FMN | June 26th, 2017

FMN | June 26th, 2017

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June 26, 2017

Vol. 19 No.13

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FINAT Bestows Label Awards reported by Greg Kishbaugh W inners in the FINAT Label Competition were recently an- nounced, representing a wide range of ‘labeling’ activi- ties — from RFID and product authentication tags through ‘sparkly’ labels on girls’ cosmetics and whisky labels printed on a wood veneer, to booklet labels on engine coolants.

For exclusive content and breaking news please visit www.flexomarketnews.com WestRock refinanced MPS debt as part of the transaction.MPS recently ac- quired Part Art Label Company, a label converter with multiple manufacturing facilties in Long Island,NewYork. AWA Reports Liner Market Growth The newly-published tenth edition of AWA Alexander Watson Associates’ AWA Release Liner Annual Review 2017 brings together an assessment of the state of the global release liner market across all its end uses, from la- bels and graphics to envelopes, food and bakery, tapes, medical and hy- giene, and industrial applications. Pressure-sensitive labels remain the largest global market for release liner, and grew in 2016 at 3.9 percent, pres- sure-sensitive tapes and medical appli- cations exhibited the highest growth rates, at 6.8 percent and 6.2 percent respectively. WestRock Acquires Multi Packaging WestRock Company, a provider of differentiated paper and packaging products, has completed the acquisi- tion of Multi Packaging Solutions In- ternational (MPS).

Self-adhesive labelstock consumption grew in Eu- rope overall between 2010 and 2016 at a cumula- tive 22.9 percent. While 72 percent of brand owners surveyed in FINAT’s latest (2016) edition of the European RADAR market analysis stated that they would not be migrating from self-ad- hesive labels as their core technology choice, many label converters have broadened their production repertoire, to include other popu- lar label production options such as sleeve la- bels, flexible packaging, and in-mould labels.

Royston Labels was awarded ‘Best in Show’ for its King’s Cross wine labels.

There were more than 280 entries received for the award, representing

24 countries around the world. Awards are organized in five main groups, with relevant sub-categories, covering marketing and end-uses; printing processes; non-adhesive applications; in- novation and electronic printing; and digital printing. Royston Labels, UK, won ‘Best in Show’ and was the winner in the Marketing/End-uses group category for its labels on King’s Cross wine bottles, which incorporated UV flexo in six colors on a metallic substrate, with a deep black background and varnish. Marzek Etiketten GmbH,Austria, won in the Print- ing Processes Group for Sonnwend Bock beer bottle labels.

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Flint Group Launches 2017 Sustainability Report Flint Group has published its 2017 Sustainability Report, which provides a comprehensive and view of the organization’s sustainability performance to date. “We are proud to be able to share the progress that has been made over the past two years, in what has been an exciting and transformational period for our business,” said Antoine Fady, CEO Flint Group. “As our organization has continued to grow we have maintained a strong focus on building and consolidating on our sustainability culture, taking some important steps to measure and reduce our environmental footprint.” Aligned to the Dow Jones Sustainable Index, the re- port outlines the Group’s performance in three key areas—Social, Economic and Environment—detailing the way in which Flint Group has incorporated sus- tainable business practices into its daily activities. This year’s report also features an emphasis on Flint Group’s approach to measuring energy, expanding its scope and focus to not only review energy usage but also evaluate the energy intensity to provide a greater depth of understanding and transparency within its sustainability reporting.

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FINAT Awards ( Cont’d from Page 1)

The Aseptic Packaging Market is witnessing a growth in demand, owing to the rise in demand for convenience products and ready-to-eat food prod- ucts. Increased urbanization, the growth of the dairy beverages market, and growth of the packaging in- dustry have led to an increase in demand for aseptic packaging, particularly in the emerging Asia-Pacific and South American markets. The cartons segment is estimated to account for the largest share in 2022,mainly owing to the growing con- sumption of food and dairy products, said the report. Golden West Acquires Four Packaging Companies Golden West Packaging Group, Sacramento, Califor- nia, has acquired four independent packaging compa- nies: Heritage Solutions, Inc., Capital Corrugated, Inc., PackageOne, Inc., Packaging Innovators Corporation; and its co-owned captive sheet feeder, Cal Sheets, LLC. “These transactions give Golden West Packaging an- nual revenue of more than $250 million generated from a portfolio of well-invested assets that includes $35 million in advanced equipment upgrades over the last three years,” said Steve Strickland Golden West Packaging Chief Executive Officer.

In the Non-adhesive Applications Group, IPE Industria Grafica S.L.U. of Spain took the prize for film shrink sleeve labels for Luna de Murviedro cava, printed flexo in four colors, cold foil blocked and matt varnished.The award in the Innovation and Electronic Printing Group went to Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, for its digitally-printed UHF-RFID vehicle parking per- mit labels for automatic vehicle identification. Etiketten CARINI GmbH,Austria, won in the Digital Printing Group for Kress Beerenauslese labels, with hot foil and matt varnish. The judges also made two special awards, one for the digitally-printed labels on a wood veneer sub- strate for limited-edition Glenfahrn whisky bottles, presented to OMNIPACK, Switzerland, and the sec- ond for Fortnum & Mason Beluga caviar labels from Source Labels, UK, also digitally-printed. Aseptic Packaging Market Worth $66.45 Billion By 2022 The Aseptic Packaging Market size is projected to grow from $39.62 Billion in 2017 to reach $66.45 Bil- lion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 10.89 percent, according to a new report from Mar- ketsandMarkets.

Industry Events

Flexographic Technical Association October 9-11, 2017 Fall Conference St. Louis, MO

PrintTHINK Summit September 5-7, 2017 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL PRINT 17 September 10-14, 2017 McCormick Place Chicago, IL Pack Expo September 25-27, 2017 Las Vegas, NV Labelexpo Europe September 25-28, 2017 Brussles Expo Brussels, Belgium

CorrExpo October 16-18, 2017 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI

Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 11-14, 2018 Converter Meeting Fairmont Grand Del Mar San Diego, CA Labelexpo Americas September 25-27, 2018 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 10 – March 13, 2019 Converter Meeting The Omni Grove Park Inn Ashville, NC

Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute October 8 – October 11, 2017 2017 Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Gainey Ranch Resort & Spa Scottsdale,AZ

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Flint Opens Print Awards Competition For Entries

Flint Group is asking for entries to be submitted for its annual Print Awards. The winners will be an- nounced during a live event at the Flint Group stand at Labelexpo Europe 2017 on September 26. The criteria for judging includes registration, smoothness of dot/vignette, overall print quality and degree of difficulty. Entries will be placed in cate- gories relating to technology and application. Entries can be a commercial label or a promotion- al label, but must be printed using Flint Group mate- rials and/or equipment. The deadline for entries is August 31. FPA Announces Speakers For Fall Conference The Flexible Packaging Association’s 2017 Fall Exec- utive Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 3, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.This sin- gle-day conference will focus on industry-specific topics including a FPA Flexible Packaging Advocacy Program Update; a Polyolefin Market Update; Flexible Packaging Market Growth Opportunities; an Update on the ITC’s Investigation of Chinese Aluminum Foil Imports; and an Introduction to the Sustainable Pack- aging Coalition’s “How2Recycle” Program. The Conference agenda also features Ben Saunders, a World Record-Breaking Polar Explorer and repeat TED Speaker; Peter Ricchiuti, aWall Street Investment Vision- ary; and MattTenney, a Social Entrepreneur andAuthor. Glenroy Inc., a converter and printer of flexible packaging for more than 50 years, received four awards for exceptional flexographic printing at the Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA)’s 2017 Graphics Excellence Awards competition. An affiliate of Printing Industries of America, GLGA states that the Graphic Excellence Awards is the largest regional affiliate print competition in the United States. Glenroy won a “Best of Category” award for AstraPouch Blue Chair Bay Premium Rum pouch in the category of “Flexo - Wide Web, Process”. Glenroy was also awarded one “Award of Excellence” in the category of “Flexo - WideWeb, Screen” for Men- tholatum OXY Acne Medication cream, and two “Awards of Excellence” in the category of “Flexo - Wide Web, Process” for Mederma Stretch Marks Ther- apy cream, and 8 Greens dietary supplement. Glenroy Receives Four GLGA Awards

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Global Ink Additives Market To Grow At 5 Percent Rate The global ink additives market is expected to reach $785.3 million by 2021, growing at a Com- pound Annual Growth Rate of almost 5 percent, ac- cording to a new report fromTechnavio. The research report, titled Global Ink Additives

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Market 2017-2021 , provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of revenue and emerging market trends. This market research report also includes up to date analysis and forecasts for various market seg- ments and all geographical regions. The global ink additives market is expected to grow over the forecast period due to the increasing de- mand from various end-use industries such as packag- ing and printing. Based on the production process, the flexographic process had the largest share of 41.5 percent of total market share in 2016. The increased per capita income from APAC countries such as India, China, and Thailand is expected to increase the use of ink additives in packaging and printing applications. Flexographic inks, according to the report, are mainly used for printing on flexible packaging, corru- gated board cartons, shrink sleeves, flexible sleeves, bags and sacks, labels, molds, wrap arounds, en- velopes, sanitary ware and kitchenware, folding car- tons, and newspapers. Green Bay Packaging Expands With Atlanta Facility Green Bay Packaging’s Coated Products Operations has opened a new slitting and distribution facility in Lithia Springs, Georgia, for its pressure sensitive label stock.This new location is said to offer the benefit of a one-day lead time for the company’s customers in the Southeastern United States. The facility is stocking a range of Green Bay’s most popular label materials.

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People & Places

R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Tan Junqiao, Founder and Honorary Chair- man of the China Label Sub Association of the Print- ing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of

China (PEIAC), has been chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Label Industry Global Awards. Judging for the 14th annual awards program took place dur ing the FINAT European Label Forum (ELF) in Berlin, Germany, where the judg- ing panel met to consider entries across four award categories.

Tan Junqiao

Sponsored by Avery Dennison, the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon an in- dividual who has made a substantial and key contri- bution to the promotion and growth of the label industry over a minimum of 25 years. Professor Tan, the first Chinese winner of the award, is highly re- garded and respected as the true founder and motiva- tor of China’s label and packaging pr inting industries, having spent 36 years in both starting and helping build the country’s industry from ground zero to the present day — initializing the industry’s development, promoting China’s printing technology innovations, defining production standards, organiz- ing and participating in events, improving govern- ment policies and in enterprise development. Instrumental in promoting and introducing flexo printing into China, which involved convincing gov- ernment agencies to reduce import taxes on flexo presses and, more recently, digital presses, Professor Tan has also provided consulting advice to many global label converter and supplier companies enter- ing China, helping them to define business develop- ment strategies, establish manufacturing locations and set up subsidiaries or joint ventures.

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For more information call: Tom Vilardi at 732-502-0500 ext 304 or Greg Kishbaugh at 317-306-1060

FINAT Mikaela Harding, Product Manager for Pulse Roll Label Products, has been appointed a Board member of FINAT’s Young Manager s Club (YMC). Harding joins five other young managers on the Board of the Young Managers Club (YMC), which helps to develop emerging management talent in the global label industry.

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International Paper Launches Preprint Press

H.B. Fuller Receives Sonoco’s 2017 Quality Award H.B. Fuller has received recognition from Sonoco as one of the company’s 2017 Quality and Innovation Award recipients. According to Sonoco, H.B. Fuller has delivered high-quality adhesive solutions at com- petitive pricing, and has provided technical support and account management, which has been an inte- gral part of identifying and resolving the root causes of complex problems. Coca-Cola Honors Constantia Flexibles Coca-Cola has presented Constantia Flexibles with

International Paper installed a new flexographic printing press at its facility in Tucker, Georgia. The first of its kind, this press is equipped with today’s most advanced automated engineering and technolo- gy, which strengthens International Paper’s existing portfolio of award-winning preprint services in North America.This high-speed flexographic preprint machine is paired with prepress assets that reported- ly ensure rapid setups and consistent registration. Reprographic Systems Installs Esko’s Crystal Technology Esko has installed the first XPS Crystal 5080 expo- sure units at Reprographic Systems in Ireland. The company has also invested in two of the latest Kongs- berg Digital Finishing Cutting Tables plus Esko Web- Center software. Esko’s new Crystal technology recently won the 2017 Flexographic Technical Associ- ation (FTA) Innovation Award for PrePress Graphics. It also received an international Red Dot Award for Product Design 2017. The new XPS Crystal is a digitally controlled expo- sure unit providing near simultaneous exposures sup- porting all major photopolymer flexo manufacturers.

two awards — Supplier of the Year in the sec- ondary packaging category for Sim- ply Orange Juice labels and the Adel Aujan Award

for Outstanding Innovation. Constantia Flexibles was chosen for the Supplier of the Year award for their proprietary SpearRC technology, which delivers 100 percent recyclable pressure sensitive labels.

Innovation shines through with the FP-4 flatbed unit for hot foil and embossing

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JR Labels Installs Mark Andy Digital One Press Dublin, Ireland-based JR Labels has installed the first Mark Andy Digital One label press in Ireland.The Digital One, which has a 330mm web width is a hy-

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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

brid platform that includes a CMYK dry toner unit preceded by a web cleaner, and followed by a single flexo station for decoration (spot color, cold foil, lam- ination, varnish), and finally a die cutting unit. Introduced at Labelexpo Americas 2016, Digital One is an entry-level digital label press designed to print short-run prime labels with inline converting at a modest investment level and all in one pass.The hy- brid technology allows label converters to augment high output f lexo presses and reportedly bring greater efficiency to short run work. JR Labels, which was established in 1978 by Ron Carson, and is now managed by his son Andrew, is a 100 percent trade house. “We pride ourselves on our trade work and guarantee 100 percent security and confidentiality for our cus- tomers — it’s like an NDA, and they all appreciate the fact that their work is safe with us,”saidAndrew Carson. FTA Forum & INFOFLEX 2019 Return To New Orleans Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) an- nounced that Forum & INFOFLEX 2019 will take place May 5-8, 2019, at the Hilton New Orleans River- side and New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This is the fourth time the city of New Or- leans has hosted the annual event. Forum & INFOFLEX 2018 will be held in Indianapo- lis, Indiana, from May 6-9, 2018. David Duffy, ( left to right ), Paul Macdonald, and Andrew Carson with JR Labels’ new Digital One Mark Andy press.

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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PACK EXPO To Offer Packaging Scholarships

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The new PACK EXPO scholarship program will pro- vide $30,000 annually to support the future packag- ing and processing workforce. Each year, six $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to students studying packaging and processing at PMMI Partner Schools. A portion of the proceeds from the PACK gives BACK events at PACK EXPO International and PACK EXPO Las Vegas will benefit the scholarship program, said show producer, PMMI,The Association of Packag- ing and Processing Technologies. To be considered for the scholarship, students must currently attend a PMMI Partner School, have at least one semester remaining in their college careers and hold a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicants should be ma- joring in engineering, packaging, processing, mecha- tronics, or a related field and should demonstrate financial need. Interested students can apply for the scholarship by submitting a completed application, writing a 500–1,000-word essay describing their interest in the packaging and processing field as well as their career goals. The recipients of the PACK EXPO Scholarship will be announced at the PACK gives BACK benefit concert, which is sponsored by Rockwell Automation and features a performance by The Doobie Brothers, on Monday, September 25 at 4 p.m. at PACK EXPO Las Vegas. PMMI U Offers Two New On The Road Courses Registration is open for two new PMMI U On the Road courses taking place on Monday, July 1, at ASCO’s Global Headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey, sponsored by PMMI,The Association for Pack- aging and Processing Technologies. This free event aims to bring together consumer packaged goods (CPG) professionals and PMMI members to learn about the latest packaging and processing issues af- fecting the industry. The first of the two workshops, Total Cost of Own- ership: Understand What It Is, How to Calculate and Its Many Benefits , will take place from 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The interactive session will focus on the acquisition, operation and maintenance costs of capital expenditures. The second free workshop, Cybersecurity and Pro- duction Operations: Why You Should Care will take place from 4–5:30 p.m. This session looks at threats to plant information networks and interconnected machinery lines for CPGs and OEMs.

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.

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.

KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/

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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FLXON John Littlefield has Joined FLXON’s Print Solutions Team as Area Busi- ness Manager for the U.S. Southeast, an area that includes the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip- pi,Tennessee and Kentucky. People & Places

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Harper Corporation of America Sean Teufler has returned to Harper Corporation of

America as Technical Director. He had previously worked for Harper Corporation for more than 13 years serving as an HGS Technical Advisor, a Technical Manager, and most re- cently, Corporate Technical Manager. During his previous tenure at Harp- er, Teufler won Technical Represen- tative of the Year seven years in a row from 2005 through 2011. He

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was also part of the winning teams for the 2012 Harper President’s Club award for wide web, and the 2013 Harper Sales Champion award for narrow web.

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Avery Dennison Nick Tucci has been named Vice President and General Manager, Label and Graphic Materials (LGM), North America, for Avery Dennison. In this role, Tucci will provide leadership and strategic vision for the North America region. He will also contin- ue his current role as VP Sales, LGM, while searching for his replacement. ness Development at SGK and a member of the SGK Executive Lead- ership Team, has been named Presi- dent of its SGK Brand Solutions business. Kohl takes over the day-to- day and P&L responsibilities for the SGK business globally.

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