MPRINT chooses Vetaphone corona for digital cold foil
Founded by Michael Morlock in 1999 and a part of the LEONHARD KURZ Group since 2019, MPRINT is renowned for its innovation in digital print and finishing. As part of its development programme into digital cold foil application it turned to corona inventor and pioneer in surface technology, Vetaphone. Located in Baiersbronn, in the north […]
Flexible packaging materials – minor price declines in Q3 of 2025
The markets for flexible packaging materials experienced minor price decreases across substrates in the third quarter of 2025. Aluminium foil (7 micron) showed particularly pronounced reductions, alongside BOPA, BOPP and BOPET films. While one-side coated paper (60 g/m²) remained stable, HDPE and LDPE continued the weaker trends seen during the first half of the year. […]
FPE – Sweet and savoury in the packaging focus
Flexible packaging for chocolate and snacks impresses with its functionality, familiarity and suitability for everyday use. Chocolate is part of everyday life for many people – despite significantly increased cocoa prices. A representative survey confirms that 44% of consumers have not changed their purchasing behaviour, while 46% say they buy chocolate less often. Only 8% […]
New data from Plastics Europe – “Industry at cliff edge”
New figures published in Plastics the Fast Facts 2025 confirm the rapid and continuing decline in the competitiveness of European plastics manufacturing. Despite a modest stabilisation in production volumes in 2024 (+0.4% to 54.6 Mt) after a record contraction in 2023 (-7.6%), Europe’s global market share has continued to erode — collapsing from 22% in […]
Masterpack uses Vetaphone corona for difficult substrates
Leading Italian specialist converter Masterpack has installed a SOMA CI flexo press fitted with Vetaphone corona technology to improve performance on the latest PP and PE materials that it uses for a range of flexible packaging manufactured at its plant in Veruno. Established in 1988 by Claudio Binda and still under family ownership and management, […]