KENNESAW, Ga.—Heidelberg USA has launched a new Web portal dedicated to exploring sustainable solutions for the printing industry. "Our goal in launching these pages is to establish a fact-based, green resource for the printing industry to help printers and buyers sort through the competing claims and discover the best path to sustainability for their businesses," said Joerg Daehnhardt, director of product management for Heidelberg USA.
Unifoil Corporation, a supplier of environment-friendly packaging and printing materials that create product differentiation, announced it has received chain-of-custody certifications from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) program.
SOLON, Ohio—CardPak® Inc., the Solon-based manufacturer of environmentally sustainable packaging products, has achieved certification to the new ISO 9001:2008 standards, based upon the results of a 30-month independent surveillance audit. ISO 9001:2008 certification is a globally implemented standard for providing assurance about the ability to satisfy quality requirements and to enhance customer satisfaction in supplier-customer relationships.
Coinciding with the start of spring, the winners of the Heidelberg Eco Printing Award were honored at a small ceremony at the Print Media Academy in Heidelberg. Dick Kouwenhoven, owner of Hemlock Printers, Canada, was presented with the environmental award for the most sustainable print shop, which comes with a prize fund of 30,000 Euro. Kazuhisa Yoshida, owner of Yoshida Printing in Japan, accepted the award for most innovative stand-alone solution and a check for 20,000 Euro.
Ronkonkoma, NY—Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is proud to announce that member-company Global Packaging, Inc. of Oaks, PA, is the first flexo printer certified by the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership as an SGP Printer.
PHILADELPHIA—A gathering of major equipment and materials companies that are leading development efforts for sustainable packaging for food and consumer products will take place in conjunction with Earth Day 2009 celebrations, Wednesday, April 22. Hosting the daylong converting demonstrations for North American packaging converters and product marketers are specialty materials company Rohm and Haas, along with Nordmeccanica NA, a manufacturer of coating and laminating equipment. Demonstrations will take place at Nordmeccanica’s Long Island facility.
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CLEARWATER, Fla.—Innovation can eliminate packaging waste and enable a future where all packaging is recycled or its value is recovered, DuPont’s vice president and general manager said at the Packaging Strategies CEO Summit. “The packaging industry has long focused on reducing to the minimum necessary packaging. But this is not enough; we can do more through innovation,” said William F. Weber.
Experts from Henkel Corporation, Curtis Packaging and Flint Group will present more sustainable ink and coating options at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition spring meeting in Chicago on March 24.
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, Canada—J Zarwan Partners has published an in-depth research study, "Environmental Impact of Printing Plates," to help printers make informed choices when purchasing plates, and to bring to an often confusing issue. The report analyses four main areas where plates can have an environmental impact—chemistry, energy, water, and waste, and compares the relative environmental impact between different categories of plates, as well as comparing the resources used by different plates within a category.
