Packaging

Future unclear for Hélio Charleroi

Circle Media Group’s Hélio Charleroi gravure printing business has filed for bankruptcy.

Me & my: Mark Andy P5E and P3 Performance presses

Sato is best known as a large international maker and seller of data collection systems (DCS) and labelling machines.

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...

Contact installs second SureColor for proofing boost

Contact Originators has doubled its proofing capacity with the introduction of a second Epson SureColor P9000 wide-format printer.

Me & my: Bobst 20SIX CS CI flexo press

Flexible’ was the key word for flexible packaging company Ultimate Packaging. Because the last thing operations director Jon McCarthy needed when he sought a new press was a specialist model, when his...

Skymark buys new flexo press from Allstein

Skymark has invested in a new Allstein flexo press with a coating unit to enhance its offering to customers who require standout print effects.

Kodak sells flexo business to private equity firm

Kodak has agreed to sell its flexo business to Montagu Private Equity in a deal expected to be worth up to $390m (£301m).

EFIA revamps training offering

The European Flexographic Industry Association (EFIA) has consolidated its broad portfolio of training programmes and support services into a comprehensive suite as part of a drive to help attract new...

Consumers wise up to packs' environmental impact

Shoppers are becoming increasingly aware of how environmentally friendly the packaging they come into contact with is and are acting accordingly on their purchasing decisions, according to new...

Kingfisher Labels makes magnificent seven with new Edale press

Kingfisher Labels will build on its 17-year relationship with Edale by taking on an FL3 flexo press next month – its seventh machine from the manufacturer.