Sun Chemical has agreed to acquire Flint Group’s European publication gravure ink business. Flint Group has decided to divest its European publication gravure business, as part of the long-term strategy to increase focus on its core ...
Tags: Sun Chemical, gravure ink, core web offset
Mondi announced half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Highlights Continued strong financial performance on all key metrics Underlying operating profit of €529 million, up 8% Underlying earnings of ...
Tags: metricsUnderlying, Uncoated Fine Paper, Fibre Packaging
Axalta Coating Systems, a global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, has acquired the business of Geeraets Autolak, a distributor of Axalta’s Cromax refinish coating products in the Netherlands for nearly 40 years. The ...
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Sun Chemical has opened a new coatings lab at its research and development facility in Carlstadt, New Jersey, US. The new lab will enable Sun Chemical to provide enhanced services to the graphic arts and packaging markets. Featuring ...
India based global flexible packaging firm Uflex has launched the EL-1300 extrusion lamination machine designed to efficiently laminate very thin LDPE substrates to woven polypropylene and also to paper/any packaging film. Capable of ...
Axalta Coating Systems, a supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has acquired United Paint’s automotive interior rigid thermoplastics coatings business for undisclosed sum. Following the deal, production will temporarily remain at ...
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Workshops for repair specialists at Automechanika Frankfurt are a long-standing tradition and, this year, trade visitors can choose between twelve different professional-development courses – free of charge and in German or English. ...
Tags: Auto Repairing, BASF Coatings
The high-barrier films coatings market environment is currently complex and in a state of flux as it undergoes some significant transitions driven by evolution of the technologies involved and end-user product demands according to the ...
Tags: films coatings, OLED lighting
Valspar is expanding production capacity at its Singapore facility to meet increased demand for its food and beverage packaging products in the Asia Pacific region. The expansion is expected to come on line in 2017. "This investment ...
North Star Packaging and Print announced the installation of a new Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 6 + LX UV press. The state of-the art 6-color plus coating tower model features Prinect Image Control, Heidelberg's most advanced imaging ...
US-based global coatings manufacturer Valspar has successfully launched its premium paint for the European DIY market in Paintainer pails from RPC Superfos featuring a golden metallic look and a new design. For its entry into the market, ...
Tags: premium paint, RPC Superfos, polypropylene
Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to consider changing the standards that regulate the issue of chemical migration from packaging into food. Assessing change ...
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PPG has completed its new $10m coatings center of excellence at its existing complex in Tianjin, China. The new facility will serve regional customers in the automotive plastics and decorative accessories industry. The new coatings ...
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Inline digital printing company, DataLase has received several orders for solutions at Drupa 2016 More than 2000 visitors stopped by the DataLase stand during the two-week exhibition, helping to generate a significant number of new ...
Sophia University in Japan has developed a technique for growing laser diodes on an indium phosphide (InP) layer bonded to silicon (Si) [Keiichi Matsumoto et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol9, p062701, 2016]. The researchers claim that this is ...
Tags: Laser Diodes, Si Substrates