Packaging

The numbers speak for themselves. Far from being gradually phased out and replaced by digital formats, printed materials are still a crucial part of many marketing campaigns.

DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.

Haridwar-based Omega Printopack has commissioned a Fine Coat 80, the UV coating machine from Autoprint to meet the finishing requirement for its print packaging business.

Look no further than the late Steve Jobs for an example of someone who understood the sensory power of print and packaging.

Plastic Card Services has said that an increase in demand for loyalty reward schemes has boosted the company's turnover by 1m in the second half of 2011.

Label and packaging manufacturers should educate their customers on the potential of digital printing, according to Alon Bar-Shany, vice-president of HP Indigo.

Highcon, a new company founded by two ex-Indigo employees, has unveiled a digital creasing and cutting machine that will eliminate the need for conventional dies in the folding carton converter...

Agfa Graphics has released version six of its Fortuna security printing software with a range of improvements for increased security and anti-counterfeiting.

During the third Indo-German Packaging Conference, PrintWeek India hosted a discussion with brands like L'Oreal, Marico, R-Pac and Unilever. The subject was: the protocol for packaging sustainability.