November 2023

Enhancing sustainability by reducing product waste and extending shelf life, Edge Pull® and Simply Tab® liners suitable for variety of bottles and jars used 
in food, beverage, pharma, nutrition and cosmetics applications. 

JaeKwang is one of the best-known packaging manufacturers in South Korea. The company, which previously operated exclusively as a converter, decided last year to strike out in a new direction and take film production into its own hands. This was a big step for JaeKwang, which is now the first company in South Korea to produce CPP flat films in a 5-layer process.

Pregis®, a global leader in high-performance flexible packaging and protective packaging solutions, achieved International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certifications at its facilities in Hopkinsville, Ky., and Visalia, Calif. These certifications are a notable addition to the company's growing list of ISCC PLUS certified locations in the Netherlands and North America.

Visitors to Xaar’s Open Day & FuturePrint Tech conference in Cambridge last week were the first to see the results of a research study into jetting high viscosity water-based inks, performed by Dr Chris Phillips and Professor Davide Deganello at the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University. 
During the Open Day, Dr Chris Phillips provided independent evidence of the results of jetting higher viscosity inks when compared to ‘conventional’ viscosities on both coated and uncoated substrates.