Constantia Flexibles Group has started up a new laminating machine at its manufacturing site in the Krasnodar region of Russia, to serve growing demand in the domestic food packaging industry.

A new solvent triplex laminator was inaugurated this month to commemorate the 12th anniversary of Constantia Kuban, the Russian subsidiary of Constantia Flexibles. With an annual capacity of 60 million meters, the machine can simultaneously glue three rolls of different types of material, using glues with a wide grammage range.

The IMDA Awards competition is an annual event organized by the American ‘In-Mold Decorating Association’. The IMDA is an organization of molders, printers, material suppliers and equipment manufactures representing in-mold labeling and decorating industries, whose products can be found all over the world.

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, June 23, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, and Correct-Touch Graphic Arts, the exclusive distributor of Asahi flexo plates in the United States, today reported a self-promotional piece produced by Dixie Graphics and Prolamina using Asahi flexo plates with Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer was awarded first place for that category in the 2017 Excellence in Flexography Awards.

RPC Bramlage Barcelona has developed a special solution to meet the packaging requirements of a new range of products from leading Spanish personal care company Boddy’s Pharmacy Skincare.

API is leading the way in the creative development of holographic and other highly visual optical packaging solutions with the launch of its custom decorative holography service, Holonique™ Boutique. The service is designed to provide API’s specialised knowledge in the use of holography and 3D Designs, which, as an integral part of the product pack design, can add the extra dimension to brands across the food, drinks, personal care and beauty sectors.