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Cymmetrik Group has opened a new factory in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. The inauguration ceremony was attended by nearly 100 representatives from the local government, industry suppliers and media.

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UK-headquartered, family-run label converter Silver Fox has retrofitted its Nilpeter FB-3300 press with a four-lamp, 38cm-wide GEW LeoLED UV curing system, which has allowed the business to take previously outsourced jobs in-house and reduce its order turnaround times.

Hubergroup Deutschland has been awarded a silver medal by EcoVadis, the largest independent provider of sustainability ratings. hubergroup is among the top 20 percent of the more than 100,000 companies rated by EcoVadis so far.   As part of the assessment, EcoVadis examines the sustainability management of companies in the areas of environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.  

Orion Engineered Carbons, a specialty inks and coatings chemicals company, has entered a distribution agreement with newly formed ION Specialties, based in Mexico City.

Packaging tape expert Essentra Tapes has called on the packaging industry to harness the power of collective intelligence in generating the sustainable packaging of tomorrow.

GM (Grafisk Maskinfabrik) has launched the DC350Flex+ Wine line for premium embellishment of labels. The new 350 mm-wide finishing line offers flexo varnish unit, hot stamping for foiling and embossing, screenprinting, and 130m/min rotary die-cutting as standard. It gives label converters a new way to enter luxury markets, such as high-end wine, spirits, and cosmetics. 

Environmental compliance data specialists Ecoveritas is seeking to canvas the opinion of its client base and the wider packaging sector with once-in-a-generation packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reforms close to being implemented.  With 2023 set to be the year EPR is finally lined up to go, the packaging sector is on the cusp of securing the much-needed confidence to support its transition to a world beyond waste.  

Utah PaperBox (UPB), a family-owned packaging company in Salt Lake City, has installed a new Speedmaster XL 106 from Heidelberg, marking a new chapter as the company welcomes its fifth generation of ownership.

Chinese manufacturer Flora (Shenzhen Runtianzhi) has confirmed it will be showcasing its UV label press J330-S at upcoming Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023 show in Thailand in February.