Supply chain disruptions drive up prices of European flexible packaging materials in Q1 2024
Shipping disruptions in the Red Sea have had a significant impact on supply chains, leading to increased prices of European flexible packaging materials in the first quarter of the year. Prices across almost every flexible packaging material posted modest price rises in the first quarter of 2024, compared with the end of 2023, due mainly […]
Jagenberg Converting Solutions highlights the next evolutionary step in decorative rotogravure printing
A new and ready-for-delivery decorative gravure printing press took centre stage at the in-house exhibition of Jagenberg Converting Solutions (JCS), which was held at Jagenberg subsidiary WDB Systemtechnik GmbH in Enger (near Herford, Germany). After a guided tour of the machine, the PRO Flexconvert team met for an exclusive interview with Karsten Kloepperpieper, Head of […]
Coveris follows growth story with acquisition of HADEPOL FLEXO in Poland
Coveris has agreed to acquire HADEPOL FLEXO Sp. z o.o. (private limited company), a Poland-based manufacturer of high-quality flexible paper and film packaging. Following the packaging leader’s recent acquisitions of packaging sites in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, HADEPOL FLEXO marks Coveris’ fourth acquisition in CEE and the continuation of its growth story and […]
New Chinese location of Schreiner Group successfully established
Schreiner Group has now been locally present in China with a production site for eight years. What used to primarily serve to supply products to customers from the automotive industry has since evolved into an established location for the healthcare industry as well. The prospects going forward are promising: not least thanks to an effective […]
SEI Laser Converting integrates Vetaphone on new Labelmaster KyoJet
The Italian manufacturer, SEI Laser Converting, part of the international SEI Group, has taken a further step to utilise Vetaphone technology on its bestselling Labelmaster range of narrow web converting lines. Already the company’s preferred supplier of corona surface treatment, Vetaphone Web Cleaning is the latest technology to be integrated into the Labelmaster series that […]