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Haptik Award 2020
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Fedrigoni’s Paper Box: Essential tool for designers, marketing experts and printers
Design and practicality, minimalism and substance, cutting-edge and quality. Paper Box is an elegant, black container with an unexpectedly colourful, vibrant heart, ready to burst. The entire Fedrigoni range of papers is held in the easy-to-use sections, with nearly 900 different types of natural, coated, coloured, white, smooth and embossed papers of all weights, which will turn any paper-based creative project into a reality.
Reusability of paper bags promoted by third European Paper Bag Day
With various activities throughout Europe, the European Paper Bag Day will take place for the third time on 18 October. The annual action day raises awareness of paper carrier bags as a sustainable and efficient packaging option that helps consumers to avoid littering and minimise negative impacts on the environment. This year’s edition will centre around the reusability of paper bags.
Platinum level for Incada
Iggesund Paperboard’s mill in Workington, England, where the leading paperboard brand Incada is made, has been awarded the Platinum level by the international assessment company EcoVadis. EcoVadis assesses companies' sustainability achievements and has performed more than 65,000 assessments in over 200 sectors in 160 countries.
AR Packaging wins German Packaging Award 2020 in the sustainability category
The focus at AR Packaging to develop sustainable packaging solutions is once again confirmed by winning the German Packaging Award in the sustainability category. A clever construction for a complex medical-technical application reduces the use of plastics and simplifies disposal after use.
Sappi supports one of the first Graphic Arts Industry Hackathons
Sappi has joined forces with VIGC (Flemish Innovation Center for the Graphic Communication) and EY in their endeavor to launch one of the first Graphic Arts Industry Hackathons. A Hackathon is a method of creative problem solving designed to boost disruptive innovation. The target of this event is to create synergies, foster innovation and trigger ideas that will future-proof the print industry by tackling and contributing solutions to its most pressing challenges.
Global Flexo Innovation Awards: Open for entries
Miraclon announces that the Global Flexo Innovation Awards – to honor businesses that are pioneering the transformation of the flexo industry – are open for submissions from companies wishing to be recognized for their exciting, creative and innovative commercial packaging projects printed using Kodak Flexcel NX Plates.
FESPA Awards 2020 winners announced
FESPA has announced the winners of this year’s FESPA Awards, its annual celebration of excellence in the global speciality print and visual communications community.
Colourform and Maison Ruinart think outside the box for champagne market
Following two years of research and design, James Cropper Colourform™, working with Pusterla 1880, will see its first eco-responsible packaging for champagne brand Maison Ruinart showcased in Selfridges as part of the store’s ‘Project Earth’ sustainable initiative both in-store and online.
Howling success: zooplus’ own brand ‘Wolf of Wilderness’ introduces recyclable packaging delivered by Mondi
Mondi, global actor in packaging and paper, is supplying a sustainable mono-material, recyclable packaging for zooplus AG, a European pet food online retailer. The sustainable packaging is used for a new dry dog food product line for their own top brand ‘Wolf of Wilderness’.
High-quality face masks – in top-quality packaging
The unique combination of physical and optical features combined within the Algro Design range of products, convinced the textile manufacturer Wolford to use the range to package its innovative face mask. When creating the packaging solution for its ‘Care Mask’ the company chose to combine the premium 350 gsm Algro Design Advanced solid bleached board with extremely challenging ink covering and a number of finishing options. The end result is a packaging solution that is as elegant as it is creative and as a result, perfectly complements the product inside.
Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) to host virtual talk on textiles
MAP’s virtual art and culture series, Traditions and Transitions, will feature renowned textile artist Renuka Reddy alongside researcher, curator and collector Peter Lee. The two luminaries will explore the history of Kalamkari (a type of hand printed or hand block printed cotton textile) through select works from the MAP collection, and provide insights into the techniques, motifs and markets that shaped its evolution.
Launch of new products during Hahnemühle Photography Month
In August 2020 Hahnemühle introduces two new products – the Portfolio Box 2020 in a limited edition and the Signing Pen Duo. With these two products Hahnemühle is expanding its range of accessories for the protection and authentication of artworks. After all, it is essential for artists to protect their own photographs, both physically and by copyright.
