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Mondi confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to sell its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group.

Luxembourg-headquartered Flint Group announced the appointment of Doug Aldred as president of the Packaging & Narrow Web – Europe and North America effective immediately. In addition to his new role, Aldred also will assume responsibility for the global Packaging and Narrow Web strategy and will report directly to Antoine Fady, chief executive officer. Aldred joined Flint Ink in 1994 (one of the group of companies that merged to form Flint Group) as a manufacturing manager within Canada and in 1998 was appointed as general manager, Sheetfed Europe. With Flint-Schmidt he became Global VP for the Sheetfed division and in

The flexible package printing market is growing, even in light of our global economy’s uncertain future. In 2008, shipments of printed packaging totaled about $79.7 billion in North America alone. Out of that total, flexible packaging made up about $28 billion, according to a recent study commissioned by the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization (PRIMIR). PRIMIR estimates that, by 2013, flexible packaging shipments will grow to $31.1 billion dollars in the United States. Globally, flexographic printing makes up about 60%—which translates to roughly $260 billion—of the world’s $440 billion printed packaging market. As countries such as Brazil,

Advanced KODAK Flexo Plate processing technology takes center stage at the company's Moscow site ROCHESTER, N.Y., - Russia's TampoMechanica has transformed its flexo platemaking operation after installing the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System at its Moscow repro center. The new KODAK System will enable the company to significantly improve the efficiency and quality of its flexo plate production. TampoMechanica began as a production and supply company. Today it offers consumables and equipment for general and specialist markets: flexo, letterpress, die stamping, screen, and digital. The company's portfolio includes consumables and equipment for package printing, promotional items, industrial and

MacDermid Printing Solutions' Lux platemaking process has been adopted by flexo printers on every industrialized continent in the world, says the company, with more than 50 installations to date plus 20 orders pending. Since the introduction of Lux, MacDermid’s flat-top dot platemaking technology, in May 2010, Lux plates have been utilized both in established and emerging flexo print markets. ‘Lux technology is improving flexo printing across the Americas, UK and most major European print markets,’ said Paul Merkel, MacDermid’s global director of product management. ‘However, Lux is also in great demand in some of the less traditional flexo markets

At the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute annual meeting held in Boca Raton, Florida, the association presented awards to John Hickey, CEO of Smyth Companies; Calvin Frost, CEO of Channeled Resources Group; Toray Plastics America; and McCourt Label.