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LOUPE, Showcases Technologies Shaping the Future of Labels, Flexible Packaging and Folding Cartons

(News | New Products)

February 15, 2026, ... coatings and inline lamination. We have also seen a growing number of suppliers demonstrating offline laminators tailored to the mid-web format, including ABG company Enprom, while JetFX demonstrated ...

VCML Pilot Coaters for Archroma Packaging Technologies New Global Centers of Innovation in India, Spain and U.S.

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2026, Archroma Packaging Technologies, a global provider of coatings, adhesives, sealants, colorants, and process chemicals, have taken delivery of three VCML pilot coaters designed and developed by RK Print ...

Sun Chemical Implements Price Increase on Nitrocellulose‑Containing Products in Latin America

(News | New Products)

February 4, 2026, ... including inks, coatings, and adhesives suitable for both flexographic and rotogravure printing, supporting sustainability initiatives and evolving recycling requirements. Customers with questions are ...

Paper, Plastics and Proof

(Sustainability Forum)

January 25, 2026, ... It is a wide family of fiber systems with different formation chemistry, fiber morphology, coatings, fillers and treatments. When recycled fiber is added, which is critical for emissions reduction, variation ...

Apex International, Lake County Press, and Stahl Collaborate on Print Demonstration Project Showcasing Real-World Coating Performance

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2026, ... coatings were applied using a flexographic coating unit configured to replicate conditions commonly found in commercial print facilities worldwide. The finished piece features soft-touch coatings, high-gloss ...

Web Slitting: The Big Three

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2026, ... Tool steels (D2, M2), specialized coatings, carbide, and ceramics provide longer life at increased purchased cost. Grade Change Time. It is easy to reposition a razor slitter or crush cutter. One to ...

Sun Chemical Supports Safe, Future-proof Packaging with a Full GIO-compliant Portfolio Ahead of German Ink Ordinance Enforcement

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2026, ... and brand owners for the German Ink Ordinance (GIO), effective from January 1, 2027. The company remains committed to providing an innovative portfolio of GIO-compliant inks, coatings and overprint varnishes ...

Optex Innovation Center Launches with New Leadership and Renewed Commitment to Flexible Packaging Industry Collaboration

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2026, ... of water-based primers and coatings for more than 54 years. Both businesses will operate independently and uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and customer trust. “At Optex Innovation Center, ...

IST America Joins the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters

(News | New Products)

January 6, 2026, ... applications, including coatings, adhesives, electronics, industrial applications, packaging, and specialty materials, with curing solutions designed to improve process efficiency, energy use, and surface ...

Five Label Material Must-Haves for Market Growth

(Label/Tape)

December 30, 2025, ... adhesives and coatings. Some materials are engineered with microporous structures or flexible polymers that allow adhesives to bond more securely, even on textured or low-energy surfaces. Synthetic ...

Eye Candy Begins with Engineering

(Coating)

December 30, 2025, ... performance, environmental and health and safety requirements. Labeling, packaging materials and consumables such as inks and coatings are governed by various food agencies and by national and even international ...

Sun Chemical Releases 15th Sustainability Report Highlighting Ambitious Targets and Industry Firsts

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2025, ... including: Breakthrough product innovations, such as a negative Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) biorenewable black pigment and recycle-ready inks, coatings and adhesives Continued leadership in supplier ...

Plan Now for a Record-setting R2R USA Conference & Expo

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2025, ... with polymers, coatings, packaging, solar, rubber and tires, paints, batteries, and labels. Located in the heart of downtown, the R2R USA venue, the Huntington Convention Center, is a short walk from hotels, ...

Q&A: The Myths vs. Realities of Water-based Inks

(Thought Leader Interviews)

December 7, 2025, ... as possible. This is requiring new approaches, maybe barrier coatings. If printers can do this, I absolutely do see a move towards paperization. Q  Another fact is that not all water-based inks are created ...

Growth Opportunities in the EV Space

(Label/Tape)

December 7, 2025, ... requirements Single- and double-coated film tapes for fiber encapsulation, dielectric strength and EV battery venting via fire barrier coatings and quick burn-through Easy release liners for preventing ...

Archroma Awarded EcoVadis Gold Rating for Second Consecutive Year

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2025, Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has been awarded a Gold rating by EcoVadis for the second consecutive year. Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals ...

Innovative Approach Developed by NPL and Xampla to Validate Plastic-free Claims and Tackle Plastic Pollution

(News | New Products)

November 5, 2025, ... packaging often contains a thin plastic coating, making it unrecyclable and destined for landfill. Xampla’s Morro™ line of coatings and films, already adopted by organisations such as Just Eat Takeaway, ...

Flexible by Name, Flexible by Nature: Flexible Packaging is the Solution to Waste Reduction Challenges

(Flexpack)

November 2, 2025, ... Advances in water-based barrier coatings and sealing layers mean that paper-based materials also offer improved functional performance that makes them a better fit for a wider range of food and non-food ...

Intelligent, Efficient and Adaptable: The Evolution of Curing Systems

(UV)

November 2, 2025, ... or pharmaceutical packaging, the printing process is being increasingly scrutinized — both in terms of the materials used and the technology used to cure inks and coatings. In regions like the EU and ...

Technical Considerations to Ensure Optimal UV LED Curing

(UV)

November 2, 2025, ... are the most important selection criteria. Which are most critical for ensuring optimal UV curing of inks, coatings and adhesives? Five fundamental parameters to focus on are: spectral output (UV wavelengths), ...