Packaging
Top management change at Kolbus
Kolbus managing director Kai Büntemeyer has left the management of the company, effective yesterday (31 January).
Castle revamps press hall with Rapida 106
Castle Colour Packaging is to install a seven-colour Rapida 106 with coater from Koenig & Bauer as a key component of its upgrade cycle.
Tetra Pak to pioneer digital colour carton production
Multinational food packaging giant Tetra Pak has claimed it is to become the first carton manufacturer to introduce full-colour digital printing capabilities, in a collaboration with Koenig & Bauer...
DS Smith Europac deal set to complete
DS Smith’s proposed acquisition of Spanish corrugated packaging and paper manufacturer Europac is expected to be completed later this week.
Flint raises packaging ink prices
Flint Group has raised the prices of its full range of packaging inks across Europe, blaming a tough trading environment.
Packaging manufacturers face cost hikes in Defra strategy
Packaging figureheads are concerned the government is placing undue blame at manufacturers’ feet with a new waste strategy that would see them bear the cost of recycling.
Third strike day set at CPI William Clowes
Unite members at CPI William Clowes will go ahead with a third strike day on Thursday 17 January as a pay dispute with management continues.
Xaar Q4 trading below expectations
Inkjet manufacturer Xaar’s full-year revenues are set to have fallen by more than a third year-on-year after trading in Q4 continued at levels below the company’s expectations.
Packaging Experts brings sampling in-house with Roland and Dyss
The Packaging Experts has invested in a Roland DG VersaUV LEF-200 flatbed printer to complement a recently installed Dyss X5-1310T digital cutter on in-house prototyping jobs.
New year predictions: Shahid Sheikh, Clifton Packaging Group
The ongoing plastics debate has dominated 2018 for Clifton Packaging Group chairman Shahid Sheikh, who believes that innovation coupled with export presents the biggest opportunity for printers going...