FMN | May 13th, 2019

Vol. 21 No. 10 FLEX Serving The Flexographic Printing Industry In Print and Online at www.nvpublications.com ® An N.V. Publication Market News

May 13, 2019

FTA Honors Flexo’s Best

TLMI Launches MarketWatch

TLMI has charted a new course for its market intelligence and research offerings for converter and supplier members.Moving forward,the associ- ation’s Index & Trend Report will be rebranded as TLMI MarketWatch and will be published twice yearly with a Converter Edition in the spring and a Brand Owner/Packaging Buyer edi- tion later in the year. Market Intelligence TLMI has commissioned industry market research firm LPC, Inc. to research and compile TLMI Market- Watch in 2019. LPC is currently in the process of putting together the report’s Converter Edition, which will be published and made avail- able to association members in the coming months. This upcoming edi- tion will feature an overview of the North American label and narrow web printed packaging market, in ad- dition to a deeper analysis of convert- ers’ 2019 sales revenues-to-date and what converters anticipate the rest of the year will bring.The report will

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D uring its annual meeting, which took place May 5-8 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, Loui- siana, the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) announced the results of the 2019 Excellence in Flexography Awards Com- petition. The results included 124 total winners, including six Best of Show awards. In total, 39 gold awards, 41 silver awards,

40 bronze awards, three self-promotion awards and one non-tra- ditional awards were presented. Best of Show winners (selected from the gold award recipients in their respective categories) in the 2019 Excellence in Flexog- raphy Awards included: • Transcontinental Robbie for the Fresh Gourmet Focaccia Ranch/GarlicToast CrumblesWrappers in the wide web category. FTA’s Shelley Rubin ( far left ) and Joe Tuccitto ( far right ) presented the Technical Innovation Award to ( from left ) Stefano Squarcina, Global Sales Director; Dr. Peter Lechner, CEO; and Jeff Dietz, Vice President, Web & Specialty Press Division, from Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica.

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AWT Acquires Citation Clinical Labeling Systems AWT Labels and Packaging has closed on the acquisi- tion of Citation Clinical Labeling Systems, a global pro- vider of clinical labeling since 1963, based in Haup- pauge, NewYork.The business will be owned by AWT and operate under the name of Citation Healthcare Labels. Citation provides clinical trial labels for pharmaceu- tical and biotechnology companies, clinical research organizations, and clinical packagers. The company was founded in 1963 by the family of Richard Bolnick, who will remain as President of Citation, as a diversi- fied distributor of printing and labels. Citation’s products serve mission critical applica- tions by ensuring the accuracy and effectiveness of trials, improving participant safety and helping cus- tomers introduce drugs to the market more efficiently. Both Rich Bolnick, president of Citation, and Fred- erick Youngs, chief operating officer of Citation, will continue in leadership roles with the company and will become shareholders of AWT. The company operates out of a single pharmaceuti- cal and medical grade facility in Hauppauge and em- ploys approximately 100 people.

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A&V Partners With Eaglewood At InfoFlex Eaglewood Technologies kicked off its partnership with Anderson & Vreeland at the recent FTA InfoFlex in New Orleans, Louisiana.A&V will offer Eaglewood’s full line of anilox cleaning solutions. Live demonstra- tions of the newest Sitexco SL 1.5Anilox Cleaning Sys- tem were done for visitors. The Sitexco SL 1.5 can reportedly clean multiple rolls simultaneously, has an RFID reader option and digital microscope available. Xeikon Café Europe Reveals Record Attendance Xeikon Café Europe 2019, with a conference pro- gram providing a view of the trends, challenges and solutions for today’s packaging industry and an ap- plication-driven technical Academy, attracted nearly 1,000 visitors over the event’s three days. The turnout included more than 500 label and packaging converters attending from more than 55 countries. The upcoming Xeikon Café North America will take place May 14-16 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Flexo Ink Market Estimated To Reach $6.5 Billion By 2026 The global flexographic inks market was valued at $4.6 billion in 2017 and is anticipated to expand at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of more than 4 per- cent from 2018 to 2026, according to a new research report published by Transparency Market Research. Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand To Grow Global pharmaceutical packaging demand is project- ed to advance 6 percent per year to $112 billion in 2021, according to a new report from The Freedonia Group. Aging populations, rising levels of acute and chronic conditions, and new product introductions will drive demand. Bobst Named Bellissima Press Manufacturer Partner Bobst has been named as the first Bellissima DMS press manufacturer partner. The company will also support Bellissima technology and trade shop part- ners by engaging in collaborative marketing activities to increase awareness of this technology.

Nilpeter, Screen Partner On Panorama Digital Press Nilpeter USA and Screen Americas, who recently an- nounced their partnership with the Panorama digital label printing platform, have established a compre- hensive go-to-market program to help label/packaging printers and converters take advantage of the flexibili- ty built into the Panorama solution and profit from the synergy between the two companies. The Panorama one-source go-to-market program includes market evaluation, utilization analyses, ROI >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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