Manufacturer of PVC-free wide format materials Kavalan demonstrated the quality, printability, and weldability of its products through its partnerships with leading manufacturers and suppliers at PRINTING United Expo 2024, including its distribution partner Media One.

On 29 November 2022, the Sihl Group acquired the business activities and assets of the US company Visual Imaging Products.

David Radtke, Head of Group Marketing at Sihl, comments that “Sustainability is a key element of Sihl’s corporate strategy and an important factor in our success.” 

This coming October will see BOBST present its sustainability-ready technologies at three separate events across Europe.

UV LED curing has grown in popularity and become the new standard for printing, coating, adhesive, and electronics applications.

Taya Groups, creator of PVC-free banner material range KAVALAN, has launched the KAVALAN PVC-Free Pledge for the Planet, a video highlighting the prevalence of greenwashing and how the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) process can help substantiate these claims.

UV LEDs light sources allow digital printers to gel or freeze UV ink droplets quickly before they have time to spread out (referred to as drop or dot gain). The process of freezing ink droplets between print heads is called pinning.

At the FuturePrint Tech Fest in June, Nick Copeland, R&D Director, Barrier Solutions at BOBST, presented a keynote session on Global Megatrends in Packaging Materials and the Advance to Sustainability.

On August 1, 2021, Stephan Schmitz, Head of Purchasing at Sihl GmbH, will fill the newly created position of ESG Director for the Sihl Group in addition to his existing responsibilities. “Environmental Social Governance“ (ESG) stands for a companies’ social responsibility in terms of conducting sustainable business. For Sihl, this includes the reduction of environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the focus on sustainable energy sources and on recycable materials and products, as well as occupational safety and health for our employees, social commitment and corporate governance.