FMN | April 2nd, 2018

FMN | April 2nd, 2018

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April 2, 2018

Vol. 20 No. 7

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Mark Andy Acquires Presstek

Sonoco Buys Highland Packaging Packaging converter Sonoco has ac- quired Highland Packaging Solutions in Plant City, Florida, for approximate- ly $150 million in cash. Highland is a privately owned pro- ducer of thermoformed plastics pack- aging for fresh produce and dairy products. Highland, which is run by chief ex- ecutive Steve Maxwell, John Durham and select members of the company’s leadership team, has grown from a re- gional supplier of agriculture packag- ing products into a global packaging company with 2017 net sales of ap- proximately $90 million. Offering Solutions The company has approximately 425 employees and offers solutions including engineered containers, flex- ographic printed labels and inventory management through distribution warehouses in the Southeast and West Coast of the United States. When completed in the second quarter of 2018, Highland’s financial results will be reported within Sono- co’s Consumer Packaging segment.

M ark Andy has acquired Presstek, a global supplier of direct imaging offset plates and presses, CTP solutions and ser- vice for commercial and in-plant customers. With the Presstek acquisition, Mark Andy now serves as a full-complement solu- tions providers to the global graphic arts and print industry. Presstek’s team of more than 60 technical professionals will be integrated within Mark Andy’s service infrastructure. Certi- fied technicians will support equipment service for brands such as Presstek, ABDick, Ryobi, Heidelberg, Xerox, KBA, Epson and more. Mark Andy and Presstek have maintained a strong partner- ship over the years, with Mark Andy Print Products (MAPP) fulfilling all orders in North America for Presstek Direct

Imaging and CTP products. Integrating Presstek’s sales and service teams within MAPP will yield many benefits to Presstek’s existing customers, according to Mark Andy, in- cluding improved market coverage, extensive parts invento- ry, enhanced service resources, single point of invoicing, and faster response times. Presstek’s Zahara waterless plates division, which is not being acquired by Mark Andy, will be spun into a new company,Veri- co Technology, headed by former Presstek CEOYuval Dubois. Stuart Gallup has been appointed Vice President, Offset Busi- ness; Ian Pollock, has been named Director, Presstek EAMER; and Ralph Jenkins has been named Director MAPP Offset Sales in North America.

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Positive ID Labels Acquires Limbus Labels

share they hold.The offer valued the company at 9.5 billion euros. The “revised proposal fundamentally undervalues the group and remains significantly below the valua- tions set by recent industry transactions,” Smurfit said. Smurfit, which operates in 35 countries in Europe and the Americas, recorded a slight rise in core annu- al profit to 1.24 billion euros ($1.5 billion) last year after a strong fourth quarter. PMMI Launches CareerLink Online Job Board PMMI,The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has launched CareerLink, a new online job board, made possible by a $50,000 grant from the Bosch Community Fund. CareerLink will connect students from schools and universities with PMMI member companies looking for new talent. This job board is the centerpiece of a new initiative aimed at raising awareness of career opportunities in the packaging and processing industry through fos- tering relationships with institutions, marketing the industry to students and helping students find entry- level employment and internships.

Melbourne, Derbyshire, UK-based Positive ID Labels has acquired Limbus Labels of Tiverton, Devon, UK. The addition of the flexo printing press owned by Limbus Labels was installed at the group headquar- ters in Derbyshire on March 19. The merger also in- creases group turnover by 25 percent to more than £2m annually. Management of the two companies will join forces. Hank Arnold, former owner of Limbus Labels, will stay on for at least 12 months as part of the acquisi- tion, to ensure continuity of service. Smurfit Kappa Rejects Rejects IP Bid Ireland’s Smurfit Kappa has reportedly rejected an increased takeover offer from U.S. rival Internation- al Paper, saying the offer undervalued Europe’s largest paper packaging producer and made no strategic sense. Under International Paper’s revised proposal, Smur- fit's shareholders were offered 25.25 euros in cash, up from a previous offer of 22 euros and 0.3 new shares of International Paper for each share Smurfit

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ePac Flexible Packaging Acquires Precision Pouches ePac Flexible Packaging, a flexible packaging pro- ducer, has acquired Precision Pouches, located in Schiller Park, Illinois. Precision Pouches, a converter in the flexible packaging industry, will become a part of ePac Chicago, and will continue providing pouch- ing services to new and existing customers. Established in 2016 with its first facility in Madison, Wisconsin, ePac recently opened its second plant in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to Chicago, ePac will open plants this year in Miami, Florida, Houston, Texas, and Los Ange- les, California. FINAT Opens Sustainability, Recycling Awards FINAT, the European association for the self-adhe- sive label industry, has launched the revised FINAT Sustainability and Recycling Awards Competition. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, May 18th, and the awards ceremony will be held on the opening night of the European Label Forum in Dublin, scheduled for June 6-8.

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Constantia Flexibles Buys Creative Polypack

Constantia Flexibles has agreed to purchase a ma- jority stake in Indian flexible packaging firm Creative Polypack for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1986, Creative Polypack produces film- based flexible packaging solutions for the food and home & personal care (HPC) industries. It produces var- ious structures of laminates for different products such as detergent powders, shampoos & hair oil, tea and cof- fee,potato chips & snacks and industrial products. In addition, Creative Polypack produces soap wrap- pers with PET/BOPP film laminated solutions and PEG coated paper.The firm also manufactures extru- sion laminate solutions and food laminate solutions. With around about 850 employees, the company operates eight production facilities in Baddi, Kanpur, Kolkata, Assam and Puducherry in northern, eastern and southern India. Creative Polypack supplies its products to the domes- tic and international consumer goods companies in India.As per terms of the deal, the senior management in Creative Polypack will continue in their current posi- tions to help expand the operations of the company. Since acquiring Parikh Packaging in 2013, Constantia Flexibles has been supplying film-based flexible pack- aging solutions to the customers in the Indian market. Ahmedabad-based Parikh is developing a new Greenfield facility for the production of high barrier laminates, which can be fully recycled. The facility, which is expected to be operational in 2019, will fea- ture an advanced polyethylene blown film extruder, high-definition flexo printing press and laminators. With around 7,200 employees, Constantia Flexibles produces packaging solutions at 32 facilities in 18 countries. Reproflex Scandinavia To Supply Bellissima DMS Aniken Graphics, a joint venture between Hamill- road Software, a UK-based prepress software compa- ny, and Apex International, a global provider of anilox and metering products, announced that Reproflex Scandinavia is approved to supply flexographic print- ing plates, screened with Bellissima DMS, to the Scan- dinavian market. Reproflex Scandinavia provides digitally-produced printing plates for the packaging industry. The busi- ness areas include prepress for f lexo, offset, and gravure. Serving mainly flexo printing houses, cus- tomers also include: advertising agencies, graphic de- signers, and brand owners.

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Advanced Labels Adds Fourth Nilpeter Press

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Advanced Labels, Durban, South Africa, has installed its fourth Nilpeter flexo press, the All New FA. The company aims to add capacity in the self-adhesive market and insource production of yoghurt lids and in-mould labels. Advanced Labels purchased its first Nilpeter FB- 2500 seven years ago and has since added another two of the same model.This is its first FA flexo press. The All New FA 17-inch flexo press recently installed at Advanced Labels features rail-based UV-lamination and Quick Change Die.Advanced Labels opted for UV- LED lighting from FUJIFILM, a first for the South

EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK, written by a high- ranking member of your company’s man- agement team — Owner, CEO, President — allows you to advise your customers about the coming changes in the flexo printing industry and the ways in which your company will help them meet each new challenge.

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African company.Advanced Labels has also decided to retrofit its FB-2500 presses with LED lighting. Today, Advanced Labels specializes in Pharmaceuti- cal, Home & Personal Care, Chemical, FMCG, ‘Peel & Read’, ‘Coupon’ and on-pack ‘Booklet’ labels, servic- ing clients throughout South Africa. Reflex Label Plus Expands With New FA From Nilpeter Reflex Label Plus has acquired a new 14-color FA flexo press from Nilpeter, with 10 flexo printing units, two hot foil/embossing units, cold foil, and two fully in- dependent RSI screen, for its Keighley site in England. The press will primarily be used for high-end bever- age labels, craft beers, wine, spirits, cosmetics, and high-end combination labels. Installation has been planned for April. The new FA is the sixth Nilpeter press installed at this over the past 20 years. ( Left to right ) Richard Jones, Managing Director of Advanced Labels; Kasevan Govender, Production Manager at Advanced Labels; and Simon Cahill, Technical Director at CSM Machine Sales, on hand for the factory acceptance test at Nilpeter HQ in Slagelse, Denmark.

This stand-alone issue, with bonus distribution at the FTA’s annual forum in Indianapolis, Indiana, allows your marketing message to be delivered all year long! IN ADDITION ... your EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK article will be fea- tured one month on the Flexo Market News website, along- side a sponsor ad linked to your company’s site. Also, a web blast will be sent to alert our readers to the article. An online version of the Special Report will also be made available so that any converting company, anywhere in the world, can access the report and view your company’s message: all year round . Your company will also receive an additional 100 copies of the special report to use in your own marketing efforts or to share with employees.

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TLMI Partners With Phoenix Challenge Foundation Tag & Label Manufacturer’s Institute (TLMI) has an- nounced new initiatives that reinforce and expand the association’s commitment to education and workforce development.As part of this new initiative,TLMI is part- nering with the Phoenix Challenge Foundation and will be sponsoring three of the Foundation’s events this year including the Phoenix Challenge High School Competition, the College Competition and the Annual Phoenix Challenge Golf Tournament. The Phoenix Challenge Foundation is an organization that promotes the growth of the flexographic printing process in high schools and colleges throughout North America and will be instrumental in assisting the association’s workforce development initiatives moving forward. Additionally, TLMI announced earlier in the year the formation of the association’s College Advisory Coun- cil.The primary goal of the Council is to serve as a col- laboration vehicle to promote ongoing dialogue between institutions of higher learning and label in- dustry workforce development efforts. One of the cen- tral objectives of TLMI’s College Advisory Council is to build awareness among students to view the label in- dustry as a potential and rewarding career path.

People & Places

European Flexographic Association Dr. David Galton, Eurpoean Sales Director for Asahi Photoproducts, has been recognised with a lifetime achievement award by the European Flexographic In- dustry Association for his outstanding contribution to the flexo ndustry. David Galton has been a key figure in the printing in-

dustry for over 30 years, starting his industrial career at the London Col- lege of Printing and gaining his PhD at Leeds University. Galton remains an active researcher and author of numerous technical papers and arti- cles and was chairman of EFIA for 5 years from 2009 to 2015. His career began at Ilford Films working in R&D. Galton moved to working with Litho

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Plate technology at Polychrome in the early 80s and then transferred to Asahi Chemical and the flexograph- ic sector in 1985. He has been in his role at Asahi Pho- toproducts for more than 30 years. The EFIA Awards 2018 were held at The Vox Centre in Birmingham, UK, on March 14.

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TLMI Announces Eugene Singer Award Winners

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At the association’s recent Converter Meeting in San Diego, CA, USA, TLMI announced the winners of the Eugene Singer Award for Management Excel- lence. The Singer Award recognizes excellence in business management measured and defined by an

Adheso-Graphics, Inc. www.adheso-graphics.com

AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current tech- nology flexo mounting tapes and backing systems for cor- rugated plate mounting. Flexstik hard vinyl, FlexSoft, bi.esse brand, Gold Series Thin tapes for sleeve and Narrow web plate mounting. Specialty tapes that cover the vast thickness range re- quirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving services for unique customers & applications.

Advanced Prepress Graphics, Inc. www.flexoprepress.com

Flexo Plate making at it’s finest. All format’s available up to 42” x 80”. Flexo artwork, Flexo films, and Flexo Plates.

Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com

A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distributor of flexo- graphic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imag- ing systems and software specifically designed for flexography.

established set of growth and profitability ratios through participation in the TLMI Management Ratio Study. Dave Greiner of Precision Label accepts the Eugene Singer Award from TLMI Chairman Craig Moreland.

ARC International www.ARCInternational.com

ARC International is a world leader in the manufacturing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnolo- gy laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manu- facturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers.

Nearly 100 TLMI member converters throughout the United States and Canada participated in the Ratio Study, however only four companies are awarded the Eugene Singer honor each year.This year, the awards were given to the following companies: Grandville, Michigan-based Precision Label, Inc. won in the small company category for the second time. Yorba Linda, California-based Digital Label Solutions won for the mid-range company category.This is the company’s fourth time winning the Eugene Singer Award. Aurora, Illinois-based The Label Printers won for the medium company category.This is The Label Printers’ ninth consecutive year winning the Eugene Singer Award. Sanford, Florida-based Consolidated Label won for the large company category. This is Consolidated Label’s sixteenth consecutive year winning the Eu- gene Singer Award. Lori Campbell accepts the award for The Label Printers.

Comexi Group Industries S.A.U. www.comexigroup.com

The Comexi Group is a leading supplier of quality flexographic C.I. presses for the flexible packaging indus- try worldwide. We also provide solventless laminators, slitter/rewinders and related peripheral equipment such as automatic wash-up systems, solvent recovery sys- tems, automatic roll unloaders, and plate cylinder/sleeve storage systems. DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading suppli- er of flexographic printing systems in digital and conven- tional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and finishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to today’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print perfor- mance, and environmental benefits. DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na

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Maxteq Represents BST In Australia, New Zealand BST eltromat International has partnered with Max- teq Pty Ltd. for representation in Australia and New Zealand. Maxteq, which has its headquarters in Mel- bourne, is already a sales partner in Australia and New Zealand for a number of manufacturers of equipment for the printing, flexible packaging and label industries. The company began working for BST eltromat in January 2018, and now represents BST eltromat’s complete product portfolio, including solutions for web guiding and register control, web monitoring

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Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com

Eaglewood Technologies is the Anilox Roll Cleaning Ex- pert! We are the creators of Laserlox™ Systems, Sanilox™ Systems and Sani-Blast™ Mobile Service. Laserlox™ and Laserlox™ Flexi are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning. Sanilox™ Systems are the global standard of reli- able, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offers several cleaning options to minimize downtime. Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, manufactur- ers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consum- ables, including: nyloflex® photopolymer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com

Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com

We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than anyone in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or cor- rugated markets, Harper continuously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics.

systems, 100 percent inspection, color measurement and color management, and automation solutions. In addition to its ten subsidiaries and five produc- tion locations, BST eltromat now also has more than 50 representatives around the world. Mark Andy Launches Digital Series HD Mark Andy has recently announced a suite of en- hancements to its Digital Series platform.The produc- tion-class digital solution has reportedly been reimagined to bring greater levels of productivity and profitability to the modern converter. Building off the platform’s successes, the latest true hybrid offering will take on the name Digital Series HD and com- bines flexibility of inline converting, high-resolution digital print, and best in class production capability. In addition to digital and converting flexibility, the press retains its limitless configurability of inline flexo options. All accessories available on the former Digital Series or Performance Series platform are sup- ported by Digital Series HD, now and into the future. Sealing the sales and service partnership between Maxteq Pty Ltd. and BST eltromat International in Australia and New Zealand ( from right to left ): An- drew Maxwell, Olga Maxwell and Sajid Malik.

J I MacWilliam Co., Inc. www.jimacwilliam.com

Used equipment for flexible packaging, folding carton, paper, film, foil and non-woven industries. Professional, knowledgeable service for more than 30 years.

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Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change® system and Speedy Clean® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexotecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an ex- perienced, dedicated service staff. Mark Andy, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of nar- row and mid-web printing and converting equipment. The company has a rich history of delivering solutions to in- crease productivity and profitability for the label and pack- aging markets. The company supplies leading global brands including Comco printing/converting machinery, Mark Andy printing/converting machinery and UVTechnolo- gy curing systems and replacement parts. Mark Andy, Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with sales and dis- tribution offices in France, Switzerland, and the UK. Mark Andy, Inc. www.markandy.com

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L9 Group Announces Label Award Winners

The L9 group of international label associations are pleased have announced the results of the 2017 L9 World Label Awards (WLA) competition judged by an international panel of judges representing each of the participating associations. The judging took place in Brussels, Belgium, the day before Labelexpo Europe at the exhibition venue. The L9 is an alliance of global label associations formed to jointly formulate policies and collecting strategic information of global interest to the world- wide label industry. Associations involved in the 2017 competition in- cluded FINAT (Europe), TLMI (USA), JFLP (Japan), FPLMA (Australia), SALMA (New Zealand) and PEIAC (China) and LMAI (India). In order to be considered for entry in this competi- tion a label converter must first have won an award in their “local” association’s competition, as this is the only route to entry. Each L9 association is permitted to submit one entry in each class, entries from indi- vidual converters are not accepted. The following winners used the flexo process in their entry submissions. Flexo Line —Winner: SALMA, Rapid Labels, New Zealand for “NZ Sunscreen Pure Shade” Flexo Line/Screen — Winner: TLMI, Label Im- pressions Inc., USA for “Deva Curl Buildup Buster” Flexo Color Process — Winner: FPLMA, Label Force, Australia for “John West Calamari”; Honor- able Mention: SALMA, Admark Visual Imaging Ltd, New Zealand for “Moana” Flexo Wine/Spirit — Winner: JFLP, Takara Pac Ltd., Japan for “Chablis Wine Label; Honorable Men- tion: SALMA, Rapid Labels, New Zealand for “Crag- gy Range Wild Rock Pinot Gris 2016”; Honorable Mention: FINAT, Royston Labels, United Kingdom for “King’s Cross” Combination Line — Winner: SALMA, Rapid La- bels, New Zealand for “Floating Oil Snapper”; Hon- orable Mention: FPLMA, Label House, Australia for “Pale Ale Birra Zonzo” Combination Line/Screen — Winner: TLMI, Mc- Dowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for “Perfor- mance Nutrition” Combination Color Process — Winner: JFLP, SUNMEC Co. Ltd., Japan for “Denen Fuka” Box Label” Combination Wine/Spirits — Winner TLMI: Multi-Color Corporation, USA, for “Octopoda Caber- net Wine”; Honorable Mention: JFLP, MARU-SIN Co. Ltd., Japan for “NEI (Japanese Shochu”

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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has an- nounced the election of its 2018 board of directors. David Staker, President and CEO, Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC, is the new Chairman of the FPA board of directors. Staker succeeds Rob Tiede, Execu- tive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sono- co Products Company, who served as chairman of the FPA board of directors from March 2017 to March 2018. The 2018 board of directors assumed their director- ship on March 13, 2018 during the FPA 2018 Annual Meeting in Naples, Florida. Newly appointed directors include: Doug Bengtson, Coveris; Sachin Desai, ProAmpac; Erik Keracik, West- lake Chemical Corporation; Landon Luttrell,The Dow Chemical Company;Tom Mason, Constantia Flexibles LLC; Joe Moynihan, Mondi Jackson LLC; Chris Parrilli, Sun Chemical Corporation; Geoff Peters,Wikoff Color Corporation; Stephen Perkins, Bryce Corporation; and Joe Raker, Liqui-Box Corporation. The 2018 FPA board of directors includes — Offi- cers and Executive Committee: David Staker, Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC, Chairman of the Board; Rob Tiede, Sonoco Flexible Packaging, Immediate Past Chairman; Curt Begle, Berry Global, Executive Vice Chairman; and Guenther Hering, Henkel Corpo- ration,Treasurer. Executive Committee Members at Large: Stan Bikulege, Novolex; Kathy Bolhous, Charter NEX Films, Inc.; Tom Cochran, Amcor Flexibles; Bill Jack- son, Bemis Company, Inc.; Joe Raker, Liqui-Box Corpo- ration; and David Read, Printpack. President and CEO (non-voting member): Alison Keane, Esq., Flexible Packaging Association. Directors: Doug Aldred, Flint Group; Mark Barranco, ExxonMobil Chemical Company; Todd Becker, NOVA Chemicals, Inc.; Doug Bengtson, Coveris; Sachin Desai, ProAmpac; Dhuanne Dodrill, Rollprint Packag- ing Products, Inc.; Ken Fontaine, AMGRAPH Packag- ing, Inc.; Steve Garland, Sealed Air Corporation; David Hiserodt, Siegwerk USA Co.; Kevin Kelly, Emerald Packaging, Inc.; Erik Keracik,Westlake Chemical Cor- poration; Landon Luttrell,The Dow Chemical Compa- ny; Tom Mason, Constantia Flexibles LLC; Joe Moynihan, Mondi Jackson LLC; Francois Olivier, TC Transcontinental Packaging; Chris Parrilli, Sun Chemi- cal Corporation; Geoff Peters, Wikoff Color Corpora- tion; Stephen Perkins, Bryce Corporation; Peter Schottland, American Packaging Corporation; and An- drewWheeler,Windmoeller& Hoelscher Corporation.

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