FMN | October 11th, 2021

Vol. 23 No. 21 An N.V. Publication Market News FLEX Serving The Flexographic Printing Industry For More Than Two Decades ®

October 11, 2021

Global Flexo Innovation Awards Revealed

Editor Jackie Schultz Retires

Industry veteran Jackie Schultz, Editor of CORRUGATED Today, has announced her retirement with the publication of the November/ December issue, which will also be the last issue of the publication. Jeneane Vilardi,

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M iraclon has announced the 13 winners of the Global Flexo In- novationAwards,which recognize businesses that are driving the transformation of the flexo industry with the help of Kodak Fl- excel NXTechnology.More than 200 entries from24 countrieswere

and Daniel Brun- ton, co-owners of Corrugated Today LLC, confirmed that Jackie Schultz, has announced her re- tirement, effective

judged by an independent panel of eight flexo indus- try experts during a hy- brid session that saw the judges convene both in person and through digital collaboration applications. With high quality a pre-condition of entry, submissions were evalu- ated on four criteria: the efficiency of the com- pany’s workflow, con- version from other print processes to flexo, the degree of creativity in the

Jackie Schultz

October 31.Without an editor to car- ry the book forward,Vilardi and Brun- ton decided to close the publication after the Nov/Dec issue. A Keen Eye For Detail Jackie began her career as a reporter working for daily newspapers in Day- ton and Cleveland,Ohio. She switched to business trade journalism in 1985 when she joined Harcourt Brace Jo- vanovich, a publishing company that had relocated its offices from New

graphic design and the level of sustainable business practices in the project. Excellence in two categories received a silver award (seven winners), in three categories a gold award (five winners) and in all four categories a platinum award,demonstrating to the industry and to the winner’s customers a commitment to the highest level of print production. This year, Lorytex (Uruguay) became the first winner ever to receive the platinum commen- dation.The judges also awarded Highest Honors to four of the winners that they believed demonstrated the biggest impact on advancing the flexo printing process.

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Fathom Optics, Grace Label Inc and Conflu- ence Brewing Company, United States (Joint En- try) — Gold Grace Label and Fathom Optics created a 3D multi-di- mensional moving image on a standard flexo press without any additional steps. Mega Embalagens, Multipack & Pontyn, Brazil (Joint Entry) — Silver Mega Embalagens combined the Extended Color Gamut (ECG) process with the Flexcel NX printing matrices to combine four different jobs, resulting in a saving of three printing setups and 23 plates in addi- tion to the 40 percent reduction in setup time. Sunshine FPC & Trisoft Graphics, United States (Joint Entry) — Gold California-based Sunshine FPC, as vertically integrated manufacturer, and prepress trade shop,Trisoft, convert- ed a gravure job imported from overseas, thus yielding freight and time savings as well as improved quality control. By printing on a sustainable plant-based substrate, Sun- shine reduced the total gauge,size and dimension of the package, eliminating a lamination process and reducing waste and power consumption.

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“At a time where all of us were experiencing the addi- tional challenges because of the pandemic, these win- ners prove that we’re not only part of an incredibly re- silient industry,but one that continues to innovate with companies that drive creativity and efficient, consistent and sustainable manufacturing processes,” said Grant Blewett, Chief Commercial Director, Miraclon. “The high conversion rates from other printing processes to flexo, focus on fixed color palette printing, and ef- forts to maximize on-press productivity and efficiency that also contribute to sustainability that we have seen in so many of the entries, all demonstrate how much the flexo industry is set to become the print process of choice for packaging.” Out of the top 13 companies, seven winners are based in Latin America, three in Europe, two in North America, and one in the Asia Pacific region. Highest Honors Winners: Bosisio SA, Celomat SA & Mondelez SA, Argenti- na (Joint Entry) — Gold Bosisio SA and Celomat worked together to prove flexo a cost-effective and high-quality alternative to gravure for Mondelez, meeting their need for shorter turnaround times and lower costs. This included Ex- panded Color Gamut (ECG) implementation.

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York City to Cleveland. She worked on several HBJ pub- lications, eventually becoming the Editor of Paperboard Packaging and the Executive Editor of Official Board Markets in 1991. At SuperCorrExpo 2004, she was approached by the late Michael Brunton and his son Dan, Managing Di- rector of Brunton Business Publications, along with the late Ted and Tom Vilardi, founder and owners of NV Business Publishers, to join their companies and launch CORRUGATED Today. Despite the gloomy eco- nomic prospects at the time, both the Vilardis and the Bruntons saw the value and efficacy of a glossy tech- nical magazine to be published six times per year for the North American corrugated packaging industry; the logical person to spearhead this venture would be Jackie. She took the reins of the publication with the publication of the Jan/Feb 2005 launch issue. Success From The Start Having earned a following in the industry from her previous 13-year tenure with a competitor, Jackie made CORRUGATED Today a success from the get-go. And she and the magazine only got better. In addition to her responsibilities on CORRUGATED Today, she also wrote for Folding Carton Industry and Board Con- verting News.Over the years, Jackie has received many awards for her writing fromThe Society of Profession- al Journalists and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Sadly, Mike Brunton passed away this year,Ted Vilar- di in 2013 and Tom Vilardi in 2018.Their vision creat- ed a successful magazine, brilliantly edited and well respected by the industry. It seems appropriate that CORRUGATEDToday retire along with Jackie. “We cannot thank Jackie enough for her tireless work over the last 16 years,” said Daniel Brunton.“Her knowledge of the industry and focused research en- sured readers had a well-produced magazine from cov- er to cover. She is well respected and will be missed by advertisers and readers alike now that she has chosen to retire and enjoy more family life.We wish Jackie all the very best.” “Jackie often told me she was in awe ofTed,Mike and Tom,” recounted Jeneane Vilardi. “She was concerned she might not live up to their expectations, but she had nothing to worry about! Her industry knowledge and reporting skills made her the ultimate asset!” “It is a really tough decision, as CORRUGATEDToday was one of my first business ideas I pitched toTed,Tom and Mike,”added Brunton.“They were not 100 percent convinced it would work, but time proved otherwise. We have had a fantastic run, but the way in which we

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Winners Platinum Lorytex, Uruguay

Lorytex became the first-ever GFIA Platinum winner. Transforming flexible packaging that was previously gravure printed in China to local flexo production, the entry demonstrated cooperation between Lorytex, the converter and the brand to overcome several techni- cal challenges and implement an ECG workflow. Gold Cromograf & Strong SA, Uruguay (Joint Entry) The four-color Expanded Color Gamut (ECG) work- flow implemented by Cromograf and Strong delivers considerable savings in plates,mounting tapes, special inks and solvents, as well as faster press set-up.The en- try also showed design innovations, including moving

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are sharing content and reporting has changed mas- sively, particularly over the last 18 months and Jackie was becoming increasingly aware that content could become stale if we had to wait 8 weeks for the next issue. Although CORRUGATED Today will conclude with the Nov/Dec issue, rest assured that NV Business Publishers and Brunton Business Publications will continue with their primary role of keeping convert- ers in the North American market up to speed with all the latest news.” “I have worked with Jackie since she became the ed- itor of Paperboard Packaging in 1991,” said NV’s Pres- ident/Publisher Robyn Smith. “Her writing skills and commitment to excellence have always been top notch. We had success with PB and OBM and held our own against the NV/Brunton powerhouse. What a delight for both of us to become part of that team! In the past 30 years we have forged not only a formidable business relationship but also a personal friendship. I will miss being part of CORRUGATED Today but won’t say that I’ll miss Jackie as I foresee our friendship continuing. I look forward to hearing about her plans and ventures with Steve as they learn to relax and enjoy retirement.” Siegwerk Launches New Sustainable Business Agenda Siegwerk has launched a new sustainable business strategy entitled HorizonNOW. The strategy combines the term“Horizon”, in reference to the company’s New Horizons 2025+ business strategy and “NOW”, because the challenges of sustainable development require im- mediate action.To ensure the success of HorizonNOW, the initiative focuses on seven measurable targets based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals to be realized by 2025.These include: • Achieve carbon neutral scope 1 and 2 emissions globally; • Ensure 100 percent of Siegwerk suppliers are com- mitted to UN Global Compact Corporate Social Re- sponsibility (CSR) requirements; • Establish product environmental footprint >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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