Girls Who Print, the largest global network of women in the print and graphic communication industry, presented three awards during the online Girls Who Print Day Conference on November 7th. The 2024 Rising Star Award was presented to Kiki Heron, Account Manager, Training and Development Leader at Specialty Print Communications, by Kelly Mallozzi, Principal at Success in Print, who runs the Girls Who Print mentorship program. The award recognizes women who have stepped up and taken the initiative to proactively help the industry, their company, and their colleagues.
Atlantic Zeiser, a Coesia company and provider of advanced printing and personalization solutions for the card and packaging industries, will showcase the Persosmart Color at Trustech 2024 in Paris from December 3 to 5, 2024. The company will exhibit at Hall 5.2, Booth #B2029, presenting its innovative 4-color drop-on-demand solution designed to set new benchmarks for speed, quality, and sustainability in card personalization.
The annual Big Buyer trade show has established itself in the industry as a fixed meeting point for paper manufacturers as well as wholesalers and retailers. As a global packaging and paper company, Mondi will be exhibiting at stand B32 and showcasing a selection of papers from its premium Color Copy, NAUTILUS®, BIO TOP 3® and IQ brands. The international trade event from 27 to 29 November in Milan is dedicated to products in the stationery, office, party, creativity and toy sectors. Visitors can attend a variety of conferences to learn more about current trends and innovative product developments.
Ranpak announced the launch of its new GrasiKraft™paper void fill made with grass fibers. Ranpak is, as they claim, the first company in the world to offer grass paper as part of its standard product portfolio for void fill, which joins its innovative suite of products including automated packaging solutions and paper converters that can serve any application required within a box.
Inspired by Jules Verne and the celestial bodies they are named after, the paper developers from Tegernsee have created two new collections: Gmund Mother Earth and Gmund Moonlight. These collections embody the contrasts between Earth and Moon in their design, texture, and color – from wild and rugged to elegant and radiant. With their blend of aesthetics and sustainability, they set new standards for high-quality paper products.
A new collection encompassing, for the first time, all of Fedrigoni’s luxury-coloured papers in a definitive guide to act as a real support to the creativity of designers: This is Colour Dimensions, the new colour system created by Fedrigoni and presented in preview at Luxe Pack 2024, where it was very successful. Colour Dimensions represents an innovative way of exploring the world of luxury-coloured paper through the CMF (Colour, Material, Finish) approach, widely used by designers. An innovative tool that collects the most precious-coloured papers already existing in the Fedrigoni portfolio and some important new additions. Among the brand-new papers, the absolute protagonists are Sirio Allpack and Sirio Illusion, both perfect for luxury packaging and resistant to light.
Following the fire at Mondi’s Stambolijski mill (Bulgaria) on Tuesday 24 September 2024, the Group has announced that it will permanently close the mill. The fire caused extensive damage to the 100,000 tonne per annum brown kraft paper machine and stopped production at the site. Thanks to the swift and professional response on the day, everyone on site remained safe.
UPM Raflatac is pleased to announce the launch of its new Packaging Recyclability Guide, designed to help fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stakeholders across the packaging value chain navigate the complexities of packaging design and recyclability. The new guide, which is available as a free e-book on the company’s website here or as a downloadable pdf here, offers practical information on the guidelines, definitions and criteria to help make informed label choices that will enhance recyclability.
Printing professionals worldwide will declare their love of print by sharing ‘printspiration’ across their social media channels in celebration of International Print Day by using the hashtag #IPD24. This year’s theme is #PrintLife. #PrintLife represents our lives in print – what we do, where we do it, who we do it for – and why a print is a fun and rewarding career. #PrintLife also represents our emotional attachment to the tangible medium of print when it comes to celebrating important moments in our lives, creating keepsakes, and everything in between.
Mondi announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging1 for an enterprise value of €634 million. This acquisition will expand Mondi’s corrugated footprint in Western Europe and add complementary fibre-based products, focused on eCommerce and FMCG, to enhance its existing customer offering.
Faller Packaging has acquired the property owned by All4Labels in Gebesee, a town in the German state of Thuringia. Its purpose is to establish a new production site for folding cartons and leaflets. The company based its decision on strategic analyses and a growth strategy that anticipates positive developments in Europe’s pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.
Mondi has switched more than 95% of its range of release liners and extrusion solutions to PEFC and FSC™ * certified base paper sources. This is a further step towards responsible sourcing and transparency in the supply chain and also reflects Mondi’s ongoing commitment to develop solutions that are sustainable by design and support customers in achieving their sustainability goals.