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Esko-Graphics Moves North American Headquarters

Published: February 28, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Esko-Graphics, the graphics arts supplier created in last year's merger between Barco Graphics NV and Purup-Eskofot A/S, announces it's opened the doors to its new North American heaquarters "across town" in Kennesaw, GA.

RFID Reader Said to Break Barrier in Technology Adoption

Published: February 26, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Matrics Inc. reports the release of a new 'Advanced RFID Reader,' which the company says "breaks [the] barrier to radio frequency identification (RFID) adoption."

H.B. Fuller Reports Price Increases

Published: February 26, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
H.B. Fuller Company recently announced its adhesives business segment will implement a price increase of 6.5 percent for water-based adhesives; a 4.5 percent increase for hot melt adhesives; and specific individual increases for various other products.

Graphics of the Americas Reports Strong Numbers

Published: February 25, 2003, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Despite unusually chilly weather, numbers were up at this year's Graphics of the Americas (GOA). Held January 24—26, 2003, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the Latin American-oriented trade event drew more than "21,000 visitors from around the world," reports event sponsor Printing Association of Florida (PAF).

PCI Publishes European PET Supply-Demand Report

Published: February 24, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
PCI, PET Packaging, Resin & Recycled Ltd., reports the publication of the fifth edition of the European Supply-Demand report on the PET market in Europe. The 350-page report, says PCI, covers both Eastern and Western Europe.

Agfa Acquires Printing Techniques Ltd.

Published: February 24, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Agfa-Gevaert reports an agreement with Printing Techniques Ltd. (PTL) by which it will acquire the U.K.-based company.

Exopack and RJR to Supply Retort Pouches

Published: February 21, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Exopack LLC will now have the capability to supply retort pouches for food and pet food. The manufacturer of stand-up pouches announces an alliance with RJR Packaging that "enables an important domestic supply of this fast-growing package format."

Blue Ridge Paper to Close Jersey DairyPak Packaging Operation

Published: February 21, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
A Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.-owned liquid packaging production facility in New Jersey is slated for closure late this summer. According to the North Carolina-based paper manufacturing and converting company, the closure of its Morristown, NJ, DairyPak liquid packaging converting operation, late summer 2003, will result in the elmination of 115 jobs.

Rexam Healthcare Flexibles Invests in Pouchmaking

Published: February 21, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Rexam Healthcare Flexibles reports new "state-of-the-art" pouch manufacturing capacity in its US Midwestern plant.

<WGMT Offers PAF Assn. Member Discount

Published: February 19, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Women in Graphic Media and Technology (WGMT) reports a "mutually beneficial relationship with the Printing Association of Florida (PAF); (pafgraf.org and wgmt.org).

Tailored Solutions to Teach Profitable Print Job Planning

Published: February 19, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Tailored Solutions Inc. announces an affordable evening workshop for printing industry job estimators and planners.

Creo Offers Affordable Prepress

Published: February 14, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Creo reports it's launched a line of Creo-certified, remanufactured prepress systems for the graphic arts industry. Creo Remanufactured Solutions include Trendsetter and Lotem platesetters; Dolev imagesetters; EverSmart scanners; Iris proofers; and Brisque and Prinergy workflow-management systems.

RadTech Votes PPG's Diehl Its Prez

Published: February 14, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
RadTech International North America reports David A. Diehl, senior scientist with PPG Industries Inc., has assumed office as RadTech president for a two-year term.

Flint Ink Launches Jetrion

Published: February 12, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Flint Ink Corporation announces the creation of Jetrion LLC, a new global company providing a full range of industrial inkjet products, services, and custom printing solutions.

Raflatac Soups Up Global Web Portal

Published: February 12, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Raflatac reports it's launchesd the company's redesigned global website, which now offers more region-specific content for the company's European, North American, and Asia-Pacific areas. In addition to English, the company's site is now accessible in French, German, and Spanish.

Counterfeiting and Converting Industry Connections

Published: February 10, 2003, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
Reconnaissance International’s "Protecting Medicines & Pharmaceuticals: A Manual of AntiCounterfeiting Solutions" is a 229-page book dedicated to the problem of counterfeiting and the solutions to combat it.

Flint Ink Latin America Establishes Focused Customer Service

Published: February 10, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Flint Ink Latin America reports a focused customer-service program that will provide support tailored to address the specific regional needs of graphics communications professionals.

Sun Chemical Buys Bayer Hi-Performance Pigment Biz

Published: February 07, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Sun Chemical Corporation reports it has completed the acquisition of Bayer Polymers LLC's high-performance organic pigment business, Bushy Park, SC, USA.

Lithotype Adds 8-Color Capability for Flexible Packaging

Published: February 07, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Lithotype Company announces the installation of a new Sanden eight-color printing press. "As part of [our] ongoing program to offer its customers the industry's best flexible package printing, the Sanden press enables [us] to offer state-of-the-art eight-color printing with inline electron beam (EB) coating capabilities," states Lithotype.

Enercon's ELF Roll Designed for Thin Film Converters

Published: February 05, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Enercon Industries Corporation reports the development of ELF—Enercon low friction—roll specifically designed lighter weight film substrates.

Dow Ups Price for Specialty Olefin Film

Published: February 05, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Dow Chemical Co. reports, effective February 15, 2003, it will increase selling prices of its Integral, Trenchcoat, Covelle, and LDF specialty olefin films by US$0.05 per lb., as contracts permit.

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showcase

Published: February 03, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Brückner (Booth E 76) reports it will show its "advanced product range" at BrasilPlast 2003.

Danaher Controls Offers 24/7 Ordering

Published: February 03, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Danaher Controls reports it's one of the first major suppliers for encoders for motion-control applications to offer 24 hr/day/7 days/week (24-7) ordering via its web site www.dynapar-encoders.com.

Heidelberg Buys Jagenberg Die-Cutting and Folding Carton Operations

Published: January 30, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Jagenberg AG, Neuss, Germany, reports it's sold its folding carton production unit to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG as of January 1, 2003.

Flexo 2003: AVT to Show Range of Inspection Solutions

Published: January 30, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Advanced Vision Technology Ltd (AVT) reports it will be demonstrating three machine vision-based solutions and its range of options for package printing and converting applications at its stand at Flexo 2003.

Smurfit-Stone Intensifies NA Packaging Focus

Published: January 29, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. announces its plans to focus on North American (US and Canada) market solely regarding its packaging operations. The company reported a late-January 2003 agreement under which it will exchange its European packaging operations for Jefferson-Smurfit's 50 percent ownership of Smurfit-MBI, a Canadian packaging business.

GAMIS 2002 Stat Book on Graphic Art Industry Available

Published: January 29, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
The Graphic Arts Marketing Information Service (GAMIS), a special industry group of the Printing Industries of America, reports it's recently published the 2002 edition of the "Statistical Handbook for the Graphic Arts Industry."

National Adhesives to Feature High Productivity Products at CMM

Published: January 27, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
National Adhesives, a unit of National Starch & Chemical, reports it will feature specialty "high productivity" adhesives at the upcoming Converting Machinery/Materials trade show, slated for April 14 - 17, 2003, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA.

Bobst Group to Show at Diecutting Odyssey This Spring

Published: January 27, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
Bobst Group USA reports it's pleased to be part of the 2003 Diecutting Odyssey (May 14 -16, 2003, Rosemont, IL, USA), an "informative and important industry gathering" for diecutters and diecutting-related businesses.

SPI Study Ranks Plastics Industry 4th Largest in US

Published: January 22, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
A recently released report from The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) shows the US plastics industry employed more than 1.5 million workers nationwide in 2001.

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