At Endress+Hauser Flow, Mirko Lehmann succeeds Dr Bernd-Josef Schäfer, who has left the company.

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It combines fast, high-quality operation with maximum flexibility and uptime.

26 February 2021: Logoplaste, a leading global designer and manufacturer of innovative and sustainable  rigid plastic packaging solutions for the world’s premier FMCG brands, today announced that Ontario  Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) has agreed to acquire The Carlyle Group’s (NASDAQ: CG) majority stake in the company. Current Logoplaste shareholders Filipe de Botton and Alexandre Relvas will  retain their approximately 40% stake in the business as it embarks on its next phase of growth. The financial  terms of the transaction, which are subject to customary regulatory approvals, were not disclosed. 

Logoplaste’s value-added rigid plastic packaging solutions are used by a wide range of global blue-chip  clients. The company offers unique expertise across all phases of packaging development, from ideation,  design and engineering to full industrial implementation. Logoplaste’s business model centres on the development of strong and long-standing partnerships with customers through dedicated facilities, fully  integrated within the customer’s premises, eliminating secondary packaging waste, just-in-time operations and significantly reducing transport needs. Sustainability and innovation have been integral to Logoplaste  since inception and are key to its continued success.  

Ontario Teachers’ is Canada's largest single-profession pension plan and one of the world’s pre-eminent  private equity investors. Through its Private Capital team, Ontario Teachers’ offers companies flexible, long term capital and adds value as active owners. Since launching Private Capital in 1991, Ontario Teachers' has  invested in more than 500 companies and funds. 

Carlyle invested in Logoplaste in October 2016 through Carlyle Europe Partners IV (CEP IV), a European focused, upper mid-market buyout fund. This successful investment is another example of Carlyle’s strategy  of working in partnership with entrepreneurs and management teams to execute value creation initiatives.  During Carlyle’s period of partnership, Logoplaste has delivered strong growth and its governance has been  further strengthened. Growth has been achieved organically, through the investment and development of  additional facilities across Europe, North America and Brazil, and through acquisitions, notably a majority  shareholding in Poland’s Masterchem. Supported by long-standing clients, the company’s activities in North  America have more than tripled in the last five years, while in Europe the business has continued to expand. 

Gerardo Chiaia, CEO of Logoplaste, said: “This marks an exciting new chapter for our company as we look  forward to the continued growth opportunity for Logoplaste and its customers with backing from Ontario  Teachers’. We also thank Carlyle for their partnership, expertise and support in maintaining Logoplaste’s  position as a leading provider of rigid packaging solutions for the consumer goods industry and in driving  continuous innovation with an integrated approach that is the foundation of our company. “ 

Filipe de Botton, Chairman of Logoplaste, said: “Carlyle has been a valuable partner for Logoplaste’s,  supporting the business to keep on delivering strong growth and an innovative suite of products, as the  company has positioned itself as a pioneer in its field. We are excited to keep on building on our leadership  position in the industry and look forward to Logoplaste’s next phase of growth in the years to come 
alongside Ontario Teachers’. Allow me to thank Alex Wagenberg, Carlos Robles and the Carlyle team for  their support on this great journey over the last five years.” 
Alex Wagenberg, Managing Director of the Carlyle Europe Partners advisory team said: “It has been an  immense pleasure to partner with Filipe and Alexandre and to have the opportunity to work closely  alongside Gerardo and his industry-leading management team. Through investment in innovation and  sustainability, geographic and product expansion, and a continued focus on high levels of customer service,  Logoplaste has delivered remarkable growth. We are very confident that Logoplaste’s best years lie ahead  and wish the team the continued success it so well deserves.”

 
Nick Jansa, Senior Managing Director, Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Ontario Teachers’ said: “We  are pleased to be partnering with the de Botton family, Alexandre Relvas and management as new owners  of Logoplaste. We see the company as a great fit for our Private Capital portfolio given their industry  leadership, highly resilient business model and strong commitment to sustainability. We look forward to  supporting the company in their next stage of global growth.”  

Logoplaste and its shareholders were advised by Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs International and  Linklaters LLP. In addition, Vieira de Almeida & Associados advised the reinvesting shareholders. 
Ontario Teachers’ was advised by Credit Suisse International as financial advisor, Weil, Gotshal & Manges  and Uria Menendez as legal advisors and Ernst & Young LLP as accounting and tax advisor.

 
Notes to Editors: 
• Each year, Logoplaste’s solutions saves its clients significant CO2 emissions compared to the market  norms through eliminating unnecessary transport and secondary packaging.  
• In 2019 this represented savings of more than 12,000 tonnes of CO2.  
• In 2020, the company reinforced its credentials in this space having announced “Mission Zero+”, a  commitment to build a fully functioning industrial plant with zero emissions.  
• Also in 2020, Carlyle and Logoplaste completed the leveraged loan market’s first institutional ESG  (Environmental, Social and Governance) term loan which links Logoplaste’s interest payments to  the achievement of CO2 savings targets. 
Media Contacts: 
Logoplaste 
Magda Merali 
magda.merali@logoplaste.com 
+ 351 910 513 159 
The Carlyle Group 
Andrew Kenny 
Andrew.kenny@carlyle.com 
+44 7816 176120 
Ontario Teachers’  
North America 
Dan Madge 
+1 416-419-1437 
media@otpp.com
Europe, Middle East and Africa 
Oliver Mann 
+44 203 7551 607 
otpp@kekstcnc.com 

About Logoplaste 
Logoplaste is a global value-added service provider and producer of rigid plastic containers for many well known global consumer companies in the food and beverage, cosmetics, personal care and household  industries. Founded in 1976, the company has pioneered the in-house manufacturing model, significantly  reducing CO2 emissions from transportation and secondary packaging and contributing to improve the  overall environmental impact from its customers supply chain. Logoplaste currently manages 62 factories,  with locations in 16 countries: Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland, Mexico,  Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam. In 2016, Carlyle Europe  Partners partnered with the de Botton and Relvas familes in the shareholding of Logoplaste to support the  further growth and international development of the group. www.logoplaste.com 

About The Carlyle Group 
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys  private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Investment  Solutions. With $246 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2020, Carlyle’s purpose is to  invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which  we live and invest. The Carlyle Group employs 1,825 people in 29 offices across five continents. Further  information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow The Carlyle Group on Twitter @OneCarlyle. 

About Ontario Teachers’ 
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers') is the administrator of Canada's largest  single-profession pension plan, with $204.7 billion in net assets (all figures at June 30, 2020 unless  noted). It holds a diverse global portfolio of assets, approximately 80% of which is managed in-house,  and has earned an annual total-fund net return of 9.5% since the plan's founding in 1990. Ontario  Teachers' is an independent organization headquartered in Toronto. Its Asia-Pacific regional offices  are in Hong Kong and Singapore, and its Europe, Middle East & Africa region office is in London. The  defined-benefit plan, which is fully funded as at January 1, 2020, invests and administers the pensions  of the province of Ontario's 329,000 active and retired teachers. For more information,  visit otpp.com and follow us on Twitter @OtppInfo.
 

With over 650 machines sold in China, SACMI is the country’s absolute leader in cap manufacturing solutions that use compression technology. In April the fair will showcase all the latest, with a sharp focus on efficiency and integrated process control.

With a market share of over 75% in China, SACMI is the country’s leading provider of plastic cap manufacturing solutions that use compression technology. Hence the company’s pivotal role at Chinaplas (Hall 10 stand n. 10G41, 13-16 April 2021), to be for the very first time in Shenzhen, where SACMI will be showcasing a complete range that integrates the cap slitting and folding solution with in-line slit quality control.

Advanced in-line controls at every stage and technological leadership in the manufacturing process allow SACMI to excel, offering the best solutions on the market to respond to the latest packaging-closure trends from a lightweight and integrated neck-capsule design perspective.
More specifically, SACMI has chosen the Chinese market - where over 650 CCM machines have been installed by key players in the local industry - as the perfect showcase for promoting major on-press technological innovations that go hand-in-hand with 4.0 controls throughout the production line.

In addition to in-line total quality control systems, SACMI has enhanced the CCM range with dedicated solutions such as the new CM-Flow system; the latter can even be installed on existing machines to provide a combination of energy savings (up to 9%) and improved extrusion process quality. Furthermore, new in-press controls let manufacturers spot any drift away from production parameters in advance, allowing for the set-up of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

At Chinaplas SACMI will also display the SFM slitting solution for an AB 1881 COOL+ cap for CSD applications. To meet their burgeoning demand for product personalization, Chinese customers can take advantage of a complete range of SACMI services that span from design to assistance, especially as regards cap design and customization; the over 1000 caps in the catalogue can be customized together with the customer using embossing or offset external decoration.
Moreover, like the other machines in the line, the displayed slitting solution can be integrated with the SACMI vision system; the latter comes in various versions (from 1 to 7 cameras) and features advanced CVS 360 control software.

The hub for the country’s technical and sales assistance services is SACMI Shanghai. Its 55-strong team includes highly specialized, fully trained technicians who support the customer at every stage. During 2020 this hub overcame every challenge to provide vital long-distance support and assistance, including complete machine/plant remote start-up services.
The only company in the world to offer comprehensive solutions for closure-beverage lines, SACMI combines cutting-edge cap-making technology with an all-round range that covers everything from preforms to bottling, thus meeting bottlers’ and converters’ every single need.
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Through our on-going global partnership, Aptar will support CARE’s mission, including education programming, women’s

Crystal Lake, Illinois, February 18, 2021 — AptarGroup, Inc.

Agnes Nagy, Senior Manager, Corporate Training Management for AptarGroup, was the key speaker at a recent global webi

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Potential energy savings of up to 30 percent and a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions by as much as 90 or even 100 percent:
GEA’s Sustainable Energy Solutions (SEnS) offering integrates processes and utilities (refrigeration and heating) solutions, allowing GEA experts to develop optimization strategies for customers in diverse industries.

Numerous successfully completed SEnS projects from GEA show:
These optimizations reduce the customer’s energy footprint and running costs, without compromising output or the bottom line.

According to the United Nations, energy efficiency offers a potential 40 percent of the emission reductions required to help meet global climate goals.

Due to a growing number of rules and regulations and its own climate targets, there is an absolute need for the industry to reduce its carbon footprint and become more energy efficient overall. With cooling and heating traditionally accounting for anywhere between 50 and 90 percent of a plant’s entire energy consumption, it’s the ideal starting point for GEA’s SEnS initiative.

Unique SEnS approach helps customers to achieve their climate goals

GEA’s unique SEnS offering is a culmination of a broad processing portfolio and years of industry know-how combined with extensive refrigeration expertise. “SEnS supports customers in the food processing, dairy and beverage industries, helping them achieve their climate goals by making them more sustainable,” comments Kai Becker, since February 1, 2021, CEO Refrigeration Technology Division. As a global industrial technology provider, GEA will continue to strengthen its SEnS offering in 2021.Using the SEnS approach, GEA will promote the increased adoption of sustainable solutions which drive down energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions while helping customers from diverse industry sectors slash their operational costs.

Typically, process plants are designed in a way that separates processes from utilities (cooling & heating), rather than considering them as a whole. Customers often place tremendous focus on the design or optimization of a particular process, overlooking the bigger picture. GEA combines these two parts and ensures that they work well together.

“GEA has developed a structured holistic and proven approach that begins with analyzing the customer’s precise energy requirements, then making process optimizations and including utilities in the equation. By connecting heat pump technology to manufacturing processes, the GEA experts ensure energy is moving circularly, rather than being wasted”, says Ulrich Walk, Chief Service Officer (CSO) – Refrigeration Technologies.

Cross-functional teams and one point of contact
Each GEA SEnS project includes a single point of contact enabling customers to achieve genuine and proven reductions in energy consumption and their carbon footprint. The SEnS process is backed up by a cross-functional engineering team with experts from dairy, food or beverage processing as required, as well as team members with refrigeration (heating & cooling) expertise in diverse processing industries. Each project considers the customer’s business parameters and ambitions, formulated as measurable KPIs, against which the installation must deliver.

Involvement at an early stage in the planning process
When it comes to plant upgrades, GEA recommends that customers should integrate the GEA experts as early as possible in the design process. Doing so can mitigate potential frustrations later on as the solution will be more closely aligned with expectations at a very early stage. Another big advantage: This early involvement will lead to more cost-efficiency. “GEA has decades of experience helping customers improve the efficiency of their plants – and now the process has been made even easier”, concludes Becker.

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The world is returning to a new sense of connection and six clear bright colors represent a can-do attitude to positive global change

Spartanburg, S.C. – In 2022 care and respect are high on the agenda as we step out with a brighter attitude and deeper optimism for global change. As the world recovers from a fragile time of vulnerability people have an Emerging Confidence that positive choices can make a difference in our daily lives, with care and respect high on the agenda.
Milliken’s ColorDirection 2022 Emerging Confidence offers brands a way to reflect these values, and society’s newfound optimism, channeling positive consumer choice with the hopeful imagery of bright and optimistic colors in product packaging.
Welcoming Sunshine is a fresh yellow that gives a bright optimism to your product range and a new feel to your brand. It brings the positive warmth of mornings and the energy of light to your portfolio, laying out the potential for new consumer joy.
Soothing Heat is a strong, warm orange that directs attention to any product. Evoking the flame of a log fire or the nostalgic crispness of bright autumn leaves, Soothing Heat reassures, prepares and energizes.
Blossoming Joy is a color that evokes the happiness of freshly-cut flowers brought indoors from a summer garden, imagining exciting new possibilities of passion and growth. It is urgent and active, reminding our eyes to smile and look forward.
Radiating Richness will add a sense of comfort and depth to your color range for positive products. It is a balanced color that is less about luxury and more about self-care, inclusion and optimism for consumers looking for meaning.
Freshening Shoots is a bright, vibrant green symbolizing new growth and nature combined. Few colors suggest life better than this, saying it is time to start over in an ecological, sustainable and thoughtful way.
Connecting Lives is a color that brings tranquility, trust and peace to front and center. It reminds us that we all share our skies and waters and the feelings they evoke are universal. It’s a strong blue of togetherness, breath and clarity that signals freshness and positive action.
With brands looking ahead to refresh their image and portfolio to meet the growing need for positive choices, Milliken’s ColorDirection 2022 Emerging Confidence range of globally leading colorants will give your products the eye-catching confidence to sway consumers as they look for companies to believe in.
Milliken’s portfolio includes:
Liquitint™ customized colorants that combine dynamic colors with excellent processability for multiple applications including home and laundry care. Among the many reasons top manufacturers opt for Milliken’s Liquitint polymeric colorants are: solubility, compatibility, versatility and stability. These water-soluble and non-staining colorants are compatible with the most challenging active ingredients, including additives and higher perfume levels;
Liquitint Agro, advanced colorants for fertilizer. This range of non-staining liquid colorants provides a broad spectrum of color options with low inventory requirements and easy blending, thus reducing waste and increasing saving potential for your operations;
ClearTint™ color concentrates for NX® UltraClear™ polypropylene (PP) add vivid, transparent color and are compliant with safety requirements for food packaging;
Reactint® polymeric colorants for polyurethane (PU) add appealing color to products without affecting the physical properties of the material;
Milliken’s KeyPlast® line offers a spectrum of bright, high performance colorants for a multitude of polymer and resin systems. These include ABS, PET in transparent, food-contact applications, as well as other transparent amorphous polymers such as polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC) and acrylic (PMMA);

KeyPlast RESIST™ is a spectrum of bright, high performance colorants, specially designed for coloring engineering polymers such as polyamides (PA), polybutylene terephthalates (PBT), polypthalamides (PPA), polysulfones (PSU), and other high-heat glass filled and flame retardant resins and alloys. These colorants offer improved weather resistance and light fastness, are high purity and perform well in the high-temperature processing and application conditions typically associated with high-performance polymers.
Learn more on chemical.milliken.com.

About Milliken
Materials science expert Milliken & Company knows that a single molecule has the potential to change the world. With innovative solutions across the textile, flooring, specialty chemical, and healthcare industries, Milliken answers some of the world’s greatest challenges. Named to the World’s Most Ethical Companies list by Ethisphere Institute for 14 years, the company meets the moment with an unwavering commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for its customers and communities. Eight thousand associates across 46 locations globally rally behind a common purpose: to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Honeywell UOP selected GEA Refrigeration Technologies’ oil & gas team to supply engineered compression packages for a tail gas application at a refinery in Azerbaijan. Utilizing GEA's most powerful screw compressor, the GEA model XH, the systems are designed for a modernization program at the refinery.

Project overview
GEA's tail gas packages were selected for the project by Honeywell UOP as part of their Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen for the modernization of the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery (HAOR) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Pure hydrogen is essential to the refining process, where it is used to decontaminate oil and facilitate catalytic processes that produce clean-burning fuels, including those that meet Euro V standards for vehicle emissions.

The PSA technology will help Azerbaijan meet the growing domestic demand for transportation fuels that meet the Euro V standards. Hydrogen technology is an important element of modernization program that will help the refinery in Azerbaijan to remain among the most advanced refineries in the region, further improving environmental protection along with the quality of life in Azerbaijan.

The modernization enables the refinery to process 7.5 million metric tons per annum of crude oil blended from local sources. Hydrogen is key in the refining process, being produced as a byproduct of refining and intentionally from a steam methane reformer. Honeywell UOP's PSA technology purifies this hydrogen so it essentially can be recycled into the refinery to remove impurities and to perform catalytic processes that transform crude oil into clean fuels and other products.

Tail gas treatment
The purpose of these tail gas compression units is to receive the tail gas – a gas mixture composition with up to ~70% hydrogen – from the PSA System and keep stable pressure at the PSA discharge. Received gas is compressed up to 6,7 bar(g) and then cooled down to 40°C in the after cooler before it is returned to the customer’s system.
These units are based on an oil-flooded screw compressor and the oil is separated from the tail gas into two oil separators (main and final) in order to deliver the gas with less than 1 ppm of oil content.
As an oil-flooded screw compressor, the oil circuit is provided for lubricating the internal part of the screw compressor. The oil circuit comprises two oil pumps (one in standby), a pressure control valve to keep the oil pressure constant and an electro-pneumatic three-way control valve to maintain the oil flow to the compressor at a fixed temperature. The oil circuit also comprises two oil coolers (one in standby) with a common inlet and outlet line for the cooling water system. The discharged oil at high temperature, recovered in the oil separator, is cooled down by using cooling water as a medium.
All vessels and all heat exchangers are designed and manufactured according to ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and TEMA R (Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association). GEA also provided the personnel protection with rock wool and aluminum and winterization of the entire oil circuit.

Technical data

Compressor: GEA oil-flooded, single-stage screw
Model: GEA XHA-XH36A-28
Capacity: 11427,0 Sm3/h
Gas Handled: Tail gas
Suction Pressure: 0,31 bar(g)
Discharge Pressure: 6,7 bar(g)
EM installed: 1.370 kW

GEA Refrigeration Technologies’ global oil & gas team provides custom process refrigeration and gas compression solutions for a wide range of industries and applications.

Honeywell UOP is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries.

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Düsseldorf (Germany), February 24, 2021 — Companies benefit particularly strongly from the ever-evolving GEA Omni control panel. GEA is discussing the subject of digital control of industrial refrigeration systems in its first Cooling Club webinar of the year entitled, “Improve Your Bottom Line with the Energy-saving GEA Omni Control Panel”. The webinar will take place from 4:00- 5:00pm Central European Time on Thursday, March 18, 2021. 

Click here to register. 

This free-of-charge webinar is open to industry professionals who will have the opportunity to listen to, and interact with, GEA experts Tom Eelen and Wilco Kanters to learn more about how advanced digital control panel technology can improve bottom-line results by minimizing energy use and reducing production downtime.
  

Topics of the virtual Cooling Club:  

* How the industry is benefiting from GEA’s latest control panel innovation; 

* Ways by which refrigeration system efficiency can be increased;   

* How GEA Omni can reduce production downtime;  

* Demonstration of GEA Omni’s capabilities and ease of use; 

* Updates on GEA Omni’s most-recently-added and soon-to-be-added features like artificial intelligence;   

* Insight into how companies can benefit from this advanced digital technology. 

 
The presenters will draw from their decades-long experiences in the industrial refrigeration space and provide eye-opening insight into the path ahead for users of industrial refrigeration systems. 

Speakers: 
 

Tom Eelen has been working in refrigeration working in refrigeration system sales for more than 20 years. He joined GEA in 2004 where he is, after several positions, Head of Sales and Sales Support for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. His focus is on sustainable energy solutions in cooling and heating for industrial processes. A graduate of KATHO, member of the K.U. Leuven Association, in Kortrijk, Belgium, Tom Eelen holds a diploma in refrigeration and air conditioning. 

Wilco Kanters has been working in refrigeration systems for more than 25 years. He joined GEA in 1991 and currently serves as Product Manager System Panels and is responsible for the GEA Omni control panel in Europe. His focus is on specialized process automation for refrigeration and he has introduced a wide range of new products based on the GEA Omni control panel platform.  

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Label Academy, the global training provider for the label and package printing industry, is to host its third virtual master class aimed at an international audience in March. This latest learning opportunity will cover brand protection for the first time.

 As with the previous two virtual master classes, Brand Protection will be presented by Labelexpo’s strategic director Andy Thomas-Emans, who will be joined by guest speakers from companies including the American Apparel and Footwear Association, Avery Dennison, Digimarc, HP, the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, INX International, Mercian Labels, Vandagraf, VerifyMe and Vicki Strull Design. The master class will also be split into two two-hour parts; Part One will take place on Tuesday 23 March, and Part Two takes place on Tuesday 30 March. 

Part One will present a range of brand protection perspectives, with sessions including:  an overview of the counterfeiting market, a brand owner perspective on what’s important, the brand consultant perspective, and the label converter perspective on the challenges of meeting a brand owner’s needs. Part Two will focus on some of the key overt and covert technologies, with sessions covering inks, anti-tamper materials, print processes, RFID and NFC tags, holograms and watermarking.
  
Thomas-Emans said: “We are delighted to grow our online learning portfolio with this latest educational opportunity covering our global industry’s most pressing topics. This is the first time we’ve hosted a master class on brand protection, which has never been more crucial than now. Consumer demand for label and package printing continues to rise, and with it, the thriving counterfeiting market at all levels of the supply chain.

“It’s important therefore that anyone involved in label and package printing production is aware of the scale of the challenge, the possible pitfalls, and has a full understanding of the key technologies tackling this.” 

Speakers include Dr Paul Dunn, chair, International Hologram Manufacturers Association, who said: “This is a great opportunity to provide an insight into the technology evolution that has occurred in recent years in the development of holograms and optical devices in general for product security and authentication. The diversity of technologies today offers a wide choice of optical security solutions to add value and security to any Brand product.” 

Michael Welch, Senior Product Manager, Durables (North America), Avery Dennison, added: “The global Covid-19 pandemic put a spotlight on maintaining consumer safety and has amplified the need for anti-tampering materials and packaging. We're excited to share new materials, applications and use cases in the virtual master class.”

The Brand Protection virtual master class costs 95 USD per session. For more information and booking, visit www.labelsandlabeling.com/label-academy/master-classes. 

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For further information about the Label Academy, please contact:
 
Helen Stoddart, conference manager, Labelexpo Global Series.

Email: hstoddart@labelexpo.com

Notes to editors:

About the Label Academy
The Label Academy is a global training provider and on-the-job resource for the label and package printing industry. It was pioneered by industry expert Mike Fairley in response to a reduction in the number of dedicated printing colleges and the need to standardize the label industry’s very specialized training and education across the world. 

The Label Academy’s in-depth and expert-led master classes in English have proved extremely popular around the world at Labelexpo trade shows over the last few years, covering a wide range of key topics in the label and package printing industry. These have included: shrink sleeves; and inks, coatings and varnishes.  

Previous virtual master classes have covered digital printing technology, and flexible packaging.
 
The Label Academy is part of Tarsus Group - the international media group with interests in exhibitions, conferences, publishing and online media including Labelexpo Global Series, and is endorsed by FINAT, TLMI, LMAI, Turkish Label Association and BPIF. 

Brand Protection, Security Labeling and Packaging, by Jeremy Plimmer, is available to purchase on Amazon.com and its regional sites.

How attitudes to packaging and its functionality have changed over the past seven years, based on a detailed survey of 1,000 UK consumers, is the subject of a new White Paper from leading packaging tapes provider Essentra Tapes. 
The full results were first revealed at a recent ThePackHub webinar, where Essentra Tape’s head of marketing & development, Ian Beresford, unveiled consumers’ latest opinions and compared them to previous research in 2013. 
While the survey showed a 15% decrease in consumer packaging frustrations during this time, at 70% the figure remained high, with difficulty in opening packs still a major gripe among respondents. However, environmental concerns and the huge growth of e-commerce have had a significant influence on consumer opinions, and overpackaging is now seen as the number one frustration. 
Not surprisingly, the Covid-19 pandemic has also had an impact, with the hygienic benefits of packaging becoming more important.
Age was still a key factor, and the research confirmed that ease of access continued to be a particular problem for the over 55s. Access was also the deciding factor behind consumers’ most and least favourite pack styles. The three most frustrating packs all lacked opening devices with the hard plastic clamshell retaining its top spot from 2013, while juice cartons with screw caps and cans with ring pulls were the number one and two most pleasing packs.
In addition, consumers highlighted the importance of sustainability within packaging and ranked recyclability as their number one issue. Packs that are easy to recycle are what consumers care about and providing simple, clear instructions and the necessary infrastructure to help with this is key. It also appears that consumers are starting to expect packs to be designed to be more sustainable, with only a third saying they would be prepared to pay more for sustainable packaging.
“Our latest research shows that the image of packaging among consumers has improved somewhat since 2013 but there is clearly still work to do,” commented Beresford. “In particular, it underlines the need for packaging manufacturers to continue to adapt their solutions in line with current market trends and consumer attitudes to sustainability, making it easier for them to make the right choice.
“It is also clear that the need to meet this wide variety of consumer needs means that packs often have to be multi-functional. For example, a tear tape for easy-opening can also provide a means of communication between a brand and its consumers; a resealable pack can combine user-convenience with product protection, portion control and the minimisation of food waste.
“Such additional benefits can help to reinforce positive perceptions about a product and support brand image and positioning.”
Key findings from the survey included:
Too much packaging is now the number one frustration with 58 per cent of consumers highlighting this issue, an increase from 49 per cent in 2013. 
57 per cent of those surveyed cited ‘Difficult to open’ as their top frustration and 48 per cent said that they had to use knives or other tools to get into packs. This compares to 61 per cent and 69 per cent in 2013.  
56 per cent of respondents said there was too much packaging in home delivered goods and 40 per cent highlighted the amount of waste this generates.
Over 50% of consumers are very or extremely concerned about the hygiene of goods in supermarkets and takeaway food deliveries as a result of the pandemic.
The top ten most frustrating and pleasing packs were:
 

Essentra Tapes is continuing to promote ‘Packaging with Purpose’ that not only enables brand owners to satisfy the need for functionality but also delivers additional benefits that will help to strengthen a brand’s relationship with its consumers.
“Packaging is the key medium by which to communicate the brand, and our research shows that consumers respond positively to packs that serve a clear purpose,” concluded Beresford.                         
“When packaging works, it makes people feel good about the product; conversely, a poor pack can have a deeply negative effect on their perception of the brand, affecting re-purchase decisions.
“Packaging solutions that focus on opening, closing, informing and protecting can resolve many of the typical consumer pack frustrations and at the same time deliver added value and enhance brand image, to the extent of becoming an integral part of the brand experience.”
The Essentra white paper is available to download free at www.essentra.com/en/capabilities/tapes.
Ends 
Note
Essentra Tapes undertook an online survey of 1,000 UK consumers between the ages of 18 to 88 in Q4 2020 regarding their opinions on packaging. Results from the survey were compared to Essentra’s previous independent research held in 2013. 

Ian Beresford is available for print or broadcast interviews. Please contact Simon or Jack at Nielsen McAllister to arrange. info@nmpr.co.uk or 01332 293939        

ABOUT ESSENTRA TAPES
https://www.essentra.com/en/capabilities/tapes

Essentra Tapes is part of Essentra plc and is a global provider of tapes that deliver benefits to consumers, combining easy opening and closing for a wide range of products with creative design & print to deliver brand communication and protection - all promoted under four core themes of Open, Close, Inform and Protect.

Significant experience in the field of security technologies also enables us to combine overt and covert security into our tapes to protect brands and products. Supported by a global manufacturing base, in-house design studio, R&D facilities and multi-million-pound print facilities, Essentra Tapes is positioned to deliver the very best in quality, service and reliability to help make customers’ and consumers’ lives easier. 

For Essentra Tapes sales enquiries please contact:
Tel: +44 (0)115 975-9000
Email:         sales@essentratapes.com
Website:     www.essentra.com/en/capabilities/tapes 
LinkedIn:     www.linkedin.com/showcase/essentra-tear-tapes/ 
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Simon Wildash or Jack Readman, Nielsen McAllister 
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Schreiner Group has been committed to climate protection and sustainability for many years. As a result of its environmental programs, the high-tech company has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 65 percent and increased the utilization of renewable energies to more than 50 percent of its total energy consumption in recent years, among other things. Now the family-owned business has made another move towards a climate-neutral future by having installed and activated nine charging stations for electric vehicles at its headquarters in Oberschleissheim.

Having produced solar power on the roofs of its parking garages for a long time, Schreiner Group is now able to feed sustainable electricity directly into electric mobility as well. For this purpose, the company installed a total of nine EV charging stations on its business premises at the beginning of the year. As a result, Schreiner Group will also increase the share of electric vehicles in the company’s fleet during the course of 2021.   

In addition to charging fleet vehicles and company cars, the new stations will be available to visitors and employees for charging their vehicles. “I am delighted that the installation of the EV charging columns enables us to do even more for climate protection than we already have been,” says CEO Roland Schreiner, “and am convinced that this will also provide our employees with another incentive for buying electric vehicles.”

Power supply to the charging columns posed the greatest challenge during the installation project. Since many of the EV charging stations are located in one of Schreiner Group’s parking garages for employees, a dedicated power supply line had to be installed. This requirement was successfully met with the grid operator’s support.

For more information, please contact:

Susanne Höppner,

Corporate Communications
Phone +49 89 31584-5852,

susanne.hoeppner@schreiner-group.com

Since the beginning of our partnership, we’ve enabled the recycling of over 625,000 pouches that otherwise would have

For Enval, the ultimate aim of the project is to see our first recycling plants in the United States.

February 23, 2021 - Leading inkjet technology company, Xaar, and novel jetting technology provider Meta Additive, will demonstrate how Xaar’s technologies and collaborative approach are enabling ground-breaking applications, at this month’s FuturePrint virtual conference. 

Titled, ‘Pushing the boundaries of what’s possible’, Graham Tweedale, General Manager of Xaar’s printhead business, will review how Xaar’s unique technologies are pushing inkjet and 3D printing beyond its traditional applications into increasingly new areas. 

Highlighting the culture which exists to drive creativity and innovation at Xaar, Graham will focus on three of Xaar’s technologies – TF Technology, High Laydown Technology and High Viscosity – and explain their contribution to moving beyond the conventional limits of inkjet printing. 

In addition, Dr Kate Black, Chief Technology Officer at Meta Additive, will introduce its innovative binder jetting process and explain why the collaboration with Xaar has been an important part of their development process.

Graham commented, “The FuturePrint conference focuses on new technology that enables production to adapt to fast-changing, new markets, and if the last year has shown us anything, it’s the need for agility and innovation. 

“Our work with Meta Additive and its binder jetting invention is as creative as it is relevant to today’s evolving manufacturing environment, and above all demonstrates the role that inkjet technology and collaboration between two forward-thinking businesses is playing in pushing the boundaries of inkjet.”
The two-day FuturePrint Virtual Conference will highlight the latest developments within industrial, packaging, labels, commercial and wide-format print technologies designed to meet the needs of customers in 2021 and beyond.

Graham and Kate’s presentation takes place on February 26th at 15.00GMT / 16.00CET. The session is open to all and can be attended by pre-registering at www.futureprint.tech.  
 

About Xaar

Together with our partners and customers, Xaar has been transforming the world of inkjet technology for 30 years – and we’re just getting started.

With a new leadership team, new technology and new products, we have an exciting roadmap for the future – that will help our partners unleash the true power of inkjet printing and open up a world of opportunities for their business.

We believe true innovation comes from collaboration, which is why all our teams work together in Cambridgeshire where industrial inkjet was born.

Collaboration is at the core of our global partnerships too - whether we’re helping customers enhance their uptime or create production efficiencies from high-speed digitisation - we’re always innovating together.

We know that inkjet technology can not only maximise the efficiency of our partners’ businesses but help them evolve too. That’s why we go on a journey with our customers - offering expert insights and technical support every step of the way. Just like our printheads, Xaar’s partnerships are built to last.

Welcome to a whole new Xaar. 
www.xaar.com

Contacts:

Xaar: Charlotte Baile

T: +44 1223 802151

E: charlotte.baile@xaar.com 
Global ex China/USA: Nielsen McAllister, Simon Wildash /

Richard Pettinger

T: +44 1332 293939

E: info@nmpr.co.uk 
China: CommNow, Qianzi Che,

T: +86 10 5096 1513

E: qianzi.che@commnow.cn 
USA: Press+, Irvin Press

T: +1 508-384-0608 E: irv@press-plus.com