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No market operates in a vacuum. The impact of the war in Ukraine – resulting in high energy and food prices – is being felt worldwide, stalling or even decelerating the economic bounce seen as countries exited Covid-induced lockdowns. 

COLLEGE STATION, TX / ACCESSWIRE / April 21, 2023 / Enzolytics, Inc. (OTC PINK:ENZC) (https://enzolytics.com/).Enzolytics, Inc. (the "Company" or "ENZC"), a drug development biotech company, announced

Mergers and acquisitions continue to be a key trend throughout the North American region, and 2022 brought its fair share of M&A activity for both converters and suppliers. Labels & Labeling reported on more than 25 mergers and acquisitions across the United States and Canada. Many of the larger players continued to grow their North American footprint, such as Fortis Solutions Group, which made six acquisitions in 2022, marking a total of 22 manufacturing sites in the US and Canada.

Flexo Label Advantage Group (FLAG) recently wrapped up its eleventh annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event saw a record attendance of 125 independent converter members and vendor partners who gathered for networking and educational purposes.

MicroDynamics announced that its Veritas roll inspection system has been awarded the 2023 technical innovation award in the pre-press category by the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA).   Representatives from MicroDynamics' board of directors and engineering team attended the event to accept the award. 

Flint Group, a provider of consumables and equipment for the print and packaging industries, has pledged its commitment to the science-based targets initiative (SBTi), which aims to ensure companies reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with science-based targets. These targets are considered aligned with the Paris Agreement's decarbonization goals.  

Zircon Technologies, headquartered in Dehradun, India, has invested in the first Omet XFlex X7 670mm machine in Asia. The machine can handle films and foils, including 12-micron PET, and features special coating and drying technologies for sustainable decorative packaging. 

Defying expectations and breaking through barriers, Paula Andrea Lopez has carved out a place for herself in the male-dominated printing industry. As the country manager for Flexo Wash in Mexico and the founder of her own company, Huella Digital, Lopez's journey is a testament to the power of resilience and determination.  

At the end of 2021 there was a great deal of optimism in the European label sector. The industry had grown by 7 percent, up from 4.5 percent in 2020. The worst impacts of the pandemic looked to be over, and any problems in the supply chain were considered temporary as the labels industry underwent a rapid post-pandemic recovery. No inflationary pressures were on the horizon.

Cyngient, an inks, coatings and adhesives supplier, has teamed up with Imageworx, a prepress services trade shop, to offer label and packaging printing converters an all-encompassing resource for their workflow and supply chain needs.