Pakistani companies appear in German’s Paper World 2012 trade fair
Pakistani companies had displayed a wide range of products at world's leading international trade fair "Premier Paperworld 2012, held in Frankfurt, Germany. According to Messe Frankfurt, the firms participated in the fair are: Aftab Sons Writing Instruments Industries, Dollar Industries (PVT) Ltd., Bahadur Industries, Pakistan, Sayyed Engineers (Pvt) Ltd., Monza Impex (Pvt) Ltd., Indus Pencil Ind. (Pvt) Ltd., Shahsons (PVT) Ltd., Wamiq Enterprises and Mark Industries Pakistan.….More

K-Group organizing Seminar on Flexible Packaging in Karachi and Lahore
K-Group of Companies are organizing K-Converting Seminar 2012 on Flexible Packaging at Karachi on 27 February and in Lahore on 29 February. M. Kafil Shaikh, Group Chairman in his message said, “There is huge potential in converting in Pakistan and our objective is to provide key information about the latest technological advancement in the field of Extrusion, Printing, Lamination and Cylinder making.”….More

KODAK voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, Imran Abdullah
Imran Abdullah, CEO | Grapho Scan Supplies (Pvt.) Ltd., the authorized distributor of KODAK in Pakistan, said in a statement that “It has been observed that our competitors are misleading our valued customers about the failure of Kodak as a company because Kodak and its U.S. subsidiaries voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganization to bolster liquidity in the U.S. It is to confirm that this is not going to affect Kodak operations globally including Asia Pacific Region.”….More

Expansion of Iranian, Pakistani printer's cooperation screened
Pakistan's print and packaging representatives and Iran Print Industry Exporters Union met to evaluate the methods of expanding Iran and Pakistan's printing cooperation at Iran.….More

Grapho Scan kicks off Open House Workshop on Off-Set Packaging Solutions
Grapho scan Supplies (Pvt.) Ltd. authorized distributor of KODAK has organized Open House Workshop on Off-Set Packaging Solutions at Karachi. In the workshop live presentation has been made for Packaging Workflow Solutions for Off-Set Packaging especially in 3-D mode for customer approvals and marketing. Valentin Vachkov of Engview Systems (EU) was conducted the presentation and brief about the latest SW tools available for Off-Set Packaging.….More

KCCI president meets APPMA chairman
Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), President, Mian Abrar Ahmad, in a meeting with the Delegation of All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association assured to extend best cooperation of Karachi Chamber to resolve their problems.….More

Faysal Bank signs agreement with China firm
Faysal Bank Limited has signed an agreement with China UnionPay for card issuance and acquisition in Pakistan. The signing ceremony took place in Shanghai, China and was attended by President and CEO, Faysal Bank Limited Naved A. Khan, and First Executive Vice President, UnionPay Cai Jianbo….More

Print2Pack and Plasti&Pack Pakistan 2012 inks agreement of co-operation
Marketing & Promotion Associates (MPA), Karachi publishers of Monthly Print2Pack and Pegasus Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi organizers of Plasti&Pack Pakistan 2012 exhibition have signed an agreement of co-operation. Print2pack will promote their show and will be their media partner.….More

Mimaki plans big splash at FESPA Digital 2012
Mimaki, manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, textile/apparel and industrial markets, announced an exciting line-up for FESPA Digital 2012, the largest European event for the digital wide-format print industry.….More

Goss International will merge legal entities in France
Goss International took another step to enhance service to customers through its manufacturing and support centers in Europe by uniting its two operations in France as a single corporate entity.….More

Packaging technologies advance in fighting fake pharmaceuticals
stribution channel monitoring, USP guidance, suppliers, and pharmaceutical firms battle pharmaceutical counterfeiting. “Let’s be honest,” says Wes Shepherd. “Industry will constantly be combating counterfeiting.”….More

Dr Pepper parts with bottler after 120 years
Old-fashioned Dr Pepper bottles Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. and its oldest but smallest bottler announced Wednesday that they were ending their 120-year relationship to settle a trademark feud over a retro-version of the soda that had become the Texas bottler's specialty.….More

DS Smith to acquire SCA Packaging for €1.6bn
UK recycled-packaging manufacturer DS Smith is set to buy SCA Packaging, a division of Swedish Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), in a deal worth €1.6bn.….More

Triple-wide KBA Commander CT for Koninklijke BDU
KBA’s strong position in the Dutch newspaper market has been boosted still further by a contract from prominent Dutch printer Koninklijke BDU in Barneveld for a 6/2 KBA Commander CT, a compact, high-automation press comprising four four-high towers, four reelstands and a KF 5 jaw folder, with the option of later additions.….More

IVL to open polyester plant in India
Thailand-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producer Indorama Ventures (IVL) has announced plans to construct a $700m integrated polyester facility in India.….More

ICAP plans new plastics for food, medicine packaging
Singapore's Industrial Coating and Packaging (ICAP) consortium has announced plans to develop transparent plastics that protect food and medicine from elements, as well as keeping them fresh for longer.….More

Luthra Water to open bottling plant in India
India-based Luthra Water Systems has announced plans to set up a Rs350m ($7m) bottling plant at the Ahirwadi Village in the state of Maharashtra.….More

Coca-Cola to open bottling plant in Bangladesh
Drinks giant Coca-Cola is set to open its first bottling plant in Tongi, Bangladesh, with an investment of $50m to meet an increasing demand for soft drinks.….More

Kodak celebrates wedding and portrait photography excellence at Elite Awards Event
The KODAK Gallery Elite Award winners, representing excellence in the field of wedding and portrait photography, were honored last night by Eastman Kodak Company at the KODAK Gallery Elite Awards reception in New Orleans, LA.….More

Borealis launches new PP grade for cosmetics and baby bottles
Austria-based provider of chemical and plastics solutions Borealis has launched a new polypropylene (PP) grade for cosmetics product packaging and baby bottles.….More

Coca-Cola Amatil NZ starts bottle manufacturing unit
Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (CCANZ) has launched a $15m beverage bottle production line at its Woolston plant in Christchurch, New Zealand.….More

Conference program unveiled for inaugural Label Summit Africa
The conference program for the first ever Label Summit Africa has been announced. Taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 19-20 March, Label Summit Africa 2012 will examine the opportunities for the label and package printing industry as the rapid growth of supermarkets continues by both local and international chains.….More

Kodak receives Distinguished Honoree Award for “Support Department of the Year”
Kodak’s Service and Support Group, a 2011 STEVIE Distinguished Honoree, was presented with a medal at the 2011 8th Annual International Business Awards in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.….More

Burnishine announces new Deletion Pen for Kodak Thermal Plates
Burnishine Products has announced the immediate availability of its new KP4 Deletion Pen, which is specifically formulated for use with Kodak thermal plates. The Burnishine KP4 Deletion Pen removes images from Kodak Trillian, Thermal Direct, Electra XD (baked), and Thermal Gold (unbaked) printing plates.….More

Kodak sues Apple, HTC over digital image patents
The struggling Eastman Kodak Co., USA sued Apple Inc, whose market value is more than 2,400 times greater, accusing it of infringing four patents related to digital camera images.….More

'Design to print to cut' with Esko at FESPA Digital 2012
At FESPA Digital, Esko will showcase its ‘design to print to cut’ solutions that streamline the entire workflow, including the printing and finishing of sign and display applications.….More

Second Rapida 106 coater press for quality print provider
The Netherlands is a tough print environment, and cooperative alliances are often effective in defending market share. When quality print providers Mart.Spruijt and Grafinoord merged in May last year to form Mart.Spruijt Grafinoord, one of its first decisions was to buy a KBA press.….More

Nestlé to adapt 'easy-to-use' packaging model
Swiss food giant Nestlé has announced plans to adapt its approach to product packaging design to ensure consumers of all ages can use them without difficulty.….More

manroland upgrades Matichon Public Co., Ltd. UNISET with PECOM
manroland customer Matichon Public Co., Ltd. in Bangkok works with a UNISET pressline built in 1995. Since August 2011, the press is running with the latest manroland PECOM hardware in all units. In two four-week project stages, the manroland engineers managed the retrofit in a way that permitted the customer to keep using the press without interrupting production.….More

Metso-supplied containerboard line starts up at Saica Containerboard in the UK
The Metso-supplied complete containerboard production line, PM 11, for Saica Containerboard UK Ltd., successfully at Partington, UK. The record-breaking start-up speed was 1,105 m/min with a basis weight of 95 g/m2.….More

KBA Rapida 130 at PT Indah Kiat
Alongside its popular medium-format Rapidas, KBA is now making inroads in Asia-Pacific markets with large-format models. Installations at Linocraft Printers (Rapida 185) and Tien Wah Press (Rapida 142) in Malaysia have been followed by the inauguration of a Rapida 162 at Mae Mae Printing in Thailand.….More

ContiTech and HELL eye close collaboration in area of Flexographic Printing
ContiTech Elastomer Coatings and HELL Gravure Systems, two strong companies in the printing industry, plan to cooperate in the areas of development and appli-cation engineering. The cooperation aims to further boost the advantages of direct-engravable flexographic printing plates and establish a sustained foothold in the growing flexographic printing market.….More

Kraft’s introduces easy-to-handle flexible pack for foodservice dressings
Kraft Foods has introduced what it says is a more convenient and sustainable package for its eight salad dressing varieties for the foodservice environment. The YES Pack is a one-gal side-gusseted stand-up pouch with dual handles on top and bottom and a rigid screw cap closure that replaces the traditional rigid plastic container for dressings.….More

KBA large format spreading to Thailand
The shift to large-format sheetfed offset in high-growth Asia-Pacific markets continues apace. Following installations in Malaysia (Linocraft, TWP) and Indonesia (APP) KBA large format has now debuted in Thailand with the inauguration of a six-colour 7B (64in) Rapida 162a at Mae Mae Printing in Bangpoo.….More

Global packaging industry forecast to reach $820bn by 2016
The global packaging market is expected to reach $820bn by 2016, driven by growing demand in emerging and transitional economies, according to a new forecast by Pira International.….More

INTER PRINT EXPO 2012 announced at New Delhi from 14-16 September
Offset Printers’ Association is organizing the InterPrint Expo 2012 in collaboration with Delhi Printers’ Association on 14-16 September, 2012. InterPrint is not a routine trade fair for the printing and packaging industry, but the show is being organized with a difference.….More

Bluestar Silicones opens resin manufacturing unit in France
In France Bluestar Silicones has inaugurated its new resin manufacturing unit in its Saint Fons factory. The new production unit, named IRIS, will enable the resin production capacity to be doubled.….More

Clariant opens crop protection Lab in India to develop formulations
Clariant announced the opening of a new crop protection laboratory by its Industrial & Consumer Specialties (ICS) Business Unit in India.….More

Birla Group to make viscose in Turkey
The Aditya Birla Group will set up a Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) plant in Turkey's Adana Organized Industrial Zone, planning to invest $500 million over the next five years to set up a 180 ktpa fully integrated VSF plant with a captive power plant, CS2 plant and a sulphuric acid plant. The VSF plant will come up in two phases.….More

Chinese converter purchases second Omet Flexy press
Meikei printing, one of the largest printers in South China, has purchased a second Omet press. Headquartered in Guangzhou, Meikei invested in a Flexy F1 with 10 flexo stations, two cold foil and inline die-cutting, following Labelexpo Asia.….More

Drupa 2012 global marketing campaign focuses on augmented reality
The advertisements for drupa 2012, print media trade fair, appearing in about 500 trade publications in over 60 countries in the next few months, will be enhanced by augmented reality (the letters AR in the top right-hand corner). If the reader views this image using a smartphone, tablet or PC/laptop camera equipped with special software (Junaio; also see www.drupa.com/help), a 3D animation starts up on the screen and connects directly to the drupa website through the interactive button. The advantages are obvious: using print, the reader gets directly to the drupa website to find the latest information.….More

interpack 2014 builds on successful special themes
The next interpack, which will take place at Düsseldorf from 8 to 14 May 2014, is again building on the INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING and METAL PACKAGING PLAZA, the special themes that were so successful at interpack 2011.….More

AkzoNobel to reinforce its position in packaging coatings with acquisition of Metlac
AkzoNobel plans to strengthen its position in packaging coatings by exercising the right to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, an Italian based packaging coatings producer. Financial details were not disclosed.….More

Australia hopping mad over kangaroo images used by tobacco company
The Australian Government has slammed British American Tobacco for using images of kangaroos to sell its Winfield brand cigarettes in Europe.….More

Kodak files for bankruptcy protection, secures $950 million lifeline
Eastman Kodak Co, which invented the hand-held camera and helped bring the world the first pictures from the moon, has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping a prolonged plunge for one of America's best-known companies.….More

British customer Barclay invests in sheetfed offset and digital printing
Barclay's Print is to install a Speedmaster XL 75-5+L from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) in February, less than six months after adding a Heidelberg-supplied Ricoh Pro C 901 Graphic Arts Edition digital press.….More

Cardia Bioplastics and Polyden Foliern cooperate on sustainable packaging film
Cardia Bioplastics and Polyden Folien announce their cooperation on sustainable film products for the European packaging industry. Polyden Folien have launched their new range of packaging films made with Cardia BiohybridTM technology that meet highest packaging performance standards.….More

Labelexpo Europe announces the dates for the 2013 show to be held in Brussels
Labelexpo Europe 2013 is set to return to Brussels Expo in Belgium between 24-27 September. Now in its 32nd year, the biennial fair is widely regarded as the label industry's flagship event and is again supported by FINAT.….More

Kodak sues Fujifilm over patents
Kodak filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, alleging that longtime rival Fujifilm Corp. is using Kodak-patented technology in a variety of its FinePix digital cameras.….More

Chinese dairy introduces a new kind of aseptic pouch
Shenyang Huishan Dairy of the Liaoning province in northeast China is the first to commercialize in single-serve sizes an unusual stand-up pouch called Ecolean Air Aseptic. Holding 240 mL of milk needing no refrigeration, this aseptic pouch was preceded by an Ecolean Air pouch that Huishan introduced in 2009. But the pouch that debuted in 2009 is for pasteurized product requiring refrigeration.….More

British customer ESP colour reports record productivity of its two Speedmaster XL 75
ESP Colour in Swindon has a strong reputation for supplying high quality commercial work efficiently and to achieve that, it needs speedy, reliable presses which can produce predictable results.….More

Fourth KBA press for Indonesia’s Sansico
Indonesia is fast becoming a major market for KBA within the high-growth Asia-Pacific region. Jakarta-based Sansico Group, a manufacturer of high-grade packaging, recently fired up its fourth KBA sheetfed offset press in just a few years at its main plant in Cikarang, about 60km (37.5 miles) east of Jakarta.….More

Coca-Cola System, Novelis sign aluminium supply agreement
US-based Coca-Cola System and aluminium rolled products manufacturer Novelis have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of aluminium can sheet to Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales & Services (CCBSS).….More

manroland a strong brand in China
At the end of 2011 the strong Chinese printing market lived up to its reputation with printing companies busily ordering printing systems from manroland.….More

Bulgarian company chooses Euroflex One
KPG Europe has installed a Euroflex One Press at Bulgaria based Excellpack, producer of high quality printed polyamide food casings, serving both its domestic market and exporting to eastern and southern European countries.….More

Color-Logic supports four more languages
Color-Logic has announced that instructions and other technical support information for their Process Metallic Color System is now available in French, German, Spanish, and Italian, in addition to the original English.….More

7th NAEP - The greatest awards for the Print world in India
The schedule for the prestigious awards for the excellence in printing in India was announced by Manoj Mehta at New Delhi. Giving details of the 7th edition of the ‘National Awards for Excellence in Printing’ (NAEP). Mehta, Chairman of these awards, said, “the award ceremony this time will be held at New Delhi in the month of September, 2012.”….More

Atlantic Zeiser puts spotlight on industrial digital printing at FESPA Digital
The Atlantic Zeiser Group, developer and supplier of integration components and end-to-end system solutions for industrial digital printing to code and serialise packaging, mailshots and 3D products, will highlight the creativity and flexibility of its integrated system solutions at FESPA Digital.….More

Avery Dennison announces 550 million dollar agreement with 3M
Avery Dennison Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to sell its office and consumer products business (OCP) to 3M for 550 million dollars in cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.….More

APP-China committed to leading efforts in advancing Chinese paper industry's sustainable development
PCwC Quarterly Report Highlights Paper Industry's CSR Commitments and Practices Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and seventy-six other enterprises jointly signed an initiative put forward by the China Paper Association at the 2nd Annual Forum on the Chinese Paper Industry's Green Development.….More

AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Chinese surfactants producer, Boxing Oleochemicals
AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of China's leading specialty surfactant producer, Boxing Oleochemicals. Boxing is a leading supplier of nitrile amines and derivatives, which are used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications including fabric softeners, asphalt additives, and hair conditioners.….More

Anticipation builds for China’s most important annual folding carton industry event- SinoFoldingCarton 2012
SinoFoldingCarton 2012, the premier annual folding carton exhibition in China, will be held in Dongguan, from April 11 to 13. Each year, SinoFoldingCarton attracts widespread attention from numerous high profile folding carton processing equipment manufacturers, both foreign and domestic. With the support of these companies, the three-day event serves as a vibrant showcase through which folding carton industry professionals evaluate and trade new products and technologies.….More

ABB wins five-year Full Service agreement in South Africa
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has signed a five-year, ABB Full Service contract with Nampak Corrugated, to manage maintenance and improve overall efficiency at the company’s Rosslyn Paper Mill in Pretoria, South Africa.….More

3M to acquire the office and consumer products business of Avery Dennison Corp
3M announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Office and Consumer Products business (“OCP”) of Avery Dennison Corp. for a total purchase price of $550 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.….More

DIC signs Letter of Intent to take over all businesses of Pacific Inks in New Zealand
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.….More

manroland web systems GmbH starts with Possehl - contract signed with insolvency administrator
The insolvency administrator of manroland AG i.I., Werner Schneider, and the L. Possehl & Co. mbH, Lübeck, signed the contract for the acquisition of the web offset press business located in Augsburg. Therefore, the continuation of the business is long-term assured.….More

Three KBA Rapida 106 presses replace entire fleet - Albe De Coker in Antwerp, Belgium
Three brand-new medium-format Rapida 106 presses are in operation at Belgian printer Albe De Coker in Antwerp. Seven days a weeks, 24 hours a day. Plant manager Patrick Leus says: “When we started making plans in September 2010, KBA was not initially at the top of our wish-list,”.….More

Abramo customizes Italian Census Forms using KODAK PROSPER S-Series
Italian print service provider Abramo Printing & Logistics has invested in four KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems to print variable data for the ISTAT 2011 Italian census forms.….More

“OMET certified as HD Flexo printer”
HD Flexo is a new process for making digital flexographic plates rapidly imposing itself as the new standard in quality printing. OMET, forerunner in many fields and innovation-driven company, is among the few machines manufacturers to apply for – and obtain, - the HD Certification issued by EskoArtwork.….More