Mondi, a global provider of sustainable packaging and paper, has won the PPI Award in the Product Innovation category for its Hug&Hold packaging solution.  The Fastmarkets Forest Products PPI Awards are reportedly the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector. Hug&Hold is a

GMG and Sun Chemical, have partnered together to create a digital color workflow system.  The new solution, powered by GMG ColorCard technology, reportedly enables customers to digitize their color workflows.  The GMG ColorCard solution has been integrated into Sun Chemical’s SunDigiProof service. The SunDigiProof service, available as part of the SunColorBox toolkit, provides precise digital

OEC Graphics, a Wisconsin-based prepress and graphics provider, has launched Seamex E3, a new ITR (in-the-round) elastomer sleeve that will complement the company’s original Seamex photopolymer sleeve product.  With the purchase of a new Cosmos Flexo 2300 from German manufacturer AKK, OEC is now producing elastomer sleeves within their Oshkosh, Wisconsin, headquarters. 

Global print consumables manufacturer Flint Group launched a UV LED ink range, EkoCure ANCORA F2 with dual curing capability, in Europe at the end of 2022.  The company’s UV LED Dual Cure ink range builds on the original formula of its EkoCure ANCORA range, specifically designed for food packaging and labelling.   Flint Group’s Dual

Esko has launched a new software product to help growing brands and small businesses bring quality products to market in a consistent, fast and sustainable way, according to the company. Mox is the new cloud-based tool that has been specifically developed to help small-to-medium sized consumer brands meet the challenges of today’s omnichannel market, to

Hybrid Software, an enterprise software company for the label and packaging industry, has released Packz and Stepz 8.5 PDF production editing software. The release reportedly contains hundreds of new features and enhancements. “We are excited to announce a new feature called Press View,” said Pascal Wybo, Product Manager. “The functionality supplies professionals with instant views

Koehler Paper has added another product to its flexible packaging paper portfolio, with an emphasis on the fast-food market. This new launch is designed to meet growing consumer demand for sustainable products and packaging, which has been evident in the fast-food sector for some time now. Back in October, Koehler launched Koehler NexPure Wrap, a

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has manufactured a plastic film from used coffee grounds to be used in flexible packaging applications in the wider pursuit of converting urban biowaste at scale. To produce the film, AIMPLAS obtained PHA from restaurant coffee grounds sourced and recycled by bio-bean. This PHA was then formulated and extruded into

Coca-Cola has rolled out NaviLens codes across packs of its Christmas can multipacks, which can be scanned with a mobile phone camera from distances of up to four meters to help blind and partially sighted consumers, and are readable even when unfocused. The company said it is the UK’s first beverage company to launch on-pack