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The sixth meeting of the L9, an informal global platform that brings together nine leading trade associations serving their respective global region’s narrow-web converting industry, took place in Tokyo. The collective platform was founded in December 2009 at Labelexpo Asia in Shangha...

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Dubai, UAE-based Taghleef Industries will acquire Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. (AET Films) of Wilmington, DE. The transaction, which was approved by the Board of Directors of both companies, is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close by the end of the second quarter 2012. Ter...

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New digital printing category employs water-based NanoInk™ to print on off-the-shelf coated/uncoated stocks and packaging films with game-changing performance and cost per page. Landa Corp. has unveiled Nanography™, a new digital-printing category. The Landa Nanographic Printing&trade...

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OH-based Multi-Color Corp. has completed its acquisition of privately held Labelgraphics Holdings, which is headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland and has annual revenues of approximately £13 million. Labelgraphics predominantly supplies the UK Spirit and Wine markets.  Labelgraphics share...

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Weber Packaging Solutions Inc., a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of labels and labeling systems since 1932, has purchased six PrintVision/Helios II 100% Inspection Systems from Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), the world leader in print process control, quality assurance and color contr...

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Amcor announces today the US$40 million acquisition of the Aluprint tobacco packaging plant in Monterrey, Mexico. The deal is expected to close in early July 2012. The acquisition establishes a local presence in Mexico, a large and strategically located market for tobacco packaging. It follows Am...

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A new era in NPE history began Sunday as the giant NPE2012 international plastics exposition opens in the first new venue for NPE in 40 years, bringing an innovative agenda, an influx of new exhibitors and attendees, and an upsurge in size and dynamism, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics In...

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Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (www.TorayFilms.com),  North America’s only manufacturer of precision-performance polyester, polypropylene, and bio-based films, announces the appointment of Chad Hedden to the position of Director of Sales for the Lumirror® Polyester Film Division. Sinc...

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The 2012 AIMCAL Europe Web Coating and 2012 AIMCAL Europe Web Handling Conferences will be held consecutively, 10-13 and 13-15 June 2012 at the Diplomat Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The meetings, organized by the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL), will be co...

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The 2012 AIMCAL Europe Web Coating and 2012 AIMCAL Europe Web Handling Conferences will be held consecutively, 10-13 and 13-15 June 2012 at the Diplomat Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The meetings, organized by the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL), will b...

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