UPFRONT3 Editor’s Letter: Biofuel for paper production 6 Company news and industry events 9 Obituaries 10 Environmental news and events
PRINT MATTERS 13 Print Industry News: what’s the latest buzz? 14 Flexo Forum: Expand gamut, improve profit with Opaltone 17 Senegalese printer grows with Comexi 18 The future is sleeves 20 Print Media: Iggesund invests in biofuel 22 Newspaper Printing: Cost, time savings with Veripress soft proofing 24 Rising Sun selects five-tower Goss press 25 The full spectrum from Ferag 26 Quality reaches new heights with QuadTech AccuCam 27 Finishing Matters: ‘PUR’fect binding at Paarl Media 30 Don’t let finishing spoil the job – Trisave has the answer
CONVERTING MATTERS 32 Flexible Packaging: Technovaa’s on track 34 Gravure Cylinders invests in Heaford proofing 36 OCC|Plasto-Sac SA’s pillars of strength 39 M-Tech steps up service with new Titan slitter 40 Plastics in Packaging: ColorMatrix opens CapeTown facility 42 Extrupet rebrands rPET resin as PhoenixPET 43 Maritime Marketing offers world-class recycling repertoire 49 Polystyrene recycling takes off in Zim 51 Labelling & Narrow Web: Clomark’s investment plan pays dividends 53 A RotoControl for First Impression Labels 54 Apple Die SA celebrates sale of 10 000th flexible die 59 What’s on show at Labelexpo Americas?
FMCG PACK 66 Clive Glover clocks clever packs 69 Meat Packaging: Mpact’s ultra-absorbent meat trays 70 Cibapac adds zip to work-a-day ‘foamo’ trays 72 Meaty offerings from Astrapak 74 Reducing meat packaging’s environmental impact 75 Fresh produce packaging: Automation comes to Fowler Farms 77 Confectionery Packaging: SA leads with resealable chocolate pack 81 Afripack raises the bar for Beacon’s chocolates 85 Beverage Packaging: DairyBelle leads with FSC-certified cartons 87 The enviro answer for out-of-date beverages 89 Beauty Packaging: The sector takes a hit; positive action is required 90 Impressive designs, real innovation in tubes sector 92 Coding, Marking & Labelling: Videojet suits industrial coding 93 Pyrotec’s ElastiTag pulls promotions up a notch 95 Inspection Systems: Sensors for liquid detection 97 End of Line: Mosca’s 40 years’ strapping experertise 98 Mexan’s automatic bottle bagger
FINISHING TOUCHES 100 IPSA News: Advancing packaging education in Africa 103 PCA News: drupa feedback draws the crowds 104 At the Cutting Edge: International FMCG innovation 105 Yours irreverently 105 Diary of events 106 Index of advertisers and their web addresses
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