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October 14, 2019

AICC Sets Sights On Industry’s Future

FINAT Label Forum Focuses On Strategy The 2019 FINAT European Label Forum brought together a large pro- portion of the extended label indus- try value chain in Copenhagen, Den- mark, in June.The agenda focused on business strategies for a successful future — the core target for FINAT, the international association linking the label community. The Road Ahead The conference was introduced by association president Chris Ellison, of OPM Labels & Packaging, who highlighted the key challenges today: economic uncertainty in Europe, and, in the face of an aging popula- tion and changing skill sets, the need for initiatives to reach out to, and en- gage, the next generation of talented business leaders, engineers and de- signers for the label industry. He out- lined the relevant pathways FINAT is working on to help members solve these issues. President of the Danish Label Asso- ciation Frederik Krause of TickoTryk A/S welcomed delegates to the city

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A ICC, The Independent Packaging Association, hosted more than 550 people September 16-18, in Toronto, Ontario, Can- ada, for the 2019 AICC Annual Meeting.The three-day event of- fered attendees workshops,general sessions,five plant tours,and networking opportunities. Attendees were also able to review entries for the Independent Package Design Competition and vote for the winner of the Innovator of the Year Award.

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During the AICC meeting Joe Palmeri ( right ) completed his term as AICC Chairman and Jay Carman began his tenure as chair during the election of the Slate of Officers.

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On Monday, the meeting kicked off with nearly 100 people taking part in tours of Kruger Packaging and Royal Containers. While the tours were going on, 21 members participated in the Practical Innovation in Package Design Forum.The one-day

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Labelexpo Asia To Host Roadshows Across China

The organizer of Labelexpo Asia 2019 is hosting a series of morning roadshows across China during October in conjunction with key industry partner, the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Asso- ciation of China (PEIAC). Held in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, the three events are an opportunity for printers and media to gain an exclusive insight into what the 2019 edition of Labelexpo Asia has in store. Each roadshow will be led by Kevin Liu, Labelexpo Asia Project Director, who will reveal the latest indus- try trends as well as present show highlights. He will be joined by representatives from PEIAC, and, for the event in Guangzhou, leaders from Guang- dong Printing Association and Guangdong Packaging Association. The roadshow dates and locations are as follows: Beijing :Asia Hotel Beijing, October 16 Guangzhou : DoubleTree by Hilton Guangzhou, October 17 Shanghai : Shanghai Huating Hotel, October 18 Aimed at printers,designers,brand owners and indus- try suppliers, Labelexpo Asia will run December 3-6 at Shanghai’s New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

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Stora Enso Recognized For Sustainability Communications Stora Enso has received the highest rating for sustain- ability communications in a study assessing 95 com- panies listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap Index in Sweden.The study is conducted with the aim to explore and measure publicly available sustain- ability communication, as it has been recognized that companies play a key role in enhancing sustainable de- velopment.The report is commissioned by the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (MISUM) at the Stock- holm School of Economics. Walk The Walk The companies included in the study named “Walk- ing theTalk”are rated based on what they say that they will do (“talk”), and what they say that they have done (“walk”) with regards to Sustainability/Corporate Re- sponsibility.Stora Enso achieved the highest total score of 37/40 as one of two companies and received the highest possible score of 20/20 within the “talk” cat- egory. In the “walk” category, Stora Enso achieved the high rating of 17/20. In addition to the MISUM report, Stora Enso’s Annual report 2018 including the Sustain- ability report, has been top-ranked by ReportWatch.

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training began with Mike Schaefer, President, Tavens Packaging & Display, who began as a designer, sharing the CEO’s perspective of how designers bring value to the company. He explained,“this industry is all about people…when working with salespeople, remember they are your customer…designers can make or break a person’s livelihood depending on how they act or respond to the projects of your ‘customer’.” Later, Brent Lindberg, Founder of Fuseneo, an pack- age design firm,and Graham Hough of PCH Innovation Hub helped attendees design for innovation. Attend- ees learned how to design for waste reduction and the machine’s capability while balancing innovation and practicality in structural and graphic design.These in- dustry experts challenged attendees to consider new designs, incorporate sustainability in designs, and plan for designs that their customers are expecting in e-commerce, retail packaging and more. After the tours, 24 AICC Emerging Leaders,participat- ed in Finding Your Voice & Increasing Your Impact, a session developed specifically for the next generation of leaders to help them gain influence and credibility in the workplace. Emerging E-Commerce The afternoon also brought the focused session, Dis- tribution Packaging in an E-Commerce World, which welcomed Francois Martin, Senior Communications Advisor, Bobst Switerzland; Monica White, Associate Laboratory Director & Certified Packaging Technol- ogist, Advanced Packaging Technology Laboratories; and Paul Chambers, President and Co-Founder of the Subscription Trade Association (SUBTA) and CEO and Founder of Core3 Solutions, a parent company to Ele- ment5 Digital, Gentleman’s Box, Rocket Effect, Moka Boka, and Unity Management System, to the stage. They discussed the challenges faced by CPGs and how e-commerce is transforming the role of consum- er packaging, e-commerce packaging requirements, and the subscription box market and what they are looking for from suppliers. Digital printing was also infused into many of the topics.Martin said,“You need to master digital one way or the other.You decide, or it will be imposed on you.” Floor plant optimization and frustration-free packing were also hot topics of the day. In the discussion on subscription boxes, which is a $20M industry, Cham- bers explained that designing subscription boxes is all about cost and being a one-stop-shop. That evening, 61 new members and first-timers met with their AICC Ambassadors and the Board of Direc-

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DuPont Celebrates 1,500th Cyrel FAST System Installation DuPont Advanced Printing (DuPont) is celebrating the installation of its 1500th DuPont Cyrel FAST ther- mal flexographic plate processing system. The current generation of Cyrel FAST systems now have one of the most advanced emissions systems available, according to the company, reducing VOCs by more than 98 percent versus solvent-based systems and providing emissions far below even the most strin- gent environmental regulations. In addition to lower VOC emissions, the latest gener- ation of DuPont Cyrel FAST thermal processors report- edly enable greater uptime, thanks to lower mainte- nance requirements and remote diagnostic capabilities not available on previous generations. Labelexpo Reports Largest Edition The 40th anniversary edition of Labelexpo Europe 2019 recently closed in Brussels, Belgium, with a total of 693 exhibitors participated at the event. The spread over nine halls and covering almost 40,000 square meters of floorspace, up from 37,600 square meters in 2017.This included the fast growing areas of hybrid printing, flexible packaging and automa- tion.Nearly 40,000 visitors from 140 countries attended the four-day show, an increase from the 125 countries that attended the event in 2017. India, China and Japan were especially well represented with large visitor del- egations. Eastern Europe also showed a stronger repre- sentation compared to 2017, in particular Croatia, with a 51 percent increase, Lithuania (36 percent), Romania (25 percent), and Russia (14 percent). Brazil also saw a 14 percent increase on visitors compared to 2017. TLMI Member Rose City Label Achieves SGP Certification Portland, Oregon-based converter Rose City Label Company is the first TLMI member to achieve SGP (Sustainable Green Printing Partnership) certification. SGP is the industry’s leading authority in sustainable printing certifications for label converters and other print manufacturers. Founded in 1928,Rose City Label is a family-owned and operated business that manufac- turers high-definition labels across a range of end-use application sectors including food, beverage, person- al care and industrial products. The company’s press technology includes both flexographic and digital press systems in addition to comprehensive in-house platemaking and graphics services.

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tors during a special meet and greet gathering before the welcome reception officially kicked off the meeting. The following two days brought industry experts to the forefront during two general sessions and three two-day workshops sessions, as well as the showcas- ing of the 145 entries from 32 member companies received for the 2019 Independent Package Design Competition, and tours of The Central Group - Central Innovation Centre, Packaging Technologies Inc., and Gerrity Corrugated Paper Products. During the General Sessions, attendees were given the opportunity to vote on the AICC, Board Convert- ing News, and Corrugated Today Innovator of the Year Award. First place was the “In-House English as a Sec- ond Language (ESL) Program” developed by Michigan City Paper Box. Second place was awarded to JB Ma- chinery for their “Fully Comprehensive Control Inter- face” submission and the third place winner was the “Production Scoreboard” entry submitted by EFI. Final- ists included Stickle Steam Specialties with their entry “A Steam System Dashboard” and Advantzware with their entry “A Machine-to-Cloud Solution to Assess and Score Resources.” Industry Champions Finn MacDonald, President, Independent II, then pre- sented the inaugural AICC Champion Award to two members, Ed Gargiulo, Equipment Finance Corp., and Greg Jones, SUNAutomation, for their contributions in furthering the Association’s membership. During the meeting, Tom Skinner, President, Phoe- nix Packaging Inc. was honored with the AICC/Fast Markets-RISI Hall of Fame Award for his contribution to the independent sector of the corrugated packag- ing industry through active membership in AICC and broad-based involvement in the industry. Attendees received an update on Drupa from Claus Bolza-Schunemann, Chief Executive Officer, Koenig & Bauer;AG, Committee President of DRUPA. Paul Leclair,VP & Chief Economist, Numera Analytics, gave an update on global economic trends. Leclair not- ed that U.S.manufacturing has been stellar for the past year, but is beginning to slow. He continued to say,“I would suggest U.S. manufacturing is slowing because of the trade wars with China.” Gregg Lederman, CEO of Brand at Work, energized the crowd and told the audience the three things em- ployees, across all generations, crave: respect for what they do, a sense of purpose within the company, and strong relationships with colleagues and managers. AICC governance was addressed with AICC Presi-

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Fortis Solutions Group Expands In California

Fortis Solutions Group LLC has expanded its national network of manufacturing facilities with a new loca- tion in Napa, California, to provide pressure sensitive labels to the wine, craft beer and spirits industries. The Napa facility features in-house plate making,digi- tal offset and flexographic printing processes, and spe- cialty secondary finishing options. Fortis is planning a customer event in January for people interested in touring the plant and experienc- ing the printing processes first-hand. PPC Flexible Packaging Acquires Popular Ink PPC Flexible Packaging LLC, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a provider of custom flexible packaging, has acquired McKinney,Texas–based Popular Ink, LLC. Popular Ink is the fifth acquisition of specialty and differentiated flexible packaging firms by PPC. Previous acquisitions include Fisher Container and Packaging Products Cor- poration in 2017, Temkin International in 2018 and HFM Packaging in 2019. PPC operates six manufacturing facilities in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Mission, Kansas; Rome, Georgia; Payson, Utah;Pewaukee,Wisconsin;and Colombia,SouthAmer- ica. Its facilities are SQF and ISO-9001 certified. Founded in 2007, Popular Ink is a specialty packag- ing provider for the health and beauty and nutraceu- tical markets. Key products include printed laminated roll stock, gel and stick packs, stand up pouches, labels and sleeves. Ferrero Targets Move To Sustainable Packaging The Ferrero Group plans to make all its packaging 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The producer of Nutella spread, Kinder chocolate and TicTac mints has also signed the Ellen MacArthur Foun- dation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. Ferrero said it is committing to eliminating problem- atic or unnecessary plastic packaging through rede- sign, innovation and new delivery models. The confectioner will invest in R&D and open in- novation departments to maximize the use of recy- cled materials and explore projects to test new com- postable packaging materials. To boost local plant waste recycling initiatives, Ferrero is partnering with actors such as recyclers, national waste management systems and non-food companies to explore applica- tions for difficult to recycle packaging structures and identify projects to use plant packaging waste.

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