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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.

Growth was the central theme of EXPO PACK Mexico 2011, according to show owner and producer PMMI. The 26th edition of this, a premier packaging and processing trade show in Latin America, reports increases of 23 percent in visitor attendance.

OpenGate Capital said that it has closed its acquisition of two boxboard-manufacturing subsidiaries of Cascades Inc. The two subsidiaries will operate under the unified brand name, Fusion Paperboard, and will continue conducting business from Hebron, Kentucky and Versailles, Connecticut with existing management. "This closing marks both a significant addition to our wood and paper portfolio, and an exciting new beginning for Fusion Paperboard," said Andrew Nikou, Founder and Managing Partner of OpenGate Capital. "We look forward to working closely with management

Representatives of the pan-European PET bottle industry and its supply chain met in Paris on 23rd November to constitute the Forum PET Europe. The federation is unifying the interests of the national PET bottle associations and representing the whole supply chain, from resin production, machinery, bottle manufacturing and recycling, until end of life. Founding members are the PET associations of France (Elipso) and Germany (Forum PET in der IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V.) as well as the company Logoplaste S.A., representing Portugal.The main goals of Forum PET Europe are to create an innovation-friendly environment for PET bottles, to promote

The new Performance Series P5 has quickly surpassed company sales expectations. The the latest addition to the new flexo press line, the model P5, was officially launched at Labelexpo Americas.

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