Flexo Market News - July 11th, 2016 Edition

Flexo Market News - July 11th, 2016 Edition

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July 11,2016

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FINAT Awards Label Excellence reported by Greg Kishbaugh

Beverage Packaging Market Surges According to the latest market re- search study from Technavio, Global Soft Drinks Packaging Market 2016- 2020 ,”the global soft drinks packag- ing market is expected to exceed $30 billion by 2020, growing at a Com- pound Annual Growth Rate of almost 4 percent during the forecast period. Plastic The global soft drinks packaging market by plastic is expected to ex- ceed $11 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 4 percent. The de- mand for plastic packaging in the soft drinks market is growing at a steady rate as compared to other packaging materials. Paperboard The global soft drinks packaging market by paperboard will reach $7.6 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 7 percent. The mar- ket for paperboard as a packaging material will grow rapidly during the forecast period. Corrugated boxes and containers are experiencing sig-

A t last month’s European Label Forum held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, FINAT, the association for the self-adhesive label industry, presented the winners of its annual label competition. Now in its 36th year, the competition evaluated 255 entries sub- mitted from 18 countries, and presented more than eighty awards. Awards were organized in five main groups, with relevant sub-cat-

egories, covering marketing and end uses; printing processes; non- adhesive applications; innovation; and digital printing. Marzek Etiketten + Packaging, Austria, was awarded the ‘Best in Show’ title, along with the top prize in the Marketing and End-use Group of categor ies, for a label on a pack of Kaisersemmeln oven-ready bread rolls. In the Printing Processes group of categories,Turkish printers Çiftsan Etiket Ambalaj took the top prize with a label for Hugva Revitalizing Day Cream. This entry from Marzek Etiketten + Packaging won Best In Show at FINAT’s European Label Forum.

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Rotoflex Expands Canadian Facility

Rotoflex recently moved its Canadian regional fa- cility to a new, larger 12,000-square-foot building near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The expanded ca- pacity brings a dedicated in-house showroom for live machine demonstrations and technology cen- ter for increased on-site engineering development and service. “It has been an exciting year for Rotoflex,” Kevin Gourlay, Vice President of Rotoflex. “We saw a 34 percent increase of sales, launched a trio of new products into the market (HSI,Vericut3 and Security Series), and grew our headcount in sales, engineer- ing, technical support and aftermarket service. This new facility was a necessary expansion to provide more local resources to the team based in the Toronto area.” Flint Group Confirms Acquisition Of AIC Flint Group, Plymouth, Michigan, has confirmed the acquisition of American Inks and Coatings (AIC) based in Pine Bluff,Arkansas.

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