Acquisitions & evolutions

Under newly appointed executive director Luke Crouch, the South African coatings specialist is increasingly focused on paper-based packaging.Established in South...

‘We're continuing to invest heavily because we see a long-term future for the business,’ says chairman of the Shave &...

South Africa’s label printing industry has spent the past few years learning to do more with less. Paper costs have...

Two years after commissioning its first BOBST VISION CI flexographic press, Pietermaritzburg-based flexible packaging converter Flowe-Pac has added a second machine to its operation....

For decades, book printing has been built around a simple principle: print more copies to lower the unit cost. The challenge...

For years, digital label printing has been an established part of the packaging landscape in Europe, North America and Asia....

East Africa’s flexible packaging market is becoming increasingly demanding, with brand owners expecting shorter runs, faster turnaround times, premium print...

When Interflex CEO Eric Singh talks about ROTOCON, he doesn’t start with the newest machine on the factory floor. He goes back to...

Packaging performance is often only noticed when something fails: a batch code becomes unreadable, a label won’t dispense at speed,...

In South Africa’s flexible packaging space, margins are thin, input costs fluctuate and lead times are unpredictable. At the same...

There’s a difference between staying in business and staying relevant. Inkon Labels has spent 25 years navigating that gap. The Sasolburg-based converter...

The 2 600mm-wide EVO blown film system was officially unveiled at a ribbon-cutting event at Tropic’s Durban facility in March,...