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R. Stanton Avery Award Presented This year’s R. Stanton Avery Glob- al Achievement Award has been bestowed on label industry veteran Harveer Sahni. Sahni started his career in 1971 working in his father’s stationery company, Weldon Sales Corporation.

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Coalition Tackles Flexible Recycling by Greg Kishbaugh

A coalition of Minnesota companies is working to expand recycling infrastructure for flexible films. The collabora- tion, called MBOLD, aims to support the circular economy for flexible packaging in the Upper Midwest and increase the availability of post-consumer recycled (PCR) resins. MBOLD members involved in the project include Blue Buffalo’s par-

In 1978, as part of expanding the company’s stationery product range, Sahni set up a 20-inch coater to man- ufacture self-adhesive BOPP tapes — one of the first to do so in India. Continuous Improvement Making use of his BSc Chemistry background, Sahni used the Wel- don laboratory to research devel- opment of new products including inks, adhesives and coatings. At

ent company General Mills, Cargill, Land O’Lakes, Inc., Ecolab, Target, Schwan’s Company and the University of Minnesota. The group will work with film recycler Myplas USA, Inc. and film manufacturer Charter Next Generation to expand region- al recycling infrastructure and applications for PCR resins.

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the life cycle benefits of plastics, including a 65 percent reduction of energy used, a 59 percent re- duction in water consumption, and a 71 percent reduction in global warming potential compared to virgin plastics. Plastic recycling organizations, brands and local stakeholders will also provide financial support to Myplas for the development of its recycling facility in Rogers. Multi-million-dollar debt financing will be provided by The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Closed Loop Partners, and the Minnesota De- partment of Employment and Economic Develop- ment will provide $1 million through the Minnesota Investment Fund and $450,000 from the Minnesota Job Creation Fund. Silver Fox Installs Nilpeter FB-Line Silver Fox Ltd., reportedly the UK’s only car- bon-negative manufacturer of cable labels, has ac- quired its first Nilpeter printing press, an FB-Line complete with a UV-LED system. The company develops, manufactures, and sup- plies cable, wire, and equipment labeling solutions used in a wide range of industrial sectors around the world.

As part of the initiative, MBOLD members have invested in a flexible film recycling plant in Rog- ers, Minnesota, which will be established by Myplas USA. Slated for completion in the first half of 2023, the 170,000-square-foot facility will use mechanical recycling methods to recycle an estimated 90 mil- lion pounds of low- and high-density polyethylene packaging films per year. General Mills, Schwan’s Company and Charter Next Generation led a combined $9.2 million equi- ty investment in the new Myplas facility, which was also supported by Target and Ecolab. The facility is expected to employ 300 people at full capacity. Aside from the production of PCR resins for re- use in a variety of new packaging products, the partnership aims to curb plastic waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by extracting value from otherwise wasted flexible films. According to MBOLD, between 12 billion and 15 billion pounds of flexible packaging and films are used in the United States per year across a wide range of industries. It is estimated that only 5 per- cent of these flexible films are recycled each year, with the rest winding up in landfills, the environ- ment, or being incinerated. According to The Association of Plastic Recyclers, recycled polyethylene or PCR resins can improve

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this time he also ventured into industrial adhesives, plastic blow molding and injection molding. With demand for self-adhesive stickers starting to take off in India through the 1970s, in 1978 Sahni invested in a siliconizing line, developing and pro- ducing poly-coated release liners and later a barrier coating for uncoated woodfree or brown sack kraft papers that could accept silicone release coating. In the late 1990s a one-meter coater was installed to carry out both silicone coating and to produce release liners, and in 1997 Weldon started manufac- turing self-adhesive labelstock, soon adding anoth- er coater to focus on liner manufacture. On The Move With the dawn of the 2000s, Sahni moved the business from coating tin catalyst-based silicone chemistry to a solvented platinum catalyst system and then on to solventless silicone coating — a line which is still in use. In 2003 Sahni set up the first Nordson Hotmelt adhesive coating line in India. The global recession of 2008 led to Sahni reduc- ing dependence on manufacturing and setting up as India agent for leading global manufacturers of print and converting equipment, tooling and consumables. In the late 1990s Sahni welcomed the entry of Av- ery Dennison to India, recognizing that this would help drive development of the entire Indian label converting industry. This also pushed Sahni into developing export markets, and Weldon was soon selling to more than 30 countries. In 2001 Sahni became involved in helping his friend Anil Arora establish the India Label Show, which Tarsus Group purchased in 2007, when it be- came Labelexpo India. Labelexpo Pioneer Weldon became the first Indian labelstock manu- facturer to exhibit at Labelexpo Europe and also in this decade Sahni became the first Indian national to be on a FINAT committee, and he was a judge for the World Label Awards multiple times. Sahni sits on the board of directors of the Label Manufacturers Association of India (LMAI) and has curated, along with the LMAI team, many events bringing together label printers, suppliers and print buyers. Sahni was part of the LMAI delegation to meetings of the L9 group of global label associa- tions, with LMAI hosting an L9 meeting in India in 2018. In 2017 the LMAI conferred upon Sahni the award for Lifetime support to the Indian Label Industry.

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Amcor Rebrands Product Portfolio

FPA Publishes Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has re- leased its 2022–2023 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide is now available. The Buyer’s Guide provides a detailed listing of FPA members’ manufacturing and material sup- plying capabilities and is reportedly a resource to assist users in finding the best flexible packaging solution for their packaging needs. This reference resource provides specific infor- mation regarding the product lines and end uses (retail, institutional, medical and pharmaceutical, and industrial applications); value-added services; printing and converting processes; and, suppliers of flexible packaging machinery, equipment, sup- plies, services, adhesives, inks, coatings, resins, and substrates. It also includes contact information and a brief narrative description of each member com- pany. FPA distributes the Buyer’s Guide at industry trade shows and conferences. The Buyer’s Guide is publicly available on the FPA website, www.flexpack.org . FPA members and non-members may browse through an online searchable >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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