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from the editor Dear Readers Indonesia at present still presume as a very good market by international investors in the packaging industry as they realize at present you can not just make a product in a low cost country and then transfer the products to other countries as the logistic cost is getting higher and higher more and so many other complications. Therefore, Indonesia with its 250 millions inhabitants become one of the greatest market in the South East Asia. The ambassador of Switzerand reconfirm this on her speech on the Road Show Of Bobst in Asia last 12 June 2015 in Shangrilla, Jakarta.

We as the player in Indonesa market meanwhile feel the very low market demand within this year. I interview some of the packaging printers and most of them confirm that the market demand less about more than 15% compare to last year. The one that would like to insist on the same price level even get almost 30% lower orders compare to last year.

Big player in the plastic rigid plastic industry inform me that they might layoff their employees in the next few months if the situation not getting better as some of their machine are idle. This would be a bad situation as unemployment increase mght trigger demonstration, etc as well as will lower buying power as well.

Therefore it is very important that we should try to fullfill what our customers need. Steve Jobs "Make a prodocts that yours customers did not think they need it, but once they use it they can not live without it", Several U.S. independent converters have teamed up with a South Carolina company to offer a new style of collapsible fast setup box. The collaboration challenges conventional wisdom;RATHER THAN LOWERING PRICES, THE CONVERTERS ARE OFFERING THEIR CUSTOMERS A SOLUTION THAT ADDS VALUE. The patented process was developed by Donn Costanzo, an industry veteran who was looking for an innovative and alternative corrugated packaging solution.

CS Labels from UK did the same as well as D Flute by DS Smithe and Agnati with their Quantum make SADA group can serve their customer with more economic paper price with better quality.

Beside Innovation we have as well to concentrate on education to improve the human resources in our industry, therefore please join our training for the packaging industry (www.firstpackagingasia.com). The swistzerland ambassador mentioning that with investment on education and research that lead to innnovation that bring competitiveness, SWISS has change from poor in 1890 become the top 20 best GDP in the world.

On this edition we expose the online retail in China and we will explore Indonesia retail on next issue. While Digital Printing seems to explore not just in label - it has grown to Boxes as well as Corrugated Boxes.

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Jimmy Juneanto, Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Printers, provided a comprehensive outline of the current marketing opportunities within the country’s printing industry. Indonesia has the largest economy in Southeast Asia.

The country boasts a population of 240 million, the fourth largest in the world. The Indonesian economy has grown steadily over the past decade as a result of high demand for exports of its consumer goods and industrial products.

Similarly, the growth rate for Indonesia’s packaging industry is approximately 6.3% - higher than that of the country’s newspapers and magazines. For printing techniques, web offset printing and sheet-fed offset printing account for approximately 80% of the total output value of Indonesian printing.

Flexography accounts for 7% of Indonesia’s total output value and, while this is low in comparison to the figures for traditional printing techniques, digital printing is experiencing a period of high growth so this figure should catch up over time.

There are currently 28,910 printing enterprises in Indonesia, employing nearly 322,000 people, and with an annual output of 177 billion sqm.

The export value of its printing industry is USD 216 million and imports are valued at USD 155 million. The growth rate of Indonesia’s printing industry is almost equal to that of the country’s GDP, between 6–7% annually. medicines packaging

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Flexible News...

Eventhough Indonesian market is down since last years, but expansion still on the go in Indonesia.

Surprisingly beside Rotogravure installation from W H, Cerutti and Rotomec, there are quite some installation of Flexo the last 3 years from WH, FK and Uteco. The installation for flexo mainly is for LLDPE, especially for diapers. Diapers in Indonesia is booming – the main players are Unicharm, Kao and P & G. This year 2 more big players will be start on their manufacturing plants.

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A dynamic packaging industry to support Indonesia’s growing food and beverage sector Indonesia’s plastics industry also is growing healthily: + 22.5% in 2011 and + 7.5% in 2012, to 3.6 million tonnes. This growth is in line with the country’s increased consumption, including food and beverage products Indonesia's plastic packaging industry grew by 8% to around US$5.3 billion in 2013, according to the Indonesian Packaging Federation. At present Indonesia’s per capita consumption of plastic goods remains low at 10 kg annually compared to 56 kg in Thailand and 45 kg in Malaysia (according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry) This leaves plenty of scope for future growth “The packaging market in Asia is at a major transition point, with better performance packaging expected to improve both food safety and quality for consumers.”Roger Kant Asia Pacific Marketing Director, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers “[Indonesia’s] 45 million middle class consumers will triple by 2030. With the largest Muslim population in the world and a per capita consumption rate for poultry that's low by devel-

oped nation standards, it offers among the best long term growth potential of any market." Richard Wong, Executive Vice President, Keystone Foods (Marfrig Group).

Modest film growth driven by food packaging When it comes to films, degradable plastics' star is on the rise while PVC’s star value is waning, according to this new study that forecasts plastic film growth at 1.5% yearly through 2018. The U.S. demand for plastic film is expected to grow 1.5% per year through 2018 to 15.4 billion pounds, valued at $24.9 billion, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group. Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) is the largest volume film resin, comprising 45% of total resin usage in 2013, and LLDPE will maintain solid growth through 2018.

Above average growth is forecast for polypropylene film, driven by its use in packaging for the increasingly popular fresh produce market and its growth in snack food packaging. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) film is expected to see minimal growth through 2018, with increasing opposition to single use plastic retail bags offsetting gains in food packaging markets. Polyethylene terephthalate film demand will post near average growth through 2018, with healthy gains in food packaging.

Below average growth is expected for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), hampered by competition in nonfood applications such as pharmaceutical and medical products. Degradable plastic resins will experience the highest growth rate of all film types, with falling prices prompting packaging converters to adopt their use.

Source : Flexible Packaging

Flexible Packaging Preferable by Protein Market

Flexible food packaging growth is outpacing rigid packaging growth in the meat, poultry and seafood market, a new study finds. According to the study, growth in flexible packaging (including barrier films) is expanding at 4% and higher. The study attributes this to flexibles’ advantageous properties including lighter weight, reduced material use and larger advertising space. Although plastic containers will see the fastest growth among rigid plastics, they will still face competition from flexibles such as windowed bags and handled pouches for prepared foods, according to the study. The one rigid format that is seeing growth is corrugated boxes, which the study predicts will benefit from shipping requirements and the adaption of moisture-resistant boxes for meats. The full study, “Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging,” is available from The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.

Hay Balancer - Horse Food Change the package from a simple 20 kg pack to beautiful box pouch of 8 kg. “This makes the package easier for our key demographic–-40-65 year-old women horse owners—to handle, and it drives them back into the retailer more often than would a larger package. Finding a manufacturer that could meet our technical specs and at the same time make the bag economical for us in relatively low quantities was a challenge.

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Flex-Pack was not only able to meet our technical requirements, but they were able to meet our needs for an economical bag in relatively low quantities for our first runs. We were also delighted when we were told that the bags would be manufactured domestically and not overseas.”

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Since 1956 Elba has been designing and manufacturing automatic pouch and bag making machines. A mix of experience in different flexible market fields, like vacuum pouches, diapers bags, dairy food bags, frozen food bags, pet food bags, medical pouches, etc., along with new technologies and innovative research, allow ELBA to offer to any customer a dedicated and customized solution for his needs.

With more than 2’000 installations worldwide, Elba can be considered really a market leader in the flexible packaging field, and “your converting .

SAV – Automatic pouch making machines 1956 Elba has been andfolded manufacturing automatic pouch andsimultaneously bag making machines. A mix of •Since Stand-up pouches (both designing with bottom or inserted) can be produced experience in different flexible market fields, like vacuum pouches, diapers bags, dairy food bags, frozen food bags, on two lanes with different kind of zippers and slider. pet food bags, medical pouches, etc., along with new technologies and innovative research, allow to offerin-line. to • Side gusset bags in different dimensions can be produced with folded and glued bottom, andELBA top zipper any customer a dedicated and customized solution for his needs.

• Valves, spout, easy open, Euro and round hole, round corners, handle slots are just some of the different options thatmore canthan be installed on the SAV machines.

With 2’000 installations worldwide, Elba can be considered really a market leader in the flexible packaging •field, Theand machine is available.with different useful sealing width (from 600mm to 1200mm), “your converting to meet different production needs.

SAV – Automatic pouch making machines • Stand-up pouches (both with bottom folded or inserted) can be produced simultaneously on two lanes with different kind of zippers and slider.

• Side gusset bags in different dimensions can be produced with folded and glued bottom, and top zipper in-line.

• Valves, spout, easy open, Euro and round hole, round corners, handle slots are just some of the different options that can be installed on the SAV machines.

• The machine is available with different useful sealing width (from 600mm to 1200mm), to meet different production needs.

SAM – Automatic pouch making machines for medical and pharmaceutical market The SAM machines can run with LDPE, HDPE, Aluminium foil, medical paper, Tyvekâ and combined materials, to give to customers a really wide range of production.

SA90TVB – Vacuum sacks in thermoshrinking material This machine can produce sacks with wire side seal, bottom and side flat-band seal and flat-band seal SAM Automatic pouch making machines for medical and pharmaceutical market for– semicircular shape sealing.

The SAM machines can run with LDPE, HDPE, Aluminium foil, medical paper, SU94ETyvekâ – Universal andmachine combined materials, to give to customers a really wide range of production.

The SU94E is the universal machine traditionally used to produce different types of bags and, when properly equipped, to give– Vacuum the possibility to inmake many different types of sacks for the industrial sector. Zippered bags, courier bags, SA90TVB sacks thermoshrinking material dutycan bags, rigid handle seal bag can beside produced withseal this and machine.

Thisheavy machine produce sacksbags withand wireany sideside seal, bottom and flat-band flat-band seal for semicircular shape sealing.

SW97HP – Wicket machine The–automatic machine type SW97HP has been designed to produce bags with wicket collection which is used SU94E Universal sealing machine the automatic packaging of diapers.

Thefor SU94E is the universal machine traditionally used to produce different types of bags and, when properly equipped, The high reliability and high production speed types reached by thisfor machine allowedsector. us to make it suitable for the to give the possibility to make many different of sacks the industrial Zippered bags,also courier bags, production of other types of bags like: bakeries, poultry, freezer and hygienic bags. heavy duty bags, rigid handle bags and any side seal bag can be produced with this machine.

SA92EV – Bags on rolls SW97HP – Wicket machine Autopack – Automatic packing system The automatic sealing machine type SW97HP has been designed to produce bags with wicket collection which is used for the automatic packaging of diapers.

The high reliability and high production speed reached by this machine allowed us to make it suitable also for the production of other types of bags like: bakeries, poultry, freezer and hygienic bags.

SA92EV – Bags on rolls Autopack – Automatic packing system

FIERA MILANO RAISES THE CURTAIN ON THE IPACK-IMA SYSTEM: A GLOBAL EVENT FOR PROCESSING AND PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR WHICH ITALY IS A LEADING PLAYER, Six interconnected exhibitions and two thousand exhibiting companies.

An industry worth over € 40 billion in Italy, crucial for environmental, economic and social sustainability. The packaging of the future is the focus of the first day.

Milan, May 19th 2015. “Packaging and the processing technologies upstream of it are among Italy’s top industries,” says Guido Corbella, CEO of Ipack-Ima. “Supply chain companies generate business for over € 40 billion, export an average of more than three-fourths of total production and employ 150 thousand people. Three years ago employees numbered 143 thousand, showing that in spite of the crisis the supply chain thrives and generates employment. It is here, in instrumental mechanics, that the future of the country is played out. We need more technicians, more engineers. We need to cultivate technological excellence, but to do this we need to invest in education and adequate job contracts”.

With this statement – a “provocation” taken up by the minister of employment Giuliano Poletti, who reinforced the importance of permanent employment contracts to plan one’s professional growth – today at Fiera Milano Corbella opened the 23rd edition of the processing and packaging exhibition Ipack-Ima – a global colossus, this year strengthened by three brand new ‘vertical’ shows showcasing fresh food processing. These include Meat-Tech for meat; Dairytech for dairy products; and Fruit Innovation for fruit and vegetables. They are joined by Converflex (package printing and labelling) and Intralogistica Italia (material handling). A total of no less than 2000 exhibiting companies, one-third of which from outside of Italy, spread over 160 thousand square meters and 11 halls at Fiera Milano. A unique event in structure with a wide international scope, both for the participation of international exhibitors and for the 500 buyer delegations expected (270 of which organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic development and ICE – the Italian agency for foreign trade).

Ipack-Ima’s inaugural ceremony also provided the chance for a broader reflection on the packaging of the future, outlined by Carlo Ratti (curator of the Future Food District of the Expo 2015) as well as, among the several speakers present at the event, by Marco Pedroni, president of Coop Italia and Ipack-Ima 2015.

Mr Aldo Peretti as the CEO/shareholder of Uteco group, as President of CentrExpo, has driven - with the Coop President - the Minister to the main booths of IpackIma/Converflex, particularly to Uteco important booth, inviting him to the next OHs at the excellence technological center ConverDrome in Verone , celebrating the 30th Anniversary.

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From 20th to 22th of May 2015, in conjunction with Converflex/Ipak-Ima Exhibition in Milano, It was held the Uteco Global Open House. At the new recently opened Uteco Technological Excellence Center, the ConverDrome®, printing demonstrations were performed on “state of the art” flexographic and gravure presses, such as: A new version of Crystal 808 equipped with the Flying Deck Make

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The future of Retail according to Carlo Ratti Technology should not replace man but help improve his life. This is the basic goal; world-renowned engineer and designer Carlo Ratti, included in Wired’s 50 people who will change the world, came to better explain this at inaugural ceremony of IPACK-IMA last end May 2 at Fieramilano.

Carlo Ratti is head of the MIT’s Senseable City Lab in Boston. The “Supermarket of the Future” project, created by Coop Italia at the EXPO, bears his signature. From the podium at the Opening Conference he talked about the future, starting from his experience at the Universal Exposition: “Future Food District: new technology & user interaction”. “Here in Milan we have been researching a way to develop and test new technology - explained Ratti -. We observe the digital and physical world: up until a few years ago, we though eventually everything would go virtual. What happened instead is that the physical world regained importance and is now growing. Consider that before 2030, 3.3 billion people will be living in cities”.

What solution will lead us to the future? A combination of virtual and physical elements, explains the professor.

A better world, with a higher quality of life promoted by the ability of objects to capture interactions and rearrange them as information to improve the experience. On shelves, just by reaching out for a product special screens will display complete, immediately readable, clear information on that product’s origin, history, processing stages, environmental and nutritional characteristics and mode of use.

The old label

will remain, but it will be joined by an additional, more complete virtual one.

It’s the union of the physical and digital world, which makes it possible to become aware consumers and shop more consciously through better information.

Packaging will play an increasingly crucial role in contributing to the consumption experience, to information and to food preservation. These solutions result from technological resources associated to ongoing studies on people’s needs so as to meet them in the best possible way. Improve products to improve relations – this is Carlo Ratti’s message, born of experience. Hearing it at the start of an innovation-filled, future-oriented exhibition is a very significant sign.

Digital technology - based on the Internet of the Things - will revolutionize the store and production processes upstream, to give the consumer shopping experience completely new, built from previously inaccessible information on the origin of the product, its traceability, safety features, quality, durability, use.

The future of packaging is also a big concern for the environment: a packaging "light" that saves plastic, paper, metal and glass; recyclable; biodegradable; that optimizes the use of space by eliminating the gaps; which helps the consumer to dose the product correctly and close the packaging by eliminating waste. In short, a clever packaging that interacts with the product and with the consumer.

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SUPERMARKET OF THE FUTURE BY COOP, AT EXPO MILAN 2015 CoopCoop invests invests 15 million 15 million in the in supermarket the supermarket of the of theimplementation implementation of the of technological the technological component component future future within within Expo.Expo. " Coop " Coop expects expects a flow a flow of 30of 30the the concept concept of Future of Future FoodFood District).

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Perfect execution . . .from the first to the last note, taking place on april 21-22-23, 2015 at UtecoPlant2.

A prestigiuos “Opera” created following the Standard Uteco Gravure Range for a high quality production with fast job changeovers and low energy consumption, continuously researching for the most accurate details that over time have become a tradition.

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Italian excellence to conquer the world In stark contrast with the current economic situation, October 30 the Uteco Group inaugurated its new UT3 facilities - its third in Italy - adjacent to its headquarters at Colognola ai Colli (VR); having also expanded and renovated the ConverDrome, ie the R&D center in its UT2 facilities. The board, the workforce and numerous guests celebrated the event.

Indeed there is no denying that almost 10 million euros of total investment to realize 7,000 smq of additional production surface, and the 1,500 sqm of the R&D centre constitute credentials that speak volumes for a company that continues to firmly believe in Italian manufacture, not only in words but also in deeds.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony coincides with a boom time for the Uteco Group, leading global manufacturer of packaging print and converting machines, that in 2014 registered a leap forward in orders (+ 27%), approaching the sizeable figure of 100 millions in turnover The ceremony, which was primarily dedicated to the Italian partners: Customers, suppliers, technological partners, user groups from the food and paper industries – such as Barilla, Bauli and Fedrigoni – and other institutions from the sector and territory, allowed the guests to view the 15 machines already being assembled in the new plant. The machine ranges being produced here include Flexo Diamond, Onyx, Crystal and Topaz and also the most recent technological innovations in flexo printing, EB, UV, tissue, printed electronics, rotogravure, Ink-Jet and laminating also in leading-edge fields like aerospace...at the ConverDrome®.

While the Open House for the worldwide customer done in May 2015 in accordance with the Agents’ Meeting. All these events will end in May 2015 at the important IPACK-IMA and CONVERFLEX International Exhibition in Milan under the compass of EXPO 2015, which will principally concentrate on the future of food.

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Uteco in the next decade Uteco will offer solutions to a very wide range of applications.

Currently Uteco is the only company that offers all printing technologies for flexible packaging: flexo, gravure , offset and inkjet! Definitively flexo printing is #1 at Uteco, but we have presented new systems for gravure and offset as well.

To be in the front battle, Uteco must give solutions for the customers to remain competitive. There has always been a battle between flexo and gravure for market share. Now due to the fact that newspaper and commercial paper is decreasing, companies from offset are pushing into the package printing market. So there is more competition to deal with.

Research and development is the utmost importance. Uteco not only build machinery for the conventional package printing market, but also for special applications. Uteco is developing systems for avionics, security, domotics and printed electronics. The goal is to become the leader in all markets we are involved in.

Labelexpo Europe 2015 UTECO has made success with the last Labelexpo and definetly will be present in 2015. Companies from the label and narroweb industry enthusiasti-

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cally welcomed the news of our new type of Onyx press, which is called Onyx XS (XS stands for extra small). This central drum printing machine will be presented starting from 600 mm (23.6") web width ( perfect for narrow web) till 1000 mm (39�) aimed for an economical production of short run packaging. There is a global trend in the package printing industry to use more narrow presses, but also in the label industry to use wider presses. In the past years, Uteco has built customised narrow web presses, both inline and CI, flexo and gravure, with coating or laminating units, even extrusion coating, etc.

UTECO EB technology After the UV migration issue the market was pushing at a high pace into EB, considering it as the solution for the latter. For years Uteco making tests with this technology and developed special equipment like the Thermilox (patented) sleeve, and talked to ink producers to improve the recipe. The new technological centre will feature a hybrid press that is equipped with EB, UV, Inkjet, etc to conduct tests with customers to find out what kind of technology they need exactly and consult them accordingly. Uteco has already sold one EB press to a big Italian printer, and other Customers consider this as a very interesting option for the future.

Win the worldwide recognition your package deserves by entering the WorldStar Competition. The pre-eminent international award in packaging, WorldStar illustrates the continual advancement of the state of our packaging art and creates a living standard of international packaging excellence from which others may learn.

WorldStars are presented only to those packages which, having already won recognition in a national competition, are compared by an expert panel of judges to similar packages from around the world.

Awards are based on the judges' consensus that a package is superior in its own right, and better in its class in execution or innovation by comparison.

SOME OF WORLDSTAR 2015 WINNER NITROS : Energy Shot in “Standing”Thermoforming Packaging Form - Beverage PT. Bintang Toedjoe-Indonesia, AsiaStar The ready to drink & “Extra Joss NITROS”, is the first energy shot in Inodnesia, even in the world that use thermoforming packaging technology.

This thermoforming packaging is designed as an alternative packaging for energy shots besides the glass bottle and plastic packaging which are already common in the market.

Thermoforming packaging can provide various forms of packaging that is more attractive in appearance and still delivers convenience for the consumer. NITROS is also becoming more attractive since the packaging itself can “stand” and therefore is easy to display and of course, adds to its unique selling point.

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PRESIDENT’S AWARD

GOLD AWARD - LOCKED4KIDS CHILD RESISTANT CARTON BOX-BY ECOBLISS Locked4Kids BV - Netherlands Locked4Kids is the World’s first Child Resistant Carton certified against both the ISO/EN 8317 and US 16 CRF 1700.20 standard. This innovation acts as a last line of defense against unintentional child poisoning. Locked4Kids will prevent numerous accidents and save the lives of many young children.

Locked4Kids has been designed to prevent young children from gaining access to the content. Adults however should be able to open the packaging easily. Locked4Kids consists of a carton and a tray in which blisters with medicine or other products, dangerous for young kids, can be packaged.

GOLD

Hamidiye Water Bottle - Beverages Anadolu Cam Sanayii A.S. , Turkey The design shares the elegance of Istanbul, and the easily handled neck part, shows the continuity of designed water. It is with wide radiuses of soft curves and modern lines. Tulip theme, the historical logo of the brand from Ottoman to present, empahasized under the bottom as engraving.

For the first time in a glass water bottle, a tulip embossment that has a connection with our national history is used. Also, specially designed glass water bottle is used by 3 different companies (Hamidiye, Taskesti, Kavacik) in our country, for the first time. It has high production efficiency.

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INK INNOVATION

A Multitude of Products and Services are Enhancing Narrow Web Printing There are some people who describe the label manufacturing process as simply “putting ink on paper.” Of course, converters and other industry professionals know there’s quite a bit more to it than that. But if you’re one to use this explanation, breaking the process down into the simplest of terms, then, by definition, ink plays a significant role in label production. And it truly does. Ink World magazine, a sister publication to L&NW, estimates that North American ink industry sales were worth approximately $5 billion in 2014. “Of that, packaging inks accounted for more than $2 billion in value, led by water-based flexo inks,” says David Savastano, editor of Ink World. “Packaging, UV and digital inks are the three main growth areas for ink manufacturers, and are the leading ink technologies in the label and narrow web printing market. As a result, label and narrow web ink sales are growing by more than 5%.”

prolonged substation process until March 2015, we are pleased to announce we are ready with re-fomulation work and have had 15 clients using the new product for well over five months; furthermore, we have not had one single negative report from any of these tests. We are very pleased with the results.”

Other Flint Group developments are more a result of listening to printers’ pain points and trying to do something that will result in improved performance. “Recently we have been working with a few printers who want to run flexible packaging on narrow web presses,” Klemesrud says. “This has resulted in a couple of new ink types that will be introduced to the market during quarter one.

Flint Group Narrow Web “Ink development is a continuous effort to improve value,” states Deanna Klemesrud, Flint Group’s global marketing manager, Packaging and Narrow Web. “The root cause for ink development has many different shapes and forms, but the common denominator of all is to create a value for the user. As an example of the above, Flint Group recently introduced CombiWhite C3. Jennifer Joyce, global product director, Narrow Web, explains, “A classification and labeling change led by REACH resulted in Flint Group, as a responsible supplier, deciding we could no longer use N-vinyl caprolactam (NVC, CAS number 2235-00-9), in any of our products. While EuPia have initiated a

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INX International Ink Co.

INX International offers the flexo label industry its AquaTech ION series of inks. Part of the AquaTech line is the ION-T Thermal series, used for a wide range of thermal laser printers and represents advancement for thermal label printing. The ION PlusT series, specifically designed for printers using higher line anilox rolls up to 1,500 lines, offers outstanding color strength, high heat resistance and excellent transfer. It also provides, according to INX, superior stability at a wide range of press speeds. It is intended for use on substrates such as thermal label, semi-gloss, EDP and treated foils.

The ION Film Glow & Sheen Metallic series prints on most prime label, semi-gloss and EDP substrates, as well as most treated films and foils. INX says it features brilliant colors, superior strength and outstanding stability at different press speeds, in addition to excellent transfer and fast drying capabilities. These inks also sport excellent adhesion to various non-porous substrates.

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Sun Chemical Sun Chemical offers a full range of inks, coating, consumables, cleaners and plates of the latest technologies for all printing processes used across the label market. Some highlights of the latest offerings are in the area of opaque white inks.

These include UV screen inks allowing for increased production speeds, UV flexo inks with industry leading opacity, such as Solarflex Neutron White, and versatile products such as Solarflex Platinum White that can be run flexo or screen are just a few. Sun Chemical also offers a range of products for recyclable label applications with SunCure UV flexo ink and UV coating packages that pass the standards set by the APR. If low migration is required, Sun Chemical’s offerings in the area of sheetfed (SunPak LMQ), UV flexo (Solaris Max D LO/LE and Solarflex LM), UV offset (SunCure FLM) and coatings and consumables should provide the performance and assurance required. www.sunchemical.com Environmental Inks Environmental Inks (EIC), a member of the Siegwerk Group, recently introduced its UV LED printing inks for narrow web shrink sleeve applications. The company’s SAS UV LED ink for the shrink sleeve market has the ability to generate adhesion at higher press speeds – a key advantage for UV printers vying to compete for mid- and longer run jobs. The SAS UV LED porfolio, while dedicated to shrink film printing, is also versatile enough for lamination printing and standard prime labeling applications. The product features fast curing (realized at 750 fpm), heat control for thin gauge film, and low odor. Higher speed whites and dense-curing black are available.

Source L & NW April 2015

China Retail Market

CHINA TO BECOME WORLD’S LARGEST RETAIL MARKET BY 2018 Although China retail’s growth rate has fallen from a peak of 15.6% in 2009 and is slowing, China remains irresistible to global retail chains. China is expected to have average annual retail volume growth of 8.7% in 2015 & 2016. By 2018, it will be the world’s biggest retail market in the world.

success in China’s retail market is partly due to its rapid development in e-commerce market nowadays. China is becoming increasingly acquisitive in the food and drinks sectors. In the first half of 2014, food and drink deals accounted for 17% of total Chinese outbound M&A activity.

The total retail sales of China consumer goods reached 2,580.1 billion yuan ($414 billion), up by 11.9% year-on-year according to National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2014. Further, online shopping value accounted for 10.7% of total retail value in China.

In the first two months of 2015, the total retail sales of China consumer goods reached RMB4,799.3 billion (US$777.50 billion), up by 10.7% year-on-year according to National Bureau of Statistics of China. In the first two months of 2015, the national online retail sales of goods and services was 475.1 billion yuan, increased 44.6% year-on-year. Of which, the online retail sales of goods was 399.1 billion yuan, increased 47.4%, accounting for 8.3 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods; the online retail sales of services was 76.0 billion yuan, increased 31.4%.

Besides, in the first two months of 2015, China online retail sales of goods was 399.1 billion yuan, increased 47.4%, accounting for 8.3 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods. Such great

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RETAIL PRIVATE LABEL VALUE SHARE LOWEST IN CHINA Private-label share is 5% or less in markets such as China, India and Brazil according to a Nielsen survey and there does appear to be a ceiling for growth while in the most developed European store-brand markets, private-label share has remained around 45% for the past 10 years. Private label growth has been slow. Value share is highest in Singapore (8.1%), Hong Kong (5.1%), India (4.5%) and Taiwan (3.1%) and lowest in China (1.3%), Thailand (0.8%) and Indonesia (0.6%).

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CHINA ONLINE RETAIL MARKET GROWS 3 TIMES FASTER THAN RETAIL MARKET China, as the biggest digital market in the world, its online retail market keeps growth with an increase of 25% YoY, estimated by Bain & Company. And, the growth rate of China online B2C retail market is 3 times higher than overall China retail market. By 2018, half of the revenue of China online retail market will come from tier-3 & lower cities.

The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,396.7 billion yuan (US$390.15 billion) in China in October 2014 while online retail sales exceeded 1.8 trillion Yuan, 9.64% of total retail from January to September 2014. From 2010, the penetration rate of major online products is increasing. For example, in 2013, penetration rate of consumer electronic product increased to 20% and of clothing increased to 18%. Such products’ rapid growth in penetration rate is mainly due to

Chinese consumers’ great passion for e-commerce market as well as efficient online payment methods.

In 2013, China was the biggest online market in the world and it is expected to lead mobile e-commerce market in 2014. As of June 2014, China internet users exceeded 632 million, of which 527 million were mobile phone internet users. Over 80% Chinese online shoppers shopped at least once on smartphones in 2013 and 20% of them do mobile online shopping every week.

China sees the highest intent for both online-shopping and online-purchase for categories including clothing, cosmetics, personal care, toys and alcohol drinks according to the research of Nilsen. Further, Chinese post-90s are more willing to spend and they tend to favor mobile shopping and use mobile payment.

EFFICIENT ONLINE PAYMENT METHODS In Q3 2014, total transaction value of China third-party online payment market exceeded RMB2,015.43 billion (US$328.1 billion). In 2013, top third-party online payment provider—Alipay’s transaction value exceeded RMB3.5 trillion

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(US$0.57 trillion), which was nearly the 3 times more than the transaction value of PayPal. Alipay Wallet is the most popular mobile payment app

by MAUs, followed by Tenpay, Bestpay, Alipay and Lakala in September 2014 in China.

E-COMMERCE TO ACCOUNT FOR 18% OF CHINA’S TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN 2018 Morgan Stanley estimates online spending per user in China is going to reach US$1,880 by 2018, from US$1,040 in 2013. And, China’s e-commerce industry will account for 18% of the total retail sales in 2018, up from 8% in 2013.

E-commerce increased 21.3% last year to 9.9 trillion yuan (USD 1.63 trillion), according to iResearch. The growth is expected to slow down in coming years, but the e-commerce market will reach 21.6 trillion yuan (USD 3.53 trillion) in 2017.

Morgan Stanley expects e-commerce to contribute 30-40% of incremental retail sales annually in the same period, becoming one of the key drivers in China’s US$3 trillion consumption market.

GMV of China

Among the segments of China e-commerce market, SME’s B2B was still the largest part; the GMV of SEM’s B2B was predicted to hit 12.4 trillion yuan (USD 2.03 trillion) in 2017, with compound growth rate of 25%.

In terms of China logistics market, there was 9.2 billion packages delivered in 2013. The average number of daily delivered packages of six logistics companies in China (SF Express,STO Express, YTO Express, Yunda Express, ZTO Express, TTK Express) were over one million. With the investment of logistics companies, online retailers can delivery their packages to tier-1 & 2 & 3 cities in 2 days and lower tier cities in 4 days.

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Shopping Habits Changing “Evolving retail trends in Japan are changing the way the packaging industry innovates,” says Stuart Hoggard.

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29 September - 2 October 2015, BRUSSELS EXPO

Labelexpo Europe Puts Spotlight On Technology Of Tomorrow Visitors to Labelexpo Europe will be able to discover the label and packaging technology of tomorrow at this year’s show. Being held at Brussels Expo in Belgium from 29 September to 2 October, the show will be taking an up close look at the latest developments in active and intelligent packaging as part of the inaugural Smart Packaging Lab feature area. Smart packaging solutions are already beginning to drive consumer demand and influence purchasing decisions while transforming the retail experience and stock management processes and Labelexpo will include a roundup of the latest advances in substrates, inks, digital systems and printing.

Show-goers will also be able to view augmented reality systems, radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) smart tags alongside anti-bacterial films that prevent label contamination. Exhibitor highlights from this fast moving sector will include: Avery Dennison will feature RFID technology from its Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) business. RFID can provide 99+% real-time inventory accuracy and improves efficiency by offering heightened product visibility throughout the end-to-end global supply chain. In addition, the company will feature FiberTracker, an anti-counterfeiting labeling solution which features a paper facestock with unique fiber patterns that can be scanned at point of purchase to validate product authenticity. The company will also demonstrate the capabilities of DirectLink, which uses NFC technology to deliver special offers, videos, and product information.

Avery Dennison will feature a printed electronic label that highlights time, temperature and tracking information to ensure compliance of product handling.

Blippar is the world’s leading visual discovery app, harnessing augmented reality and image-recognition technology to bring the physical world to life through smartphones.

Once the Blippar app is downloaded, people can blipp ("scan") objects they’re curious

about and unlock useful and entertaining content. EyeSee optimizes marketing communication effectiveness with affordable and fast eye tracking and facial coding insights. The company measures and maximizes return on advertising, shopper and digital using its innovative online webcam-based platform to track eyes and facial expressions with respondents’ laptop and webcam at home.

Seido Systems will be showcasing the latest in 3D technology for package printing. From individual designer through product development collaboration to the manufacturing department, Seido Systems and Stratasys offers FDM and PolyJet 3D printers designed for you. Stratasys will bring Fortus and Polyjet machines to the exhibition.

Systec, a German manufacturer of cylinder and flatbed screen printing and slitting equipment, will be displaying various techniques for printing flexible printed circuits for labels and electronic devices. These techniques will include via hole printing and contact drying solutions for effectively printing and drying a variety of conductive inks. Taghleef Industries will be promoting its DERPROSA Bacterstop’s range: anti-bacterial BOPP films for food contamination prevention applications. The BOPP films are treated on one side with either matte or gloss with anti-bacterial properties, while the other side is corona treated for printing and laminating. Applications include pressure sensitive, roll fed wrap around and in-mold labels.

Lisa Milburn, managing director of the Labelexpo Global Series commented: “The whole smart packaging section of the market is rapidly developing and continuously evolving. It is being driven and influenced by many external factors such as brand owners trying to leverage consumer loyalty, the desire and need to improve efficiency in the retail chain and the need to protect against anti-counterfeiting. Smart packaging is here to stay

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and is impacting on all major industries so this feature area will give a taste of the many technologies out there and how they can be applied from food and drink, to pharmaceutical, to automotive products and beyond.”

Packprint Workshop returns to Labelexpo Europe Full details have been announced for the Packprint Workshop as it returns to Labelexpo Europe’s show floor for 2015. Being held at Brussels Expo in Belgium from 29 September to 2 October, the popular feature area is again set to be one of the exhibition’s key attractions. The technical workshop will give visitors the opportunity to enhance their product knowledge, understand the capabilities of the latest cutting edge technologies and learn how to add scale to their existing business. The Packprint Workshop has been developed and hosted in partnership with Nilpeter and Xeikon.

During daily 30 minute long workshops in Hall 8 (Stand A05), label converters will discover how to produce packaging using both digital and conventional printing. Nilpeter will demonstrate how to print flexible packaging and Xeikon will showcase carton printing.

Nilpeter’s FA-4* press, with a web width of 420mm (16.5in) and a top speed of 175m/min (574ft/min), will run various sachet jobs. An innovative sleeve system permits an extra-short web path, with easy loading of tooling and embellishments, while the CLEANINKING system for water-based or UV-cured flexo inks is included, plus quick-lock anilox rolls and the PowerLink control system. Units that add value while minimizing waste include the Quick-Change magnetic die module. It allows fast release of flexible dies, off-press die preparation and easy-load tooling.

Using inks and laminating adhesives from Flint Group’s Flexocure ANCORA range, high performance, low migration UV levels may be achieved when correctly applied to suitable packaging structures. The material is a direct food approved multi-layer laminate from Synthogra. This consists of a polyester layer on the outside, a thin metallization layer in the middle and a polyethylene layer on the inside. After printing, the film is over laminated.

The Xeikon 3500 press runs this five-color (CMYK + orange) job at a speed of up to

19.2m/min (63ft/min) with a web width of 516mm (20.3in). The press technology is built on a fully rotary concept with variable repeat length. The Xeikon 3500 has a print resolution of 1200 x 3600 dpi supporting high quality print and very fine microtext. An in-line web varnish module applies a spot water-based varnish as protection and cuts the web in the respective sheet length. The repeat length of the spot varnish can vary from 250mm (10in) up to 1000mm (40in). The sheets are then stacked in a high pile stacker.

Consumables used include print media from Metsä Board and Stora Enso and varnish from ACTEGA. Printed sheets will then be converted on the MBO Maschinenbau stand (A16) in Hall 9, with die-cutting and creasing on a Bograma BSR 550 and folding and gluing using a Herzog+Heymann unit. Being run twice daily at 11:00 and 15:00 for the first three days of the show and once on the fourth day, the workshop is complimentary to all show visitors. Sample folders will be available for collection on entry to the show and job description sheets and samples of all the sessions' printed products will be available in the Packprint Workshop feature area.

Lisa Milburn, managing director of the Labelexpo Global Series says: “The Packprint Workshop proved to be an enormous draw for visitors during 2013’s show, so we are delighted to bring it back with Nilpeter and Xeikon for 2015. We strive to add value to the visitor’s experience and these sessions will provide the audience with a good overview and combination of practical solutions and the latest technical options. Having the capability to offer package printing is an increasingly important aspect of being competitive and the workshop should help upskill printers and leverage growth potential.”

Digital and conventional printing master classes coming to Labelexpo Europe 2015 Two Label Academy master classes offer visitors to Labelexpo Europe 2015 the opportunity to gain the printing knowledge of renowned industry experts. The master classes - Digital Label and Package Printing and Conventional Label Printing Processes - will take place concurrently on 2 October, the show’s final day. Delegates can register for both on the show’s website now. Labelexpo Europe 2015 to be held at Brussels Expo in Belgium runs from 29 September to 2 October. The Label Academy is the global training and certification program for the label and package printing industry. These master classes support its training modules in digital and conventional printing. Digital Label and Package Printing - is led by industry expert, Mike Fairley, director, strategic development, Labelexpo Global Series, with other digital printing specialists from HP Indigo, Xeikon, Domino, Esko, Avery Dennison and A B Graphic International.

Starting at 09.00 this master class covers the full gamut of digital printing. Over four hours it will identify the opportunities, present the different technologies from presses, materials and finishing solutions and cover the key processes. An optional live demonstration of digital printing will be held on the show floor.Conventional Label Printing Processes - also starting at 9.00, will be led by John Morton of 4impression and also feature Hans Poortinga

of MPS Systems. It will provide an overview of letterpress, lithography, flexography, screen, gravure and combination printing. It covers these printing process’s unique characteristics, their most relevant applications and how they are changing. The master class includes live demonstrations of working machinery.

Attendees to both masterclasses can take the related Label Academy exam (worth €200) online at a time of their choosing to earn an industry recognized qualification when they pass - and receive a copy of the supporting text book (€75 if bought separately). Costs of the exam and book are covered by the cost of attendance which is €530 per master class and are free of any additional charge.

Lisa Milburn, managing director of the Labelexpo Global Series comments: “Discovering new opportunities, learning new skills and gaining valuable knowledge is what the industry expects from Labelexpo Europe 2015 - it’s what the show is all about, so the Label Academy is a natural fit with the exhibition content. The master classes are an industry first, designed to ensure vital expertise is passed on to help hard-working industry people progress their careers. The increased educational content at the show is supported by an expanded series of special show features, with particular focus on package printing.”

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China’s Label Market

A market slowdown has not deterred investment in the region

Avery Dennison CEO Dean Scarborough (L) with Guan Aiguo, Kunshan Municipal Committee Secretary.

Kunshan is a city in China where Avery Dennison mainDOMESTIC Domestic wine with tains a manufacturing and Chinese characters on a traditional-looking label. distribution facility. China has traditionally fostered a vibrant market with tremendous growth. As home to over 1.35 billion people, China maintains a vast workECLECTIC Quirky image combined force. In comparison, with bright colours.

India has 1.25 billion residents while the United States houses (just) 316 million people.

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Simple, clean label on white/cream background emphasising brand name.

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The Chinese government has recently announced the lowest growth rate since 1990, however.

Those rates might be somewhat misleading since China has a growth domestic product rate that increased by 7.4% in 2014. That mark fell below the country’s intended goal of 7.5%.

Modern, creative design reflected in unusual label shape and images, often on a primary colour background.

Contemporary stylised image with muted colour palette and elegant look.

Even though the market has experienced a slight dip, label industry suppliers are not hesitant to continue investing in the market. “Despite the short-term slowdown of the market, we are still committed to the Chinese market and will increase 50% of our capacity in Q1 2015,” says Jari Haavisto, vice president of Greater China, UPM Raflatac. “This investment will not only increase our capacity but also bring some new, special technology to allow us to produce more high-added value specialty products and reinforce our service and quality leadership in China.”

MODERN VIBRANT

Dominant bright colour, combined with classic logo and minimal text.

Historically, double-digit expansion has boosted China to the world’s second leading economy ($10 trillion), behind only the United States ($17.5 trillion). Based on its success in the Australian wine market, UPM Raflatac has chosen to launch a new wine range in China. “We have long-term expertise and knowledge of the Australian wine market, and now all of that has been transferred to our facility in Changshu,” adds Haavisto. “The China wine market is rapidly developing, and the market is needing more quality products for product branding. China is now the biggest consumer of red wine in the world.”

Haavisto believes there will be several key trends in the Chinese packaging industry. “The packaging industry – especially the labeling sector – will move more towards automatic labeling. This is partly due to the fact that labor costs are increasing,” says Haavisto. “This will set a certain standard on the material itself, as automatic lines do not have possibilities to stop after each label that does not dispense, and consequentially, costs will be high.

High-quality material suppliers will have an advantage on this situation.

According to Chua of Avery Dennison, UV flexo, UV letterpress, UV offset and digital printing are the preferred printing methods in the area. Avery Dennison’s traditional market segments include industrial and domestic applications, such as food, beverage, spirits, household products, pharmaceuticals, health and beauty, electronics, durables, retail and logistics.

“While more paper labels are consumed than film labels today, Avery Dennison expects the share of film to increase because of film labels’ many advantages,” says Chua. “Film labels can create a transparent packaging effect to deliver a premium look and increase shelf appeal. Additionally, film labels can meet the end user’s need for better durability.”

Chua emphasizes that Avery Dennison maintains a strong presence in the region. “Avery Dennison is still the leading brand of high quality pressure sensitive label materials in the area,” he adds. “We have built strong relationships with our customers by providing them with reliable products and dedicated services and we look forward to growing along with them.” Avery Dennison has made strides with semi-conformable films, which are a primary film technology for health and personal care labels, as well as food. The company has also developed Global MDO, a conformable clear labeling material that enhances product shelf appeal and performs without wrinkles or peeling on many squeezable containers.

Flexo Press Presence According to Mike Russell, international sales director at Mark Andy, the company has nearly 150 installations in the region. Russell notes that popular printing processes in China include flatbed, semi-rotary and full rotary letterpress. The company has also noticed the expanded use of sheetfed offset equipment in order to capitalize on the prevalence of glue-applied labels in the area. “We are also seeing semi-rotary offset gain in popularity,” says Russell. “As magnetic die technology becomes more durable and available, there is a tendency to move from flatbed dies to rotary die technology.”

One of Mark Andy’s most sophisticated lottery presses, a 26 inch, 20-color Versa Max, is currently installed and running production in China. Mark Andy has noticed one specific trend in this area – the reluctance for businesses to experiment with digital technology. Although digital has picked up steam in other parts of the world, the Chinese market has been hesitant to invest for several reasons. The unfamiliarity of the press and the initial cost investments serve as deterrents to local converters.

“Digital technology targets shorter runs, which are well managed by the semi-rotary servo letterpress technology which has a good hold in the region,” explains Russell. “Digital technology involves training and is also costly, especially with the consumables and click charges involved, making it less attractive to the local converters. We have no doubt that digital will find its place in the China label market, but it has yet to happen.”

Offset for stamps Nilpeter has an established reputation in China.

The Postage Stamp Printing Bureau of China Post Group signed a contract for a 6-color Nilpeter MO-4 offset press for Chinese stamp production in 2013. Each year, China produces about two billion stamps and five billion greeting cards. That business equates to roughly $1.7 billion (1.5 billion euros).

In China, stamps are big business. The country is believed to have more than 20 million collectors.

The industry is so big, in fact, that UPM Raflatac and Avery Dennison each designed special laminates that allow self-adhesive stamps to be steamed off the envelopes. Therefore, stamps escape the risk associated with damage to the substrate.

Increasing eco-Awareness According to UPM Raflatac, its Changshu mill site is the largest producer of uncoated papers in China. The site, located on the Yangtze River, has an 800,000 tpy fine paper mill, labelstock factory and R&D Center. UPM Raflatac supplies paper and film to the various converters in the region.

UPM Raflatac has attained these certifications in its labelstock slitting and distribution operations in the Guangzhou and Tianjin terminals. In 2014, UPM Raflatac invested nearly $16 million in machinery in China and Malaysia. The company sought an increase in its coating line of self-adhesive labelstocks in Changshu. UPM Raflatac estimated that the additions were set to add more than 50% new coating capacity in the Asia Pacific region.

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Global Printed Labels Market Set to be Worth $41.6 Billion by 2019

Total Label Printed Volume (Trillion A4 Prints)

Label Types in Global Label Market ($ Billion Constant 2013 Values)

FIGURE E.1 Global Printed Label Market by Label Type, 2009-19 ($ Billion, Constant 2013 Prices & Exchange Rates; Trillion A4 Prints)

Wet Glued Labels

Pressure Sensitive

Multi-part Tracking

In-Mould

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Label Volume Source: Smithers Pira

The global market for printed labels is estimated at $32.7 billion in 2014, and is forecast to grow to $41.6 billion by 2019, according to a new market study by Smithers Pira. Real growth is forecast over the next five years at an average annual growth rate of 4.9% to 2019.

The market development is primarily driven by the changing needs of packaging buyers, trying to serve more consumers. The most widely used labels are pressure sensitive grades, mostly web fed, which account for 64.6% of the market value in 2014, and 56.6% of the print volume.

A new study from Smithers Pira – The Future of Printed Labels Market to 2019 – shows Asia is the

largest regional producer of labels and its share will grow between 2009 and 2016 to more than 41% of the world’s value by 2019.

Flexography is the most common print process in label production, although digital methods are growing rapidly and taking an increasing share.

Labels can help secure and trace items throughout the supply chains, providing tamper evidence, and smart labels can chart the storage conditions of many items. In terms of the end use market, food is by far the biggest category of labels, accounting for 47% of the total in 2014; if beverages are included this rises to 63.9%.

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Constantia Launches SpearRC with Aim to Improve PET Bottle Recycling

Constantia Flexibles Labels Division has launched SpearRC, a pressure-sensitive label material designed for use with the 400 billion global PET bottles and to allow their recycling without the associated contamination as seen with traditional pressure-sensitive label materials.

Spear has worked in conjunction with the Association of Post-Consumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) in North America to create a recyclable pressure-sensitive label alternative since 2002, and although a product was developed the material was cost prohibitive to most customers.

Spear continued development and, with the release of SpearRC, said it has introduced a cost-effective recycling option including clear, white and metalized film material options.

SpearRC features proprietary technology, and independent testing was completed by Plastics Forming Enterprise (PFE) utilizing commercially processed labelled bottles. Successful results led SpearRC to be recognized by APR as being PET recycling compatible and the European PET Bottle Platform has deemed it to be a fully compatible label technology.

Constantia Flexibles Labels Division is looking to use SpearRC to ‘revolutionize’ the PET bottle market with further expansion in the months to come. Beverage brand Carlsberg has used SpearRC for the labels for its oldest and best

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selling bottled mineral water in Norway, Farris, since early 2014. Christine Nygaard-Andersen, Carlsberg Group brand manager, said: ‘The introduction of a one-way PET bottle (superseding the returnable plastic bottles) was the perfect opportunity to reinvigorate the brand.

‘New designs build on the incredibly strong and recognizable Farris diamond equity and are carried across all brand extensions. Paper labels were replaced with metallic PSL labels for the core range and have helped premiumize the brand and give it a more modern look.

‘For Bris, the clear pressure-sensitive labels have helped better communicate the lightness of the product with a more transparent and playful look than the precious paper labels could offer.

‘Choosing recyclable material was an obvious choice for us, and a prerequisite when looking for a suitable material. Spear has offered great help and expertise in identifying suitable materials, optimizing the design and achieving a great end result.’

Rick Fearn, vice president of research and development at Spear, said: ‘The market has been seeking such a solution for numerous years. Building off our unique relationships with industry leaders and our ever evolving knowledge of pressure sensitive materials, with SpearRC we are able to formally announce a near-cost parity solution that will change the PET bottling landscape.’

KBA Launches Modular Varius LX-TX Narrow Web Offset Press KBA-MePrint has launched the modular Varius LX-TX narrow web offset press to target opportunities in printing and finishing, along with economic advantages, of small to medium runs. Varius LX-TX has a maximum machine speed of 50m/min, with web widths from 100mm to 430mm and a maximum printing width of 420mm. It can print on self-adhesive label substrates, laminates and foils with a thickness of 50-500 microns (substrate-dependent). Varius LX-TX features ghosting-free short inking units and is based on waterless UV offset technology, with the absence of ink keys and damping units simplifying operation, saving time and resulting in a ‘drastic reduction of waste during job changes’. Fully automatic plate change, auto register, optional quick-change doctor blade chambers and other features are included to minimize set-up times.

applications (replaceable between different positions within the machine), flat screen printing units from KBA-Kammann and digital printing heads for marking or personalization. Finishing is also modular, with the possibility to integrate modules for cold and hot stamping, embossing, stamping, cutting, weeding, etc.Depending on customer requirements, a wide range of drying systems from different manufacturers can be used. In addition to drying with UV and IR, a hot air dryer system can be installed. KBA-MePrint, a subsidiary of German printing equipment manufacturer Koenig & Bauer (KBA) which specializes in the development, design, production, marketing and service of UV printing systems for paper, cardboard, plastic, electronic data storage devices, plastic cards, cans, tubes, labels and film, and has cooperated closely with KBA-Kammann, another KBA subsidiary, for the technical implementation of the flexible module system.

In addition, for label and laminate printing, the semi-rotary Varius LX-TX uses cost-effective, quickly imaged and automatically interchangeable offset plates, which KBA-MePrint said achieves the necessary format flexibility without 'expensive, complicated sleeves'. The semi-rotary drive concept allows for continuous variation of the printing length without changing the plate and blanket cylinder. The fully modular design of the Varius LX-TX means it is not a purely offset press but a flexible and configurable, user-oriented technology platform for the printing, finishing and post-press required for producing premium labels, according to KBA-MePrint. Instead of the anilox inking units, longer inking units without damping units can be integrated as well as modules for UV varnishing or opaque white

The development of Varius LX-TX has allowed KBA-MePrint to join the premium class of label and laminate printing, the company said. ‘In a market where digital printing is gaining importance in numerous segments, the Varius LX-TX provides an outstanding print quality, versatility and individual equipment options for printing and finishing along with economic advantages for small to medium runs,’ KBA-MePrint stated when announcing the launch of Varius LX-TX.

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CS LABELS EXTENDS DIGITAL OFFERING TO FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Press Release - CS Labels Extends Digital Offering to Flexible Packaging CS Labels today said they have expanded into the digital flexible packaging market, offering digitally printed sachets and pouches using ground breaking technology.

The products, which can also offer compliance with food regulations, have already been snapped up by a number of clients including a major online home-delivery food brand who will utilise the fast, accurate and high quality technology that digital offers, as well as taking advantage of the plate-free printing process which enables clients to order different varieties and versions without incurring penalties.

Digital is offering a power and flexibility that other methods just cannot. The major food and cosmetics companies that we are working with are amazed at what’s possible and they only have to come and talk to us to find out more. When they share their ideas about branding, loyalty and efficiency within packaging campaigns, we are pleased that we can delight them with what we can do with digital. The advent of this new line

means we can now expand that offering to an even wider range of packaged products.

The pouch and sachet market is traditionally tied to volumes in excess of 3,000 linear metres. Conversely, the digitally printed tri-laminate pouches printed by CS Labels offers flexibility never experienced before with the ability to order short runs starting from just 1,000 linear metres – clients no longer have to order more than they need. Multiple sorts within a common size are a regular requirement in the pouch and sachet market and CS Labels can offer these sorts with no expensive plate costs and a delivery time that current users will appreciate.

CS Labels offering is high quality digital print onto a specified substrate, which is then sealed and pressure tested. Marketers can enjoy less stock holding and much more flexibility when it comes to campaigns, promotions, versioning, personalisation, limited editions and the ability to process very small runs if required. Lead times are short in comparison to traditional methods.

CS LABELS ADDS XEIKON CHEETAH TO PRESS PORTFOLIO Digital labelCS printer CSisLabels is extending its capabilities further by becoming onefirst of to theinstall first to Digital label printer Labels extending its capabilities further by becoming one of the a install a Xeikon Cheetah colortoner digital toner labelCS press.

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CS LABELS EYES DIGITAL HEAT TRANSFER MARKET

Press Release - CS Labels Eyes Digital Heat Transfer Market The award winning digital label printer has announced plans to expand its product portfolio into the digital heat transfer market. The printer known mainly as being a European leader in digital labels, is expanding their reach into new markets as part of their aggressive growth plans.

The digital heat transfer process works in harmony with CS Labels existing Xeikon digital presses. It integrates the digital printing of high quality graphics on to a clear film carrier with a unique adhesive applied. The image is then transferred to a surface or product such as glass, plastic, aluminium, pens and pencils or ceramics, using a separate applicator machine. This offers a ‘no label look’ which is consistent and of an extremely high quality.

CS Labels are the using Xeikon technology to print at a speedy 14 metres a minute; furthermore they can also offer a maximum imaging width of 322mm. The process does not

use printing plates and is extremely fast and simple. All of the advantages of digital print can be enjoyed, such as short lead times, easy and quick personalisation (effectively each heat transfer can be unique when you use digital printing) and the ability to process very small runs if required.

The digital transfers will incorporate full CMYK and a fifth white with photo realistic images, they can also provide a full wraparound image on a product. The technology is quite simple state of the art in the digital transfer sector. They are ideal for cosmetics, pens, point of sale items, ice buckets, sports bottles, drinks bottles and lipstick tubes and the process means they are ideal for multi varieties. Marketers can easily offer limited editions, personalised products or trial runs of products, for example in the brewing, cosmetics, promotional, point of sale and alcoholic spirits markets.

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A Bograma finishing unit was shown as part of a digital carton printing system using a Xeikon 3500 press at Labelexpo Europe 2013

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bring certain challenges − and opportunities.

In In bring certain challenges − and opportunities. particular, digital printing will will have an impact on on particular, digital printing have an impact the the wayway thatthat sales andand selling takes place, on on sales selling takes place, marketing, on on artwork andand origination, on on marketing, artwork origination, pre-press andand color management, on on selecting pre-press color management, selecting the the bestbest conventional or digital process for for a a conventional or digital process particular job,job, andand on on employee acceptance, particular employee acceptance, training andand skills.skills. training

Whether Whether electrophotographic electrophotographic or inkjet, or inkjet, digital digital label label printing printing is undoubtedly is undoubtedly creating creating newnew business business opportunities, opportunities, added added value value solutions solutions andand increased increased profitability profitability in market in market applications applications across across the the food, food, health health andand beauty, beauty, wines wines andand spirits, spirits, soft soft drinks, drinks, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, andand household household cleaning cleaning andand industrial industrial products products sectors. sectors.

In In particular, particular, where where personalization, personalization, limited limited editions, editions, seasonal seasonal or event or event marketing, marketing, variable variable design design or or graphics, graphics,newnew promotional promotional opportunities, opportunities, test test marketing, marketing, or unique or unique or sequential or sequential coding coding cancan be be offered. offered.

In terms of sales personnel, plants installing digital In terms of sales personnel, plants installing digital printing have frequently used theirtheir same sales printing have frequently used same sales people, especially at the beginning when theythey people, especially at the beginning when are are looking to to see see a new customer.

Why? looking a new customer.

Why? Because it is itabout understanding the the needs of of Because is about understanding needs customers: this this is the product, this this is the quantities customers: is the product, is the quantities youyou have, this this is how we we think youyou should have, is how think should decorate, is it a carton, is it a film,film, is is decorate, is folding it a folding carton, is flexible it a flexible it a it sleeve, sachet, pouch, carton? a sleeve, sachet, pouch, carton?

Complementing Complementing the the newnew folding folding carton carton digital digital presses presses are are newnew technologies technologies for for creasing creasing andand cutting cutting of printed of printed carton carton board board coming coming fromfrom companies companiessuch suchas asHighcon, Highcon,LasX, LasX,AB AB Graphic/Edale, Graphic/Edale, KAMA KAMA andand Bograma, Bograma, all looking all looking to speed-up to speed-up cutting cutting andand creasing creasing of folding of folding cartons cartons by by reducing reducing the the turnaround turnaround timetime between between jobs,jobs, andand not not just just for digital for digital presses. presses.

Undoubtedly, Undoubtedly, the the introduction introduction of digital of digital printing printing intointo a conventional a conventional package package printing printing plant plant does does

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OnlyOnly thenthen cancan the the most appropriate printing most appropriate printing techniques be be chosen − whether digital or or techniques chosen − whether digital conventional.

So what makes a successful digital conventional.

So what makes a successful digital selling operation?

Put Put simply, a quick guide to to selling operation? simply, a quick guide profitable selling of digital printing is asisfollows: profitable selling of digital printing as follows: 1. Understand the the needs of customers 1. Understand needs of customers 2. Provide better solutions withwith digital 2. Provide better solutions digital 3. Sell digital on added-value service 3. Sell digital on added-value service 4. Do sell digital on price 4. not Do not sell digital on price 5. Develop newnew business opportunities 5. Develop business opportunities 6. Talk on aon broader level thanthan price 6. Talk a broader level price 7. Go direct to brand owners andand marketing – – 7. Go direct to brand owners marketing not not label or packaging buyers label or packaging buyers Written by Mike Fairley

It is Itcertainly is certainly important important for the for the sales sales team team to not to not sell digital sell digital by the by the price. price.

Try and Try and sell itsell asitaas service. a service.

If If the the converter converter or sales or sales person person sellssells too too cheap cheap thenthen digital digital printing printing will will not not be be profitable. profitable.

Keep Keep the the price price high, high, but but sell sell the the benefits benefits of service. of service.

Tell the Tell the customer customer theythey will have will have it faster, it faster, theythey will have will have less less leadlead time, time, less less stockholding, stockholding, rapid rapid response response to to changes. changes.

Try Try to to avoid avoid as as much much as as possible possible anything anything thatthat relates relates to digitally to digitally printed printed packagpackaging ing being being soldsold purely purely on price. on price.

What What needs needs to be to be understood understood is that is that digital digital printing printing capabilities capabilities are are the the key key for many for many printers printers withwith the the technology technology to to open open newnew accounts accounts – big – big accounts. accounts.

TheyThey cancan often often create create a new a new account account withwith digital digital andand thenthen work work withwith thatthat client client to obtain to obtain larger larger conventionconventionally ally printed printed orders. orders.

The The aimaim for for the the printer, printer, andand sales sales team, team, should should be to besell to a sell total a total package. package.

Digital Digital is ais calibrated a calibrated system, system, it’s it’s a nice a nice easy easy profile profile andand the the customer’s customer’s image image file will file be will reprobe reproduced duced very,very, veryvery accurately. accurately.

The The color color matching matching is absolutely is absolutely perfect, perfect, much much better better thanthan thatthat usualusually achieved ly achieved on a onconverter’s a converter’s conventional conventional presspresses. The es. The aimaim for origination for origination andand pre-press pre-press for digital for digital package package printing printing should should therefore therefore be to: be to: 1. Turn 1. Turn color color matching matching fromfrom an art an into art into a science a science 2. Hit 2.color Hit color targets targets quickly, quickly, reliably reliably andand consistently consistently 3. Reduce 3. Reduce waste waste andand timetime spent spent matching matching color color on press on press 4. Implement 4. Implement a color a color managed managed workflow workflow thatthat allows allows the the switching switching of presses of presses whilst whilst maintaining maintaining consistent consistent color color 5. Implement 5. Implement inkjet inkjet proofs proofs where where color color is a is target a target thatthat cancan be hit. be hit.

Investing Investing in MIS in MIS Managing Managing a successful a successful digital digital label label or package or package printprint plant plant will will almost almost certainly certainly create create more more information information to be to processed be processed andand handled, handled, require require better better customer customer communication, communication, speedier speedier access access to to information, information, a need a need to to work work smarter, smarter, to to enhance enhance consistency consistency fromfrom estimating estimating to processto processing ing orders orders and, and, perhaps perhaps most most importantly, importantly, to cut to cut timetime andand costs costs for greater for greater profitability. profitability.

This This will will all all Color Color management management is critical is critical leadlead many many digital digital label label andand package package printing printing Is the Is the origination origination or artwork or artwork thatthat comes comes fromfrom the the companies companies to review to review andand install, install, or upgrade, or upgrade, theirtheir customer customer or designer or designer more more critical critical for digital, for digital, or or management management information information systems. systems. less,less, or no or real no real difference difference in terms in terms of dpi of dpi definition definition andand quality quality achieved? achieved?

WellWell no, no, that’s that’s where where At the At the endend of the of the dayday MIS MIS andand workflow workflow automaautomapre-press pre-press comes comes in. The in. The whole whole ideaidea for pre-press for pre-press is is tiontion in the in the digital digital plant plant should should be used be used to cut to cut timetime to optimize to optimize a design a design for for volume volume reproduction. reproduction. andand costs costs andand to work to work smarter. smarter.

It should It should provide provide AndAnd no, no, to that to that extent, extent, it is not it is not really really anyany different different quick quick access access to information to information plant plant wide; wide; offeroffer in dealing in dealing withwith digital digital pre-press. pre-press. better better customer customer communication. communication.

At the At the endend of the of the dayday it really it really has has littlelittle to do to with do with the the unitunit price price of what of what is being is being printed. printed.

It is more It is more to to do with do with what what the the customer customer getsgets as aasdecorative a decorative pack pack thatthat promotes promotes andand markets markets theirtheir product product and, and, ideally ideally helps helps them them to to add-value add-value andand increase increase profitability. profitability.

The The challenge challenge therefore, therefore, is tois to sell digital sell digital on customer on customer service service andand added-value, added-value, rather rather thanthan on price. on price.

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BRANDS TO TRANSFORM BUSINESS WITH DIGITAL PACKAGING Mike Ferrari, the founder of Ferrari Innovation Solutions and a packaging industry consultant, shares his analysis of value chain evolution as digital becomes standard in enterprise procedure.

Brands were suffering losses due to the economic downturn and packaging was held in commodity status while cost savings ruled the day.

Mind shift In just four years a major shift has occurred. Brands are trying to figure out how to engage shoppers in a world where connectivity, mobility and social media are today’s governing forces.

Today, brands need to regain growth and have been exploring ways to create relevancy, engagement and interaction through packaging.

The conversation at Dscoop 2010 (HP’s Digital Solutions Cooperative) amongst a panel of brands, including Frito Lay, Bic and P&G, was about the use of digital printing as a proofing, prototype and samples technology.

Brand awareness of new digital technologies and the potential to positively impact modern supply chains was very low – or nonexistent. The panelists used legacy metrics to describe digital printing; the slow speeds (most presses achieved speeds around 30ft/ min) and higher piece cost constrained thinking to short-run and versioning capability only. This was typical of that time period.

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There are numerous brands that have enhanced the consumer experience in these past four years that could only be done using digital printing. To name a few brands who have leveraged the power of digital printing; Heineken, Lindt chocolate, Danone, L’Oreal, Tide, Kleenex, Goldfish, Coca Cola and more. The ‘Share a Coke’ seasonal promotion campaign leveraging mass customization has spread to more than 80 countries since first being introduced in Australia in 2012. (Read Ferrari’s piece in Yearbook 2013).

Other brands are beginning to take notice as they realize myths are being busted. Digital printing has been used to manage inventory, create relevancy on retail shelves, personalize packages for online purchase, connect social media to packages and print long run jobs.

BRAND OWNERS SAYING “YES” TO DIGITAL PRINTING InfoTrends recently completed research about brand owners and their opinions regarding the printing of packaging and labels.

1. Awareness of color digital presses is now high, at 75% of our total respondents, and ctual use, while much lower, is still significant.

2. Prime labels are by far the top application for color digital presses, followed by two much smaller adjacent uses folding carton and flexible packaging.

3. Commitment to sustainability is now a big factor in the choice of printing methods and materials for packaging and labels.

4. Interest in on-line marketing and interactivity is high, and for many brandowners packaging now has special features to support that interest.

5. Versioning to meet different goals will continue to grow, adding still more short runs to meet brand owners’marketing needs.

6. Big and small companies responded, ranging from 36.8% companies with under $10 million in annual revenues to 23.2% with $1 billion or more.

Awareness and use of color digital Prime labels is the top choice, at 71.8%, followed by flexible packaging and folding cartons at 28.2% each, and shrink sleeves at 20.5%. Color digital printing is thus a regular tool for many brands, even in applications where it is not well known, such as flexible packaging.

Based on other research, though, InfoTrends believes that for color digital presses such as HP Indigo and Xeikon, over 90% of the print volume is attributable to labels, of which we would describe shrink sleeve as an important and growing sub-set. By comparison, folding carton and flexible packaging are tiny uses of color digital presses today. Although these adjacent uses are clearly growing, for now their volumes on color digital presses are comparatively limited, with narrow digital web width and specialized finishing being the biggest constraints.

Meanwhile, a sports championship can be an opportunity to market a brand to fans of specific professional teams, using dedicated packaging or labels.

Most important, color digital presses will win jobs where their print meets the brand owner’s standards and cuts his costs. A top manager for packaging innovation at Bayer, the OTC drug manufacturer, said recently that he’s impressed with color digital presses, but so far his company’s digital printing is restricted to prototyping with wide format inkjet proofers. In a recent interview with a division of Rock Tenn, though, there’s a different view.

RockTenn Merchandising Display has been a successful digital printer of folding cartons for several years, using the Agfa Dotrix hybrid inkjet and flexo press. Tom Cooper, R&D Manager for Digital Printing there, said that, “...in the end it’s cost and time advantages that win jobs for our digital press. Jobs where digital has such advantage, because of better short run costs or faster turnaround, that’s where digital presses most often win out. Yes, versioning is important, but better costs and timing are the top motivators for color digital print.”

Bob Leahey is associate director of InfoTrends, Inc., an industry research firm that specializes on digital printing.

Versioning is still growing The explosion of SKUs is well known, not only in the U.S. but in most developed countries. It has occurred as brand owners have sought to target markets defined by ethnic groups, gender, age, or geography. Adding one country to a brand’s marketing plan can require not only a language change to many labels, but a redesign for cultural reasons.

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THE LATEST IN ACTIVE FOOD LABELS

by Anton Steeman

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NYC BECOMES THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO BAN EPS FOAM

By Heather Caliendo

NEW YORK CITY Mayor Bill de Blasio announced

last January a wide ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam containers and packing peanuts, which will go into effect on July 2015. EPS is already banned in cities across the country, including Washington, DC, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Albany and Seattle. In a news release, the mayor's office mentioned that foam manufacturer Dart Container Corp. was among the many companies it consulted with regarding this issue. Dart had offered to help the city expand its recycling program to include foam packaging, which included foodservice and protective packaging.

"These products cause real environmental harm and have no place in New York City. We have better options, better alternatives, and if more cities across the country follow our lead and institute similar bans, those alternatives will soon become more plentiful and will cost less," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "By removing nearly 30,000 tons of expanded polystyrene waste from our landfills, streets and waterways, today's announcement is a major step towards our goal of a greener, greater New York City."

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) determined that "EPS foam cannot be recycled, which is what led to the ban." DSNY also determined that there currently is no market for post-consumer EPS collected in a curbside metal, glass, and plastic recycling program. As a result of the ban, manufacturers and stores may not sell or offer single-use foam items such as cups, plates, trays, or clamshell containers in the city. The sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging, such as "packing peanuts" is also banned.

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The law allows businesses a six-month grace period from when the law goes into effect - January 1, 2016 - before fines can be imposed. For the first year of the ban, businesses will be given a warning in lieu of a fine. In accordance with the city's new policy, the Department of Education will begin replacing foam trays with compostable plates on May 1st. All school meals will be served on these compostable plates starting in September. "For too long polystyrene foam has been mischaracterized as a safe, and economically sound choice for packaging when it is in fact a great threat to the city's ecosystem and our commitment to environmental sustainability," said Council Member Donovan Richards, chair to the Committee on Environmental Protection. "I applaud the mayoral administration's decision to finally ban the use of plastic foam, and look forward to the widespread use of renewable and recyclable materials for packaging."

Shortly after the announcement was made, Mike Levy, senior director for the American Chemistry Council's Plastics Foodservice Packaging Group, released the following statement: In addition, Levy said that restrictions on foam foodservice packaging also will harm the area economy. In New York State alone, four foam foodservice packaging companies with nine facilities employ 1,563 people and contribute $47.5 million in payroll and pay $2.3 million in state taxes.

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Brand Repositioning

PREMIUMISATION FOR PEDRAS CARBONATED WATER PEDRAS is a unique and rare premium 100% naturally carbonated water from Portugal, with a compelling story behind the brand and a strong heritage.

Discovered in Roman times.

PEDRAS was considered to be almost like a medicine. It was consumed mainly for digestive purposes or stomach relief.

Therefore, consumption was only occasional.

(refreshment), as well as updating the brand by identifying more updated and contemporary ways of representing it.

In the early 2000s, the category was quite static, with no innovation and very low activity, uninteresting but with high margins, which of course is always an invitation for potential competitors to enter the ring. In 2002, in the same year that Unicer (the largest beverage company in Portugal) acquired the brand, a competitor entered the market, launched new flavors and began communicating with young consumers in an irreverent and relevant style.

In 2010 a new advertising campaign was launched under the idea of “Water with Life”, based on the pleasure and sensations that PEDRAS is able to deliver. With the new packaging design launched in ‘09 and this new campaign, PEDRAS broke a sales record in July ‘10, surpassing the largest volume ever sold in a single month and year until that time.

PEDRAS was now considered a more contemporary, relevant and sophisticated brand.

A competitor entered the market… and began communicating with young consumers The result was that PEDRAS went from almost 40% of market share to less than 28%. The brand was losing its appeal amongst younger consumers, while the competition was gaining traction and preference. The first step was to establish a new brand vision to encompass increased usage through new consumption occasions, bring to life a stronger emotional dimension and increase the business potential of PEDRAS. Focusing on a new consumer goal Within sparkling waters, the brand had 38% of market share. But if we consider the overall water category as the primary competitive landscape, that percentage is reduced to 13%. And if we categorize soft drinks as a secondary competitive landscape, PEDRAS only gets about 4%. In the case of PEDRAS, this reframing allowed us to consider a broder’needstate’. Departing from the functional, linked to digestion and relief, and moving towards pure refreshment. In conclusion, the foundation for repositioning PEDRAS was the broadening of the competitive arena (water and soft drinks) focusing on a new consumer goal

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A new brand identity was revealed In the summer of 2007 and through to 2008 a new ad campaign was presented with the idea “Brought to you by Nature” which built on the naturalness and authenticity credentials (reasons to believe) of the brand.

Awareness levels sky rocketed and sales rose by 10%.

Relevant, seductive, elegant In 2012 a new ad campaign was launched under the same master idea of “Water with Life”, dramatizing emotions generated by PEDRAS and translated in a specific underwater context with the brand key elements, such as the bubbles and the green color.

The campaign idea was “Dive in a PEDRAS moment”, and starred Daniela Ruah, a Hollywood actress hailing from Portugal. The endorsement made the difference and took PEDRAS to a different level in awareness, image and benefits.

Consumer research now shows that PEDRAS is considered a relevant, seductive, elegant and cosmopolitan brand. It now has absolute leadership in the sparkling water segment, with more than 50% of the market, and shared leadership in the overall water category.

Despite the adverse economic landscape, in 2013 this position was maintained, with PEDRAS even increasing its price. PEDRAS has very good brand indexes, like awareness, preference and loyalty: it is the 1st choice for 61% of consumers.

It is critical to consider whether the brand is able to serve the (new) consumer goals in a relevant and credible way through its points of difference, what messages to convey, ensure consistency in execution and evaluate the brand extension to the new territories, without jeopardizing the brand and losing the consumer base.

Bruno Albuquerque, Marketing Director, Unicer

KFC TAKES ON PACKAGING WASTE WITH EDIBLE COFFEE CUPS AT U.K. STORES KFC this week announced it will serve coffee in edible cups in its U.K. stores. No, the news here isn’t that the fried-chicken chain sells coffee (though coffee isn’t sold at most of its U.S. locations), it’s that KFC has partnered with food scientists to create edible cups made from biscuits, wrapped in sugar paper and lined with a layer of white chocolate, Metro UK reported.

KFC, owned by Yum Brands Inc. YUM, -0.47% isn’t the first to introduce edible cups.

Dominique Ansel Bakery — of “cronut” fame — introduced the “cookie shot” last year, a chocolate-chip cookie shaped like a shot glass and filled with milk. “For me as a pastry chef, it’s always fun to play with the shape and way foods interact with each other,” said creator Dominique Ansel.

Dominique Ansel Bakery Edible packaging is a relatively new concept and could significantly reduce the amount of paper or plastic packaging used, said Environmental Paper Network advisory board member Darby Hoover. “One of the most promising applications,” Hoover said, “may be in the quick-service restaurant sector, as in this KFC example, where packages or containers that ordinarily are designed to be used once and then thrown away could instead be edible.” But edible packaging might not necessarily be a “greener” option. “We need to be careful to ensure we aren’t just trading one kind of packaging for another,” Hoover said.

Ansel said edible cups won’t necessarily reduce paper consumption, as the edible cups may themselves come packaged. “You would have to make sure the packaging is really treated like food and kept in temperature-controlled and sanitary conditions,” he said. “And then I would guess you should make sure you don’t directly place that on an unclean surface but use a separate plate.” And then there’s the issue of food waste if people don’t actually eat the edible cups. “We also need to make sure that the edible

packaging is tasty and appropriate to the type of food being served, so that we don’t just trade off wasting packaging for wasting more food,” Hoover said.

Recyclable, post-consumer packaging with an estimated market value of $11.4 billion is wasted annually. And packaging isn’t cheap, either.

Bagel chain Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Co. has said 8% of its spending on commodities goes to paper products, according to a 2014 investor presentation. Here’s the NRDC’s ranking of fast-food restaurants by sustainability programs: NRDC Hoover said consumers can still reduce consumption of paper products, by, for example, bringing a reusable mug to coffee shops. At Starbucks Corp. SBUX, -0.01% , just 1.8% of the 46.9 million beverages sold at its stores in 2013 were served in personal tumblers. Starbucks aims to serve 5% of its drinks in personal tumblers by 2015.

The result of Starbucks’ reusable-cup efforts will be released at the end of March, a spokesperson said. “We have always struggled to move the needle on our customers’ use of personal tumblers above 2% of transactions,” according to a report by Starbucks on the environmental footprint of cups.

The cost break-even point for ceramic cups is approximately 15 to 20 uses. A Starbucks test assumes a paper cup costs the company 15 cents including lid and insulating sleeve. A store that replaces on average 10 paper cups sold per hour with reusable cups would save $6,426 annually.

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CREATING A SUSTAINABLE MILK FOR THE WORLD In the early 1990’s a group of food researchers at Lund University in Sweden set out to create a new kind of milk for the world. A sustainable, healthy milk for everyone to enjoy. So how has this innovation developed from research, to viable non-dairy alternative, to now build its future as a sustainable and healthy lifestyle brand?

The concept of milk is interesting since it is more than a drink, it is a liquid food containing macronutrients and a base for different food products. Cow’s milk is designed for fast growing calves, not for humans. And furthermore, the main part of the world’s population cannot tolerate the lactose in cow’s milk.

Unique patented health promoting quality Swedish researchers had cleverly preserved the natural oat betaglucans, soluble dietary fibers with beneficial health effects, such as the lowering of blood cholesterol levels.

The hunt for raw materials

The brand is being relaunched as a true ‘lifestyle brand’ with a new design, branding and communication which better reflect not only the company’s core values, but also the base nutritional needs that the researchers sought to address in the beginning. More and more consumers are now discovering Oatly for other reasons than allergy. They want to improve their health, and eat sustainably.

Researchers at Lund University found that oats would serve as raw material for this new product.

Oats have a macronutritional balance that is very close to that of a nutritionally well composed human diet. The link between this and the non-dairy milk problem was quickly apparent. Oat producers of Sweden joined the project and the company Cereal Base Ceba was founded in 1994.

The same year the process of making the liquid oats was patented. The product was named oat drink, since the word “milk” wasn’t – and still isn’t allowed to be used for plant based products.

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From non-dairy alternative to life style brand?

Sofia Ehlde, Innovation Director, Datly

TRANSFORMING PRODUCTS FROM THE ORDINARY TO THE EXTRAORDINARY How established brands can use digitally printed packaging to attract attention, create excitement and drive sales.

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of the dilemmas facing well-established brands in the beverage market is that they have to keep the sales impetus going.

Brand extension is one way to attract new customers, but attention needs to be paid to the existing customer base in order to maintain interest and brand loyalty.

This is the role of creative packaging. It gives brands the opportunity to invigorate their brand identity, enhance shelf- presence and compete for sales. It can take a product to new markets or new generations, while the drink itself stays exactly the same. It’s now fairly well known that using digital printing enables variable data printing for short- runs, like limited editions and language versions, mass customisation and personalisation for special events. What is less well-known is the extensive opportunity for brands to deploy digital printing technologies to excite interest in a brand and create a buzz that can be seen on the street, in social media and on the bottom line.

Taking a digital lead with HP Indigo In 2010, among other innovative initiatives, Coca-Cola Israel developed a campaign with working with HP Indigo to refresh its Sprite brand and raise brand awareness. The idea was to involve consumers in the brand campaign in a wholly new way. Customers could go online and choose from a selection of templates and styles and design their own, personalised cans of Sprite. This campaign saw more than 100,000 customers designing their own cans of Sprite, digitally printed on HP Indigo presses. Overall, more than 3 million people visited the website representing nearly half the population of the country.

In 2013, Coca-Cola continued to lead the way with the much larger “Share a Coke” campaign. The campaign was designed to help Coca-Cola engage directly with its consumers in 32 countries.

Taking it to the next level In 2014, the success of the “Share a Coke” campaign continued as it moved into more than 50 countries with a total of nearly 4 billion digitally printed personalised labels – and still growing. This continued success led Coca-Cola Israel to work with HP Indigo and designers to develop a new campaign which was launched just a few months ago, in July 2014.

Using 23 complex and colourful base patterns, the special image processing software automatically selected a section of the base pattern. The selections could be rotated, transposed and scaled to generate a one-off shrink-sleeve or label. The designs were imposed on label and shrink- sleeve templates with space for Coca-Cola branding, barcodes and required information.

The combination of creativity and innovative technology can deliver powerful results and the interest generated is not restricted to age groups or geographical location.

Taking the first steps into a digital packaging campaign can be daunting, but as companies realise that taking a few liberties with their traditional designs can reap very large benefits, those steps become easier.

Digitally-printed, mass customised, personalised or versioned packaging suggests an agile supply chain. This approach not only enhances marketing by making the product attractive, but also allows the brand to benefit from less inventory, more frequent replenishments and less waste - all of which are beneficial to a business.

Christian Menegon, Labels & Packaging Business Development Manager, HP Indigo

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REMODELS PART OF $3 BILLIONZ SPENDING PLAN AT MCDONALD’S OAK BROOK, ILL. — McDonald’s Corp. is setting aside approximately $2.9 billion to $3 billion next year for the development of 1,500 to 1,600 new restaurants and about 1,000 remodels, company executives announced Nov. 14 as part of the fast-food chain’s annual investor meeting.

“Our goal is to ensure that we are adapting to keep pace with the changing marketplace,” said Don Thompson, president and chief executive officer. “We are intent on strengthening our brand by running even better restaurants and delivering the best food and beverage options. We will accomplish this by accentuating our key brand attributes, modernizing our connection with the more than 69 million customers who visit McDonald’s each day, and optimizing our globally diversified restaurant portfolio.”

Also in 2014, the company said it expects commodity costs to increase 1% to 2% in the United States and 1.5% to 2.5% in Europe. General and administrative costs are projected to increase about $200 million, McDonald’s said, reflecting higher employee expenses and costs associated with the company’s owner/operator convention and sponsorship of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

The company reaffirmed its long-term average annual constant currency growth targets of 3% to 5% for system-wide sales, 6% to 7% for operating income and return on incremental invested capital in the high teens.

“Given the resilience and stability of our business model, we believe that our average annual constant currency growth targets remain realistic

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and achievable and keep us focused on making the best decisions for the long term,” Mr. Thompson said. “These targets continue to align our system behind growing sales and profitability to generate strong returns.

While the fundamentals of our business have not changed, when we look at the market dynamics for 2014 we do not see material changes versus 2013. As such, we are focused on those things within our control — evolving to meet changing consumer preferences, investing to build demand, and maintaining our focus on execution and operations excellence.”

Mr. Thompson also said during the conference that McDonald’s remains committed to growing its beverages business. Specifically, he said McDonald’s has less than its “fair share” of the fastest growing category: coffee.

In late October, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. said it has joined McDonald’s in testing a retail coffee launch featuring McCafe Premium Coffee. “Kraft and McDonald’s are out selling a test market as part of a comprehensive coffee collaboration in the U.S.,” W. Anthony Vernon, c.e.o. of Kraft, said on Oct. 30. “We want to work with McDonald’s to help consumers enjoy McCafe Premium Coffee in the comfort and convenience of their own homes.

“This test will deliver McCafe in new formats. It will be a multiple test-market test, including roasted and ground bag coffees, and single cup offerings, in the coffee aisles of retail stores.” The test is expected to take place next year, but potential markets were not disclosed.

Customization represents another opportunity for McDonald’s, as consumers demonstrate an increased desire to personalize their meals, Mr. Thompson said “We’re exploring these and many other enhancements, including bolder flavors and emphasizing fresh ingredients as we develop future menu innovations,” he said. McDonald’s second priority for global growth relates to customer service, within the four walls of the restaurants and beyond.

“Around the world, our restaurants are increasing their emphasis on properly staffing, scheduling, and positioning restaurant employees,” Mr. Thompson said. “In addition, we’re more fully leveraging the investments that we’ve already made in technology, such as our global point-of-sale system and our free in-store wireless access. This helps us create an even easier customer experience today, and it provides the infrastructure to engage customers in new ways in the future.”

The chain’s global digital strategy includes simplifying the customer’s experience with mobile ordering and payment, as well as engaging consumers through social media and digital marketing campaigns. “Digital is reshaping consumers’ definition of convenience and we want to fully deliver on these new expectations,” Mr. Thompson said. “Finally, as part of our ongoing effort to keep our brand modern and contemporary, we’re re-imaging more than 1,000 restaurants worldwide this year.”

Convenience figures into the company’s third initiative. McDonald’s plans to open between 1,500 and 1,600 new restaurants in both established and emerging markets, extend its platforms of delivery service, drive-thrus and

McCafe beverages, and promote its value options across day parts. McDonald’s fourth and final priority is establishing trust and brand loyalty through sustainability and social responsibility efforts.

“Just last year we announced a powerful global partnership with the Clinton Foundation, The Alliance For a Healthier Generation, to increase customers’ access to fruits and vegetables in 20 of our top markets, which represent more than 85% of our sales,” Mr. Thompson said. “And last month we launched our latest social responsibility and sustainability report, which includes our afirst ever global framework and targets. The framework is organized around five key pillars, and those are food, sourcing, people, planet and community. And these five pillars reflect the areas that matter, again, most to our customers and to our business.”

With 35,000 restaurants in 120 countries, McDonald’s said it is the largest player in the $1.2 trillion global informal dining market but has less than 10% market share.

“While we are addressing these areas of opportunity, it’s important to note that there is no silver bullet or a single solution,” Mr. Thompson said. “It is about combined solutions, but rather it’s about optimally sequencing elements of our existing global customer-focused initiatives, based on local market dynamics and executing them at even higher levels than we do today.

While it’s important to underscore that it would take time for consumers to notice the changes and reward us with increased visits, we are confident in our ability to improve over time.”

- by Eric Schroeder

MCDONALD’S OUTLINES FOUR GLOBAL GROWTH PRIORITIES NEW YORK — Four priorities shape the McDonald’s Corp.’s strategic framework for global growth. Don Thompson, president and chief executive officer of the Oak Brook, Ill.-based fast-food chain, discussed the four-prong plan during a May 28 presentation at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York. The company’s first focus is its menu, with an eye to innovation as well as to transparency regarding ingredient sourcing and food preparation. McDonald’s core menu, including such items as its Big Mac and Egg McMuffin, account for 40% of sales, driving an emphasis in marketing those products.

“To complement our emphasis on our core menu, we are sequencing new menu items and also our limited-time offers in the four categories where we believe growth will outpace the overall industry,” Mr. Thompson said. “Those categories are premium beef, chicken, breakfast, a category where we’re the industry leader, and beverages, particularly coffee and blended ice drinks. Our menu teams are creating and testing new product ideas and sharing local innovations with each other around the world to build even stronger menu pipelines for every market.”

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NEW OWNERS, SAME DIRECTION Milan, Italy-based Terdeca corrugating rolls has a new owner, but one thing is clear-it’s business as usual! An exclusive, report

by Daniel Brunton.

Whenever a company is up for sale, inevitably there are rumours that spread like wildfire, particularly in an industry that is as tight-knit as corrugated. The question flow why, how, who?

Sometimes, there is a very easy conclusion to be made, that the previous owner is in trouble and needs out. For Terdeca, nothing could have been further from the truth.

“Terdeca was a name that appeared on a list of local businesses that might be of interest for private equity investment, “explains Giuseppe Leonardi, President of Terdeca. “I was working for a Private Equity Fund and decide that this was a business that I could work with. I made an offer and acquired the company outright in late 2013.

The transition was a little bumpy at times, partially due to the loss of a major customer shortly after the acquisition, but I am glad to report that 18 months on, we have successfully grown the business by well over 10 per cent and the signs for continuing growth are clearly evident.”

Mr Leonardi continues, “I was often asked why would I buy a business in a market that I knew nothing about! However, the facts are clear, irrespective of what industry you are in. Terdeca was making money, had good people, an excellent reputation and I could see it had potential for growth with the right leadership and investment.”

Founded in 1930, the company celebrates its 85th anniversary this year. Since branching into

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the production of corrugating rolls in 1955, the company has grown to be a leading provider of rolls around the world. They manufacture around 250 sets of new rolls per year and regrind around 50 sets annually. The Milan headquarters has 35 people with four grinding machines. The French facility, which was established in 1996, has four people and one grinding machine; the company’s other facility, in the USA, came stream in 2010-and is run with four people and one machine specifically for regrinding of old rolls. Group turnover is currently tracking at €10 million per annum.

“Other than BHS Corrugated, we believe we are the only other manufacturer capable of making 3.3 m rolls, “confirms Emilio Pellegatta, Sales Director. “Since the acquisition of the business in 2013, Mr Leonardi has put in place some significant investment plans that will come through over the coming months. These plans include the installation of a new machine for the application of carbide coating as well as an additional re-grinding machine. “Mr Leonardi adds, “The investment will be in the region of €2 million and will help us continue to expand the business.”

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The company, which is well known for being able to produce corrugating rolls with over 2.000 different profiles, supplies rolls in a variety of coatings and finishes Tungsten Carbide, Mitsubishi Chrome, NUChrome and Super Hardening.

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The company, which is well known for being able to produce corrugating rolls with over 2.000 different profiles, supplies rolls in a variety of coatings and finishes-tungsten carbide, mitsubishi chrome, nuchrome and super hardening.

People Power As with any business, people are critical to success. “We have made no significant changes to the management team, “explains Mr Leonardi. “However, we have recruited more people for our R&D department as well as on the shop floor. With new people come new ideas and we are seeing the benefits of this already.”

“With additional people in the Terdeca team, we are reacting to customer needs a lot faster a lot faster than before, “confirms Paolo Lobasso, Area Sales Manager. “We are forging even closer relationship with our customers so that we can shorten lead times for delivery of rolls and react to service issues more efficiently.”

Innovation is Key “It can be very easy to sit still and just maintain your business. With the investment in additional people for R&D, we are now looking at overall improvements in technology, product innovation and examining new coatings, “says Marco Colferai, Area Sales Manager. “We are well aware of the pressures on box plants these days, such as trying to reduce energy consumption, introduce lower paper weights and reduce glue usage. The development of our RVL peripheral heated rolls is just one way of helping box plants reduce their input costs.”

“Unfortunately, rolls are seen as a consumable item these days, “says Mr Pellegatta. “Box plants do not want to stock spare rolls, they expect us to do that for them. At any one time, we have about 10 sets of rolls as an emergency stock, to cover B and

C flute for leading machine brands such as Fosber, MHI, BHS Corrugated and BP Agnati.

However, box plant owners need to appreciate that rolls are more than just a consumable, because we specially profile each and every roll to fit specific requirements. We all know that flute profiling is critical to the optimum performance of the single facer, both in terms of roll life and energy savings.”

“We can look back on the last 18 months with satisfaction, “concludes Mr Leonardi. ”Our turnover is up, we have investment plans in place, we have more people, but most important of all, we have reignited the passion of this well known company. I am looking forward to getting to know more and more of our customers.

Events like FEFCO and Sino Corrugated will certainly help me connect with senior industry executives as I learn more about this great industry of ours.”

The company, which is well known for being able to produce corrugating rolls with over 2.000 different profiles, supplies rolls in a variety of coatings and finishes-tungsten carbide, mitsubishi chrome, nuchrome and super hardening.

People Power As with any business, people are critical to success. “We have made no significant changes to the management team, “explains Mr Leonardi. “However, we have recruited more people for our R&D department as well as on the shop floor. With new people come new ideas and we are seeing the benefits of this already.”

“With additional people in the Terdeca team, we are reacting to customer needs a lot faster a lot faster than before, “confirms Paolo Lobasso, Area Sales Manager. “We are forging even closer relationship with our customers so that we can shorten lead times for delivery of rolls and react to service issues more efficiently.”

Innovation is Key “It can be very easy to sit still and just maintain your business. With the investment in additional people for R&D, we are now looking at overall improvements in technology, product innovation and examining new coatings, “says Marco Colferai, Area Sales Manager. “We are well aware of the pressures on box plants these days, such as trying to reduce energy consumption, introduce lower paper weights and reduce glue usage. The development of our RVL peripheral heated rolls is just one way of helping box plants reduce their input costs.”

“Unfortunately, rolls are seen as a consumable item these days, “says Mr Pellegatta. “Box plants do not want to stock spare rolls, they expect us to do that for them. At any one time, we have about 10 sets of rolls as an emergency stock, to cover B and

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C flute for leading machine brands such as Fosber, MHI, BHS Corrugated and BP Agnati.

However, box plant owners need to appreciate that rolls are more than just a consumable, because we specially profile each and every roll to fit specific requirements. We all know that flute profiling is critical to the optimum performance of the single facer, both in terms of roll life and energy savings.”

“We can look back on the last 18 months with satisfaction, “concludes Mr Leonardi. ”Our turnover is up, we have investment plans in place, we have more people, but most important of all, we have reignited the passion of this well known company. I am looking forward to getting to know more and more of our customers.

Events like FEFCO and Sino Corrugated will certainly help me connect with senior industry executives as I learn more about this great industry of ours.”

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CORRUGATED PACKAGING IS MEETING DIGITAL CHALLENGES UK corrugated packaging companies are jumping on the digital bandwagon, driven by a combination of shorter run lengths, the dramatic rise of the discounters, emergence of online shopping and brand customisation.

THE CORRUGATED PACKAGING INDUSTRY needs to keep pace with a challenging retail landscape and is investing significantly almost £ 500million in new technology and plant over the last two years - to help support retailers and brand owners with enhanced merchandising productivity, whether in transit, back of store or on-shelf.

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) says that part of this significant outlay has been in cutting edge digital printing equipment to offer innovative solutions for display packaging and personalisation, which can provide a critical edge in a fiercely competitive market.

Whilst the black text printed corrugated box remains the de facto mode of transit packaging, contrastingly highly colourful and functional retail-ready solutions are now the norm on-shelf.

Corrugated is a flexible material that already protects, is colour-printable, merchandisable and the most recycled packaging medium.

The latest advances in digital printing from a number of suppliers allows corrugated to align with labels and flexible packaging by providing tailored print runs with no minimum requirement.

Investing in print digitalisation is adding value for brand owners and retailers by catering for seasonal or event-based promotions that require short-run or variable print capabilities, as well as mass customisation. By offering different printing techniques, the industry provides considerable choice for brands.

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Most of the major retailers are benefiting from these improvements in print quality but this has been particularly evident in discount stores like Lidl and Aldi which require functional, display-ready packaging and are big users of corrugated as it offers eye-catching designs and efficiency of shelf replenishment.

Shelf-Ready Packaging reduces handling and waste and has a positive impact on branding – it is used for many of the discounters' products. Print-on-demand offers cost-effective, personalised marketing campaigns to raise a brand’s profile to meet the aspirations of leading companies for generating innovative sales and marketing potential. This latest advance gives corrugated another string to its bow, enabling the industry to become even more effective at engaging consumers.

The impact of digital on-shelf is self-evident, it’s the added value it brings to transit packaging that’s arguably even more exciting; a hitherto untapped potential, especially so in servicing the rapid growth of online shopping.

The Corrugated Industry is already a pioneering force in sustainable, lightweight, recyclable packaging that does not compromise the integrity of the goods, while innovative developments and investment in digital printing have led to new types of even more efficient and decorative corrugated packaging solutions.

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ETERNA LEAD EDGE FEEDER Allows consistent and precise feeding of wide range corrugated board with various board quality.

Unique polyurethane wheel surface with grid lifter and air cushion ensures smooth feeding of warp boards with consistency and register accuracy.

Front gauge position back and forth adjustable to accommodate variation in gripper margin Fine vacuum suction adjustment through invertor adapts to wide range of stock

DIECUTTING SECTION Safety door and diechase safety locking system to ensure safe operation.

Complete lost sheet control throughout the entire machine.

Centerline system compatible to Centerline II for quick change over and short set up time.

Air cushion underneath the cutting plate for easy cutting plate

STRIPPNG SECTION Heavy duty double action stripping system to ensure positive stripping

DELIVERY SECTION

Centerline system compatible to Centerline II for quick stripping die set up.

Front, back and side joggers to ensure neat stacking

Motorized upper frame suspending hoister.

Non-stop delivery ensures continuous productivity

Quick lock stripping pins used for quick set up of simple stripping work.

Batch counter output

Smurfit Kappa Expands Operations with Opening of New Bag-in-Box Plant

our customers in this growing market,” says Tony Smurfit, group president and COO. “Congratulations to everyone involved in getting this state-of-the-art facility off the ground.”

“This new plant is a big step up for Bag-in-Box® activities both within our company and within the Mediterranean region. It couldn’t have come at a better time, when the demand for top-class Bag-in-Box® packaging products from a reliable partner is getting bigger,” says Pascual Martinez, general manager.

Innovatively shaped corrugated packaging allows you to differentiate your product from your competitors. The shape, in combination with the high quality print, creates an eye-catching pack, maximising both brand impact and sales..

SMURFTI KAPPA celebrates the opening of a new Bag-in-Box plant in Ibi, Spain, meeting a growing demand in the Mediterranean region.

The ultra-modern facility, which has seen an investment of approximately $34.8 million by the company, boasts itself as one of the world’s leading Bag-in-Box plants, integrating the production of taps and bags under one roof.

In addition, it offers a showcase of the world’s newest and some of the best performing features in Bag-in-Box production, while meeting the highest standards of hygiene, safety and quality.

The plant’s strongly automated production lines and dedicated team produce millions of taps and bags every month in order to meet growing demand in the region. The needs of Smurfit Kappa’s customers have been at the centre of the creation of this new facility, and today’s official inauguration will allow those customers to gain a more in-depth understanding of the process, with the chance to discover the company’s solutions in a showroom, and to upskill in the training center.

“The opening of this new plant shows how Smurfit Kappa continuously strives to work with our customers to meet their needs. By investing in such an ultra-modern and high-performing facility, we can ensure a promising future for

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Made from microflute corrugated cardboard, shaped packaging is extremely strong and offers improved protective qualities. The lightweight material allows cost to be taken out of the supply chain and is environmentally friendly as it is 100% recyclable.

Shaped corrugated packaging, also known as Ondapack, is suitable for food contact and can be used for a wide range of products and markets.

Features • Bespoke to meet your exact size and shape requirements • Made from high quality microflute corrugated cardboard • High quality print available to promote your product and brand • Suitable for food contact Benefits • Increased sales due to premium presentation of your product • Differentiation over the competition • Opportunity to communicate and promote your product and brand messages • Environmentally friendly - made from a renewable resource and 100% recyclable • Easy to recycle by the consumer • Minimise logistic costs due to light-weight material.

Shaped corrugated packaging allows you to incorporate ‘curves’ into your designs. The packaging can be designed to fit around the product without the need to be regular shaped.

Delta Flute

Giving New Meaning to 'Less is More' in Corrugated Cartons Working with the company philosophy of ‘Less is More – Less Weight, Less Carbon’ Japanese packaging producer Rengo Co Ltd demonstrated the versatility of its recently developed Delta Flute corrugated board at Tokyo Pack 2014.

THE DELTA FLUTE was developed to provide functionality, strong construction, and an attractive platform that can serve as both a point of purchase and transport container. With a thickness of 2mm, the Delta Flute (D-flute) is aimed at filling the industry gap between the standard heavy weight beverage, the canned food carton B flute which has a typical thickness of around 3mm, and the more delicate lighter weight of E flute’s 1.5mm thickness, which is generally used for gift boxes and products that do not require the additional strength of the B flute carton.

The D-flute uses about 8% less medium and is 25% thinner than the B-flute while its architecture of approximately 60 flutes per 30cm run (+/-2)

delivers a compression strength that is approximately 35% higher than E flute and has a greater flat crush strength than B-flute providing brand owners with a strong yet lighter weight carton.

Because D-flute is stronger than E-flute, it can be used as outer corrugated packaging with the functions of inner boxes commonly used for product display. This effectively eliminates the need for an exterior packing shipment carton altogether when multiple Delta Flute boxes are shrink wrapped together and stacked on the pallet, resulting in greater transportation and storage efficiency than B-flute, accomplishing the further optimization and streamlining of packaging.

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Billerud Article

PARKSONS PACKAGING LICENSES BILLERUD

Corrugated Technology For Indian Fresh Produce Supply Chain INDIA – To better serve customers in the fresh produce market segment, Parksons Packaging, one of India’s major monocarton manufacturers, has diversified into the production of SoliQ-branded corrugated carton trays under license from Sweden’s BillerudKorsnas.

Designed specifically for fruit and vegetables, SoliQ is an optimised corrugated box concept developed by Billerud Fresh Services, a subsidiary of BillerudKorsnas, to substantially reduce the risk of packaging-related produce damage during transport, to allow greater efficiency and lower environmental impact.

A SoliQ solution optimizes the structural design and materials of each package under humid conditions to ensure the package remains strong and intact through the entire journey, thus minimizing the risk of collapsed pallets.

SoliQ-branded packaging is also flexible, which means that it can be a new design or developed from small modifications to existing designs.

In addition, sensors are also used to follow the produce through the supply chain to secure the quality and ensure that any problems are detected immediately.

Parksons Packaging says its license agreement with Billerud will help “make a difference within the fresh produce industry in India”. The monocarton company said, “Profitability increases for growers and exporters when more harvested goods reach their final destination. In many markets, unwanted blemishes and other imperfections significantly lower the value of the produce. “SoliQ is the reliable choice for consistent, high quality packaging, reducing the risk of packaging-related produce damage during transport.”

Parksons Packaging is currently the only licensed supplier of SoliQ in India.

Asia to produce 75% of world’s bioplastics by 2018 Biobased, non-biodegradable plastics, such as biobased PE and biobased PET, are set to gain the most production capacity growth, taking up 5.6 million tons in 2018, up from 1.01 million tons in 2013. Meanwhile, biodegradable plastics is expected to grow from 610,000 tons in 2013 to 1.1 million tons capacity in 2018.

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True Performance Billerud Flute® ideally suited to these challenging conditions. Slow-growing Scandinavian forests produce strong primary fibres that make our fluting the strongest in the world. The next phase is to simulate the real-life conditions of your packaging to optimise the design. It’s called True performance and covers three key areas: 1. TIME-Performance during long journeys 2. CLIMATE-Varying climatic conditions (humidity, temperature, etc) 3. LOAD- Constant loads delivered over periods A three-way partnership was established between three key stakeholders: BillerudKorsnas, Zespri International and NZ-based Arncor Kiwi packaging. Material and design testing was carried out at the Billerud Korsnas Box Lab. Working in partnership The Zespri/Arncor collaboration is not unique. BillerudKorsnas works with over 1000 packaging partners in over 120 countries to find new smarter packaging solutions. Paper quality varies throughout the world and the primary fibre-based material from BillerudKorsnas is ideally suited to international companies involved in long, demanding supply chains.

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ACCA’s 4th Management Committee Meeting (2013-2015) InterContinental Shanghai, Pudong Hotel, Shanghai, CHINA 17th April 2015

Mr Simon Lo (HKCPMA) as Chairman of this ACCA’s 4th Management Committee Meeting (2013-2015) gave a warm welcome to all participants present. He expressed his great appreciation to Reed Exhibitions, Mr Thomas Huang for hosting this ACCA meeting, and successfully organising the 2015 SinoCorrugated Show. He also remarked that Mr Frank Cheng (of Cheng Loong Corporation) as the sponsor of 2015 ICCA/WCO Global Summit had achieved in bringing the international ICCA Summit to Asia with activities organized in both Chinese Taipei and Shanghai, China.

Chinese Taipei

Mr Sam Chen Chin Hsien (CTCCA) make the report on the market as follows : Economic Review • Production 2.3 million tons • Consumption 1.75 million tons • Per capita consumption of container board 74,7 kkg (world no 5) • GDP from 530 Billion USD in 2014 expected to growth to 536 US$ in 2015 (3,8% growth). Export 314 US$ billion while import 274 US$ billions.

Market Situation • • • • End Users • • • • • • • •

There are 85 paper mills in Taiwan with 4.2 million tons production, Container board 11 with 2,3 millions tons production Corrugated Plants 69 with 2,154 million m3 production The corrugated demand expected to increase to 2,235 tons in 2015 Food 18% Beverage 17% Paper 17% Agriculture 8% Electronic Appliance 8% Textiles Yarn 6% Chemical 6% Others 19%

Corrugated Trend With the rapid growing of online shopping, the demand of corrugated increase. Innovation, Efficiency & Low Cost is the Key to Success !

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Hong Kong

Mr. Wong Shiu (HKCPMA) reported Hong Kong’s corrugated industry (south china). Total population 1.367 billion people, GDP 63,64 trillion CNY or 45,808 CNY per capita and real GDP growth 8.6%. Export 14,39 trillion CNY. Corrugated Packaging Market Challenges : Labour increasing too fast (over 17.8% average) • Shenzhen increase from 1,808 to 2,030 CNY monthly • Guangzhou increase from 1,550 to 1,895 CNY monthly • Zhuhai increase from 1,310 to 1,510 CNY per month CNY – HKD exchange rate still unstable Facing domestic and overseas competition The world branded productions are withdrawing from China Opportunities : • Focus on domestic market • Accelerate the mechanization and automation • On line shopping – in 2014 parcel express delivery gain more than CNY 206 Billion (43% more than 2013)

Paper Price March (2015) Feb (2015) Jan (2015) Dec (2014) Nov (2014) Oct (2014)

White Top Liner (USD/T) 565.5 565.5 565.5 565.5 565.5 565.5

Pulp Top Liner (USD/T) 559.1 559.1 559.1 559.1 559.1 552.6

Recycled Liner (USD/T) 462.7 462.7 462.7 456.2 456.2 449.8

Corrugating Medium (USD/T) 488.4 488.4 488.4 475.5 488.4 482.0

Corrugators Competition in China East China – over 1600 corrugators, Guangdong over 800 corrugataors

Indonesia

Mr. Robert Tirtawigoena (PICCI) was introduced as a new Committee Member of PICCI. He presented the update of Indonesia’s economy and corrugated industry .

Indonesia start the new Era with the new elected President Mr Joko Widodo.

• Development on infrasuctures : • New toll roads • MRT systems • Sea ports expansion ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Creating a single market and production base Increasing competitiveness. Promoting equitable economic development Integrating ASEAN with the global economy Indonesia GDP growth higher than world growth 2011 6.49 (world 3,19%) 2012 6,2 (world 3,1 %) 2013 5.78 (world 2,9%) 2014 6 .0 (world 3,7 %) 2015 forecast 5.6%, while inflation 4,4% Corrugated Board Production 2013- 3.300.000 tons (6,6 billions sqm) 2014- 3,400.000 tons (6,8 billions sqm) - just 3% up

Liner Medium Test Liner Domestic Waste Paper

Q4/2014 IDR 5 mio/Ton (USD 400/Ton)* IDR 5.5 mio/Ton (USD 440/Ton)* IDR 2.6 mio/Ton (USD 208/Ton)*

Q1/2015 IDR 5 mio/Ton (USD 385/Ton)* IDR 5.5 mio/Ton (USD 423/Ton)** IDR 2.35 mio/Ton (USD 180/Ton)**

*Exchange Rate USD 1 = IDR 12.500 ** Exchange Rate USD 1 = IDR 13.000

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Malaysia

Mr Fong Weng Meng (MACCMA) presented the update of Malaysia’s corrugated industry.

GDP is forecast at 4.7% in 2015 and 2016 • Private consumption • Governments Spending Manufacturing index growth 5.9% Major export products (Jan-Feb 2015). Total decrease 5%, while electrical & electronic increase 2,7% as well as manufacturing of Business impact on Corrugated Plants The consumers Price Index accelerate above 3% Inflatonary pressure will continue to buld up due to : 1. GST implementation in April 2015 2. Subsidy rationalization measures a. Upward wages pressure due to minimum wages policy b. Import inflation to due to weak RM c. Higher cost on production especially on import paper Private consumption is expected to grow at slower pace of 5.5% in 2015 compare to 6.5% 2014. GDP growth in 2015 forecast for 4.7% while 6% in 2014. Customer request cost down due to inflation pressure and additional working capital requirement due to GST. New capacity Domestic Paper Mill (2010/2011) • Muda Paper Mill 150.000 tons • Lekok Paper Mill 70.000 tons • Pascorp Paper Mill 60.000 tos With this investment within 2015 expected Malaysia only shortage 16% supply paper from Domestic.

In 2014 paper price quite stable until October 2014 – in November Top Liner start to increase from RM 1,918 to RM 1,983 and remain the same till February 2015. Follow by recycle liner in February increase from RM 1,627 to RM 1,657. While medium as well ncrease in February 2015 from RM 1,405 to RM 1,435. OCC price is up and down the whole time the higher price in September 2014 up to USD 520 for import and USD 503 for local then it drop to USD 480 in November 2014 stable up to February 2015 for the local while the import increase to USD 500 in Dec and drop again to USD 490 in Jan 2015. Mr Stanley Koo remarked that despite the local corrugated industry had already cost down in general, some customers are still asking for more cost discount.

Singapore

Mr Phua Thye Hin (CBMA) presented the update of Singapore’s corrugated industry. Economic Outlook. The GDP in 2015 projected for 2-4%. US$ to S$ between 1.2 - 1.4 Domestic export of non oil NODX fell unexpectedly sharp 9.7% year on year in February. The export to major trading partners fell sharply. The electric NODX up 5.5% in January but slipped 12.5% last month. The non-electronic NODX dropped 8.5% after 4.4% increase in January 2015.

Domestic Re export of non oil Cpmmentary: On a y-o-y basis, Electronic NORX increased by 4.6% in Feb following 23.5% expansion in Jan 15. On a y-o-y basis, non-electronic NORX dropped by 3% in Feb 15 as compared to 2% up in Jan 15.

Market demand in Singapore is decreasing since 2010 to 2015, but expected to increase in 2016 up to 2018.

Corrugated in Singapore mostly consume by Food (33%) and Beverage (24%) follow by electronic (20%).

Thailand

Ms Varna Sudasna (TCG) presented the update of Thailand’s corrugated industry. GDP growth in 2014 only 0.7% due to political turmoil 2015 GDP expected to pick up to 3 – 3.5%.

Market Situation Q1 2015 Food stable while alcohol increase due to Songkran festival and green tea doing big promotion. Export of Frozen food also increase focus on high value products. Refrigerator and Aircondition increase to serve summer, while washing and drying mc slow down due to high stock. Copy mc increase production for export while TV production move to Vietnam.

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Baby, feminine and family care such as diaper, etc doing promotion. Fabric and home care increase.

Beauty & skin care less consumption, while Health and Oral Care crew for export.

Trend & New Products • Economic Crisis/Packaging Cost down • Holistic Design Thinking • Light weight corrugated box / coating technology • Digital Printing is coming up ACCA Work Plan for Years 2015/2016 August 2015 ACCA Meeting and CMBA anniversary dinner .

Corrugated board and Design for Brand promotion by Digital Printing

Corrugated board and Design @ Cinema by Digital Printing

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Digital Printing for Corrugated

HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL PRINTING FOR CORRUGATED Last June 2014, European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) held Seminar on High Volume Digital Printing on Corrugated Board’, it saw presentations by users and suppliers including Barberan, Bobst, Esko, HP and Sun Automation.

“The demand for digital printing mainly comes from the customers, packers and fillers and from retailers,” states FEFCO. “The need for versioning and personalisation, regional marketing, last-minute changes, rapid response to customer demand and accelerated time to market are the principal factors pushing the industry to move from analogue to digital printing.”

Because corrugated is, on the whole, low margin, you need high total volumes to make it pay. This favours fast inkjet print engines with automatic loading and unloading for material handlings, and the potential to reduce consumable costs that this new generation of printers brings. Likely to be of more immediate appeal for now too, is this technology’s potential to improve image quality.

Handling difficulties Durst and HP make dedicated corrugated versions of their high-end UV flatbeds that feature specialised systems to handle the large, heavy but relatively floppy corrugated sheets. Last year Fujifilm, which sells Inca Digital’s Onset family of printers worldwide, announced a specialised corrugated loading/unloading system that it commissioned for the Inca S40i high-speed UV flatbed, together with lower-cost UV inks formulated for corrugated media.

However, even the fastest multi-pass flatbeds only manage a fraction of the throughout of the single-pass presses that have been introduced in the past year or so by Barberan and Sun Automation, suggesting that this new breed of single-pass machines may well gain traction with some. Sun Automation, in particular, is targeting display work as well as packaging, as it reckons it has the quality as well as the speed to succeed here. He goes on to explain how digital can drive costs down: “This is not all in the inks and process.

There are no plates and downtime is less by 160% than flexo; there is less labour. All those costs have to be taken into account. Yes, UV ink is expensive, but other costs are less.”

Sean Moloney, product manager for the Sun Automation CorrStream high-speed digital press, has a similar cost savings argument: “We have uptimes in excess of 80%, which is more than flexo, so we are very productive. Standard litho and flexo presses struggle to get to 50% due to make-readies on shorter runs.”

For high-quality flexo you need a certain paper thickness,” he says. “This is to avoid the ‘guitar’

effect of an impact process that will otherwise mark the flutes of the corrugated. Digital is non-contact, so you don’t get the guitar effect.

This lets you use thinner paper but get higher quality. As the paper cost is the highest part of corrugated, then digital offers big savings.”

Existing options

Barberan’s Jetmaster BIJB-1260 corrugated press is 1,260mm wide, with a lead-edge feeder that leaves 5mm between sheets, with delivery onto a conveyor that can lead to a stacker. It prints at up to 55m per minute at 360dpi resolution and three grey levels. “So far the 1260 is our widest printer, but we have projects to go wider, up to 1,980mm,” says van Ijzerloo.

The CorrStream family costs from £1.3m for the 537mm-wide Series 20, with the 785mm Series 40 costing £1.7m and the 1,345mm Series 66 between £2.5m and £2.6m depending on configuration. All models take sheets up to 1.6m length and run at the same linear speed of 70m per minute.

Throughput depends on width; the Series 66 will hit around 5,000m2 per hour. By comparison HP’s dedicated multi-pass FB15000 with corrugated handling equipment outputs about 500m2 per hour, though with higher claimed quality.

Then there’s Bobst. Last year the Swiss carton finishing manufacturer made a brief

announcement, saying it was developing a fast corrugated single-pass sheetfed press based on Kodak Prosper continuous inkjet heads and water based inks. It’s said almost nothing since and wouldn’t comment further for this story, though it did attend the FEFCO Brussels workshop in June.

HP is also adapting its single-pass technology for corrugated. In June it announced the High Speed Corrugated Solution, based on a simplex configuration of its 1,066mm wide T400 inkjet web press, to run at up to 182m per minute. This is not a direct digital corrugated printer, instead it pre-prints white liner paper that is combined with the other layers on a separate corrugating machine. The price isn’t announced, but around £2m would be a fair guess.

Helping converters address market demand for shorter runs and faster turnaround times, the new HP Scitex 17000 Corrugated Press, powered by HP Scitex HDR Printing Technology, can increase digital print productivity for cost-effective corrugated packaging printing. The new press features the recently introduced HP Scitex Corrugated Grip and HP HDR230 Scitex Inks and prints at speeds of up to 1,000 m2/hr (10,764 ft2/hr) for economical, high-volume production of industrial-grade corrugated boards. Prints made

with the HP HDR230 Scitex Inks on a representative coated media have been independently certified as having Good Deinkability. The HP Scitex 17000 Corrugated Press is expected to be available worldwide starting 1st August 2015.

Xanté’s Excelagraphix 4200P stands out in this sector because of its relatively low £60,000 cost, thanks to a combination of its 1,066mm wide Memjet single-pass printhead array (and water-based dye inks) and manual sheet feeding a n d stacking. There’s a reason for the low cost though. While Memjet technology is fast compared to comparably priced multi-pass printers, its top speed of about 18m per minute is only a fraction of the 55m and 70m per minute that Barberan and Sun are hitting.

The Excelagraphix 4200 high speed wide format inkjet suitable for short run, custom corrugated boxes. It opens up new revenue. It allows print a full color pizza box in a matter of seconds, suitable for special promotions and vendor ads.

BOBST STARTS FIRST BETA SITE PROGRAM FOR DIGITAL PRINTING PRESS FOR CORRUGATED BOARD range of possibilities to box makers, and to their clients—the brand owners.”

Designed to deliver four-color digital post-print directly onto a broad range of uncoated and coated corrugated media, the Bobst digital printing press offers both personalization and speed on short-run and high-volume work. This sheetfed press delivers quality and variable-data printing at up to 200 meters per minute—and can handle sheets up to a maximum size of 1.3 x 2.1 meters.

Jean-Pascal Bobst, CEO of Bobst said, “We promised the packaging industry a series of revolutionary digital printing solutions. Now that the corrugated version is in beta testing, the industry can see that we are making good on that promise. This press will start a revolution in the corrugated packaging industry because it opens up such a huge

The site chosen for the first beta installation is the Model AG plant in Weinfelden, Switzerland, which is also the production and management hub of the CHF 700m turnover Model Group. Dr. Daniel Model, CEO of Model Group, noted, “We are very excited and proud to be the first beta customer for this revolutionary press. We firmly believe that the technology this Bobst solution brings will permanently transform the corrugated packaging industry.” Philippe Milliet, head of business unit sheetfed, added, “Model have been our partners on many such pioneering projects and we tremendously value their input because of their forward-looking philosophy.”

Working with Stream Inkjet Technology supplied by imaging technology leader Kodak, Bobst has produced the first credible digital solution for industrial scale corrugated box printing. The Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology not only delivers vivid color reproduction and one of the highest print resolutions available, it also utilizes food compliant inks, a key issue for packaging manufacturers in many sectors.

Philippe Milliet further said, “The Bobst digital printing press is unlike any other solution seen in the market. For corrugated packaging makers, it bridges the gap between high-volume flexo printing and the lower capacity digital systems available up until now. Furthermore, the press has been designed to integrate into the typical high-volume, post-print production environments of the corrugated industry. For our customers, it means they can offer their

clients more flexibility and the reactivity to meet dynamic consumer demands, by introducing new products with versioning, mass customization and personalization.” The beta press at Model AG will be shortly followed by a second installation in Europe.

Source: Bobst

CORRSTREAM® – DIGITAL PRINTER FOR CORRUGATED SUN Automation’s® series of three production speed digital printers for corrugated – CorrStream® 66, 40 and 20 – offer corrugated box makers and the converting sector unrivalled speed, reduced costs, efficiency and outstanding print quality, as well as bringing inkjet sophistication to mainstream applications as a real alternative to conventional analogue methods.

The CorrStream® series of single pass digital printers provide box converters new levels of flexibility in print and as well as the key ability to ease the pressure on box makers’ operating costs at the lowest batch levels, compared to flexographic printing. CorrStream allows for increased value added through print on demand as well as the opportunity for converters to reduce or remove traditional costs such as origination and plate making.

In addition, further opportunities exist for corrugated producers to align with increasing digitalization in other packaging media to provide solutions for brand owner/retailer seasonal or event-based on-shelf promotions that

require, for example, short-run or variable print capabilities.

CorrStream's® CMYK color digital printers for corrugated allows graphics to press in hours instead of days, small or large production runs at speeds of up to 8000 sheets per hour, personalization and graphic changes, data merge capabilities, wide formats and mass customization.

Simple to operate, the three equipment option sizes provide High Quality Post Print (HQPP) print quality at lower costs on the typical batch sizes now seen at many plants. It’s only a matter of time for industrial inkjet to take hold in the graphics market on corrugated. This range of machines and their modular design will future-proof corrugated companies and help them to capitalize on new opportunities.

SUN Automation will also have inks available for CorrStream to print on coated materials by the end of the year without customers having to make any changes to the existing set up of the equipment.

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