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At this year's PrintExpo, which is being held April 5-9 at Expo Center Norte in São Paolo, Brazil, INX (Stand C-5-461) will concentrate its efforts on Belle Color, the highest performing inks available in the marketplace for flexible packaging.

MGI Digital Graphic Technology, the digital printing and finishing solutions manufacturer, announced today that it has received the Engineering Prize for Innovation. The annual engineering award is organized by the French magazines “Usine Nouvelle” and “Industrie & Technologies”, in partnership with the National Council of French Engineers and Scientists. The award recognizes engineers who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding achievements. Along with MGI, the 2011 winners include Airbus and Total Petroleum Group. The jury elected to honor MGI’s R&D team for the innovation shown in the development of the JETcard®, the first solution utilizing MGI’s color inkjet technology.

MEXICO CITY (Nov. 29, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Brazil’s hosting of the Fifa World Cup soccer tournament in 2014 and the summer Olympic Games in 2016 will help drive growth in the country’s flexible packaging market in the next five years, according to a new study. The Central and South American Flexible Packaging Market to 2015 describes the Brazilian food industry as “modern” in relation to international standards, with 40 percent of the food bought by the population of 200 million sold through supermarkets. “That demand will only increase in the run up to global, high profile events, such

Tredegar Film Products Corporation, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation, has acquired Terphane Holdings LLC, a manufacturer of specialty polyester films, which serves the Latin American flexible packaging market and has a specialty focus in North America and Europe. Terphane is headquartered in Brazil and is a market leading producer of thin polyester films in Latin America with a growing presence in strategic niches in the United States and Europe. Polyester films have specialized properties, such as heat resistance and barrier protection that make them uniquely suited for the fast-growing flexible packaging market. The company operates two

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