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CCL Label has developed stretch sleeve with thickness of 30 micron in-house at its Austrian Voelkermarkt site. It was designed for returnable 1L PET bottles that are typically used in the German mineral water market. 

Flexible packaging manufacturer and printer StarPak has equipped its production facility to use Bellissima Digitally Modified Screening (DMS) to build on its current expanded color gamut (ECG) technology.   Based in Houston - Texas, StarPak  is a part of the Five Star Family of Companies. StarPak will harness Bellissima screening technology to expand its ECG offerings 

AWA Alexander Watson Associates will host AWA Pressure Sensitive Label Seminar in Bangkok on Feb 8, co-located with Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023, which takes place Feb 9-11.

Latest Finat research report has found that labelstock demand in Europe dropped sharply in the fourth quarter, after a poor first half of the year caused by strike related paper shortages from Finland, and a rebound in Q3. For the year as a whole, European self-adhesive labelstock demand decreased by 4.7 percent compared to 2021. 

Avery Dennison Labels and Packaging Materials Europe’s vast majority of rubber-based hotmelt adhesives have been certified for bio-based content by renowned European certifying body TÜV Austria. The certification guarantees that these adhesives contain a minimum of 20 percent renewable raw materials, and reflects the company’s commitment to continue using renewable content in its products. 

Miraclon has expanded its leadership presence in the Asia Pacific Region. Andy Yarrow has been appointed as the company’s new regional commercial director for the Asia Pacific Region (APR), while Joerg Kullwitz will move into the role of commercial lead for a strategic Miraclon initiative to address market requirements.  

In the fourth quarter, labelstock demand in Europe dropped sharply, after a poor first half of the year caused by strike-related paper shortages from Finland, and a rebound in Q3. For the year as a whole, European self-adhesive labelstock demand decreased by 4.7 percent compared to 2021.

Maestri Etichette has acquired a Screen Truepress Jet L350UV SAI E, its first digital inkjet press for consistent growth and a strategic decision to expand in digital printing. The label specialist, based in the northern Italian province of Brescia, relies on inkjet technology to meet demand for increasingly varied and smaller print runs for its customers in the food, personal care, chemicals, and pharma sectors. 

Domino Printing India has launched new Vx-Series thermal transfer overprinters (TTO) for increased efficiency on flexible food packaging lines. The Vx-Series is designed to maximize production uptime while reducing ribbon usage in flow wrap and vertical (VFFS) and horizontal form fill seal (HFFS) applications.  

Freedom Packaging, a California-based provider of flexible packaging specializing in the frozen food market has appointed Tom Hauenstein as its new president.