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Smurfit Westrock plc, a global leader in sustainable packaging, is pleased to announce its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), under the ticker ‘SW,’ following the completion of the previously announced combination of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock on July 5, 2024.

Tungate Group, headquartered in Staffordshire, UK, is an established player in the flexible packaging and label printing industries. The business has now invested in a BOBST MASTER M5 flexo press to enhance its narrow web production capacity, reaching significant savings in ink and energy use.

FESPA’s long standing Awards programme returns in preparation to recognise industry leaders at the co-located FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience in Berlin, taking place in May 2025.

Print Quest Graphics Ltd, based in Skegness, UK, made its second investment in Shine LED Lamp Kits, innovated by Miraclon, at drupa 2024 after reporting significant efficiency and quality gains from their initial investment earlier this year. “The benefits were so significant,” said David Jarvis, managing director and founder of Print Quest, “that I knew within 24 hours after installation that I would be upgrading my other two exposure units with Shine LED Lamp Kits too.”

Leading US manufacturer of non-stop unwind/splice and rewind technology reports high interest levels and significant sales enquiries to follow up from the Dusseldorf trade fair. If expectations were somewhat mixed before the show opened after eight long years, the number and quality of visitors to the Martin Automatic stand at Drupa ’24 were clear evidence that the world of print is back in business, with a new generation of technology and a raft of new buyers.

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (‘Kongsberg PCS’) will be showcasing its latest digital finishing innovations when the FESPA Global Print Expo makes its eagerly-anticipated return this month.

Returning to Amsterdam from October 12 to 15, FESPA Global Print Expo is Europe's leading exhibition for screen and digital, wide format and textile printing. Visit us at Stand 1-G71, RAI AMSTERDAM where you will see the new EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver, the ideal solution to get into the industrial printing segment with a short, smart and green process thank to TERRA pigment requiring no steaming, no washing and no stentering.

Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, will present a wide range of end-to-end solutions for digital printing applications at FESPA 2021 in Amsterdam, October 12-15, under its slogan "From Pixel to Output".

Future Factory 2021, the future at human service, live from The Theatre in Milan on the 15th and 16th September, will look at the global directives which guide the perspectives of human centrality. In addition to the speakers already announced by Matteo Bordone during the April preview, Alec Ross, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Bologna Business School, Ivana Pais, Associate Professor in Economic Sociology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, in partnership with David Stark, Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, Paola Mariani, Associate Professor of International Law, Università Bocconi and Lawye, Studio Pesce & Associati in Milan and Bertrand Badré, CEO and Founder, Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital, Future Factory 2021, will display important moments of discussion.

Pulse Roll Label Products Ltd has announced the launch of its latest product innovation, PureFX Soft Touch Varnish, extending its special effects range to offer a unique UV tactile coating in response to market demands. The company believes in making products that create time and simplicity in every print room and is focused on delivering unique and sustainable solutions. Demand for tactile finishes is increasing with brand owners seeking haptic coatings that add a premium touch and feel to a consumer package or label.