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Vol. 21 No. 14 FLEX Serving The Flexographic Printing Industry In Print and Online at www.nvpublications.com ® EskoWorld Welcomes Record Numbers An N.V. Publication Market News

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For exclusive content and breaking news p lease visit www.flexomarketnews.com Between October 16-23, Bobst Biele- feld will demonstrate in its Compe- tence Center the latest addition to the range of CI flexo press for flexible pack- aging.The new machine leverages the technical developments introduced by Bobst in 2018 that maximize process consistency in CI flexo printing. Bobst Plans Open House Events Bobst has several open house events planned for the fall at several of its facilities. Visitors to the Bobst Manchester Open House on October 15 in the UK will hear about new ap- proaches to circular economy barrier solutions, looking at the new materi- als emerging in the market.They will also see live demonstrations showing how barrier performance can be op- timized through coating combina- tions in air and vacuum. On October 16-17, Bobst Italia will introduce attendees to the full size Coating Pilot Line housed in Bobst Italia’s newly built Competence Cen- ter complex. The line, shown in live demonstrations on the day, will be used for real production process test- ing, R&D trials, development of new products and promo batches.

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A record number 550 delegates were welcomed to the 28th annual EskoWorld tech event, held June 24-26 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center in Nashville,Tennessee. The event gathered together customers who are brand owners and suppliers from across the packaging and print sector to dis-

cover, demonstrate and discuss the latest innovations that can add value to their businesses. Unique in the event landscape in that it provides a platform for the entire value chain to interact and exchange ideas, EskoWorld brings brands and their suppli- ers together to learn about solutions for challenges they have in common. Melissa Plemen, Esko Director of Marketing North America, said that as part of the three-day event packaging professionals will learn how they can gain new capabilities, using Esko tools to deliver error-free packaging for their customers faster than ever before. Robert B. Tucker, President of The Innovation Resource, provided the keynote address for EskoWorld.

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operations and purchased electricity by 30 percent. The switch to 100 percent renewable electricity for the Mills River facility is a major step toward meeting that target. The use of renewable electricity is a key compo- nent of UPM Raflatac’s Biofore Site program, which aims to improve the sustainability performance of the company’s manufacturing sites. The program in- cludes a Biofore Site scorecard with approximate- ly 30 sustainability measures, including energy use, aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Devel- opment Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are the framework that governments, business and civil society use to drive the sustainability agenda.The Biofore Site score- card is also a tool to make the company’s sustainabil- ity performance more tangible and transparent for its employees and others. AB Graphic, Kocher+Beck Acquire Enprom Packaging Finishing equipment manufacturer AB Graphic Inter- national has joined forces with Kocher+Beck, produc- er of cutting and printing tools, to acquire the Spanish labeling, converting and packaging equipment manu- facturer Enprom Packaging.

McDonald’s Canada To Test Sustainable Packaging McDonald’s Canada is putting sustainable packag- ing options and recycling initiatives to the test at two “Green Concept Restaurants.” These quick service restaurants will serve as incubators for new cups, lids, cutlery, stir sticks, and straws made from renewable, recycled, or certified sources. Testing is scheduled to begin over the next few months at one McDonald’s Canada restaurant locat- ed in London, Ontario, and one in Vancouver, British Columbia. UPM Raflatac Powered By 100% Renewable Energy UPM Raflatac’s factory in Mills River, North Carolina, is reportedly the first manufacturing facility in North Carolina whose electrical supply is generated entirely by renewable sources through Charlotte-based Duke Energy’s NC Renewable Energy Program. This year, the Mills River factory opted to increase its renewable electricity use from 4 percent to 100 per- cent. Renewable electricity is generated from sources like wind, solar and hydropower. UPM Raflatac has a 2030 target to reduce fossil CO2 emissions from its

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Multi-Color Corporation Acquisition Finalized

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Multi-Color Corporation has announced that its ac- quisition by an affiliate of Platinum Equity, a private equity firm, is now complete. Multi-Color Corporation merged with a subsidiary of WS Packaging, another la- bel supplier within Platinum Equity’s portfolio of com- panies. News that Multi-Color would be acquired by Platinum Equity broke in February. The combined company, which will be known as Multi-Color Corporation and headquartered in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, is a $2.2 billion per annum revenue business with 86 plants in 26 countries and more than 10,000 global employees.WS Packaging is now a Multi-Color Corporation business unit and will continue to serve customers with its own manage- ment team, sales force, plants and Green Bay,Wiscon- sin-based support services. Tom Ltd. Installs Two Comexi Presses Tom Ltd., a Russian company which is part of KDV Group, has acquired two new Comexi flexographic presses, a F2 ML 10-color press and a Comexi F2 MC 10-color press.

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ICPF Donates To Expand UT-A Corrugated Program

Six years ago, the International Corrugated Packag- ing Foundation installed a DT 3000 CAD sample table (donated to ICPF by Vanguard Packaging) and Artios software (donated by Esko) to initiate a partnership and packaging design program for the University of Texas Arlington graphic design students within the university’s Art &Art History Department. That same year, Jana Harris (Harris Packaging) whose firm is an ICPF corporate partner, was recruited by ICPF to serve as ICPF’s representative to University of TexasArlington’s (UT-A) new corrugated packaging ad- visory board. Like the ICPF representatives who have been appointed to the advisory boards established at its other 25 partner universities, Harris has donated extensive time to provide input on UT-A’s corrugated packaging program, to mentor corrugated packaging faculty and students, to hire student interns and new graduates, and to promote the hiring of student interns by other ICPF corporate partners with operations in the region. Most recently, Harris Packaging donated an addition- al 2002 Kongsberg CAD table to the UT-A program.

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This past year, UT-A also applied to ICPF’s university packaging award program to enhance its corrugated program. UT-A will be provided up to $124,350 in do- nations of equipment and funding over three years to expand its corrugated packaging curriculum to eight separate courses, to create a new a minor in corrugat- ed packaging design, to hire two adjunct professors from the industry, and to pace a large scale flatbed printer, as well as 20 computers, desks and chairs to upgrade UT-A’s packaging design lab. The assistance provided to University of Texas Ar- ICPF & University of Texas Arlington students and faculty were on hand for the dedication of the ICPF donations of the DT 3000 table and Artios design soft- ware that jumpstarted the university’s corrugated packaging design program.

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Mondi Aims To Produce Sustainable Packaging

Mondi Group has played a significant role in Proj- ect Proof, a Pioneer Project facilitated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF).The project has created a proof-of-concept prototype flexible plastic pouch incorporating a minimum of 20 percent post-consum- er plastic waste originating from mixed household waste.The pouch is suitable for packaging household products such as detergent. Project Proof is part of Mondi’s commitment to the Ellen MacArthur New Plastics Economy Initiative. It is focused on designing products in line with circular economy principles and has shown that it is possible to use unclean and raw post-consumer recycled content to create new flexible packaging. Mondi will now develop the prototype fur- ther to ensure it can be rolled out as a commercially viable product for its multinational FMCG customers. This will support Mondi’s work as a signatory of the New Plastics Economy Commitment to ensure a min- imum of 25 percent of post-consumer waste is incor- porated across all its flexible plastic packaging where food contact regulations allow by 2025. Paper and Packaging Board To Host State Webinar The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) will hold its annual State of the Campaign webinar on Wednesday, July 17, and Thursday, July 18, marking the 4th year of the start of the Paper & Packaging Board – How Life Unfolds national campaign. P+PB’s President, Mary Anne Hansan will discuss the latest campaign impact >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16

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