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Tampering protection for Hypercom health card readers

Oberschleissheim, March 11, 2010 – Data thieves employ various techniques to tamper with card readers. Hypercom, one of the world’s leading providers and innovators of electronic POS payment systems, is now using special security seals by Schreiner ProSecure to provide reliable protection for health card readers and the sensitive patient data they store.

Hypercom delivers an extensive range of high-secure payment and transaction system solutions. To protect Hypercom health card readers from tampering Schreiner ProSecure has developed a special security seal that meets the exacting requirements of the German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI).

All of the readers set up in doctor’s offices are provided with tamper protection by means of the housing seal prior to initial use. Any attempt to detach the seal immediately destroys it and exposes a previously hidden pattern. The seal reliably indicates even the most careful use of solvents, heat or scalpels.

An embossed hologram or a security color-shifting ink offer additional protection against copying or counterfeiting the seal. In addition, a barcode personalizes each seal and enables definite documentation.

Thomas Völcker, Director, Marketing and Sales at Schreiner ProSecure, comments, “Data security and privacy protection are top priorities in the healthcare sector. Our seal, which Hypercom is now using after in-depth testing by the BSI, indicates even the slightest attempt to tamper with the card reader.”

Deliveries of the Hypercom readers equipped with Schreiner ProSecure’s tamper protection started in Germany at the end of 2009.

For further information, contact:Schreiner ProSecure, a division of
Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
Bruckmannring 22
85764 Oberschleissheim
Germany
Phone: +49 89 31584-5428
Fax: +49 89 31584-5317
info(at)schreiner-prosecure.com
www.schreiner-prosecure.com

Edale & AGFA back IPEX 2010!

Edale Ltd’s participation in this years IPEX event, held at Birmingham NEC from 18-25 May 2010, is vital in the company’s new growth and brand awareness strategy.
Edale’s main objective is to build on the key brand messages and selling points and to demonstrate their knowledge and experience in the four distinct areas of operation – Commercial Security, Flexographic Printing, Speciality Converting and Digital Printing.

With such vast product lines and the company’s ethos of providing bespoke machines to individual customers’ requirements, Edale won’t be showing the individual machines on the stand, but instead, there will be a wealth of information on the full product range; Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Lambda – and the newly launched Alpha-Multi, available to take away from the stand as well as product samples. The Sales & Marketing team will be on hand to offer a wealth of information and experience in answering any questions – whether from current – or prospective customers.
With a background which started primarily in developing flexographic machines ideally for the labeling industries, the past ten years have seen Edale steadily broaden their technological capabilities and this is demonstrated in the design of more and more high tech machines capable of producing prepaid scratch cards – primarily for phone or lottery companies, and RFID-insertion machines, of which many have been custom-built and installed into various commercial security businesses over the last ten years.

Also, exhibiting and demonstrating the capabilities of an Edale machine are AGFA who will be showcasing the digital :Dotrix Modular System. The Single Pass Inkjet Colour Engine (SPICE) of the :Dotrix Modular is integrated in Edale's expertise in narrow and medium flexo web press design.

Also on show at the AGFA stand will be the new Edale servo driven variable length sheet cutter which visitors will get to see in action, this new machine - a first for Edale, allows for jumbo rolls of plain or pre-printed materials to be fed through and then converts to sheets and delivers the end result into shingle or deep pile stacks. The unique feature of this new infinitely adjustable machine allows sheets to be cut into variable lengths, on the fly, without the need to change the tooling. It is primarily designed to convert digitally printed web but can be run in-line with almost any web fed machinery.

Edale Ltd will be in Hall 6, Stand D561. AGFA will be in Hall 11, Stand CD220.

About EDALE

Edale Ltd are the UK’s leading manufacturer of narrow web flexographic presses and converting machinery, with an impressive record of innovation and development. Edale are a medium sized, privately owned organization based in Hampshire who believe in developing close partnerships with our customers, based on a complete understanding of their requirements.

All Edale machines are designed in-house and the design team are responsible for all concept and detail design along with ongoing updates and improvements.

Edale is in partnership with AGFA Dotrix, one of the global leaders in the field of digital printing, this has enabled both partners to develop a highly specialized web transport system for its Dotrix Modular range.

Company website: www.edale.com

Telephone: +44 (0) 1489 569 230
Contacts:

Jessica Gong

Marketing Communications Executive

jessica(at)edale.com
Jeremy Westcott

Head of Sales & Marketing

jeremy(at)edale.com

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OPALINE AND CASTGLOSS - NEW WSA PAPER FACES FOR PREMIUM QUALITY LABELS

UPM Raflatac has introduced two new alternatives for premium labelling. The new Opaline WSA and the renewed Castgloss WSA paper faces are an excellent choice for premium quality labels that deliver stunning looks for all wines, champagnes and spirits, as well as finer foods and cosmetics. They are both WSA treated and suitable for drinks labelling where wash-off properties are required.

Pearlescent Opaline WSA delivering a luxurious effect
As a new member of UPM Raflatac's product range for wine labelling, Opaline WSA provides a luxurious pearlescent sheen bringing even the simplest label designs to life.

This smooth and shiny paper face gives the label a shimmery effect, and its icy white base is optimal for printing attractive label designs, especially for the luxurious wines or beverages.

Castgloss WSA 80 for demanding label designs
The improved printability of the new Castgloss WSA now offers a perfect result even with the most challenging label designs.

It has a consistently smooth surface that delivers cloud-free gloss across the printed label, assuring a high quality result even with the most challenging designs and full-cover printing.

The excellent whiteness and opacity maximize contrast and provide an excellent foundation for print jobs of any colour.

Source: UPM Raflatac

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New KHS stretch blow molder/filler monoblock offers extensive advantages

Since its launch to the market, countless beverage companies have been convinced by KHS' InnoPET BloFill stretch blow molder/filler monoblock system.
Among others, Coca-Cola China, Swire Coca-Cola, and various well-known enterprises from Central and South America have invested in the monoblock concept. For in addition to specifically saving on the cost of an air conveyor and decreasing the space requirements by eliminating the need for an air conveying segment, the system also has the advantage of gentler PET bottle handling.

A redesigned KHS stretch blow molder/filler monoblock has recently been brought onto the market that now boasts even more extensive advantages in addition to those it already offers. The many positive aspects of the new monoblock concept lie in the fact that here the new generation of KHS Corpoplast InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow molders is being implemented. Another plus pertains to the new modular monoblock concept.

The new InnoPET BloFill stretch blow molder/filler monoblock is capable of processing a wide range of plastic bottle sizes and shapes, with PET bottles holding anything from 120 ml to 3 liters. The monoblock setup is able to process up to 72,000 PET bottles per hour, with typical efficiency levels exceeding 96%.

The first point of optimization within the new monoblock system is directly downstream of the stretch blow molding process. Removing bottles from the blow station and adjusting the distance of finished PET bottles to one another according to the configuration of the filling system is now handled by just one modular transfer wheel. An in all instances identically designed airlock is used as the second monoblock module. If carbonated beverages are to be filled, the PET bottles are conveyed through a modular cooling segment before being passed on to the filling system. A special feature here is that a minimum amount of water is used for the highly efficient and economical cooling process. A system of nozzles constantly sprays a mixture of water and air onto the bottle bases covering them with fine drops of mist. A maximum of nine nozzles is used in the system, with each nozzle spraying just one liter of water an hour.

Implementing the new generation of KHS Corpoplast InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow molders is yet another advantage of the new monoblock concept. InnoPET Blomax Series IV machines are equipped with a new heater based on a heating technology that nearly halves the time required to heat preforms versus the InnoPET Blomax Series III system. This has the advantage that the heater segment only takes up half as much space as the previous heater and only half the number of the preforms are inside the heater element which means that only half as many preforms need to be channeled out if an emergency stop is triggered within the monoblock as opposed to the previous setup. At the same time, this minimizes the buffer area required between the monoblock and a downstream labeler. What's more, it is now possible to start up the monoblock setup much more quickly, i.e. within only 15 seconds instead of the previous 2 minutes, thereby increasing the overall system availability.

Another key factor is that the stretching processes in the blow stations are controlled by servo motors. The stretch speed is now independent of the machine speed, which facilitates adapting different bottle sizes to the filler. In addition, an optimum distribution of material within the produced PET bottles is achieved. This has the advantage that in a stretch process driven by servo motor, preforms can be used that have been optimized down to the last tenth of a gram of PET material. KHS Corpoplast provides a full consultancy service here within the scope of its Bottles & ShapesTM program.

Source: KHS

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S&N Labels South Africa selects ROTOCONTROL RSD 440

S&N Labels orders a ROTOCONTROL RSD 440 with 2 die stations and DRM turret.
Ralph Beier, ROTOCONTROL International Sales Manager, today announced the receipt of a purchase order for a ROTOCONTROL RSD 440 from S&N Labels South Africa. The order was placed through ROTOTEC, the local distributor for ROTOCONTROL product throughout South Africa.

"Patrick Aengenvoort, Director from ROTOTEC invited and accompanied S&N Labels to our manufacturing facility in Hamburg to view a demonstration of the RSD 440" states Ralph Beier. "They were so impressed with the technology, specifically the DRM turret, that they placed an order on-site."

"After doing business with Patrick for many years, we naturally accepted his invitation to view the ROTOCONTROL RSD 440 in Germany" states Simon Grisdale, Managing Director of S&N Labels. Tim Grisdale, Production Manager of S&N Labels states: "The demonstration exceeded our expectations, especially the DRM dual rewind semi-automatic turret technology. After doing the calculations on time saved it was easy to justify ordering the additional option."

About S&N Labels
S & N Labels provides the total solution to accommodate all your labeling and barcoding requirements. Our products undergo a strict quality control process to ensure that our customers receive labels of the highest standard. In addition to labels we also supply a large variety of thermal and thermal transfer printers, software, printing ribbons and scanning equipment, all of which undergo the same quality control.

Contact:
S&N Labels
Benoni, South Africa
+27 011 397 6623
sales@snlabels.co.za

About ROTOCONTROL
ROTOCONTROL designs and manufactures leading edge inspection, slitting, rewinding and die cutting finishing machines for the narrow web industry. Available globally, ROTOCONTROL offers machines from smaller basic rewinders to feature rich, sophisticated models with multiple options. All utilize S-Drive Servo Technology enabling maximum web control for the most delicate film and foil materials. Headquartered in Ahrensburg (Hamburg), Germany ROTOCONTROL maintains the highest level of product quality through ease of use, absolute control and flexibility. ROTOCONTROL is the partner of choice in the finishing of label products.

Source: Rotocontrol
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DigiPRO® for HP Indigo

In response to a demand for products that can improve the durability of HP Indigo-printed images, FLEXcon has introduced eight new DigiPRO® pressure-sensitive films featuring a topcoat that is specifically designed for use with digital offset printing presses.

The new VBS Value and Better DigiPRO® products are offered with either of two complementary DPM® overlaminates for applications requiring more durability and fade resistance.

The permanent adhesive, DigiPRO® constructions consist of two vinyls and six polyesters. Products can be utilized for a variety of durable goods applications, such as brand ID and warning labels, which require a high-shear, high-peel adhesive to resist cold flow and ooze. FLEXcon also offers two removable adhesive constructions supplied in flexible white vinyl for temporary product identification tracking applications.

DigiPRO® films are specifically designed for small-format digital printing with HP Indigo inks and ensure excellent ink receptivity for sharp vibrant image quality. They can be combined with either DPM® CVE (Clear Velvet Embossed) or DPM® UVCG (UV Clear Gloss) overlaminates to dramatically help reduce fading due to weather and sunlight, significantly extending the life of the HP Indigo printed image. DigiPRO® films can also be over-laminated with any of FLEXcon’s many other overlaminates to achieve a desired finish and/or price point. All constructions are offered with either a Kraft roll form liner or a two-side polycoated layflat sheet liner. DigiPRO® films that utilize the DMP® CVE overlaminate are rated for 2-year outdoor durability, while DigiPRO® films coated with the DPM® UVCG overlaminate are rated for 5-year outdoor durability.

Source: Flexcon
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NEW ULTRA DESTRUCTIBLE PVC FOR TAMPER EVIDENT SECURITY LABELLING

UPM Raflatac has launched a new face material with ultra-destructible properties for security labelling.

Ultra Destructible PVC is a white, matt PVC film that is extremely brittle: once adhered, it's impossible to remove the label in one piece.

It is ideal for product authentication and brand protection as it reveals possible attempts to tamper with articles at any point of the supply chain. It can be used to assure the validity of bar codes, serial numbers and other variable information and it's suitable for use as a sealing label.

Ultra Destructible PVC is available with the high coat-weight RP 77 for good initial adhesion properties also on rough surfaces and most filmic packaging materials. It can be printed with flexo, screen and offset.

Source: UPM Raflatac
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DG press ServiceS moves into new warehouse and workshop.

DGpS acquired new facilities next door. March 1sth DGpS finished moving all goods to their new 1500 m2 building: Remko Koolbergen stated: “This new facility is larger and next to our current office premises. We are building a large stock of spares of new and used ‘as new’ materials to serve our customers with cost effective solutions”, he continued with: “therefore increased spare storage capacity as well as larger shop floor facilities where needed. We also where in need for more space to upgrade, refurbish and test pre-owned presses. We are very happy that we found this facility next to our offices. This increased floor space and setup will help us in serving our customers even better.”

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Spinnaker Coating announces new Polypropylene film

Spinnaker Coating now offers 4 mil TC Matte White Polypropylene. The extra thickness of this film, compared to lower caliper material, allow it to have excellent success in thermal transfer machines. The stiffness is ideal for print-and-apply and print-and-present label applications, and it performs as well or better than other similar films touting the same dispensing benefits. In addition to thermal transfer, it can also be flexo, letterpress, and screen printed. This facestock is available Trimless with adhesive options.
Source: Spinnaker Coating
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Prize in “ProdExtraPack 2010”

The jury of the 5th National Contest for the best food and drinks package and label “ProdExtraPack-2010” passed as a part of the 17th international exhibition “ProdExpo 2010” has finished its work.

In this year 63 nominations were presented to the jury attention.

Among the winners of the contest is label printing-office “Ekotek plus”. Prize is won for the label series for coffee Jacobs Monarch.

Differential characteristic of this label series is the fact that it is made of special high-gloss metalized label paper and it creates specific decorative blink effect which together with colorful design evokes sensation of emotional satisfaction from the
purchase among buyers. We would like to note that the work with special high-gloss metalized label paper requires stable debugged technological process on all stages. It is one of the work conditions guarantied by the label printing-office “Ekotek plus” to its customers.

Source: EKOTEK

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Carlsberg launched Vintage 3 in Denmark. It is the third and final edition of the world’s most exclusive beer trilogy – a trilogy that unifies first-class beer brewing with innovative art

This week, Carlsberg is launching Vintage 3 in Denmark. It is the third and final edition of the world’s most exclusive beer trilogy – a trilogy that unifies first-class beer brewing with innovative art.

Under the leadership of Jacobsen Brewery’s brewmaster, Morten Ibsen, six Carlsberg brewers from Norway, France, Great Britain and Denmark dedicated themselves to developing and brewing Carlsberg’s ambitious beer trilogy, Vintage 3.

Meanwhile, three artists – Kaspar Bonnén and two selected artists from the project Radiant Copenhagen – joined forces to create six unique labels that point to the future and tell the story of what Carlsberg City may look like someday.

Quality and dedication take time and require an uncompromising approach. The basic recipe for Vintage 3 was developed in Copenhagen; it was then further developed at Kronenbourg Innovation Centre in France and is now the only currently available beer to be aged in French Côte d’Or oak barrels in J.C. Jacobsen’s original cellar from 1847. In the final cold days of February 2010, the approx 1,000 bottles were hand tapped, the unique labels were applied by hand and Vintage 3 became a reality.

Vintage 3 – something of a world sensation

Vintage 3 is a so-called Pale Barley Wine, and according to brewmaster Morten Ibsen, the taste experience is both full and nuanced. “The beer has a golden, bubbly appearance. It gives a warm feeling on the palate and has a nearly ‘fat’ fullness that reveals the beer’s close kinship with sweet desert wines.

The beer has a wealth of deep oak, vanilla and nutty aromas from the barrel aging, combined with sweet fruits from the fermentation; it is a perfect choice for sweet deserts and cheeses,” says brewmaster Morten Ibsen. And Vintage 3 is something of a world sensation in beer, due to the fermentation process. Vintage 3’s alcohol content is around 15 percent, which is solely produced through natural fermentation and without added enzymes or surplus alcohol from the barrel, as is the case with other beers that have such a high alcohol content.

The price

And the price? DKK 2010 for 37 cl. “But it tastes as wonderful as the angels sing,” says brewmaster Morten Ibsen immodestly.

With the Vintage trilogy, Jacobsen Brewery created a beer series that breaks the boundaries for what beer is and can be.

“The in-house brewery was founded to carry on the spirit of founder J.C. Jacobsen, whose goal was perfection. We promise that we will continue to do our utmost to deliver beers that transform views of the potential of beer,” says brewmaster Morten Ibsen.

6 labels from Carlsberg City

But the Vintage trilogy is not only about creating a fantastic beer. It is also about delivering the ultimate, complete experience in a bottle. “People will also encounter a unique art experience in the Vintage 3.

It will not resemble other labels in terms of materials or format. We are playing with the conception of space and time, fiction and reality, and blending this with a narrative about Carlsberg City,” says Kaspar Bonnén, one of the three artists who decorated the approx 1,000 bottles.

The artists, who also include Anders Bojen and Kristoffer Ørum, made Carlsberg City the centre of fictive narratives on the labels, which take place in a distant future or a past that never happened. One label shows The Carlsberg Tower from 1914, an ambitious construction project that J.C. Jacobsen never realised before his death, while the label “The Carlsberg Dome” depicts a dome erected over Carlsberg City in the year 2047 to separate it from the surrounding slum.

The labels are works of art centring around Carlsberg City, but with a time horizon that stretches far into the future – just like Vintage 3.
In designing the labels, the artists used maps that are significantly more detailed than those available on the internet. These included maps from COWI A/S, one of the world’s leading suppliers of detailed digital aerial photos and maps.

Source: Carlsberg

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Greenstar’s Recycled Plastic Goes into Millions of Milk Bottles Worth Hundreds of Millions

Award-winning plastics recycling business Greenstar WES (www.thewesgroup.co.uk) hit new production records in December when it produced nearly 700 tonnes of food-grade recycled HDPE (r-HDPE) plastic flake, taking its overall 2009 production total to 5,900 tonnes.

Greenstar’s flake went into just over 140 million plastic milk bottles that were made in December with recycled content, over half of all plastic milk bottles produced that month. Its share rose further in January to around two thirds of all milk bottles (about 150 million bottles).

Around 564 tonnes of Greenstar WES’s December production of 689 tonnes of r-HDPE went to the dairy sector. The remaining 125 tonnes were used as recycled content in food trays destined for the shelves of some of Britain’s leading supermarkets. Production increased further in January, and around 600 tonnes are being supplied to milk bottle manufacturers.

Milk worth nearly a quarter billion

Plastic milk bottles are currently made with an average 10% of recycled food grade plastic. This means four grams of r-HDPE flake go into a 40 grams, two litre milk bottle. When filled, the December production run of 141 million bottles had an approximate retail value of up to £238 million, while the value of January’s production is estimated at between £238 million and £253 million. The average supermarket price of a two litre bottle of milk on 26th February varied between £1.59 and £1.69, according to comparison site www.mysupermarket.co.uk.

The UK dairy industry’s Milk Roadmap has a target of using 10% r-HDPE in plastic milk bottles by this year, increasing this proportion to 30% in five years, and to 50% by 2020.

Thanks to its world-leading technology innovation in processing plastics, Greenstar WES supplies much of its r-HDPE to packaging manufacturer Nampak Plastics that makes plastic milk bottles for the major supermarkets. Nampak will take 6,000 tonnes annually of Greenstar WES’s r-HDPE, and is looking to increase the recycled content of its bottles to 30%, in line with the Milk Roadmap.

Greenstar WES has consistently satisfied the high standards demanded by the UK’s three largest dairies – Arla, Dairy Crest and Wiseman – as well as all the major supermarket chains.

Greenstar WES also supplies r-HDPE to plastic food tray manufacturers which add between 10% and 20% recycled content to each new tray made. These are used for supermarket products such as whole and portioned chicken as well as mushrooms. Greenstar estimates its plastic has been used in around one billion poultry trays since August 2008.

A small amount of flake is also now being used by the manufacturers of branded cosmetics containers.

Greenstar WES founder and managing director James Donaldson said: “It’s fitting that we closed an outstanding year by hitting our highest production level - and then beat that in the first month of the new decade.

“The awards we won in 2009 have rewarded our technology innovation that has driven the development of plastic recycling in the UK, and Greenstar WES currently remains the largest producer of r-HDPE in the UK.”

Greenstar WES was the first in the world to develop and commercially apply the technology for converting plastic milk bottles from consumers’ bins into super clean, high grade r-HDPE flake. It has also just won a WRAP grant to set up the processing line for recycling 20,000 tonnes annually of mixed plastics (non-plastic bottle household plastics).

Part of Greenstar UK and ultimately owned by international renewable energy group NTR plc (www.ntrplc.com), Greenstar WES received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation) in 2009 and also won a National Recycling Award and a Valpak Award during the same year.

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PREMIER LABELLERS NORTHERN EXPANSION

Premier Labellers are pleased to announce the expansion of theirsales network in Northern UK.

Following a significant increase in machinery and contract labelling sales over the last year, particularly in expanding overseas markets including South Africa, Venezuela and India, Premier Labellers have now decided to expand their operations through establishing a new sales partnership with SITEK Labelling based near Manchester. SiTEK Labelling will provide advice and support to all Premier existing and new customers in the region whilst developing new markets for the expanding range of Premier machinery.

SOURCE: Premier Labellers

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Nilpeter Boosts Irish Sales Support

Nilpeter UK has appointed Michael Waterman as the independent sales agent covering the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. The arrangement, which took effect from 1 March, covers the FA-Line and FB-Line of UV-flexo presses, as well as the MO-series of offset platform presses, for producing labels and packaging.

The appointment is intended to increase the company's relatively strong presence in Ireland, which - with around 80 converting companies - has been one of Europe's most active regions for a long time. The traditional growth sectors are self-adhesive labels for food producers, dairy products and the pharmaceutical industry
Michael Waterman has extensive sales and support experience in key sectors of the narrow-web market. Before forming his own company, he represented Comco (through Edlon Machinery). He currently assists A B Graphics International, Gerhardt International, GEW, and Sandon Global with their Irish sales activities and is the European manager for Stanford Products.

Source: Nilpeter

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Mercian Label's review of the new Edale Alpha multilabel press

Thanks to Mr.Steele, Managing Director from Mercian Labels for sending us this interesting review. I think he's doing it very well so I think it is much better to go directly to the original source: http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/

Green Planet Launches 100% Plant-Based Bottled Water

A new bottled water brand has been launched this week, called Green Planet, which is manufacturing recyclable, commercially compostable, and BPA & petroleum-free bottles.

Green Planet “isn’t just their name. It’s their mission.” Founder Bradford Schulman expects to make it a well-known national brand, just as he did with Mighty Leaf Tea and Intelligentsia Coffee. The Green Planet brand is now tapping into an $11 billion bottled water market with their new 100% plant-based bottle.

Most plastic bottles on the market are made from petroleum, which emits harmful greenhouse gases in the manufacturing process and leaches its chemicals into your water if the bottle gets too hot or cold. These bottles are also shipped all over the world from “glaciers” and “tropical islands”, only to end up overflowing landfills.

The new water bottle by Green Planet is made from 100% annually renewable plants and is is qualified under the USDA’s BioPreferred program, which aims to increase the purchase and use of renewable, environmentally-friendly biobased products. These products will soon carry the program’s voluntary label for easy identification.

Green Planet also touts its own cradle-to-cradle recycling program with buybacks of all of its bottles. Because Green Planet’s bottles don’t leach petroleum-based chemicals into the water, consumers can reuse the bottles over and over without concern, or have them fully composted in 80 days. The brand also sources its vapor-distilled water within 500 miles of each market to lessen their carbon footprint.

Green Planet water is currently available in a 16.9oz. size, while the 12oz. and 1L bottles will be available this spring. The product is being distributed where its offering will count towards LEED certification, such as in schools, corporate campuses, and hotels. It will soon be available at some restaurants, convenience stores, and public facilities.

Source: Sustainable Life Media

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Sun Chemical Invests in New Innovative Plant for Global Food Packaging Market

Sun Chemical displayed its commitment to the food package printing market through the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, Germany.

The plant was built using clean room and HACCP directives to ensure that the best possible standards are adopted in manufacturing of Sun Chemical inks. Representing an investment of €4 million, the new facility is dedicated to the highest level of cleanliness and utilizes the world’s most advanced technology to create high-quality sheetfed packaging inks.

The facility features the most modern mixers and mills on the market, process control computers, as well as two new blending stations. One blending station is specifically used for low migration inks; the other, which is housed in a separate building to avoid cross-contamination, is used for conventional inks.

To ensure the purity of the inks manufactured at the Frankfurt facility, all raw materials are hand-inspected to make sure they contain no contaminants and have low odor as required by strict European food regulations. Additionally, quality control officers are on-site to check product quality at all times.

“Food package printers are facing tremendous challenges today,” said Rudi Lenz, CEO of Sun Chemical. “In addition to cost pressures and stiff competition, they also face demanding sustainability requirements and some of the strictest ink migration standards on the market. Our customers rely on us to provide them with solutions that help them meet those challenges. That’s why Sun Chemical’s investment in the Frankfurt plant shows our commitment to providing excellence for our customers and the food package printing industry. The new high-tech manufacturing equipment will ensure that our customers receive quality inks they can rely on without worry.”

The Frankfurt plant’s centrally located position in Germany provides the ideal location for fast dispatch of products across Europe, ensuring delivery to key markets within two days.

The opening of the Frankfurt plant will make Sun Chemical the only supplier with multiple low migration solutions across its conventional technology inks ranges.

About Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is the world's 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 over $4 billion, Sun Chemical has more than 11,000 employees supporting customers around the world. The Sun Chemical Group of companies includes such established names as Coates, Hartmann, Kohl & Madden, and US Ink.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group B.V., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.sunchemical.com

Source: Sun Chemical

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Custom Bottle Helps Boots To Freshen Up

A stylish custom bottle manufactured by RPC Containers Llantrisant has given Boots Therapy Bath a fresh look that gives its foam bath product range a new relaxing lease of life.

Already a popular choice for consumers, Boots is relaunching its Therapy range in a modern design that better reflects the products’ therapeutic qualities. As an existing supplier to Boots with a reputation for delivering outstanding quality and service, RPC was asked to create the new Bath Soak bottle.

RPC Llantrisant’s custom design uses sensuous curves to convey a luxurious brand image that confirms consumer impressions of a relaxing bath experience. The 500 ml bottle is blow moulded in clear PET, allowing the consumer to see the attractively coloured product inside – an effect enhanced by Boots’ use of clear labels to focus attention on the bottle.

"We feel that the exceptional quality of Boots Therapy Bath deserves a new look that better reflects the range’s style and sophistication,” explains Craig Davids, Packaging Technologist at Boots. "RPC Llantrisant has brought its practical and aesthetic expertise to deliver a solution that meets our high expectations for the brand.”

The new look Boots Therapy Bath – available in four fragrances – was launched into stores in October 2009.

Source: RPC

CCL Acquires Australian Healthcare Label Company

CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in the
development of labelling solutions and specialty packaging for the consumer products and healthcare industries, announced today that it has acquired Purbrick Ltd, a privately held company based in Melbourne, Australia. Purbrick supplies patient information leaflets and pressure sensitive labels to global pharmaceutical customers located in Australia.
For the calendar year of 2009 revenues for Purbrick were approximately $8.7 million with an estimated EBITDA of $1.9 million at current exchange rates to the Australian Dollar. The purchase price was $2 million, representing a small discount to the book value of net equity acquired.
Geoffrey Martin, President and CEO of CCL Industries commented “Purbrick will change its trading name immediately to CCL Label and become part of our global network of GMP-designated label supply facilities for the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. I am very pleased that the company’s management team has agreed to remain with us on a long-term basis.” Mr Martin added,
“This acquisition demonstrates our continuing ability to find situations in the label sector that meet both our strategic and financial criteria to enhance shareholder value.”
With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, CCL Industries now employs approximately 5,600 people and operates 59 production facilities globally located to meet the sourcing needs of large international customers. CCL Label is the world’s largest converter of pressure sensitive and film materials for label applications and sells to leading global customers in the consumer packaging, healthcare, automotive and consumer durable markets. CCL Container and CCL Tube are leading producers of aluminum aerosol cans, bottles and extruded plastic tubes for consumer packaged goods customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Source: CCL

AVERY DENNISON MEDIA QUALIFIED FOR THE EPSON SECURCOLOR™ ON-DEMAND COLOR INKJET PRINTER IN HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS

The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) announced today two grades of its Fasson® pressure-sensitive label material have been qualified for use in the Epson SecurColor™ printer for optimized color-enhanced printing in healthcare applications.

The SecurColor printer is the first inkjet printer to address the specific needs of color printing in healthcare applications, such as specimen labels, patient wristbands, prescription labels and patient meal tickets, among others. The ability to deliver on-demand color printing allows hospitals and related healthcare facilities to reduce operational risks, lower costs and improve patient care.

“We’re pleased Epson has qualified the use of these Fasson pressure-sensitive grades for its SecurColor inkjet printers,” said Gary Deans, technical marketing manager, Fasson Roll North America. “Healthcare environments are highly specialized and demanding. Choosing the right label material is as critical for patient safety as it is for clinical operations.”

Avery Dennison is an Epson media partner. The specialized label materials qualified by Epson have been engineered to meet exacting healthcare application requirements for exposure to moisture, solvents, extreme temperature changes and sterilization conditions. The two products include:

* Fasson® Matte White Inkjet Medical Film: opaque-white matte finish, designed for tight mandrel applications one-half inch diameter or greater, solvent resistant, tested for autoclave conditions, suitable for refrigerated and frozen conditions, water-resistant and glove-friendly.
* Fasson® Matte Inkjet Medical Paper: white matte finish ideal for laboratory, pharmacy, meal ticket and identification applications. Suitable for refrigerated and frozen conditions, and glove-friendly.

Avery Dennison continues to develop more products with enhanced performance characteristics for the SecurColor printer. More information is available at 1-800-944-8511 or www.na.fasson.com.
SecurColor inkjet printers with the optimized Fasson pressure-sensitive labels allow healthcare administrators to deliver more information on their labels without having to change current practices. SecurColor printers support leading barcode formats; allow facility system software to assign the right color code, which reduces the risk of human error; and are built on Epson’s patented MicroPiezo® inkjet technology.

About Avery Dennison
Fasson Roll North America is a division of Avery Dennison, a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions for consumer products and label materials. Based in Pasadena, Calif., the company had 2009 sales of $6 billion. Fasson-brand pressure-sensitive and non-adhesive coated papers, films and foils in roll form are widely used in brand identity, bar-code labeling systems, product identification and other applications by label converters and consumer products package designers and manufacturers.
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