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Lecta Introduces GardaMatt Ice: An Ultra-White, Cool-Tone Coated Paper for Premium Print

Aditya Panwar

January

/ 2026

Lecta has expanded its premium paper portfolio with the launch of GardaMatt Ice, a two-side coated woodfree paper engineered to meet the creative and technical demands of today’s high-end editorial and commercial print markets.

Developed for brands, publishers, designers, and printers who value clarity, precision, and refinement, GardaMatt Ice is distinguished by its exceptionally high whiteness (CIE 130) and a cool, pure tone. This unique combination enhances contrast, delivers accurate reproduction of neutral colours and grey tones, and creates a fresh, contemporary aesthetic—ideal for magazines, books, catalogues, corporate communications, and other premium print applications.

blister films incorporates security features

admin

August

/ 2013

blister films incorporates security features

perlen converting, a kennett square, pa based company, has launched an optical strip incorporated into its perlalux pvdc and pvc blister films that offers an alternative to safety devices attached into blister foil lidding. in the perlalux identity solution, the hologram strips are placed in between blister cavities without modifying packaging characteristics. they tampering resistant as they are situated in between the cavities. their placement makes it hard to manipulate them. furthermore, they are lacquer coated. fredy brunner is the director of sales for north america.

thorough information on po for food contact

admin

August

/ 2013

thorough information on po for food contact

sabic, which is one of the biggest polyolefins polypropylenes and polyethylenes producer, has now published all of its compliance and food safety declarations on line, three years before the mandatory 2016 deadline. on the company&rsquos european pages, the declarations are made available for the public. the new regulations engross stricter testing on the ways migration from packaging into food is evaluated.

product policies for prefilled syringes diverging

admin

August

/ 2013

product policies for prefilled syringes diverging

greystone research associates studies the influence of branding and valueadded devices on injectable drugs. in terms of total sector revenue as well as doses, as prefilled injection devices carry on to replace biotech program and vials pharmaceutical, managers are ever more integrating selfinjection device technology and syringe into their development plans. the output has been a migration toward an everincreasing dependence on accelerated product viability testing and multifunctional development teams.

gerresheimer unveils its plastic and glass pharmaceutical packaging products

admin

August

/ 2013

gerresheimer unveils its plastic and glass pharmaceutical packaging products

convenience, safety and quality are core features of the gerresheimer products exhibited on stands 311 and 312 at the aaps national biotechnology conference that were held in san diego. this conference will take place at the sheraton hotel during may 20 to 22. gerresheimer specializes in unfailing primary packaging for pharmaceuticals products that is made up of materials ideal for the field of application of products, right from the traditional materials like glass to break proof substitutes such as plastic.

packaging sector of western european beverage maintains the position of worlds third largest market

admin

August

/ 2013

packaging sector of western european beverage maintains the position of worlds third largest market

the packaging market of western european beverage maintained its position as the third largest market in the world through 2011, expanding by below 1 to attain volume levels of 170 billion units. on the whole, in a mature market of beverage packaging, western europe is experiencing slow growth. on the other hand, it maintains a considerable region with some good pack expansion opportunities, showing by the declining popularity of bottles made up from glass in the wake of competition from beverage cans and pet.

dell promises for wastefree packaging by 2020

admin

August

/ 2013

dell promises for wastefree packaging by 2020

dell declared its sustainable packaging initiatives including objective for a wastefree packaging stream by 2020 as well as an innovative wheat straw material that turns into the agricultural waste into boxes. the company mentions that it will attain its goal of wastefree packaging by making sure that 100 percent of dell packaging is derived only from sustainable materials, including rapidly renewable and recycled content, or substances that was previously part of the waste stream. making sure that 100 percent of dell packaging is either compostable or recyclable at the end of its life.

sustainable superfos packaging

admin

August

/ 2013

sustainable superfos packaging

superfos works to minimize the carbon footprint of its packaging by introducing new innovative designs and processes. a new coinjection procedure and a thin wall packaging design were amongst the sustainable news from superfos at emballage. an ideal packaging solution not only transports, safeguards and helps to promote its content as per to the beliefs of plastic packaging manufacturer superfos it also leaves behind a carbon footprint as less as possible.

printers for flexible labelling and packaging

admin

August

/ 2013

printers for flexible labelling and packaging

videojet technologies, which is a pioneer manufacturer of marking, printing, and coding products, has launched two new thermal transfer overprinters tto to its dataflex product line. the new dataflex 6420 and 6320 products are aimed to fulfil a range of flexible labelling and packaging applications in the meat and poultry, snack foods, confectionery, bakery and other markets.

cadbury wins legal battle over purple packaging

admin

August

/ 2013

cadbury wins legal battle over purple packaging

nestl&eacute, a kit katmaker company, took cadbury, to court for challenging a previous ruling which provided the cr&egraveme eggmaker exclusive rights to use of the particular colour purple &ndash pantone 2685c &ndash as used in dairy milk packaging. two years ago, cadbury was gobbled up by the us giant kraft. this battle is being continued since last four years, and it is the latest twist in this legal war. nestl&eacute wanted to challenge a ruling from december 2011 that incorporated chocolate drinks and bars.

the other side of banning plastic bags

admin

August

/ 2013

the other side of banning plastic bags

the google search for ban plastic bags is very likely to get above 2000 items. in general, it is the similar argument that mentions in different languages and forms. some consider the polyethylene bags as a threat to the environmental that finds its way to the walkways, beaches, trees, side roads, etc. they also believe a taxes or ban on plastic bags can help to put a stop on the proliferation of stock plastic. each year, around 100 billion to 1 trillion bags are used as per the information given the environmental protection agency.

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Lecta Introduces GardaMatt Ice: An Ultra-White, Cool-Tone Coated Paper for Premium Print

blister films incorporates security features

thorough information on po for food contact

product policies for prefilled syringes diverging

gerresheimer unveils its plastic and glass pharmaceutical packaging products

packaging sector of western european beverage maintains the position of worlds third largest market

dell promises for wastefree packaging by 2020

sustainable superfos packaging

printers for flexible labelling and packaging

cadbury wins legal battle over purple packaging

the other side of banning plastic bags

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