RK Print Coat – Sparkle and shine product protection & decoration
Brand owners, marketing directors, store managers and the various retail supply chain providers cannot be too careful these days. The risk of product tampering, counterfeiting, retail theft, shoplifting, in-store product sampling, product diversion and unauthorised distribution is all too real. Few items, if any, are immune from the various risks posed by counterfeiting and other […]
Short summer break and a thank you!
Dear Readers, It’s been almost seven months since we set out on our new journey with M2N Media GmbH. In this rather short timeframe, we have had the opportunity to truly connect with many players from the converting and flextronics industries and to establish our brands PRO Flexconvert, PRO Flextronics, M2N Converting Gipfel and M2N […]
Amcor Flexibles favours Vetaphone corona equipment
When a major global packaging group like Amcor chooses Vetaphone surface treatment equipment for its flexible packaging plant in Belgium, it can be considered a massive testimonial to the quality and reliability of the Danish manufacturer’s technology. Amcor’s Gent production facility is a giant, housing gravure printing in up to nine colours, digital printing, solvent […]
FPE reports rising prices on European flexpack market in Q2
The price of flexible packaging materials across Europe continued the slow increase seen in Q1 as demand continued to rise for most substrates in the three months to end June 2024. Prices were also affected by supply side cost rises for both raw materials and logistics services. Leading the rises was 60gsm one-sided coated paper, […]
FPE publishes guidance for life cycle assessment of flexpack
A guidance to support the environmental assessment of flexible packaging solutions from a life cycle thinking perspective has just been provided by the European flexible packaging industry. It was elaborated by the environmental sustainability consultancy Quantis in collaboration with experts from six European flexible packaging converting companies and the association Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) and […]