FMN | January 9th, 2017

FMN | January 9th, 2017

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January 9, 2017

Vol. 19 No. 1

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2016: A Year In Review by Greg Kishbaugh

Sleeve Labels Market Expands

The sleeve label market is showing annual gains of 5.2 percent from $10.6 billion in 2016, according to a new report from Persistent Market Research (PMR). The growing de- mand for beverage and packaged food will drive advances in the in- dustry, the report said. Emerging Solution Within the new PMR report, the sleeve label category is split into six sections, based on the product type, end-users, material type, printing technology, printing ink type and re- gions. Among product type, shrink labels are more prominent than stretch labels due to its wide appli- cations in consumer goods. Based on end-use, food & beverage seg- ment stand out among all segments owing to the rising demand for packaged foods. Sleeve labels are one of the emerg- ing packaging solutions, widely used for labeling purpose. Sleeve labels are broadly categorized into two types: Stretch sleeves and Shrink

A s the hope of a new year dawns, Flexo Market News com- pletes its exclusive review, begun last issue, of the flexo industry’s expansion in 2016. Consolidation and significant equipment purchases continued in the second half of the year, paving the way for more advancements in the industry. iFLEX Labels , the trade name of Fantasia Printing Ltd., Saint- Laurent, Canada, acquired a 13-inch, 8-color Mark Andy Perfor- mance Series P5 press.

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CC1, Inc. and Mark Andy entered into a partnership agree- ment to offer a camera-based, mark-to-mark automatic registra- tion controller system engineered specifically for Mark Andy presses. Currently offered through the Mark Andy retrofits team, the register control system is compatible with Mark Andy 2200 and 4150 press models. Inland Packaging , based in LaCrosse,Wisconsin, recently in- stalled two new FA-4* presses from Nilpeter. (Cont’d on Page 6)

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sleeves. The sleeve labels are estimated to be the fastest growing labeling segment throughout the forecast period, driven by factors such as brand iden- tity, visual on-shelf appeal and cost efficiency. Flexo Leads The Way Flexography is expected to be the most preferred printing technology among sleeve label manufacturers. Asia-Pacific is expected to dominate the sleeve la- bels market registering a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 6.2 percent. This trend is attributed to the mounting demand for beverage and packaged food China, India and ASEAN countries. Furthermore, growth in manufacturing sector and increased con- sumer spending power are the key drivers of sleeve labels in this region. North America, though a developed market with mul- tiple market players, is expected to gain momentum in the later phase of the forecast period with future in- vestments in the manufacturing sectors. Mature market of Europe is anticipated to witness uneven growth throughout the forecast period. Moreover, Latin Ameri- ca and MEA sleeve labels markets are expected to regis- ter sluggish growth, all over the forecast period.

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Packaging Coatings Market To Grow 1.9 Percent Through 2020, the market for packaging coatings is expected to increase 1.9 percent per year to 60 mil- lion gallons, according to a new report from The Freedonia Group. Gains will represent a strong accel- eration in growth compared with the 2010-2015 per- formance, in which demand was nearly flat. Demand for packaging coatings will match gains in packaging shipments through 2020, although coating requirements will be limited to some degree by the utilization of more efficient coatings and application technologies. However, coatings demand will benefit from healthy growth in paper packaging shipments. Diamond Packaging Achieves G7 Master Qualification Diamond Packaging, a folding carton supplier locat- ed in Rochester, New York, has achieved G7 Master Qualification, awarded by Idealliance, a not-for-profit industry group dedicated to guiding print production best practices, specifications, and standards, world- wide. Founded in 1911, Diamond Packaging is a WBENC-certified woman-owned business.

APR Installs Bobst M5 Press At Tech Center

All Printing Resources (APR) has installed a Bobst M5 Digital Flexo press at the company’s Glendale Heights, Illinois, technical center. The eight-color Bobst “unlimited substrate” press reportedly has easy drop-in Bobst Ready technology allowing fastest changeovers and interchangeability of flexo, screen and hot foil decoration. APR serves as Bobst’s only demo facility in the North American marketplace for narrow web presses. Fortis Solutions Buys Action Packaging Systems Fortis Solutions Group, Virgina Beach, Virgina, a provider of printing, packaging, and labeling solu- tions, has acquired Action Packaging Systems, Elling- ton, Connecticut. The firm, which also has an operation in High Point, North Carolina, provides pressure sensitive prime, promotional and thermal labels, as well as cus- tom labels, thermal transfer barcode printers, bar- code labeling software and other products. Action Packaging will now be operated under the Fortis Solutions Group name.

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Messe Düsseldorf , the organizers of drupa, decid- ed to retain the show’s original four-year cycle. Show organizers had planned to move the event to a three- year cycle, meaning the next edition of the show, would have taken place in 2019. drupa reported that approximately 260,000 visi- tors from 188 countries and about 1,900 journalists from 74 nations travelled to Düsseldorf, Germany, for this year’s drupa show. The show featured 1,837 ex- hibitors from 54 countries. American Packaging Corp. , based in Rochester, NewYork, chose to invest $50 million in a second op- eration in Wisconsin. The company will build a new printing and converting plant in DeForest,Wisconsin, due to start up in 2017. Pamarco , Atlanta, Georgia, worked with Applied Laser Engineering to install a new ALE laser. Pamarco surpassed a milestone for capacity and capability: in excess of 50,000 rolls processed. Rotoflex moved its Canadian regional facility to a new, larger 12,000-square-foot building near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Flint Group , Plymouth, Michigan, confirmed the acquisition of American Inks and Coatings (AIC) based in Pine Bluff,Arkansas. ARC International , Charlotte, North Carolina, and Technoflex, Inc. of Hiram, Georgia, joined forces as sales agents representing Packaging Plast systems, the mono-blade and totally enclosed dual-blade chambers engineered and manufactured in Casale Monferrato in Northern Italy. Poly Products installed a Flexo Wash FW 2500M anilox roll cleaner at its Regency Park, Adelaide, Aus- tralia, plant. Wegmann Companies (formerly A&D Label), lo- cated near St. Louis, Missouri, added a Bobst narrow web f lexographic printing press to complete its plant upgrade. Grupo Gondi , signed a deal with Bobst and BHS Corrugated for the supply of eleven new production lines.The order will see equipment installed at exist- ing Grupo Gondi facilities in Mexico, as well as at green field sites, over the next two years. The pur- chase includes two complete 2.5m wide corrugators designed by BHS Corrugated, a Bobst pre-print press line, flat-bed Bobst diecutters, and five automated Bobst folding and gluing lines. Advent International , a global private equity in- vestor, agreed to acquire a majority ownership inter- est in Fort Dearborn Co. (FDC), a North American supplier of high-impact prime labels for the con- sumer goods industry, from KRG Capital Partners.

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The six newly-elected members duly appointed by the Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack take office in 2017. Representing the South Region: Paul LeBlanc, of Packaging Corp. of America; Ronald Zimbelman, Hood Container Corp.; Fred A. Towler, International Paper; and James W. Morgan, Interstate Resources, Inc. The Midwest Region representative is John W. Black Jr., of Appleton Coated.The Importer seat is filled by Nina Happonen, of Metsa Board Americas.

Avery Dennison Jeroen Diderich has been named Vice President and General Manager for Materials Group Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for Avery Dennison. Diderich will replace the retiring Angelo Depietri. Currently Global Vice President for Marketing of Mater ials Group, Diderich joined Avery Dennison in 2003 as Director, Supply Chain, and later served as Vice President for People & Places

Obituary The President and CEO of Presstek, Sparsh Bhargava, died unexpectedly at the age of 31. Bhargava led the company to success during the four years he directed the business while a partner at private equity firm Amer- ican Industrial Partners (AIP, owners of Presstek) and as Presstek’s Presi-

Jeroen Diderich

Supply Chain and Operations, and Vice President of Sales and Customer Service for Materials Group EMEA. The Paper And Packaging Board The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) has an- nounced new officers and the election of six new members of the board. Officers for 2017 are Steve Voorhees, WestRock, Chairman; Christian Fischer, Georgia-Pacific, Vice-Chairman; and Jennifer Miller, Sappi North America, Secretary/Treasurer.

Sparsh Bhargava

dent and CEO for the last year. In 2012, Bhargava was appointed as a partner at AIP and held numerous lead- ership roles at other AIP companies prior to his role as president and CEO of Presstek.

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AWT Labels & Packaging , South Elgin, Illinois, in- stalled a new 52-inch, 10-color Miraflex Central Im- pression Cylinder press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher. Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Lake Forest, Illinois, completed its acquisition of TimBar Corporation, a large independent corrugated prod- ucts producer, in a cash-free, debt-free transaction. Funding for the acquisition came from a new $385 million five-year term loan facility. Yellowstone Plastics , a flexographic packaging producer, inked a contract to purchase a new KBA- Flexotecnica EVO XG 10-color press — its first from the company.The new press is scheduled to arrive at Yellowstone’s facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after the first of the year and be operational in early 2017. Amerplast has purchased a Bobst 20SIX CS flexo- graphic printing machine, which will be installed in Tampere, Finland, in April 2017.The 10-color press is equipped with Bobst’s smartGPS setup technology. Graymills Corporation hosted an Open House event to commemorate the company’s move to a new location. After decades of operating out of a fa- cility on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, the com- pany has relocated to a completely updated and refurbished building in Broadview, Illinois. Anderson & Vreeland announced it will distrib- ute the new nyloflex Xpress Thermal Processing Sys- tem for flexographic printing plates from Flint Group Flexographic Products. Clicheria Blumenau , a Brazilian f lexographic repro house, installed the 3000th CDI from Esko.The CDI Spark 5080 f lexo platemaking system with Pixel+ is the fifth Esko CDI for the company. Kendall Packaging announced it would dramati- cally expand its Pittsburg, Kansas, facility, which will see a $10 million, 59,000-square-foot expansion that will double its size. The expansion will make room for a new a 10-color flexographic printing press, a solventless laminator, a slitter and other ancillary equipment, with $6 million allocated to the new equipment. Adcraft Labels , a label, tag and flexible packaging company in Anaheim, California, invested in a Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid press. FlexoOne Inc. , Salt Lake City, Utah, invested in two Nilpeter servo flexo presses. Smurfit Kappa UK , an integrated manufacturer of paper-based packaging products with operations throughout the UK, acquired Saxon Packaging, based in Lowestoft, Norfolk.

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.

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.

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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PIA Opens Nominations For Environmental Award Printing Industries of America (PIA) has opened nominations for theWilliam D. Schaeffer Environmen- tal Award.The deadline for submissions is January 31. The Schaeffer Award recipient is honored during Printing Industries of America’s Spring Administrative Meetings on April 29. Last year, the honor went to Calvin Frost of Chan- neled Resources Group. The award is given to an individual, not a company, who has made significant contributions to the print- ing industry from an environmental perspective. It in- cludes those involved in any type or printing operations, suppliers or trade associations associated with the printing, publishing and packaging industry. Managing For Improvement Award In other news, PIA is accepting nominations for the 2017 Managing for Improvement Award, which hon- ors outstanding managers in the printing industry who have demonstrated the ability to create real and lasting improvement for their companies. The 2017 recipient will be honored at the 2017 Continuous Improvement Conference, April 2–5, in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania. Nominations are open to any individual working for a printing and graphic communications company in the United States or Canada.The nomina- tion deadline is February 10. Candidates must hold a clear record of leading people, teams, and/or projects to higher levels of performance. Continuous Improvement Conference In other news, Printing Industries of America (PIA) has added new content to the 2017 Continuous Im- provement Conference, slated for April 2-5 in Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania. The annual event focuses on helping industry companies achieve operational ex- cellence by using the concepts of Lean Manufactur- ing and other management and quality systems. Along with the usual tracks of the Continuous Im- provement Conference, Leadership and Culture, Process and Tools—Advanced, and Process and Tools—Fundamental, organizer s have added a fourth track: Growing and Developing People. The new addition will boast sessions such as Best Prac- tices in Employee Engagement, New Approaches to Employee Evaluations and Coaching, and The Roots of Employee Motivation.

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Uteco installed four presses in the New York met- ropolitan area. Josh Packaging, Hauppauge, New York, added an Izar Laminator from Uteco to its con- verting capabilities. Nap Industries, Brooklyn, New York, expanded its line of Uteco presses with the ad- dition of an Onyx 8-color press. Polycraft Industries, Hauppauge, New York, installed its second Onyx 8- color press. Consolidated Packaging Group, Ridge- field Park, New Jersey, added to its Uteco line of equipment with the installation of a fourth Onyx 10- color press. Pritzker Group Private Capital signed a definitive agreement to acquire ProAmpac, a global flexible pack- aging company, fromWellspring Capital Management. Esko donated a new Esko CDI flexo plate imager to Ryerson University’s School of Graphic Communica- tions Management (GCM),Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Flint Group acquired Printec Industries, Inc. locat- ed in Marietta, Georgia. Printec manufactures and sells water-based inks for flexo and gravure applica- tions to a group of key printers in the North Ameri- can region. Esko and Corbus LLC signed a teaming agree- ment to combine their products and service exper- tise to better support their clients. RAKO, X-label and Baumgarten announced that the three companies merged with plans to create a label printing “powerhouse” that will stretch from Latin America, across Europe and Asia.The new group of companies have more than 3,000 employees spread over 30 production sites worldwide and a turnover in excess of $500 million. Inovar Packaging Group, LLC , a label manufac- turer headquartered in Arlington,Texas, purchased La- belPrint America of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Colbert Packaging Corporation , Lake Forest, Illi- nois, a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid setup boxes and paperboard specialty products, an- nounced plans to move its flexographic packaging operation and related warehousing services to Kenosha,Wisconsin. Mark Andy confirmed that the first of its Digital Series hybrid solutions to be sold in Europe was in- stalled at Arti-Bau in Poland. The Saica Group acquired 100 percent of the Irish owned Americk Packaging Group of companies. Packaging Corporation of America entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Columbus Container, Inc., an indepen- dent corrugated products producer, in a cash-free, debt-free transaction for a cash purchase price of $100 million.

Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com

Eaglewood Technologies offers the Sanilox™ Anilox Roll Cleaning System, an innovative, environmentally safe sys- tem. Sanilox™2.0 uses a touch-screen interface to clean rolls in-line or off-line with the simple touch of a button. It can be operated in English or Spanish and monitor roll in- ventory by entering roll information into the touch-screen interface. Eaglewood Technologies offers cleaning service in your facility, or a ship-in roll cleaning program. 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.

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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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Flint Group and Air Motion Systems partnered to develop, test and introduce a line of LED-curable low-migration inks for in-mold labels that meet strict regulations for inks intended for food-packag- ing applications. DiTrolio Flexographic Institute , Broadview, Illi- nois, was forced to close down, 17 years after open- ing its door. Company founder Vince DiTrolio started the school as a way to introduce highly skilled and trained operators into the flexographic industry. Multi Packaging acquired AJS Labels based in Little- hampton and Featherstone UK.Additionally, Multi Pack- aging acquired i3 Plastic Cards, based in Dallas,Texas. Uteco completed its first two mid-web Onyx XS platform installations in North America. Popular Ink located in Dallas, Texas, known as a traditional nar- row web manufacturer in the label industry, installed its first 32-inch-wide water-based central impression flexo press.Aladdin Packaging located in Long Island, NewYork, installed a new mid-web Onyx XS 40-inch- wide press for solvent ink print. Platinum Equity signed a definitive agreement to sell Mactac Americas, LLC, to Lintec Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately $375 million. American Packaging Corporation announced plans to build a 350,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Chili, New York.The company planned to in- vest nearly $170 million in this project. Amcor acquired Hebei Qite Packing Co. Ltd. in Northern China for $28 million. GSI Technologies , based in Burr Ridge, Illinois, sold its Industrial Graphics business unit, the label, nameplate and overlay division, to Cypress Multi- graphics, LLC, headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois. Inland invested in Flexo Wash technology for anilox cleaning, plate washing, and parts washing in multiple facilities. The Printing Plant , Cincinnati, Ohio, became the first North American company to install the PANORA- MA digital press line from Nilpeter. Diversified Labeling Solutions (DLS) acquired a hybrid digital press for its Atlanta, Georgia, location. Euroflex , Zwolle, Netherlands, invested in a Uteco Crystal CI flexo press. The printing press has a web width of 1,320 mm and is equipped with 8 printing units. Sonoco announced it would be investing $20 mil- lion in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operation near Atlanta, Georgia. Sonoco will install and operate primary packaging equip- ment at the new center.

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