinery and services to packaging manufacturers, has announced the worldwide launch of GYROBOX, the first device for the corrugated board industry which can turn a blank 90 degrees to fold and glue on all four sides in just one pass.

Fujifilm opens new CTP plate production line for offset printing
FUJIFILM Corporation is to start the operation of a new CTP plate production line incorporating cutting edge technology and energy saving facilities, in a move to address the growing demand of CTP plates for offset printing.

KBA-MetroPrint becomes KBA-MePrint
KBA-MetroPrint AG in Veitshöchheim, a subsidiary of German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) in nearby Würzburg, is changing its name to KBA-MePrint AG to avoid confusion with a major retailing group.

drupa 2012 – Heidelberg offers new functions for CtP imagesetters
Ahead of the forthcoming drupa trade show, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has equipped its computer-to-plate imaging systems in the Suprasetter series with new functions for more versatile application options, higher productivity, and lower environmental impact.

Canon seeks delisting of Océ N.V.
Canon Inc. ("Canon") expresses the intention to realize a delisting of Océ N.V. ("Océ") from the Amsterdam stock exchange NYSE Euronext, following the acquisition of the ordinary shares held by Orbis Funds ("Orbis") in Océ ("Orbis Shares"), bringing Canon's ownership in Océ to 98.83 percent of the entire issued share capital (including cumulative preference shares).

AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Korean SSCP’s coatings activities
AkzoNobel has completed the acquisition of the coatings business of Korean SSCP. SSCP is a Korean specialty plastics coatings company and has a strong position in the Korean mobile phone market and also supplies coatings to the wider consumer electronics industry.

New KBA Rapida 105 at coloristakademi in Istanbul
Big packaging printers in Turkey are not the only ones who value the quality, output and flexibility of medium- and large-format KBA Rapidas. They are equally popular among ambitious smaller printers like coloristakademi in Istanbul, which shortly after firing up a new Rapida 105 with UV capability for printing plastic and film scooped a silver star at the Turkish Packaging Awards 2011.

3M and Shale-Inland to develop advanced solutions for protective and decorative films
3M and Shale-Inland have entered into a five year commercialization agreement to offer product solutions for advancing the development of protective and decorative films in the global primary metal and metal fabrication markets.

DIC Group signs agreement to take over all of Pacific Inks businesses
DIC Corporation announced that wholly owned Singapore-based subsidiary DIC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd reached an agreement with Pacific Inks Limited of New Zealand for the DIC Group to take over all of Pacific Inks businesses

Bobst Group appoints Philippe Milliet as Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed
Bobst Group, the world’s leading supplier of quality machinery and services to packaging manufacturers, announced the appointment of Philippe Milliet as Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed and as member of the Group Executive Committee.

KBA-Metroprint: Award-winning Genius 52UV shines with another premiere: card specialist expands its varied product range
For a long time now, the company Syung Ji Information Technology, based in Seoul, Korea, has been following the numerous success stories and customer reports about the Genius 52UV.

Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Fomento to merge bottling units in Mexico
US-based bottler Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Fomento Queretano have announced plans to merge their beverage operations in a deal worth Mex$6.6bn ($479m).

Maugein Imprimeurs goes digital with the KODAK NEXPRESS SE2500 Press
French print service provider Maugein Imprimeurs has entered the digital print market after investing in the KODAK NEXPRESS SE2500 Digital Production Color Press.

KBA Rapida 75 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Eighteen months ago KBA’s Malaysian sales and service agency, KBA Asia-Pacific, showcased the B2 (29in) Rapida 75 at a “Chili Padi” open house in Kuala Lumpur – and to some effect. The press is now demonstrating its performance and flexibility in both commercial and packaging printing at Globac Printing, Lian Yik and Percetakan Kencana.