FMN | June 7th, 2021

FMN | June 7th, 2021

Vol. 23 No. 12 An N.V. Publication Market News FLEX Serving The Flexographic Printing Industry For More Than Two Decades ®

June 7, 2021

Economic Recovery To Continue In 2021

AF&PA Releases Paper Report

American Forest & Paper Associa- tion (AF&PA) released the 61st Paper Industry Capacity and Fiber Con- sumption Report. According to the report, U.S. containerboard capacity expanded in 2020, continuing a de- cade-long trend and reaching a re- cord high of 40.4 million tons.Tissue paper capacity has also shown an upward trend, increasing for the past five years. Reaching New Levels The report also shows that U.S. mill consumption of recovered fiber reached the second-highest level in the past decade. The increase was driven by mill consumption of corru- gated, the largest grade of recovered fiber, reaching a high of 22.8 million tons in 2020. However, the report shows that overall U.S. paper and paperboard ca- pacity declined 1.6 percent in 2020, compared with the average decline of 1.1 percent per year since 2011. Boxboard was the only packaging grade to decline last year. However,

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T he economic recovery in the United States is expected to continue for the rest of 2021, according to the nation’s pur- chasing and supply executives in the Spring 2021 Semiannual Economic Forecast.With hopes high that the United States has turned the corner on the coronavirus pandemic, manufacturing and service sectors are signaling expansion and expectations for the remainder of 2021 have strengthened.These projections

are part of the forecast issued by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Business Survey Committees. Increasing Revenue Revenue for 2021 is expected to increase, on average, by 7.2 percent. This is 0.3 percentage point higher than the

December 2020 forecast of 6.9 percent, and 8.5 percentage points higher than the 1.3-percent decrease reported for 2020 over 2019. Fifty-nine percent of respondents say that revenues for 2021 will increase, on average, 13.8 percent over 2020. Only eight percent say revenues will decrease, on average, 13 percent, and 33 percent indicate no change. With an operating rate at 88.3 percent, an expected capital-expenditures increase of 8.7 percent, an expected increase of 8.1 percent in prices paid for raw materials, and an expected employment increase by 2.8 per- cent by the end of 2021,manufacturing continues its comeback from the turmoil of 2020.

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increase of 0.5 percent reported for 2020, and a De- cember 2020 projection of an increase of 5.3 percent this year. Forty-four percent of respondents expect ca- pacity increase of, on average, 16.8 percent, 5 percent expect decreases of, on average, 17.3 percent, and 51 percent expect no change. The capacity to produce products or provide services in the services sector is expected to increase 2.3 percent in 2021.This compares to an increase of 0.1 percent re- ported for 2020 and a December 2020 projection of a 3.2 percent increase for this year.Twenty-eight percent of services respondents expect their capacity for 2021 to increase, on average, 11.6 percent, and 4 percent foresee capacity decreasing, on average, 24.2 percent. Sixty-eight percent expect no change in their capacity. Survey respondents expect an 8.7-percent increase in capital expenditures in 2021.This is higher than the 2.4-percent increase for the year forecast by the panel in December 2020. Twenty-seven percent of respon- dents predict increased (on average, 46 percent) capi- tal expenditures in 2021, 16 percent said their capital spending would decrease (on average, 23.9 percent), and 57 percent expect no change in spend in 2021. Services purchasing and supply executives expect a capital-expenditures increase of 5.7 percent in 2021 compared to 2020. The 31 percent of members ex-

Respondents currently expect a 5.4-percent net in- crease in overall revenues, which is 3.8 percentage points higher than the 1.6-percent increase forecast in December 2020. Forty-eight percent of respondents say that revenues for 2021 will increase, on average, 15 percent over 2020. Meanwhile, 11 percent say their revenues will decrease, on average, 16.6 percent, and 41 percent indicate no change.“Services will continue to recover over the rest of 2021. Services companies are currently operating at 89.4 percent of normal ca- pacity. Supply managers have indicated that prices are projected to increase 4.9 percent over the year, reflect- ing increasing inflation. Employment is projected to increase 2.4 percent. At Capacity Purchasing and supply executives report that their companies are operating, on average, at 88.3 percent of normal capacity, 2.6 percentage points higher than the figure reported in December 2020. Purchasing and supply executives report that their organizations are operating on average, 89.4 percent of normal capacity.This is 2.8 percentage points high- er than what was reported in December 2020. Production capacity in manufacturing is expected to increase 6.6 percent in 2021.This compares to an

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Inland Packaging has been awarded the Packaging Materials Supplier of the Year by Molson Coors Bever- age Company (MCBC). In years past, Molson Coors Procurement held its an- nual Supplier Recognition Awards event at corporate headquarters, but this year it was held virtually. The purpose of the event is to recognize the excellence of Molson Coors’ most valued suppliers. Inland was one of the suppliers that were honored for exemplary per- formance in key strategic categories. Stora Enso Divests Sachsen Mill In Germany Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Sachsen Mill located in Eilenburg, Germany, to the Swiss-based family-owned company Model Group. Sachsen Mill has an annual production capacity of 310,000 tons of newsprint specialty paper based on recycled paper. Closing Transaction Under the agreement,Model Group will own and op- erate Sachsen Mill after the transaction is closed. Stora Enso will continue to sell and distribute Sachsen’s pa- per products under a contract manufacturing agree- ment for a period of 18 months after the closing.After that period,Model will convert the mill to the produc- tion of containerboard. All 230 employees at Sachsen Mill will move to Model Group with the transaction. The enterprise value of the transaction is EUR 35 mil- lion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The impact on Stora Enso’s operational EBIT or net debt is not considered material. Stora Enso will book a one-time cost of approximately EUR 32 million in its IFRS operating profit in the second quarter of 2021, considered as an item affecting comparability (IAC). The transaction is expected to be closed during the third quarter of 2021.

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FINAT Launches Sustainability Competition FINAT, the worldwide association for manufactur- ers of self-adhesive labels and related products, has launched a new award to promote environmental sus- tainability in the label industry. Sustainability is key to the packaging industry and with the launch of the award, the association will high- light efforts by members to focus on sustainability’s three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, according to the association. Sustainability is one of FINAT’s six strategic pillars, and the association is intent on finding economically viable recycling solutions for secondary materials, lim- iting the amount of raw materials used, and improving the recyclability of products. The jury will be judging based on four main criteria: The potential impact on the industry, whether it in- volves cooperation along the value chain, how original it is and how successful initiatives have been so far. The winning initiative will be prominently promoted with a video and article in FINAT News and on the as- sociations’website.Other highly-commended projects may be highlighted too. The competition will officially launch at the Euro- pean Label Forum, and will be open to submissions

from all label converts and labelstock suppliers, as well as brand owners. Entries must be projects started in 2019-20 to qualify, and at least one FINAT member must be involved in the initiative. The closing date is the August 31. The competition can be entered for free by visiting http://finatsustainabilityawards.com . June 11: Deadline For SuperCorrExpo Box Olympics AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, and TAPPI are combining their respective design compe- titions for the first time into the Box Manufacturing Olympics, being held in conjunction with AICC/ TAP- PI SuperCorrExpo,August 8-12, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition, open to all AICC and TAPPI mem- bers, features 43 categories for corrugated, folding car- ton, and rigid box packaging manufacturers. Member companies and packaging schools and uni- versities are invited to participate in the competition and have their own categories. Submissions are being accepted through Friday, June 11. More information and submission instructions are available at www.SuperCorrExpo.org .

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Stora Enso Inaugurates Renewed Containerboard Mill Stora Enso arranged a virtual inauguration ceremony to celebrate the conversion of the Oulu, Finland Mill which was transformed from paper production into high-quality kraftliner production.The Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, inaugurated the mill. Oulu is Stora Enso’s second successful conversion, following Varkaus Mill, inaugurated in 2016. The EUR 350 million conversion project proceeded according to plan, from the investment decision made in May 2019 to the start of the commercial deliveries in the first quarter of 2021. The new machine is esti- mated to reach its designed annual production capaci- ty of 450 000 tons by the end of the June 2021. AvantForte, produced at the mill, has three fibre layers, reportedly making it the strongest kraftliner in Stora Enso’s portfolio. Packaging applications in- clude fresh, fatty or moist food, as well as e‑com- merce packaging. SWEDBRAND Opens Factory In Poland SWEDBRAND Group has established a new factory in Gdansk, Poland, for the production of rigid boxes in the hope of offering many advantages to European brands in addressing global supply chain difficulties exacerbated by the pandemic. Manufacturing in Eu- rope for European distribution significantly reduces both time and costs associated with the delivery of finished premium rigid boxes. “We all watched the Suez Canal blockage with dis- may,” said Cornelia Oswald, Head of Sales Worldwide at SWEDBRAND. “Added to the disruption in supply chains caused by the pandemic, this was a manufactur- er’s nightmare. It makes our decision to open a plant in Poland look prescient, though none of us could have anticipated this convergence of unfortunate events.” The new plant in Gdansk is reportedly a highly auto- mated converting operation and is managed by Bog- dan Putko, a packaging professional with 35 years of industry experience. ICEC Planned For October In Orlando International Converting Exhibition & Conference USA (ICEC USA) will be co-located with of The Associ- ation of International Metallizers, Coaters and Lamina- tors (AIMCAL)’s Roll 2 Roll Conference (R2R) October 17-21, 2021, at the Orange County Center in Orlando, Florida.

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Growing Economy (Cont’d from Page 3) pecting to spend more predict an average increase of 29 percent, 11 percent anticipate an average decrease of 29.9 percent, and 58 percent expect to spend the same on capital expenditures in 2021. In the December 2020 forecast, respondents predict- ed an increase of 2.5 percent in prices paid during the first four months of 2021; they report prices increased by 8.3 percent. The 74 percent who say their prices are higher now than at the end of 2020 report an av- erage increase of 11.4 percent, while the 2 percent who report lower prices indicate an average decrease of 4.8 percent. The remaining 23 percent report no change for the period. Purchasing Power Services respondents report that their purchases in the first four months of this year cost an average of 4.9 percent more than at the end of 2020.This is 1.2 per- centage points higher than the 3.7-percent increase predicted in December 2020. Sixty percent of services respondents report that prices increased, on average, 8.6 percent during the first part of 2021, 2 percent report price decreases of, on average, 9.9 percent and 38 percent indicate no change. Survey respondents expect a net average price in- crease of 8.1 percent for all of 2021, compared to the end of 2020. With respondents reporting a pric- es increase of 8.3 percent through May 2021, prices are projected to ease slightly over the rest of the year. Seventy-four percent of respondents project prices to increase, on average, 11.1 percent for the full year, 3 percent anticipate a decrease of, on average, 3.7 per- cent, and 24 percent expect no change. For 2021, services respondents expect prices to in- crease, on average, 4.9 percent compared to the end of 2020. With respondents reporting an increase of 4.9 percent through May 2021, prices are projected to hold steady over the rest of the year. Sixty-three per- cent of respondents anticipate increases of, on average, 8.3 percent, 3 percent of respondents expect decreas- es of, on average, 12 percent, and 34 percent do not expect prices to change. ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee re- spondents forecast that manufacturing employment will increase by 2.8 percent by the end of 2021, com- pared to the end of 2020. Thirty-nine percent of re- spondents expect employment to be, on average, 9.3 percent higher, 12 percent predict employment to de- crease, on average, 7.3 percent, and 49 percent expect their employment levels to be unchanged. ISM’s Services Business Survey Committee respon- dents forecast that employment will increase 2.4

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AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, reg- ularly recognizes member companies for outstand- ing plant safety through the annual Independent Safe Shop Awards and their perseverance and success with the Member Milestone Program. Each year, this recognition is given to member com- panies who meet the OSHA Recordable Incident Rate and the OSHA Lost Work Days Incident Rate. For those recognized in 2020, they had to have a Re- cordable Incident Rate that was less than 3.2, and for those recognized in 2021, they had to have a Record- able Incident Rate that was less than 2.5. In addition, both years had to have a LostWork Days Incident Rate = 0 (zero). During the recent AICC Spring Meeting AICC pre- sented its Independent Safe ShopAwards for outstand- ing performance in plant safety in 2020 and 2021 to: 2021: • Akers Packaging Solutions (Decatur) • Akers Packaging Solutions (Huntington) • Akers-Webster West Packaging (Evansville) • Lawrence Paper Company, American Packaging Division • Arrow Box Company • Box-Board Products, Inc. •Wunderlich Fibre Box • Jamestown Container Rochester, HP Neun Division • Jamestown Container Cleveland 2020: • Air Conveying Corp. • Akers Packaging Service Group (Middletown) • Akers Packaging Solutions (Decatur) • Akers-Webster West Packaging (Evansville) • Akers-Webster West Packaging (North Vernon) • Lawrence Paper Company, American Packaging Di- vision • Hoosier Container Inc. • McElroy Contract Packaging • Tecumseh Packaging Solutions • Unicorr Packaging Group / Vermont Container •Wunderlich Fibre Box Co. The Member Milestone Program is an annual oppor- tunity to recognize member companies, boxmakers, and suppliers, celebrating significant anniversaries of continual operation. 100Years — Isowa;Tiruna 65Years — Jamestown Container Companies 50Years — Progress Container & Display 40Years —The BoxMaker This year AICC honored five companies ranging from 40 years to more than a century in business.

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AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current technology flexo mounting tapes and backing sys - tems for corrugated 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 thick - ness range requirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving ser - vices for unique customers & applications. A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distribu - tor of flexographic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imaging systems and software specifical - ly designed for flexography. Apex International www.apexinternational.com Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com Apex International is an award-winning global lead - er of anilox rolls, sleeves, glue sets, metering prod - ucts, and print maintenance solutions. With five production facilities on four continents, a grow - ing portfolio of clients in over 80 countries, and a high-performance continuous-improvement culture, Apex’s mission is the customer’s production suc - cess. Through technical innovation, service, and manufacturing precision, Apex delivers reliable, durable, and predictable metering solutions to its client’s presses every day. ARC International www.ARCInternational.com ARC International is a world leader in the manufac - turing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnology laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers. Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime.

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percent through the end of 2021. For the remaining months of 2021, 36 percent expect employment to increase, on average, 9.9 percent, 7 percent anticipate employment to decrease,on average,15.7 percent, and 57 percent expect no change in employment levels. Increased revenue is expected this year, as purchas- ing and supply management executives predict an overall net increase of 7.2 percent compared to 2020. This is 0.3 percentage point higher than the 6.9-per- cent increase forecast in December 2020, and 8.2 per- centage points higher than the 1.3-percent decrease reported for 2020 compared to 2019. Fifty-nine per- cent of respondents say that revenues for 2021 will increase, on average, 13.8 percent, 7 percent say their revenues will decrease, on average, 13.3 percent, and 34 percent forecast no change. This year, services purchasing and supply manage- ment executives predict an overall net increase of 5.4 percent in sector business revenue compared to 2020. This is 3.8 percentage points higher than the 1.6-per- cent increase forecast in December 2020, and 10.2 per- centage points higher than the 4.8-percent decrease reported for 2020 compared to 2019. Forty-eight per- cent of respondents indicate revenues for 2021 will increase, on average, 15 percent, 11 percent say their revenues will decrease, on average, 16.6 percent, and 41 percent expect no change. Siegwerk, Idealliance Partner To Offer G7 Training Siegwerk recently entered into a partnership with Idealliance, an industry association providing global standardization, training, and certification programs for the printing and packaging supply chain. Within this collaboration the two partners will co-host ‘G7 Expert Live Online Training & Certification’ courses enabling Siegwerk to directly train its customers in Idealliance’s universal calibration methodology for achieving a visual similarity across all print processes. “Visual color consistency across all marketing media of a brand — whether online or print — is key for a suc- cessful brand recognition,” explained Kiran Deshpande, Global Senior Expert Color Management at Siegwerk. The G7 methodology is Idealliance’s global set of specifications for CMYK printing process for ensuring a common visual appearance in all printed elements across multiple devices and facilities. Thereby, G7 is not a color management system, it rather is a universal calibration methodology that can be used to adjust any press or printing system to a common neutral appear- ance,regardless of inks,substrate,or printing technology.

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DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’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 performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer 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. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. 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 Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/

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Ennis Jim Gingle has been named as the new General Manager of Indepen- dent Printing for Ennis Inc.Gingle has been with Independent Printing for 10 years, holding the position of Busi- ness Development Manager in both the national and regional divisions. Gallus Dario Urbinati will take over as head of sales at Gallus. Urbinati worked for Gallus from June 2007 toAugust 2016 as Managing Director of the then newly established, sales and service organization Gallus South East Asia. During the last few years, Urbinati has been working in positions with- in the graphic industry and chemi- cal industry, most recently as chief

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sales and marketing officer at the ACTEGA Metal Print GmbH in Germany. Urbinati will now be working from St. Gallen, the Swiss headquarters of the Gallus Group.As head of sales, he reports directly to the head of Gallus, Frank Schaum. Avery Dennison Avery Dennison’s Label and Packaging Materials (LPM) division in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa region has made two new appointments. Burak Sahbaz has been appointed VP of sales, suc- ceeding Noel Kasmi, who is nowVP of marketing. Sahbaz will use his extensive experience in sales and marketing at Avery Dennison and Noel Kasmi will be driving the overall marketing strategy, accelerating and developing sustainability and long-term innovation for the future of packaging, focusing on moving the com- pany’s ecosystem 360 initiative forward.

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