UPFRONT
3 Editor’s Letter: Hold on to your hats … 2012 is taking off!
6 Letters to the editor
8 Company news and industry events
10 Environmental news
PRINT MATTERS
15 Print industry news
17 Die-Cutting Review: Quality boost for die-cutting
18 Laser Die endorses Polytop MX
19 Printing Consumables: Channel’s smart creasing options
21 Durst and Kemtek join forces
23 Peters Papers purchased by Apex Paper
25 Flexo Forum: Flat-top dots – what’s it all about?
28 Industry leaders embrace HD Flexo
29 Digital Digest: HP Capture sharpens digital skills
31 drupa special: What will we call drupa 2012?
35 Heidelberg expands its technological edge
36 Getting it all from Bobst at drupa
CONVERTING MATTERS
38 Flexible Packaging: Afi rcan challenges in BOPP manufacture
41 Nampak Fleixble excels with BOPP
42 Allfl ex ascends to the next level
44 Advanced Dolci technology for Transpaco
47 Plastindia Review: Innovations galore at Plastindia
51 Labelling & Narrow Web: More capacity for Tadbik
53 Label Summit Africa 2012 preview
61 Roll-sleeve fi lm helps shape brand identity
65 Multiprint makes another smart move
FMCG PACK
68 Clive Glover picks his packs
70 Cover Story: Elopak’s purr-fectly meow-velous packaging
72 Dairy Packaging: Fair Cape – A dairy with a difference
76 Confectionery Packaging: Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk is here!
77 Beverage Packaging: Beverage labelling: Challenges and opportunities
82 Fruit Packaging: Corrugated box revolution
83 Beauty Pack: The pump evolution
86 Filling & Packing: MachMan – entrepreneurs taking the plunge
89 Inspection Systems: Seeing the light at RET Automation Controls
FINISHING TOUCHES
91 PIFSA’s PrinTalk
95 WPO News: Presidency moves from SA to US
96 IPSA News: Northern Region student awards
97 Yours irreverently
97 Diary
98 Index of advertisers and their web addresses