sorbead india announces oxygen absorberslocally owned sorbead india shall announced today that it will be merging with desiccare inc. based in usa and hsiao based in taiwan, developed oxygen absorber packets obusters interactive visual marketing platforms &nbspin india. &ldquoour oxygen absorbers are used to control oxygen from food packaging and pharmaceutical tablets or capsules packaging&rdquo, said rajesh galgalikar, sorbead india&rsquos owner and managing director.&nbspabout oxygen absorbersat the time pharmaceutical drugs packaging use obusters to absorb oxygen from the packaging and keep it safe for long period because it can absorb more than 50 its rated capacity of moisture. oxygen absorber pouches are usfda approved, dmf free and nontoxic, therefore it can be placed also with food packets with having absorption time line of 4 days without harmless and safe easily. obuster packets can also put pack with ldpe and hdpe bags depending as per industries requirements. oxygen absorbing packets are made from paper, polyethylene and pet materials with in different sizes like available in ft20 cc to ft3000 cc.sorbead india founded in 1996 in vadodara, india, expert in manufacturing and exporting in adsorbents like silica gel, molecular sieve, activated alumina balls, chromatography adsorbents, desiccants for moisture and humidity control, etc. provide desiccants to the client with the ability to build their own media network over time.

nvc diploma takes off as passport to european packaging knowledge marketthe diplomas nvc packaging technologist and nvc packaging manager are taking off to become a passport to the european packaging knowledge market by connecting to the european qualifications framework for lifelong learning eqf. this vision was unveiled by chairman matthijs jansen of the stichting nvc examens, the independent foundation which is organising the examination process since 1997. he addressed 19 new professionals at the festive graduation ceremony which was held tuesday june 25th in gouda, the netherlands.&ldquothe diplomas nvc packaging technologist and nvc packaging manager have been validated by nuffic in the hague earlieron and thereby were made compatible with the education systems available in over 30 countries. in those days, europe did not have a unified approach. meanwhile, brussels has started the development of the european qualifications framework for lifelong learning, eqf. by validating the diplomas in the context of the eqf, we assure that our graduates can use their diploma throughout europe without additional questions. that is very important in our internationalising world. professionals can apply their packaging skills more easy in different countries to the benefit of their own development as well as to the companies employing them.&rdquowebinar august 27th, 2013the chairman of the stichting nvc examens concluded his speech with a request to all nvc graduates over 500 for their support in the eqfvalidation proceedings. on tuesday, august 27th an online webinar will be held from 10 till 11 am cet addressing the way forward and the detailed planning. for more info andor to receive a link with the logindata, please contact irma walstra.&nbspmore informationfor questions or to register for one of the course programmes in september, please contact charissa koolen.

drinktec preview &ndash from pellet to pallet with highefficiency sacmi solutionsat drinktec 2013 in munich, germany, the group will showcase a revolutionary storagefeed logistics solution, completing its allinclusive range of systems for complete beverage production linessacmi is also a champion when it comes to logistics after attracting the attention of international investors with high performance plant engineering solutions for beverage production lines, the group will soon be presenting at drinktec 2013, the world&rsquos biggest fair dedicated to drink and liquid food process, bottling and packaging solutions the first &lsquoautomated magazine&rsquo for preforms and caps, thus completing its turnkey plant engineering range which covers everything from raw material intake to endofline solutions.&lsquoenjoy completeness&rsquo this, then, is the slogan that effectively conveys the idea behind this sacmi solution, which integrates cap production ccm 48sc and preform production ips 220b with the bottling line combo ewe 101515 formsleeve via a highly automated dynamic buffer cpb link, all within the scope of a wider energysaving programme hero. for the very first time, visitors will be able to get a direct look at the entire production line in action and see the outstanding performance of the individual machines making up that line, starting with cap and preform production. with sacmi cpb link, storage and subsequent feed of caps and preforms to the bottling section become part of a single process, fully automated and smoothly integrated, allowing logistical costs to be cut considerably while simultaneously raising bottling hygiene standards thanks to the heat and microbiological treatment executed by the buffer.in keeping with other solutions showcased in recent years sacmi will be at the fair, from 16th to 20th september 2013, to propose not just one individual innovation, no matter how significant it might be, but a comprehensive &lsquotour&39 covering a surface area of over 1,000 m2, stand 302, hall b5 this will take visitors through product and packaging material analysis in a dedicated r&ampd area, equipped with cuttingedge instruments, through the beverage plant and then on to the &lsquoworkshop&rsquo where they can take a close look at the latest technological solutions for filling and cappreform production.in this last area, industry experts can assess the performance of the impressive ccm 48sc, the press which embodies all the advantages of that compression technology with which sacmi has profoundly innovated the closures sector. the model exhibited at the fair is an allnew one specially designed to be optimised with cool, sacmi&rsquos innovative enhanced mould cooling solution with a cycle time of less than 1.5 seconds, it can provide output rates of up to 2,000 caps per minute with just 48 cavities, thus boosting productivity by 50 compared to ccms with traditional moulds. drinktec visitors will be able to appreciate this high performance solution in a production demonstration of 2925 still water caps weighing 1.3 grams.the same &lsquoworkshop&rsquo area will also house the ips 220b, a newconcept injection press for preform production that draws on the sacmi group&rsquos decades of experience in the industry, combining it with the innovative doublecavity stretch blowing technology of the sbf 410. all exhibited machines will be equipped with sacmi cvs3000 quality control systems, smoothly incorporated on the ccm 48sc and the sbf 410. more specifically, the ips 220b will use the sacmi pvs 002b inspection unit, capable of analysing up to 1,200 preforms an hour via a sampling system that picks preforms at set time intervals and, where defectfree, returns them to the production cycle. as regards filling, the new generation of hightech filling valves, able to meet every possible requirement in terms of both product to be filled and technology, will also be on display the exhibited machine will be equipped with contactfree electronically controlled ewe valves that are also suitable for highly sensitive still products. at the fair we&rsquoll also be showcasing the allnew aseptic filler from the baginbox range, specifically designed to handle very high quality products.to complete the picture there will also be rollfed labellers as the name implies, these allow labels to be applied directly from the roll of film.the sacmi labeller range has been profoundly innovated in recent months, the topoftherange model now being the formsleeve, the new modular labeller featuring even more versatile design and more flexible material choice and control. starting from the roll, the formsleeve labeller forms the sleeve directly in the machine using natural resins the sleeve is then heatshrunk by up to more than 50 in the machine outlet tunnel, thus &lsquodressing&rsquo the container with partial or complete sleeves. the thusdesigned application is so efficient it can reduce plastic roll costs by up to 20.drinktec 2013 also offers a perfect opportunity to observe the potential of oncap digital printing and see how this technology is opening up new communication and marketing frontiers even on surfaces as small as those found on caps.

sun chemical&rsquos sustainability leadership to be featured on fox business networkparsippany, n.j., usa &ndash june 19, 2013 &ndash sun chemical&rsquos innovative leadership in sustainable packaging solutions will be featured on fox business news in an upcoming segment of its show called &ldquothe green room&rdquo at 11am est on june 22, 2013.filmed in merrill, wis. at the interflex group, a flexible package printer and sun chemical customer, the episode shows how sun chemical&rsquos sunbar&reg oxygen barrier coatings can help brand owners and converters with an ecofriendly solution that lightweights their packaging.designed to enable lightweighting of packaging by removing one layer from packaging as well as offering improved laminate flexibility, sunbar oxygen barrier coatings provide a smooth, homogenous, pinholefree layer that can be easily overprinted with inks and can be laminated to a variety of secondary films.sunbar coatings are costeffective, recyclable, biodegradable and pressready, allowing for lighterweight packaging, a reduced carbon footprint, and easy application with few changes to current equipment. they also offer a reliable and environmentallyfriendly alternative to polyvinylidene chloride pvdc.&ldquoat sun chemical, we consider it our responsibility to raise awareness of environmental issues to our customers,&rdquo said russell schwartz, chief technology officer, sun chemical. &ldquowe strive to develop solutions that will help our customers produce less waste and carbon dioxide, while at the same time improving the efficiency of their operations. sunbar barrier coatings are just one example of the efforts we do to improve the ecoefficiency of our customers.&rdquoin addition to developing and offering products that can help lower a customer&rsquos carbon footprint, sun chemical also strives to improve its own carbon footprint.annually, sun chemical publishes its corporate sustainability report which shows data collected every year since 2005 from approximately 170 sun chemical sites in over 25 countries. the key sustainability metrics measured in the data include energy consumptionconservation at production and nonproduction sites, the energy carbon footprint at the production sites, process waste reduction, water consumption, materials safety, and employee safety.providing a report that shows the ongoing management and monitoring of key sustainability metrics is an important part of sun chemical&rsquos sustainability policy.&ldquoour sustainability policy pushes us as a company to improve the ecoefficiency of our processes and products,&rdquo said gary andrzejewski, sun chemical&rsquos corporate vice president of environmental affairs. &ldquoour r&ampd efforts are a pivotal part of this process as we provide our customers with solutions that will be both ecofriendly and save them money. these datadriven sustainability reports have played a key role in helping our customers achieve many of their ecoefficiency goals.&rdquoall of sun chemical&rsquos sustainability reports can be requested online at www.sunchemical.comsustainability. customers in the u.s. can also calculate the initial carbon footprint for their facility operations by visiting www.sunchemical.comsuncare.shortly following its air date on saturday, june 22nd at 11am on fox business network, &ldquothe green room&rdquo episode hosted by john holden will be posted on sun chemical&rsquos website at www.sunchemical.com.about sun chemicalsun chemical, a member of the dic group,&nbspis the world&39s largest producer of printing inks and pigments and a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. with annual sales of more than 3.5 billion, sun chemical has over 8,000 employees supporting customers around the world.sun chemical corporation is a subsidiary of sun chemical group co&oumlperatief u.a., the netherlands, and is headquartered in parsippany, new jersey, u.s.a. for more information, please visit our web site at www.sunchemical.com.

competitive pressures continue to drive corporate changes and restructuring for the european rigid film and sheet industry&nbspnew report from ami details who are europe&rsquos biggest thermoplastic rigid film and sheet manufacturers&nbsp&nbspami, bristol, 180613 &ndash several major players are using over 100,000 tonnes of resinyear and the market share of the largest companies is growing, with the role of private equity investors also increasing, according to new research from applied market information ltd, looking at europe&39s leading players, with three of the top five companies now owned by financial investors.&nbsp&nbspthe largest producer in europe is kl&oumlckner pentaplast, a long established supplier of rigid pvc films but also with a growing position in the supply of rigid pet films.&nbsp it has been in private equity ownership since 2001, when it was divested to cinven. in 2007 it was acquired by the blackstone group who last year sold it to a group of investors led by strategic value partners llc. over this period the company has steadily grown through various acquisitions to extend its product portfolio and geographic reach. recent acquisitions have included mag group&39s novopac pvc and pvcpe sheet business in france, the pp and ps mono and multilayer rigid film activities of amb in italy and the unprinted pet mono and multilayer rigid films business of bemis packaging deutschland gmbh.&nbspnumber two in europe in this sector is the recently created group, paccor international, which is owned by sun capital partners, inc., which is building a global plastics packaging business in both flexibles and rigids. paccor was created by the acquisition and fullscale integration of huhtamaki&39s consumer packaging goods business, with veriplast rigid and pannunion in 2011.&nbsp the huhtamaki operations included rigid plastic consumer goods packaging manufacturing in h&aumlmeenlinna, finland auneau, france siemianowice, poland and istanbul, turkey, as well as sales units in germany and lithuania. the subsequent integration of veriplast rigid france, spain, poland, bulgaria, germany and netherlands and pannunion hungary, ukraine, serbia and romania during 2011, made the newly created company the leading european supplier of sheet for ffs applications and it specialises in mono and multilayer sheets in reels including ps and pp, ps, pet, pla and barrier sheet.the other private equity owned top five player is vitasheetgroup. vitasheet was formerly owned by british vita but since 2005 it has been owned by the private equity group tpg capital formerly texas pacific group. the group is primarily an industrial sheet manufacturer with particular strengths in the supply of abs and pp sheet for graphic arts, display advertising, packaging and industrial applications.&nbsp under private equity ownership the focus has been on reorganising its assets to improve cost competitiveness with company strategy geared towards extending its portfolio and pushing sales in central and eastern europe.other groups using in excess of 100,000 tonnes include groupe guillin, rpc group, linpac and coexpan.ami estimates that the thermoplastic rigid film and sheet market in europe reached just over 4 million tonnes in 2012, which matched the 2008 prerecession level, with over 800 sheet production plants operating in europe.&nbsp the top 50 producers now account for nearly 65 of the total european sheet market compared with 56 five years earlier.europe&rsquos 10 leading rigid film and sheet producersrankingcompany namehead office locationpolymers processed1kl&oumlckner pentaplastgermanypvc, ps, pp, pet, apet, sbs2paccor international gmbhgermanyps, pp, ps, pet, pla3groupe guillin s.a.francepp, ps, pet, xpp, xps4rpc group plcukpp, ps, pet5vitasheetgroupukabs, pp, pe, ps, pmma,pet, pla6linpac packagingukps, pp, apet7coexpanspainps, pet, pp8bilcare solutionsswitzerlandpvc, pvcpe, pet9quinn manufacturing group holdco ltd.ukps, pc, san, pmma, petg10i.l.p.a. s.r.l.italyps, ps, pp, pet, apet, pla, abs, pmma&nbsp

sox in the box reinterprets the sock in cotton. presented for the first time at pitti man in january 2013, the brand has achieved resounding interest and enthusiasm among specialized audience, confirming the intuition of a team that believes in a product based mainly on a clever idea and an undeniable quality made in italy.keep an eye on the website the eshop is online just now. a full selection of socks by sox in the box. everyone will find his own perfect patterns, daring a fashion detail or choosing the most traditional patterns. sox in the box is not just a colorful sock. its an idea, its a fun packaging, its a name you will not forget.sox in the box is a unisex 100 cotton sock, characterized by an original packaging. a great idea for a gift, ironic and smart. but also a colorful and fun sock that plays cheerfully with season trends, without neglecting the great classics reinterpreted by the keen eye of italian designers. colorful socks, but not only. socks that become a detail that defines casual outfits. colors and traditional patterns of socks go with fluorescent patterns, camouflage motifs, unexpected patchworks, pastel pinstripes and bright colors of summer for the spring summer collection.sox in the box is the sock made for those who express their choice also in accessories. it speaks of an idea. a colorful sock that can be chosen directly from the box, that communicates with strength and effectiveness in the store and attracts even absentminded customers looking for fashion socks for themselves or just for a small unexpected gift.and the collaboration with retail outlets for the italian brand of socks does not stop there. joint ventures and limited editions are welcome nothing better than a fun accessory like a pair of colorful cotton socks to promote and witness your marketing choices.is sox in the box just a sock maybe. but it is also a detail able to turn around completely the concept of sock, suggesting genuine choices in a range limited only by the taste and the most appealing fashion trends.about the authorsox in the box is a unisex 100 cotton sock, characterized by an original packaging. a great idea for a gift, ironic and smart. contactin the box headquartervia g.cadolini, 3220137 milantel 39 0255191624email info@soxinthebox.itanchortext socks httpsshop.soxinthebox.it

sichuan hui li industry co.,ltd branch of hui li group is manufacture and supplier of aluminium blister foilptpsachet foillaminates foilrigid pvc filmpvdc coated pvc filmpvcpe composite sheet for liquid medicine packpvcpeevohpepvcpppvdctropical foilcold form foilpvc ampulestray paper carton and labels.the austrilian customer visited sichuan hui li industry co.,ltdbranch of hui li group in april ,2013,the two customers had a meeting with our production general manager,general manager and the boss after visiting each workshop of hui li.the customers checked our certificates manager system and quality control.they were impressed by our quality and aftesell service.in the meeting,the both sides come to a rough agreement of cooperation in pharma packaging materials.

save food messe d&uumlsseldorf and fao define their cooperation for the coming yearsmesse d&uumlsseldorf and the food and agriculture organisation of the united nations fao have reached an agreement on their continued cooperation on the save food initiative for the coming years. werner matthias dornscheidt, president and ceo of messe d&uumlsseldorf, and daniel gustafson, deputy directorgeneral, operations at fao, signed a memorandum of understanding mou to this effect in rome at fao&rsquos headquarters on 9 may 2013.&nbspthe goal of the save food initiative is to reduce global food loss and wastage in order to improve food security for people and to conserve resources. this is accomplished by generating awareness of the problem and pooling the expertise of public and private organisations. the latter have been able to join the initiative as sponsors since the beginning of 2012. the aim is to develop general strategies and thus create opportunities for engagement and investment. as sponsors of the save food initiative, numerous companies, associations and organisations are already seizing this opportunity.&nbspin the context of the save food initiative, the focus of forthcoming cooperation between messe d&uumlsseldorf and fao will be on studies designed to expand our understanding of food loss and of measures that can be taken to prevent it in certain markets. to this end, fao has established an internal programme and created an interdisciplinary working group devoted to food loss. this working group is also combining knowledge from the various fao departments and taking advantage of these synergies for the save food initiative.&nbspfield studies in kenya and indiathe first study, for kenya, is already in progress. its purpose is to gauge the magnitude of food loss within certain food supply chains, identify suitable countermeasures and finally test them for their feasibility and costeffectiveness. in this way a strong foundation will be created for political strategies and private investment. the latter should ultimately help to achieve a lasting reduction food loss and supply more people in the region with food.&nbspwhen presented in nairobi at the food processing &amp packaging exposyum from 26 to 28 november this year, the findings will form an important part of the event at which companies of the packaging and processing industry will present solutions tailored to kenya&rsquos needs. the exposyum is being staged by organiser starlingexpo in cooperation with messe d&uumlsseldorf. the combined conference and exhibition is the first member of interpack&rsquos international packaging family to be held in africa.&nbspthe second study, for india, will follow later in the year. the agreements for this have only recently been signed. to permit comparisons, the field study is modelled in essence on its kenyan forerunner.&nbspmetal silos for smallholdersthe first concrete project of the save food initiative to limit food loss is also being implemented, funded with the contributions of the save food sponsors. before the year is out, kenyan smallholders will be supplied with metal silos to enable them to safely and temporarily store various cereals. in the region in kenya chosen for silo use, up to 10 per cent of the crop is currently lost due to lack of adequate storage. by using the metal silos that will be built in kenya itself with relatively simple means, it will be possible to reduce loss caused by moisture or pests. the project is being accompanied by training in correct silo use. a regional communication campaign with leaflets, posters and radio commercials is also planned to draw attention to the use of these cereal storage silos.&nbspsuccessful developmentwith the studies and the project in kenya, the initiative is now shifting into gear. save food was launched at interpack 2011 with a conference on food loss and wastage. in this connection, fao presented studies devoted to the general quantification of the problem. according to these studies, 1.3 billion tonnes of food &ndash a third of global production &ndash is lost or wasted annually. an exhibition at the trade fair centre highlighted the problem and visualised the study findings. after further showings in germany, italy and russia, the save food exhibition will be moving on to the usa, kenya and india and to the expo 2015 in milan.&nbspthanks to the big response to the conference and the interest stimulated, save food was opened to companies at the beginning of 2012. as sponsors, they can finance concrete projects, contribute their expertise, and network with the other participants. since 2013, the united nations environment programme unep has been supporting the save food initiative as a partner with its think.eat.save campaign designed to reduce food wastage. it is focusing on the behaviour of consumers, food retailers and the hotel and restaurant sector. the eu has also put the subject on its agenda eu environment commissioner janez potonik has announced 2014 as the &ldquoyear of waste&rdquo. combating food wastage is to play a prominent role.the memorandum of understanding signed between messe d&uumlsseldorf and fao will serve as a foundation for the global activities of save food in the time ahead. a save food conference is already planned for interpack 2014 and will target both nonprofit organisations and industry. the special show innovationparc packaging specifically target food losses and waste. it will be present packaging solutions and technology that hopefully will contribute to save that one third of global food production that is presently going to waste.&nbsp

european bioplastics elects new boardberlin, 21 may 2013. on 16 may 2013, the general assembly of european bioplastics&nbspelected a new board to represent the association and its members for the coming two&nbspyears. fran&ccedilois de bie purac was elected as chairman. mariagiovanna vetere natureworks&nbspand stefano facco novamont are vicechairpersons.at the beginning of his term as chairman of european bioplastics fran&ccedilois de bie says &ldquobioplastics&nbspwill help make this world a more sustainable place for now and for our future generations.&nbspin our society many consumers, brand owners and converters are not yet aware of the&nbspbenefits of bioplastics. in the coming years, european bioplastics will focus on changing this.today we are at the brink of the bioplastics revolution and a lot of work still needs to be done.&ldquo&nbspfurther members of the board are j&uumlrgen keck basf, peter brunk biotec, rainer schweda braskem, and johnny pallot roquette.&nbspwith an annual growth rate of more than 20 percent, the biopolastics industry is developing dynamically in a number of application fields. already today, bioplastic materials and products can be found in the packaging sector, in the toys and textile industry, in automotive or consumer electronic applications and in agriculture and horticulture.&nbspyou can find pictures of the new board as well as more information on our websitehttpen.europeanbioplastics.orghttpen.europeanbioplastics.orgpresspresspicturesboardandmanagement

nvc supports business with new graduates from the nvc course programmes in packaginginnovative and sustainable packaging requires companies to invest in the competences of their employees and nvc netherlands packaging centre helps with their advanced nvc course programmes in packaging.after completion of the final examination meeting today, nineteen 19 students have qualified for the diploma nvc packaging manager or nvc packaging technologist nvc verpakkingskundige. this is a 90 success score for the nvc education and training department.&nbspthe diploma ceremony will take place in gouda on june 25th, 2013. this meeting is open for anyone interested in the development of competences for professionals in packaging in the internnational knowledge economy, however notification on beforehand is required, please send an email to i.walstra@nvc.nl.&nbspmore than 500 nvc packaging managers and nvc packaging technologists nvc verpakkingskundigen have obtained their highlyvalued degree over the past twenty years. they hold a wide range of positions in the industry, for example senior purchaser, packaging technologist, sales manager, quality assurance manager, r&ampd manager or supply chain manager. application areas of the packaging knowledge at this advanced level range from food to nonfood and from industrial goods to mass consumer products.the new groups of the nvc course programme in packaging i &ndash middle management in dutch and nvc course programme in packaging ii upper management in dutch start in september 2013. students have access to all educational material, the study planning and the study guide via the new online application www.learningatnvc.nl for 24 hoursday and 7 daysweek. all materials are provided in printed syllabi, but are also accessible via pc, ipad and galaxy tab. this implies that students can prepare the lessons and tasks very elegantly at their own location and with their own timing. both highly successful course programmes also include company visits and group work to be done. in this way, students increase their personal professional network and grow their expertise in the field of packaging.more informationfor questions or to register for one of the course programmes in september, please contact charissa koolen, c.koolen@nvc.nl.

with the launch of its new smartlase range, markemimaje improves by 30 laser coding capacitiesmarkemimaje launches a new generation of smartlase co2 laser coders with performances 30 higher than market standards thanks to sct smartlase code technology, an innovative patented technology.the new smartlase range meets the needs for higher speeds of the beverage industry. it is capable of coding up to 108,000 bottles per hour with a print quality and a code legibility unsurpassed to date. to improve traceability and fight diversion in the food industry, the print capacity of each code has increased from 30 to 120 characters.the smartlase range also offers an excellent availability ratio of the coding equipment. it extended life time of nearly 30 due to reduced laser duty cycles. finally, the modular design of the smartlase coders makes maintenance easy the laser head can be changed in 10 minutes without alignments and a builtin sensor facilitates diagnostics by assessing the laser power.several versions are available the new smartlase range can print all types of products regardless of the production rate. paper and cardboard are perfectly coded with the standard models c150 10 w and c350 30 w. the c350 l 30 w version is ideal for flexible packaging bopp and laminated cardboards pe. the c150 s 10 w and c350 s 30 w versions have been designed to code pet bottles, reducing the risk of piercing even if very thin. other versions will complement the range in 20132014.&nbspother assetseasy selection on the user interface to adjust contrast and code position even when printing no line stoppage.versatility with customer configurable features head configuration changing between 0&deg and 90&deg in 10 minutes, lens changing in 5 seconds without tools, wide range of accessories&hellipip55 dusthumidity protection rating of the laser head as standard.operating temperature up to 45 &degc 113 &degf with no plant air and optimized cooling system.intuitive user interface with touch screen to reduce operator training and human errors.web user interface capability with quick access through pc.compatible with markemimaje colos network software centralizing of traceability data, interfacing with customer erp, coder active supervising for immediate code change and thus eliminating operator errors.two year warranty on equipment, up to 5 years with a service contract.&nbspmarkemimajemarkemimaje, a wholly owned subsidiary of the new yorkbased dover group is a trusted world manufacturer of product identification and traceability solutions, offering a full line of reliable and innovative inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, and print and apply label systems.markemimaje delivers fully integrated solutions that enable product quality and safety, regulatory and retailer compliance, better product recalls and improved manufacturing processes.headquartered in bourgl&egravesvalence, france, markemimaje provides more than 40,000 customers with optimal product marking and coding solutions. additionally, markemimaje customers are supported by 30 subsidiaries, 6 r&ampd centers, several equipment repair centers and manufacturing plants strategically located around the globe.

emami clinches dual honours &nbspfor innovative packaging @worldstar 2013 international awards&nbspkolkata, 22nd may, 2013&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp emami limited, india&rsquos leading homegrown fmcg major, has been the proud recipient of the two worldstar 2013 international awards for excellence in packaging. the awards saw record participation from 33 countries with a whopping 316 entries at the auspack plus 2013 in sydney, australia. the two awards received were for himani navratna cool talc in the health and beauty category out of 33 category entries and menthoplus balm &nbspin the pharmaceutical &amp medical category out of 24 category entries. &nbsp&nbspthe innovation in navratna cool talc was its &lsquocool&rsquo twisted pack with 3d effect and slider mechanism. the new dispensing mechanism also addresses the normal puffing and leakages&nbspof the product that are common in talcum powder. for the menthoplus balm, the unique emboss effect developed in &ldquostack mold technology&rdquo and bicolour injection process gave emami the winning edge. this recyclable moulded 1.1 ml pack is an alternative to a laminated sachet pack towards sustainability.&nbspthe final selection process of worldstar 2013 international awards identifying the bestofthebest in the world of packaging was done in singapore, last november, by a jury board of 25 international experts represented by wpo board members and bodies from various national and regional packaging organizations from all over the world.&nbspspeaking on this occasion, mr. r.k. surana, president &ndash operations and commercial, emami limited said that, &ldquoworldstar packaging award is the highest recognition of innovation and creativity in the packaging community globally and it is a great honour for us to be adjudged as one of the leaders in the international world of packaging.&nbsp our endeavour has always been to provide the best of innovation in every aspect to our consumers. getting recognition on a platform like auspack plus 2013 is a moment of pride that will encourage us to strive for more and more innovative packaging in years to come.&rdquofounded in 1968 on the occasion of the second japanese international packaging exhibition, the world packaging organisation is made up today of member organisations from 46 countries which include packaging institutes and other significant members from various national or regional trade organizations that promote their countries&rsquo packaging products. the wpo&rsquos slogan is &ldquobetter quality of life through better packaging for more people.&rdquo with that mission in mind, wpo encourages the development of packaging technology, science and engineering, stimulation of international trade and the advancement of packaging education and training.&nbspabout emami groupemami nse&nbsp emami ltd, bse 531162, is the flagship company of the rs.6000 cr emami group.&nbsp&nbsp emami ltd, founded in 1974, is one of india&rsquos leading fmcg companies engaged in manufacturing &amp marketing of personal care &amp healthcare products.&nbsp with over 300 diverse products,&nbspemami&rsquos portfolio includes trusted power brands like zandu, boroplus, navratna, fair &amp handsome, mentho plus, fast relief and sona chandi chyawanprash.&nbsp the products from emami are available in over 40 lakh retail outlets across india through its network of 3500 distributors. emami&rsquos global footprint spans over 60 countries including gcc, europe, africa, cis countries &amp the saarc. emami has maintained a cagr turnover of&nbsp 24 over the last 5 years.&nbspover the years emami&rsquos products have been endorsed by personalities like amitabh bachchan, shah rukh khan, kareena kapoor, bipasha basu, mahendra singh dhoni, mary kom, saina nehwal, sushil kumar among others.&nbspemami group is a diversified business conglomerate and has over 20,000 employees. the group has presence in sectors such as newsprint emami paper mills india&rsquos largest newsprint manufacturer writing instrument cri tips ltd, world&rsquos 4th largest ball point tip manufacturer retail &ndash emami frank ross ltd and starmark ltd, realty emami realty, bio diesel and edible oil emami biotech ltd healthcare amri hospitals, eastern india&rsquos largest chain of hospitals and contemporary art emami chisel art.&nbsp&nbspplease visit www.emamiltd.in &nbspand www.zanduayurveda.com for further information.&nbspfor further information, please contactmahasweta sen gmcorporate communicationsemami ltd h 919836292392pritha roy chakrabarti emami ltd h 919903994787satyaki dasgupta perfect relations h 919836089817shrilanjana mukherjee perfect relations h 919163170601

enval wins inspiring new idea award category at the finance for the future awardscambridge, uk &ndash may 23, 2013 enval, a leading provider of recycling and environmental technology solutions, announces that it has won the prize in the inspiring new idea category at the finance for the future awards, held last night, for the creation of the enval consortium to aid the development of its patented plasticaluminium laminate material recovery technology.&ldquothe enval team is thrilled to have had its work recognised with this prestigious award,&rdquo &nbspcommented dr. carlos ludlow, enval&rsquos managing director and cto. &ldquowe are grateful for &nbspthis acknowledgement of the positive impact of our efforts to bring our technology to market.&rdquothe finance for the future awards are organised by natwest, the prince&39s accounting &nbspfor sustainability project and icaew. the finance for the future awards recognise &nbsporganisations that can demonstrate an innovative and sustainable way of doing business that has or will have a positive, longterm financial, environmental, social and economic impact which is underpinned by leadership or an active contribution from the finance team.specifically, the inspiring new idea award recognises a new initiative with the potential to innovate an organisation&rsquos business model or financing of a project. in the enval case, enval created a noncompetitive consortium of stakeholders with an interest in seeing its technology commercialised. the enval consortium members, kraft foods group, mondelz international and nestl&eacute, initially helped to provide the necessary funding for the construction of enval&rsquos first commercial unit for the recycling of laminated plastic and aluminium packaging waste and are now helping to drive the wider deployment of the technology.the award celebration event was a great success, and was hosted by journalist and broadcaster mary nightingale. it was attended by 200 people, including a range of guests from the world of business, accountancy and the public sector.michael izza, chief executive, icaew and judge said, &ldquoenval and the other winners tonight have shown the vibrancy of financial teams who drive the sustainability agenda in their firms and organisations. they have shown that there is a clear business case for using sustainable practices to create long term value and creating innovative resilient business models.&rdquodr. ludlow added, &ldquothis award is also testament to the interest in the innovative solutions enval is developing amongst the wider community beyond the waste handling sector. we are continuing to seek new partners across the supply chain, who want to underline their commitment to sustainability by engaging us for the development of new recycling processes for other valuable materials that still end up in landfill&rdquo.about enval enval, originally formed as a spinout from the department of chemical engineering at the university of cambridge, is a privately funded company. in parallel to the technical development and commercialisation of its proprietary processes, enval provides environmental life cycle analysis and technology consultancy, with particular emphasis on the pyrolytic recycling of complex flexible packaging materials. more information on enval and the enval consortium is available at www.enval.com.

&nbspoystar group growth in dairy and food business as part of its 60th anniversary celebration, oystar hassia invited the oystar group to its &ldquooystar packaging days&rdquo inhouse exhibition. ceo markus ehl was on site to present the current performance results of the group in the dairy and food segment.ranstadt, 15 may 2013. oystar group has a number of successful companies in the dairy and food segment oystar hassia, oystar af, oystar benhil, oystar erca, oystar gasti, and oystar hamba. altogether, these six companies increased incoming orders by 16 last year compared to the previous year to generate revenues of around eur 200 million. the company had a sales staff of 90 and around 120 service technicians at work with customers around the globe there are more than 8,000 oystar machines in operation.&ldquowith numbers like these, we&rsquove gotten off to a very successful start in 2013,&rdquo stated ehl to sum things up. &ldquoour first quarter wasn&rsquot merely a repeat of the success we had last year, but an improvement.&rdquo for example, incoming orders for new machines in the dairy and food segment were up 20 relative to the previous year&rsquos period. the restart up of production at oystar gasti and oystar hamba in september 2012 also contributed to this performance. &ldquoincoming orders at these two sites is already extremely healthy,&rdquo explained ehl. oystar af also reported a positive change. after a longer period of stagnating sales, the company has been growing more strongly than the group since the start of 2013.ehl further emphasized that newly developed machines in the medium to low performance segment are the ones that have done best on the market. for example, the multipack 3000 wrapping machine presented at interpack 2011 has already reported eleven buyers and the mf 14 compact ffs machine has ten. in addition to europe, the markets in northern africa and the middle east are performing very well at present. on top of that, the oystar group has been getting more and more requests from north america over the last several months, a region that was fairly hesitant to invest in 2012.the oystar group is constantly working on new machinery innovations to keep up the successful performance in the dairy and food segment. ceo markus ehl announced, &ldquowe&rsquoll have a number of exciting product developments in spring 2014 thanks to our very wellfilled development pipeline&rdquo&nbspabout oystar groupoystar. the packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. oystar has extensive knowhow in the key industries of dairy products and food, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 10 manufacturing companies in europe and asia as well as numerous sales and service companies. at present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 1,400 worldwide and generated a total order value of approximately eur&nbsp280&nbspmillion in 2012.www.oystargroup.com

&nbspnvc enjoys its 60th anniversary &ldquosharing the future in packaging&rdquonvc netherlands packaging centre marked its 60th anniversary, calling upon business to invest in sharing the future in packaging together.nvc was founded on april 28th, 1953. within the association, over 550 companies addressing the activity of packaging throughout the supply chain of packaged products are represented. the nvc membership, projects, information services and education programme stimulate the continuous improvement of packaging.for more information, visit www.nvc.nl.

global closure systems rising sales leading to plant expansion in mexico&nbspglobal closure systems completes the expansion of its plant in mexico city, mexico&nbspmay 03, 2013&ndash global closure systems announced that its plant expansion in mexico is now completed. global closure systems is one of the leaders in the mexican plastic caps and closures industry, with strong positions on the household, food, personal care, wine &amp spirits, and the beverage sports cap markets.driven by its longstanding success in the americas region and its desire to satisfy the increasing demand of its customers, gcs began the expansion of its zeller plastik mexico factory mid2012.&nbspthe construction is now completed the production surface of the plant has increased by over 30 and the warehouse area is upgraded with an additional 25 of floor space. gcs can now operate up to 40 injection machines and over 30 machines for its complementary process station.&ldquoour skilled and dedicated teams are fully committed to achieve high customer service level, world class quality as well as continuous innovation of product and process. we want our customers to be confident that gcs will continue to support them by making the best closure systems for their brands. this expansion allows gcs to meet the endmarket&rsquos rising demand in the americas region. global closure systems plans to further expand its manufacturing operations in mexico by 2017.&rdquo said sandy almirall, gcs vicepresident of americas region.&nbspabout global closure systemswith a turnover of &euro560 million, global closure systems is one of the world&rsquos market leaders in the closure and dispensing systems sector, efficiently serving the demanding needs of the fmcg market worldwide.gcs produces over 40 billion plastic and metal closures every year in 22 production sites all around the world with more than 3 500 employees. the group offers a wide range of closures and dispensing systems for the global beverage, food, health care, household &amp industry, personal care, and wine &amp spirits markets.

sinocorrugated 2013 scales new heights in corrugated manufacturing sinocorrugated 2013, one of the largest world corrugated manufacturing industry trade events run by reed exhibitions, concluded on april 11 at the shanghai new international expo center. &nbspthe show achieved a new high in terms of international reach and scale. &nbspspanning and exhibition area of 61,700 sqm and hosting 600 exhibitors, together with 26,293 visitors from 100 countries and regions, sinocorrugated 2013 was 20 larger than in 2011.&nbsp more than 1,300 pieces of corrugated manufacturing equipment, together with 1,000 consumables were displayed.&nbsp these figures reinforce the global influence and brand strength of sinocorrugated in the world corrugated box industry.&nbsplarge scale exhibition supported by local and international exhibitors a leading global exhibition of corrugated box equipment, consumables and technologies, sinocorrugated is a key platform on which to promote brands, global corrugated box manufacturing equipment and consumables. &nbspover 90 suppliers took part in the exhibition for the first time this year, joining the swelling ranks of prestigious enterprises from across the industry. &nbspmany exhibitors brought their most advanced equipment and technologies to the exhibition.&nbsp among these were bhs, fosber, emba, goettsch, sun, marquipwardunited, taiwan li shenq, dong fang precision, shanghai eternal machinery, taiwan mingwei, hubei jingshan, nantai, wanlian machinery, taiwan hsieh hsu, shanghai jinchang, shanghai jingyinze, qingdao justu, qingdao kaituo, qingdao meiguang and shanghai dinglong.the introduction of so many pieces of new equipment to the china market, together with the live demos, generated keen interest among visitors and showed once again why sinocorrugated has become such an effective way for people to learn about the latest corrugated box manufacturing technologies, methods and developments.&nbsponsite, hundreds of exhibitors and buyers conducted extensive negotiations and shared valuable information. &nbspenergy conservation and environmental sustainability were also high on the agenda.&nbspa number of exhibitors debuted what they hope will be market leading, highly automated equipment developed by new technology aimed to cut production costs and conserve energy, so as to promote industry development while supporting environment protection. &nbspexhibitors found the sinocorrugated visitors to be innovative thinkers who were keen on technological advancement. exchanges between the two sides were lively and productive.an international exhibition bolstered by support from powerful trade organizations and years of development, sinocorrugated has a strong global influence. it has attracted attention and support of key trade associations across the world. &nbspover 40 associations from countries including china, spain, singapore, india, malaysia, indonesia, argentina, vietnam and south korea sent 2,000 delegates to visit the show.&nbsp this is in line with the trend of a growing number of local and international trade bodies working with reed exhibitions to extend the sinocorrugated brand to their home countries and local industries so the show can attract an even higher level of international participation.several of the attending international trade associations have supported sinocorrugated over many years and speak highly of the event. &nbsp&ldquoi&rsquod like to extend my most sincere congratulations to reed exhibitions for this splendid show. we sent nearly 90 presidents and senior managers from the indonesian corrugated manufacturing industry to sinocorrugated 2013.&nbsp this was one of the largest and best exhibitions we&rsquove ever taken part in,&rsquo&rsquo remarked mr. kinardo ang, president of picci.many of the exhibitors who had also attended sinocorrugated in 2011, said that this year&rsquos show was much improved in terms of the quality of visitors and volume of exhibitors. as a platform on which to boost brand image, show new products and open up fresh markets, sinocorrugated proved highly effective. the trade association leaders declared themselves satisfied with the event and pledged their continued support.&nbspdiversified exhibition with engaging activities in addition to being a comprehensive showcase of advanced corrugated box manufacturing equipment and consumables, sinocorrugated also featured numerous complementary activities for visitors to highlight hot industry trends.&nbsp the china corrugated industry training week, a new addition, integrated tours of corrugated cardboard installations, seminars and training for industry practitioners.the reed exhibitions yuanhe public lecture, the sgs global packaging summit forum on green packaging requirements and the corrugated cardboard technology symposium were a series of highly engaging panels and discussion sessions where the latest manufacturing technology standards were disseminated to local and international industry practitioners.&nbsp these workshops also allowed participants to share best managerial practice, operational standards and experiences on new factory building, energy conservation and cost reduction.the tappiinternational forum, jointly run by reed and the tappi, featured top experts from the us who shared details of advanced manufacturing technology and managerial methods of global cardboard factories as well as other key information about the global corrugated packaging industry.the creative corrugated interactive zone delighted visitors by displaying new fields of corrugated cardboard application, waterproof and pressureresistant packaging, furniture made from honeycomb paperboard and carton racecars.&nbsp this feature highlighted the creativity and technological innovation in china&rsquos corrugated industry.&nbsp reed exhibitions also arranged guided factory tours to allow box makers to study their bestinclass counterparts.&nbspever ready to serve customers in innovative ways reed exhibitions put a lot of forethought and effort into sinocorrugated 2013 and its collocated activities to open up new horizons for members of the corrugated cardboard packaging industry.&nbsp a targeted attendee program was launched to focus on nearly 500 senior managers from across the world with clear purchasing intent. reed exhibitions also established a rest area onsite for these program members and customized visiting schedules for each of them, including exclusive businessmatching services.&nbsp2013 was also the first year in which sinocorrugated had a dedicated mobile app for iphone. &nbspthe nifty digital tool made the exhibition floor easier to navigate and allowed show visitors to get the latest information right to their phones. &nbsp&nbspreed truly strived to set a stage, through sinocorrugated 2013, where exhibitors, visitors, buyers and interested industry representatives could gain a comprehensive overview of the corrugated packaging industry today through an eclectic mix of channels.the success of sinocorrugated 2013 laid a solid foundation for future editions and reed is confident that as china&rsquos economy grows, the country&rsquos packaging industry will also continue to develop at a rapid pace. sinocorrugated is a reflection of more than just demand in the local chinese market it shows international trends too, which is why the show holds such high standing in the global corrugated packaging industry.&nbsp reed exhibitions thanks you for your continued support of this event. we look forward to welcoming you to sinocorrugated south 2014 from april 10 to april 12 next year.for more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated 2013 website www.sinocorrugated.com.&nbspabout reed exhibitions greater chinareed exhibitions greater china is a part of the world&rsquos leading event organizer with 500 events in 42 countries reed exhibitions. reed exhibitions&rsquo portfolio of exhibitions and conferences serves 44 industry sectors across the americas, europe, the middle east and asia pacific. reed exhibitions has 3,000 employees worldwide. in 2012, reed exhibitions brought together over seven million event participants from around the world, generating billions of dollars in business for its customers. the group total revenues for the year 2012 were &pound854 million.after more than two decades of rapid growth, today, reed exhibitions greater china is the country&rsquos premier organizer of definitive trade events, with eight outstanding member companies reed exhibitions china, reed sinopharm exhibitions, reed huabo exhibitions, reed huaqun exhibitions, reed exhibitions shanghai, reed guanghe exhibitions, reed huabai exhibitions and reed hongda exhibitions.currently, over 500 staff from china help reed to serve 11 specialized sectors electronics manufacturing &amp assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking &amp industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences &amp pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty &amp cosmetics &bull gifts &amp homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building &amp construction &bull property and travel &bull marine, energy, oil &amp gas.in 2012, reed exhibitions greater china held 56 events and brought together more than 870,000 visitors and 41,000 conference delegates. our events hosted more than 29,000 suppliers whose stands occupied more than 1.34 million square meters of show floor space.for more information please visithttpwww.reedexpo.com.cn.

&nbspoystar af successful in chinabright future pharmaceutical ltd. places more trust in the oystar group. the largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer in hong kong has commissioned oystar af for three new carton packing lines. the company is already using a number of machines from oystar iwk.kirchlengern, may 3, 2013. three new af moduline carton packing lines will be installed at bright future&rsquos hong kong facilities to package cough syrup sachets. the lines will be connected to four sachet filling systems with an output of 180 packet strips per minute each. the sachet strips are tested for leakage and weight within the clean room. for this purpose, a threelane weighing system with reject gate has been incorporated into each of the lines. upon successful testing, the sachet strips leave the clean room on a slide, are stacked into product carriers and then transported to the af moduline carton packing machine in a fully automated process.within the carton packing system, the sachets are removed from the product carriers and packed into cartons in sets of five, ten or fifty strips. the cartons themselves are erected from flat blanks, packed, glued and sealed. every af moduline is also equipped with a laser printer for coding of the completed cartons before these are transferred to other machines for final packaging. the entire system is subject to iqoq documentation and validation.bright future pharmaceutical once again puts its trust in the oystar group by purchasing three new carton packing lines. the company, founded in 1993, is already using various tube filling machines and carton packing machines manufactured by oystar iwk. this order marks the first achievement reported by the new management team at oystar af, headed by managing director achim wapniewski since the end of 2012.about oystar&nbspafaf automation f&oumlrdertechnik gmbh is a globally operating company in the oystar group with a total workforce of 170 employees. the company specializes in the design, manufacturing and servicing of fully automatic final packaging systems.about oystar groupoystar. the packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. oystar has extensive knowhow in the key industries of dairy products and food, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 10 manufacturing companies in europe and asia as well as numerous sales and service companies. at present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 1,400 worldwide and generated a total of approximately eur&nbsp250&nbspmillion in sales in 2012.www.oystargroup.com