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Vol 6 No. 6 June, 2010 IPEX 2010 and UK visas for PakistanisIPEX is among the world’s fourth biggest exhibition which is held in Birmingham, UK,

every four years. At IPEX 2010 more than 1000 exhibitors showcased their latestinnovations and technologies for printing and packaging industry. Almost all the bigindustry players participated. Conferences and workshops were held. Interestedparticipants attended the events. Around 100,000 visitors from around the world turned upfor the show. A number of deals were successfully concluded.

About 100 people from Pakistan used to visit IPEX in the past. This time, however, onlya handful of Pakistanis could visit the show because of visa constraints. Even members ofrenowned printing and packaging units were not issued visa. Representatives of mostimportant and world renowned manufacturers like Kodak, Bobst, Komori, manroland, KBAand many more could also not get the visas. Mostly only those Pakistanis could proceed forthe show who either already had multiple entry Visas or those who held dual nationalities.

After evaluation of the innovations and technologies provided by more than 1000exhibitors showcased in the exhibition several deals have been finalized. Iran, Malaysia,India, China and many more Asian countries materialized their requirements from theexhibitors and got knowledge of latest developments in the printing and packaging industry.The rapid changes in pre-press and software have been seen during the exhibition.

Unfortunately we could not access all the information and could not materialize our dealswhich were well planned for our future requirements. Pakistani also could not attend themeetings which were planned during the show and had to cancel their scheduled meetings.

It is, however, good news for business community that the British High Commissionersaid that for the promotion of trade and Industry with two countries, work is being done forquick processing of the business visas in near future. He was talking in a meeting with adelegation of businesspersons in Islamabad who called on him recently. He also said thatthe agreement signed 2 years back between the two countries for Trusted Partners will besoon restored. The agreement was signed for the progress of bilateral trade andaccelerate of economy between the two countries,

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EditorUmar Ghias

Marketing DirectorJunaid Butt

Art DirectorAneeq Khalid

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Establishment of Pakistan Packaging Institute is hailed byPackagers all over the country

The news regarding establishment of Pakistan Packaging Institute appeared in last issueof Print2Pack is being hailed by the packagers all over the country. We congratulate theMinistry of Commerce for taking such an important decision. It would be appropriate for theMinistry of Commerce to include in their Advisory committees experts from the Packagingindustry for the establishment of the institute and perhaps also look for assistance fromrenowned Printing, Packaging & Graphic Arts institutes of the world. Print2pack team willgladly respond to any call by the Ministry for advisory service for the Project.

The syllabus for different segments of the packaging industry must be preparedaccording to the environment of Pakistani packagers. The management of the institute musthave to arrange dialogues with the Pakistan renowned packagers to get knowledge of theirrequirement for getting best stuff to serve the industry in a better way. We must prepare rightpeople for the right job in the industry. Our requirements are entirely different that ofdeveloped countries. Before hand we must train the teachers. Though best talents in the fieldare available in Pakistan but they can only deliver the technology after having experiencefrom world renowned institutes. As time is running and according to report we have only 30months time in which we have to complete the project so we must prepare the teachers.

There is a dire need to study the curriculum and teaching methodology from ourneighboring countries like Indian Packaging Institute, Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging andfrom international forum like World Packaging Organization having members of packaginginstitutes from several countries. With the case study we can make a model institute toproduce the students who can work with out country’s atmosphere.

It is suggested that an advisory board be set-up in which the expertise from thepackagers and related fields must be included at earliest possible. They can deliver thebest possible ways for the establishment of an institute from where the industry get talents.

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Ipex 2010 got off to anotable start, following ahigh profile openingceremony which saw theprint community celebratingthe inspiring work of theIpex 'Champions in Print'.

Members of the IpexAdvisory Committee as wellas other Ipex exhibitors, themedia and visitors watchedindustry visionaries BennyLanda, Professor FrankRomano; Lord Bob Gavron,John Crosfield and MikeGordon (RR Donnelley)being officially honouredduring the ceremony andreceiving an award inrecognition of theirpioneering work which hasshaped the modern printindustry. Representatives ofAdobe and Kodak collectedthe awards on behalf of Dr.John Warnock & Dr. CharlesGeschke as well as DanGelbart. Remaining IpexChampions JK Rowling willbe presented with the awardafter the show.

In their speeches, bothTrevor Crawford, Ipex 2010

Event Director andGeorge Clarke, Ipex2010 President &Heidelberg UK MD &thanked the industryfor their continuoussupport andcommitment sinceIpex 2006. The eventis set to impressvisitors from over 150countries with over1,000 exhibiting

companies, demonstratingthe latest technologicaladvancements, providingprinters with a real insightinto the future of theirbusinesses.

Says Trevor, "We'redelighted to have the IpexChampions opening theevent. Ipex has always had areputation for being morethan an exhibition. Yes, firstand foremost it is a businessshow but it is also ashowcase for all that is greatabout our industry. For thatreason, two years ago welaunched the 'Champions InPrint' initiative to honour agroup of people who havemade a significantcontribution to thedevelopment of the printingindustry."

Digital Print Pioneer andfirst ever Ipex ChampionBenny Landa spoke onbehalf of all the IpexChampions, re-iterating theimportant role printcontinues to play in today'scommunications landscape.

IPEX 2010: Two giant Rapidas for India

The Ipex organisers haveannounced that DavidPreskett has been appointedPresident of Ipex 2014. Hewill assume the role from thecurrent President GeorgeClarke when Ipex 2010closes on 25th May.

David Preskett is theEuropean Professional PrintDirector at Canon Europeand has worked more than 16years in the graphic arts

industry. Having joinedCanon in 2005, Davidpreviously held senior UK,European and Globalpositions at Agfa's pre-pressand large format arenas.

Says Trevor Crawford,Ipex 2010 Event Director:"David has been aninvaluable member of theIpex 2010 AdvisoryCommittee. We are delightedhe has accepted the post andhave no doubt that hisconsiderable internationalindustry, marketing andevent experience will help usshape Ipex 2014.

Ipex 2010 is a landmarkin the shape of internationalgraphic arts exhibitions, inthat it is the first time that the'digital footprint' hasoccupied the largestfloorspace. While Ipex willcontinue to reflect thecomplete supply chain,David's digital expertise willbe of enormous help to us. "

IPEX champions open most importantIPEX ever

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Gopsons Papers, a majorIndian book printer, sealed adeal on the KBA stand atIpex for two 5B (51in)Rapida 130a four-colourlitho presses. Delivery isslated for the end of the yearto Sivakasi, in southernIndia, where a newproduction plantfor quality booksfor English-speaking exportmarkets iscurrently underc o n s t r u c t i o n .G o p s o n s 'headquarters in New Delhialready boasts eight KBAlitho presses, among them afive-colour Rapida 74 andtwo four-colour plus onefive-colour Rapida 105

during the past eight yearalone. All are equipped withUV dryers and are networkedwith pre-press via CIP3. Infuture the plant in New Delhiwill focus on production forthe domestic market.

The two Rapida 130a

presses, whose raft offeatures includes automaticplate changing, will be thefirst large-format presses ofthis type to ship to India insome time.

David Preskett announced as IPEX 2014president

Cereplast, one of theleading manufacturers ofproprietary bio-based,sustainable plastics, recentlyannounced that BungeAlimentaris, a Braziliansubsidiary of Bunge, will beexpanding its use ofCereplast Resins as acompostable food packagingsolution throughout Brazil.This marks the continued

success of Cereplast's bio-based resins in award-winning compostable foodpackaging solutions offeredby Bunge.

Frederic Scheer, head ofthe plastics manufacturerCereplast, shows his finishedplastic resin product at hisfactory complex in LosAngeles.

Bunge to expand use of Cereplast Resinsas biodegradable food packaging solution

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Canon has launched threenew imagePrograf largeformat models - the 44-inchimagePrograf iPF8300, andthe 24-inch imagePrografiPF6350 and iPF6300. Themodels feature Canon's new12-colour Lucia EX pigmentink system, which delivers acolour gamut approximately20% wider than the previousimagePrograf iPFx100 series.

Vishal Gohel, ProductManager, Canon MiddleEast, commented, "Keyfindings in Canon's ownInsight research reports overthe past two years havepinpointed large format as agrowing businessopportunity for a number ofprint-related market sectors.

AkzoNobel powder coatings launchesInterpon A range

AkzoNobel, the world'sleading automotive powderpaint supplier has launchedInterpon A, which bringstogether the company's rangeof automotive powders intoone clear and comprehensiveglobal collection.

"This makes our rangemuch more transparent," said

Oscar Wezenbeek,AkzoNobel's globalautomotive director."Customers can see at aglance the benefits ofindividual products, whichcar manufacturers use themand even how we can helpthem improve their carbonfootprint."

Al Sulaiman Media upgrades offsetprinting facility with Heidelberg presses

Adobe has launchedAdobe PDF Print Engine 2.5,the next-generation, full-featured printing softwarethat enables end-to-endworkflows for graphicallyrich publishing based onAdobe Portable DocumentFormat (PDF).

Adobe PDF Print Engine2.5 continues Adobe's long-standing tradition ofinnovation and leadership inprinting. Adobe's founders,John Warnock and ChuckGeschke honored withChampions in Print awards atIPEX 2010.

Adobe announces PDF Print Engine 2.5 Adobe

Canon unveils newImagePrograf LFPPrinters

Doha-based Al SulaimanMedia has announced itslatest investments fromHeidelberg a Polar 115 Xhigh-speed cutter andHeidelberg Speedmaster 52-4.

The investment adds to awide range of equipmentinstalled at Al SulaimanMedia, including a ScreenCTP, Heidelberg SpeedMaster, GTO 52-2 colour,GTO 52-1 colour, in additionto hot foiling, die cutting,

lamination, binding and UVand Screen printingmachines.

Rajeev, Press Manager atSulaiman Media, said, "Themachines will help usenhance our productivity; atpresent, we have a team of 23creative and skilledemployees who function asan integral part of our pressto provide comprehensiveand competitive solutions toour clients."

At a press conferenceahead of IPEX 2010, BobstGroup CEO Jean-PascalBobst detailed the movesBobst Group has made inresponse to changes in worldmarkets, and revealed plansfor a large number of productlaunches in 2010. It was

announced that, in parallelwith exhibiting at IPEX2010, BOBST will run livemachine demonstrations attwo locations, one dedicatedto commercial print and oneto packaging manufacture.Dates were announced forthe first ever joint corrugatedand folding carton industriesBOBST COMPETENCEevent later in the year.

BOBST- well positioned for a year ofinnovation

Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills commencesPaper Machine 6 commercial production

Andhra Pradesh PaperMills (APPM), one of India'slargest pulp and paperproducers announced thatthey successfully startedcommercial production fromPaper Machine 6 (PM 6) inRajahmundry. Currently, theVoith made machineimported from Salach,Germany has a paperproduction capacity of 67,000metric tons per annum of UFS(Uncoated Free Sheet) andcopier grades. However, with

some modifications, themachine can be scaled up tomanufacture an additional20,000 metric tons perannum. With the startup ofthis machine, the companywill now have close to250,000 metric tons of pulpand paper manufacturingcapacity.

The start up of PM 6marks the end of the finalphase of the MillDevelopment Plan worthalmost USD 205 million.

The Asian Paper 2010Exhibition and Conferencefor the Pulp, Paper andBoard industry in Asia willgo ahead during June 16-18,2010 in Bangkok. The latestreports are that things havequickly returned to normalafter the political chaos.

The Asian Paperexhibition will take placeduring three days June 16 to18. A good crowd of visitorsis still expected although itwill most likely be a bit lessthan originally expected. The1½ day long SeniorManagement Symposiumwill be held on June 17and18.

Asian Paper 2010show will go aheadon June 16-18 inBangkok

Printing promotesknowledge Dr. Ahmad Mirza Jamil

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

China rebound boosts packaging market Beirut: Eidco Labels invests in Mark Andy Flexo Press Following the uncertainty

of 2009, China started 2010with an astonishing 11.9%,year on year growth in theeconomy for the first quarterof 2010. Consumer demandhas replaced exports as theengine of growth, withChinese consumers spendingmore than in the USA overthe last 12 months. This newconsumer driven economy isfueling demand for foods,beverages, cosmetics,pharmaceuticals, householdchemicals and otherconsumer products. Creatingan increase in demand for theprocessing and packagingindustry that serves FMCGmanufacturers. ProPak China2010, the country's premierprocessing and packagingtechnology trade show willagain be the focus forconsumer goods and allproduct manufacturers in

China and internationallywhen the show returns toShanghai from 14-16 July2010 at Shanghai NewInternational Expo Centre.

The rebound of theeconomy and surge inChinese manufacturing isreflected by record demandfor space at ProPak China2010. According to theorganizer, a total of31,625sqm of space has beenreserved for the show thisyear, representing 10% morearea from 2009 event andoffering displays oftechnology and innovativeproducts from more than 500companies from 23 countriesand regions. Vicky Leung,Assistant Sales Director forProPak China stated "somespecialist sections of theshow, particularly liquidproduct technology arealready sold out".

Beirut-based EidcoLabels has acquired a MarkAndy 2200 L press fromDynagraph to venture furtherinto Lebanon's flexiblepackaging and label industry.

Eid Zgheib of Eidco said,"We decided to invest in the2200 L to tap into newmarkets, and our target is tooffer a wide range of

products. While the 2200 isavailable in three optionclass levels, all providingmaximum capability andflexibility, and allupgradeable for futureexpansion, we opted for aneconomical solution--a2200L with 6 colors todeliver high-quality labels atentry level prices."

Exciting development for Gulf Print & PackF&E has announced several new initiatives for the next

edition of Gulf Print & Pack, which will take place at theAirport Expo in Dubai on 14-17 March 2011. All of these areaimed at addressing the exciting developments within theMiddle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Theexhibition is now under new management and is being run bythe same team that organizes the Labelexpo Global Seriesexhibitions around the world, specializing in printing eventswith the latest working machinery. The show will be marketedunder one brand (Gulf Print & Pack), instead of the formerGulf Print and Gulf Pack shows. A dedicated section forlabeling will bring together suppliers in this lucrative sector,offering new solutions in areas such as security labeling.

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IPEX 2010: First Heidelberg SpeedmasterCX 102 for German Customer

The first press of theSpeedmaster CX 102 series,introduced by HeidelbergerDruckmaschinen AG(Heidelberg) as a worldpremiere on the occasion ofIPEX in Birmingham, hasbeen sold to Germancommercial printshop KernGmbH, located in Bexbach,Saarland. The new machine

is designed for industrialoffset printing and joins theranks between theSpeedmaster SM 102 / CD102 and the SpeedmasterXL 105. André Kern,Managing Director of KernGmbH, outlines the

company's philosophy: "Wehave always been fascinatedby innovations. With theSpeedmaster CX 102 wehave been provided with theXL 105 peak performancetechnologies plus aconsiderably increasedproductivity, which howeverallows us to stick to thefamiliar and proven format."

Malaysian printing andpackaging specialistLinocraft Printers in JohorBahru has placed an orderwith KBA for the biggestlitho press in Southeast Asia,an 8B (73in) Rapida 185.The six-colour coater versionwith dryer was chosenbecause it will enable thecompany to move into thehigh-volume VLF packagingsector. For managing directorand CEO Andrew Tan WoonChay, what clinched the dealalongside the format was theRapida's advanced level ofautomation, cutting-edgetechnology and array ofautomation modules forinline quality control. He isconfident that the Rapidawill boost business in thehigh-volume packaging

market by offering someunique features.

Linocraft is a full-serviceprint provider with threeoperations in Malaysia,China and Singapore. Theprinting plant, which islocated at companyheadquarters south of Johor,is equipped with small- tolarge-format technology thatincludes a Rapida 105universal five-colour coaterpress. The installation of thisrobust medium-format pressin mid-2006 was the start of a

close and cordial associationbetween Linocraft andKBA's local subsidiary, KBAAsia-Pacific. Together, theysat down with the engineersat KBA's factory in Radebeulto work out the most cost-effective technology for thespecific needs of packagingproduction.

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KBA: Linocraft Printers of Malaysia takesbiggest litho press in Southeast Asia

p r i n t n e tbrings thes o f t p r o o f i n gtechnology into thec o m m e r c i a lp r i n t i n gpressroom. Thenew PressProof TC (TrueColor) version focuses firston user-friendly operation aswell as providing the bestpossible color viewing oflarge format proofs. Thesystem enhances quality aswell as production security

and at the sametime reducescosts.

T o g e t h e rwith its partnerfor monitorproofing software

and color management, ICSInc., manroland is launchingPressProof TC technology, toaddress the special conditionsof commercial printing. Thesystem is suitable for verylarge formats, can beretrofitted easily.

manroland presents the latest PressProofTC at IPEX

The time fordiscoveries!" was the bannerunder which Koenig & BauerAG (KBA) attracted over200 curious printprofessionals to an openhouse at its Radebeul facility.KBA is for many above all amanufacturer of cutting-edgemedium and large-formatsheetfed offsetpresses. Theguests from 15countries whohad found theirway to Saxonydespite theclosure of theE u r o p e a n

airspace were treated to liveexperiences of botheconomical high-quality UVprinting on the Genius 52UVand conventional print, partlywith inline coating, on thefurther upgraded A2 pressRapida 66 and the highlyequipped Rapida 75 press forthe B1 format class.

KBA demonstrates creativity andcompetence in small format

EskoArtwork Worldwideheld four-day userconference forE s k o A r t w o kUsers GroupIn t e rna t i ona l(EUGI) washeld in Belgium."The conference broughttogether customers,EskoArtwork industry

partners, product and supportspecialists into an

environment thatencouraged theexchange of ideasand productknowledge," said

Shrihari Rao,regional sales manager forSouth Asia region atEskoArtwork.

EskoArtwork hosts a four-day conference toupdate its users

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Manohar Filament's packaging unit inSonepat gets Heidelberg

New Delhi-basedgarment trims specialist hasensured that its foray into anew segment of packaging isoptimum followinginstallation of aHeidelberg CD 102six-colour withcoater and UVSystem and SM 74four-colour presses.

The new presses havebeen commissioned at itsnew print and packagingplant in Haryana.

The family-ownedbusiness specialises injacquard woven labels,printed labels, velvetribbons, heat transfer labels,price tickets, barcodes and

hang tags and will now becatering to the packagingrequirements of garment andpharmaceutical industries.

"Growth of garmentand pharmaceuticalsector is driving thedemand for packagingwhich in turn is

leading to expansion ofcapacity to meet the

demand," said BhupinderJain, director of ManoharFilaments.

The company makes 40-lakh labels per day. With theinstallation of new machinesat the Barhi plant, thecompany aims to meet thegrowing demand forpackaging.

GMG and Sun Chemical announcepartnership

GMG, the world's leadingcolor management solutionsprovider, announced apartnership with SunChemical to integrate spotcolor definitions from theworld's largest ink companyinto the GMG contone andhalftone proofing solutionsGMG ColorProof,FlexoProof and DotProof.

The arrangementprovides a means for GMGsolutions to connect via theinternet to the Sun ChemicalSmartColour Engine, a

centralized, spot-colordatabase comprising over250,000 identities. This isintended to result in moreaccurate spot color results onproofs, supporting thepotential to drive theadoption of digital spot colordefinitions, in lieu of inkswatches or physicalsamples. GMG is in theprocess of developingseveral new integratedsolutions, with further detailsto be announced later thisyear.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Flint Group at Pan European SecurityConference

Flint Group FlexographicProducts raised a lot ofinterest with 'Digital Imaging- New Standards in SecurityPrinting'

From April 13 to 15, the7th Pan European HighSecurity Printing Conferencetook place in Berlin,Germany. The event attracted260 participants and 40exhibitors from 34 countries.The focus was on securityprinting issues andtechnologies in EasternEurope and the CIScountries.

Government Printing Press Agencyemploys Atlantic Zeiser for Employment IDCard Personalization

Saudi Arabia'sGovernment Printing PressAgency (GPPA) has takendelivery of two cardpersonalization systems fromAtlatic Zeiser. The Persolinebrand of card productionmachines will be used topersonalize the 'Iqama' card,which enables foreigners toreside and work in thecountry. The cards act as bothwork identity cards and also

to distinguish betweenforeign workers.

René Störk, SalesDirector of Atlantic Zeiser,commented, "We are verypleased that our solutions areenabling the GPPA toproduce professional andsecure Iqama cards. Ourlong-standing contacts in theMiddle East, our ownpresence in the region, andour convincing technologicalsolutions contributed to usbeing selected as a partnerfor this project."

Buzz IMC installs first DirectSmile CrossMedia suite in India

Buzz IMC (SamgulGraphics), one of the leadingplayers in integratedmarketing communications,has commissioned India'sfirst DirectSmile CrossMedia marketing suite.DirectSmile provides cross-media marketing that

includes e-mailservices, personalizedURLs, and contactmanagement. As acomplete marketingpackage, it is ideallysuited for developingeffective CRMcampaigns.

"It has always beenour endeavour to provide themost effectivecommunication platforms toour clients, and withpersonalized direct mailingsolutions our client arereceiving a tremendousresponse", says SameerBindra, CEO of Buzz IMC.

Color-Logic names UK Printing ExecutiveJohn Charnock Advisory Board

Color-Logic hasn a m e dJ o h nCharnockto the

Color-Logic advisory Board.Charnock-until recentlyGroup Technical Director atSt. Ives PLC-is widelyknown throughout Europeand Asia for his colorexpertise and knowledge.

Announcing the

appointment, Color-LogicChief Technology OfficerRichard Ainge commented:"John Charnock bringsColor-Logic many years ofexperience in effectively andeconomically implementingtechnology on the printmanufacturing floor. Hisexperience and counsel willbe invaluable in bringing theColor-Logic ProcessMetallic Color System tomarket.

Printing promotesknowledge Dr. Ahmad Mirza Jamil

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FDC Graphic Films introduces 7504 Seriesindoor/outdoor banner

CGS PublishingTechnologies International,global leader of colormanagement solutions,digital proofing systems andspecially formulated mediaand Roland DG Benelux, asubsidiary of Roland DGCorporation, a leadingworldwide provider of wide-format inkjet printers andprinter/cutters announcedthat the first RolandVersaCAMM 640 printerwith CGS ORIS Color Tuner// Web color management hasbeen successfully installed atthe Design and BrandAgency Schofeld, BremenGermany.

Schofeld serves manyprestigious consumer

product brands likeDarboven Coffee andAmerican Express.

Ad agency Schofeld installs the firstRoland VersaCAMM 640 inkjet printer

FDC Graphic Films Inc.has announced theimmediate availability of itsnew 7504 Series, a 13-ounceprintable promotional bannerideal for indoor and outdooruse. This FDC-brandedproduct is designed to accepteco-solvent and solvent-based inkjet inks, resulting inexceptional quality prints

when compared to similarnon top-coated bannermaterials. The 7504 Seriesalso provides great resultswith adhesive backed vinyllettering.

It is an ideal solution forindoor and outdoor point ofpurchase advertising, eventmarketing, temporary signsand banners of all kinds.

Working to expand itssupport for businesses andprovide greater levels ofservice in the North andSouth Carolina regions,Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leaderin advanced digital imagingand software solutions,announced the acquisition ofthe assets of Tereck OfficeSolutions, Inc., in NorthCarolina. It will now be anew, wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Canon U.S.A.

Canon acquiresTereck OfficeSolutions

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

EFI and Flexcon partner for durable labelapplications

EFI and Flexcon haveobtained UL recognition fordurable label products thatcombine the use of certainUL-certified Flexconsubstrates with EFI's JetrionUV inkjet presses and inksystems. The initiative, EFIand Flexcon officials say, isdesigned to streamline theUL recognition process andlower costs for durable labelconverters choosing Jetrion4000 and 4830 digital labelpresses for short runs, andspecifying Flexcon's

Compucal Excel andThermlfilm Select films.

John Bennett, vicepresident of Flexcon'sproduct identificationbusiness team, said that thisinitiative is indicative of amove by many convertersand other print serviceproviders to become a one-stop shop by offering acomprehensive selection ofpressure-sensitive filmsalong with traditional andstate-of-the-art digitaltechnologies under one roof.

Kodak new plate finishing and packagingoperation in India

With the opening of itsnew offset plate finishing andpackaging operation at itsfacility in Goa, India, Kodakenhances its ability to servelocal customers quickly andefficiently.

The new offset platefinishing and packagingoperation joins the film,photo finishing, and

entertainment imagingservices in Goa, andleverages the existinginfrastructure to address thedemands of the local market.

The local finishingcapability means that Kodakcan cut and supply any sizeoffset plate that is requiredwithout having to order newsizes from China or Europe.

Flint Group Flexographic Products makesappointments

Thomas Telser, presidentof Flint Group FlexographicProducts, will becomechairman of the company'spackaging segment. In thisnewly established role, hewill give guidance to theFlint Group's flexographicproducts and globalpackaging and narrow web

divisions. Mario Busshoff has been

appointed vice president andgeneral manager,flexographic products, andwill assume operationalresponsibility for theleadership of the Flint GroupFlexographic Productsdivision.

14 June 2010

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FISCHER & KRECKE's new flexo pressimpresses visitors at its open house launch

With a theme of 'The Keyto Premium Flexo' on theoccasion of an Open Houseevent, FISCHER &KRECKE (F&K) presentedits new FP 15-S flexo pressas the first of a new series ofcompact CI flexo solutions,designed specifically to meet

the requirements offlexible packagingprinting.

The new addition tothe 'FLEXPRESS'family, featuring printwidths of 1250 mm,

repeat lengths up to 880 mmand covering a very widerange of applications,impressed visitors with itsinnovative machine concept,ensuring easy handling andfast change-overs, therebymeeting the ongoing demandfor shorter print runs.

Heidelberg sells another Large-FormatPress to China

Yiwu Feile Color PrintingCo. Ltd. from Zhejiangprovince recently signed theagreement for a SpeedmasterXL 145 five-color press - thefirst in eastern China. Thisincreases the number oflarge-format presses fromH e i d e l b e r g e rDruckmaschinen AG(Heidelberg) on thegrowth market of Chinato three. Color-BridgePrinting & PackagingCo. Ltd. has already beenusing a Speedmaster XL162 six-color press plus

coating for its commercialand packaging jobs for ayear. Last fall, Feng YiuPackaging Co. Ltd. investedin a Speedmaster XL 145 six-color press for packagingprinting.

Himmer produces with the first perfectingpress ROLAND 900, XXL

With the ROLAND 900,XXL format 8 perfectingpress, manroland is settingnew efficiency standards insheetfed offset printing. TheHimmer printing companyand manroland celebrated theworld premiere of this large-format press in Augsburg.

64 four-color DIN A4

pages in one passthrough the press,printed in the highestsheetfed offsetquality, slit in themiddle before thedelivery and stacked

in two perfect piles forfinishing on standard foldingmachines. This efficiency inlarge-format sheetfedprinting is now a reality inAugsburg. A ROLAND 900,XXL, the first format 8perfecting press, is now inproduction at Himmer AG.

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New-generation Goss Universal pressprovides innovative solution in Italy

Italian commercialprinter Union Printing ofViterbo, north of Rome, hassuccessfully installed anew-generation GossUniversalpress tof u l f i l le x i s t i n gc u s t o m e rrequirements. Theinstallation signifies a newstrategic direction for thecompany in exploitingadvanced coldset capabilitiesto provide a lower-cost

production solution.The Universal XL press

installed at Union Printingconsists of

t w otowers

with a1 7 0 0

mmw i d t h

and 578 mm cut-off.Equipped with two folders,one 1:3:3 and one 1:2:2, eachwith one former and aquarterfold, it runs at 40,000copies per hour.

KBA: Ipex press destined for TurkeyOn the second day of

Ipex a delegation fromTurkish printer Egesancaused some surprise at KBAby snapping up the Rapida105 exhibited on the stand.While KBA and its Turkishsales agency Dereli Graphichad been in contact with thecompany for some time priorto the show, Egesan'smanagement team opted for

this popular B1 (41in)workhorse only afterinspecting a number of otherpresses at Ipex.

Egesan is a commercialprinter with eight small- andmedium-format litho presses.The five-colour Rapida 105with coater and extendeddelivery will be the Izmir-based company's first KBApress.

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16 June 2010

EskoArtwork Suite 10 integratesSmartColour database

Sun Chemical'sSmartColour database ofover 225,000 ink colorprofiles, organized inlibraries by printingtechnique and substrate, canbe fully integrated in Suite10, the latest version of theEskoArtwork pre-productionsoftware for the packaging,commercial print, and sign

and display markets. The EskoArtwork color

engine managesSmartColour ink informationand uses the full spectral inkprofile data to calculate spotcolor overprints andvignettes, saving time andmoney by eliminating theneed to fingerprint theprinting press.

Kodak charting a new course for DigitalPrinting

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Regional ManagingDirector, EMEA Region;Chairman Eastman KodakSàrl and Vice President,Eastman Kodak Company,provides an insight into thedirection of digital printingtechnology in the next 5-10years Kodak has hugeexpectations for its digitalsegment.

In the digital printingmarket, it is really about theapplications. The Kodak

Prosper press platform,featuring Stream technology,is a robust solution thatprovides the capability toproduce up to 3600 A4 pagesper minute and fast set upand start up times providesduty cycle of 100M-120MA4 impressions per month. Itenables up to 38% greaterproductivity than 30" widesystems for 8 page, 12 pageand 16 page signatureimposition for book.

The looming new toughsanctions on Iran, althoughyet to be ratified by theSecurity Council, havealready begun affecting theIranian graphic arts industry.Buying printing equipmentfrom Europe has become anerve-racking experience forIranian printers, who arefacing difficulties in openingletters of credit throughbanks.

Ali Mohammad Akramee,Managing Director of FargahCompany (agent of ManRoland) says that until threeyears ago cash-onlytransactions were an option

but now it is a necessity."Buying through LC isalmost next to impossible.European banks do not acceptL/Cs from Iran. Some Iranianbanks that are operatingunder European bankingregulations accept our letterof credits, but the vendor, inour case Man Roland, doesnot endorse these banks andasks for an additional'responsibility insurance',which increases the overall cost of the operationby 20%. The only way to skipthis additional cost is to go for full payment incash."

Heidelberg India, aproven manufacturer of printmachinery has announcedthat it is to sponsor theStudent of the Year Awardwhile Grafica Flextronica, aleading Indian manufacturerof screen print equipment has

decided on sponsoring theScreen Printer of the YearAward. The print providingindustry continues to extendits support to the prestigiousPrintWeek India Awardswhich recognises excellencein the Indian print industry.

Grafica Flextronica and Heidelberg join thePrintWeek India Awards sponsorship

GMG, the world's leadingcolor management solutionsprovider, is pleased toannounce that GMG Chinahas signed a strategicpartnership with theYuncheng Plate MakingGroup in China.

The Yuncheng PlateMaking Group - the biggestproducer of gravurecylinders in China and theworld - consists of 83companies with 54 of it inChina and 29 in 14 othercountries.

Gravure Cylinders - Yuncheng and GMGsign strategic partnership

FLIR releases high resolution infraredcamera for automation applications

Affordable, compact, andpowerful, the A615 providesover 300,000 pixels ofaccurate temperaturemeasurement data.

FLIR Systems, Inc.(Portland, Ore.), the world's

leading manufacturer ofinfrared cameras, announcedthe release of its new A615,an infrared camera thatprovides both high framerates and full 640 x 480 high-resolution imagery.

Mark Andy introduces toll-free numberMax, the customer

service and support team ofMark Andy, has introduced atoll-free support phonenumber for its customers.This new number (1-877-4123-MAX) will provide US

and Canada clients withdirect access to the supportteam. The initiative is theresult of a recentconsolidation of US partsand service functions intoone, central support center.

Iran: Embargo forces printers to adoptcash-only transactions

Floppy disks, which oncelittered home offices aroundthe world are finally headingto the great electronics scrapyard in the sky.

The largest manufacturerof the 3.5" storage devices,have announced they willstop making them in Marchnext year - 30 years afterthey started selling them.

They made the decisionafter domestic disk sales inJapan crashed from47million in 2002 to 12million in 2009. They hadalready withdrawn themfrom many internationalmarkets.

Floppy disksterminated soon

FDC Graphic Films Inc.has introduced ThermalAdvantage, an all-new seriesof heat transfer filmsdesigned for use withtextiles. The series includes48 popular colors of opaque,fluorescent, reflective andflock films, plus print filmsand a print mask, allavailable for same-dayshipment.

The print film series aredesigned to yield crispdigital images when printedwith conventional solvent oreco-solvent equipment.

FDC Graphic FilmsIntroduces ThermalAdvantage HeatTransfer Films

17June 2010

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

New Speedmaster 102 press sale at Ipex 2010

The first press of theSpeedmaster CX 102 series,introduced by Heidelberg atIpex 2010, has been sold toGerman commercialprintshop Kern of Bexbach,Saarland.

Kern runs an operation,

and its central productionprocesses are fully integratedvia the Prinect Workflow.

The new SpeedmasterCX 102 five-colour presswith coating unit continuesthe tradition of the 70cm x100 cm format.

Jotun Saudia secures KAFD projectIn Riyadh, the capital city

of Saudi Arabia, The PublicPension Agency is buildingthe King Abdullah FinancialDistrict (KAFD)-designed tobecome the largest financialcenter in the Middle East-covering an area of 1.6million square meters.

KAFD will house a largecommunity of professionalsworking within the financialsector and related industries,hosting the headquarters ofthe Capital Market Authority,the Stock Exchange, theCommodity Market, banks,financial institutions and

other service providers. Jotun Paints' will provide

coatings for the constructionof 30 buildings, the WorldTrade Center, and the GCCCentral Bank Tower with theFenomastic range forinteriors, and the Jotashieldrange for the exteriors. JotunPaints also secured approvalsto paint floors with its rangeof solvent-free Jotafloorcoatings. The ongoingconstruction is estimated topaint an area of three millionsquare meters, which isscheduled for completion atthe end of 2013. Agfa Graphics

announced that NustreamGraphic, a leading full-service dealer, has inked adeal to distribute Agfa'sindustry-leading prepresssolutions. Nustream Graphicis a diverse company that iscomprised of knowledgeable

industry professionals withhands-on technical and salesexperience.

Nustream has hand-picked industry vetsJonathan Rogers to manageOntario-based accounts andSteve Daigle for Quebec-based accounts.

FESPA Planet friendly summit helpsprinters stay in business.

FESPA has confirmed anengaging line-up of expertspeakers for its first PlanetFriendly Summit, takingplace on 24 June 2010 duringFESPA 2010 (22-26 June,Messe Munich, Germany).

Printers who don'tcomply with EUenvironmental legislationrisk being closed down orbeing fined thousands ofEuros. They also riskmissing out on lucrativeaccounts if their workingpractices don't comply withtheir customers'sustainability programmes.The Summit will give clearinformation to printers whocould risk falling foul ofcurrent and forthcominglegislation if they fail to stayabreast of recent

developments and addresstheir environmentalpractices.

International CoatingsCompan launched CENTRI,its next generation line ofNon-Phthalate textile screenprinting inks. CENTRI inksprint and handle likeconventional high-performance plastisol inks,but are formulated with non-phthalate plasticizers (thatcontain no orthophthalates).CENTRIS inks meet majorU.S. and internationalregulatory standards forphthalates, metals and otherrestricted substances.

InternationalCoatingsannounces CentrisNon-Phthalate inks

China Brew China Beverage: Munichindustry leader supports rising Beijing star

China Brew ChinaBeverage (CBB), the nextedition of which takes placefrom 7 to 10 September 2010in Beijing, is well on the wayto becoming the mostimportant event in thebeverage and liquid foodindustry throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

The Chinese trade fairorganiser has drinktec astheir partner for the show. It

is the World´s leading tradefair for beverage and liquidfood technology, will besupporting CBB in all itsmarketing activities in thefuture.

The commitment madeby the Munich-basedindustry leader can also beseen in the CBB header,which from now on willadditionally carry the phrase'powered by drinktec.'

New partnership allows Agfa Graphics toextend its presence in Canada

18 June 2010

PVP offers new applications with additionof HP Scitex FB7500 Printer

HP announced that PVPSA, part of BARBEYHolding, based in Digoin,Burgundy, France, hasinstalled its first HP ScitexFB7500 Printer in order to

increase itsp r o d u c t

offering and enter newmarkets.

"We wanted to develop

our Point Of Sale offering forevents and short campaigns.To meet this requirement weneeded to invest in a machinewith higher productioncapabilities and capable ofprinting onto lighter andthinner substrates," saidFrédéric Barbey, president,PVP France. "With our newprinter not only will we beable to win more work fromexisting customers, but itmeans that we can nowattract new customers withlarge-scale projects."

IPEX: King Fahd Complex takes two bigKBA Compacta 217 presses

Cutting-edge web presstechnology for SaudiArabian Koran printer.

Saudi Arabia's King FahdComplex for the Printing ofthe Holy Qur'an has awardedKBA one of the biggest-evercommercial web presscontracts in the Middle East.Scheduled to come on streamin Medina in the autumn, theinstallation will comprisetwo 16pp KBA Compacta217 press lines with a total offour reelstands, twelvedouble printing units, fourdryers and two folders. Thedeal was finalised during avisit by the Saudi delegationto Ipex.

Professor MohammadSalim Al-Oufi, generalsecretary of the King FahdComplex, is looking forwardto a huge capacity boost:"The performance ofCompacta 217 press lines atKunst- und Werbedruck inBad Oeynhausen and VogelDruck und Medienservice inHöchberg confirmed our

initial impression ofpremium quality pressengineering and printproduction. The 217 cameout top in every one of thechallenging print tests weconducted. The dedicationand competence of the KBAproject team and GraphicSupplies, KBA's Saudiagency, also played a majorrole. The two high-automation Compacta presslines will enable us tooptimise the quality and costefficiency of our printproduction."

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

New ROLAND 200 High Pile with coatingmodule in the delivery

Coating has now becomealmost standard with 3Bformat presses, andmeanwhile demands forprint enhancement withsmaller formats areincreasing as well. As aresult, manroland now offersthe ROLAND 200 (52/74)High Pile as a four-colorversion with a coatingmodule.

With this newdevelopment, manroland hasfound a clever andextremely practical solution.The ROLAND InlineCoatersmart, winner of the 2009German Printing Industry

Innovation Award, isintegrated in the extendeddelivery module of the four-color ROLAND 200 HighPile.

Upbeat KBA shows raft of new sheetfedproducts at Ipex

Under the banner "KBA:Champions in Print" Koenig& Bauer was strutting itsstuff at this year's Ipex in

Birmingham with somedazzling exhibits that includethe makeready worldchampion in B1 - its cutting-

edge Rapida 106 - andthe champion in energyefficiency, the B2Rapida 75E. Theeconomic crisisnotwithstanding, in thetwo years since Drupa2008 KBA has beenbusy developing newautomation modules.

Metso has received anorder to supply arecausticizing plant forMetsa-Botnia's Kemi mill inthe city of Kemi in Finland.The new plant will replace anexisting recausticizing lineand is scheduled to start upduring autumn 2011.

Metso's scope of supplycovers a completerecausticizing plantcomprising a clarifier, a

decanter centrifuge, a greenliquor cooler, a slaker,causticizers, a PDW filterand storage tanks. Thedelivery also includes basicand detail engineering forpiping, erection and start-up.

Metsa-Botnia. Metsä-Botnia operates four mills inFinland and is one ofEurope's top producers ofchemical pulps. Theproduction capacity of the

Kemi mill isa p p r o x i m a t e l y590,000 tons of kraftpulp per year, thetotal production ofMetsa-Botnia beingapproximately 2.4million tons per year.

Metso to supply recausticizing plant toMetsa-Botnia's Kemi mill in Finland

19June 2010

India: Four KBA Rapida 105 installationsguaranteeing excellent quality

The first Rapida 105 nowis in production withfacilities for UV and plasticsprinting in Eastern India. Thesix-colour coater presswith extendeddelivery andboth board-handling andp l a s t i c se q u i p m e n tpackages was installedat packaging company YorkPrint in Kolkata. It is not the

company's first press fromRadebeul.

Alongside the possibilityto tailor the press

configuration toindividual needs,

K B A ' sacknowledgedknow-how in

the fields ofUV and plastics

printing was a decisivefactor in the decision toinvest in another Rapidapress. One of York Print'sspecialities, for example, isthe use of metal-coatedboards, with a special focuson sophisticated cosmeticspackaging.

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Te c h N o v aI m a g i n gSystems hasinstalled 16imaging devicesat 14 locations in Kerala. 10of the 14 iCTP systems havebeen installed at newspapers.

Deshabhimani, one of thebiggest newspapers in Kerala

uses an Epson 9900to produce platesfor its dailyproduction. This

inkjet system iscapable of outputting 10plates per hour at 720 dpi.They use PosiJet film,MetiJet while Kannur unituses thermal CTP plates too.

Domino, one of theworld's largest producers ofadvanced laser systemsfor high quality productcoding requirements, hasannounced record saleslevels fortwo of itsb e s ts e l l i n gl a s e rc o d i n gsolutions. Inp a r t i c u l a r ,Domino's next-generation D-Series plusrange of industrial scribinglasers has enjoyed massivesuccess since the start of the

year, surpassing forecasts bya significant margin.

The resultsreflect strong

a c r o s s - t h e -b o a r dper formance

from Dominoduring the first

four months ofits new financial

year (Nov-Feb), whichsaw the Cambridge-

based group enjoyimpressive overallsales revenues fornew equipment that

were 31% up on thesame period last year.

Domino hits the mark with record sales of D-Series plus scribing laser solutions

TechNova bolsters its presence in Keralawith 16 iCTP installations

20 June 2010

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

A major label conferencein Tokyo, Japan, will addressthe rapidly changing trendsin this key global market,which accounts for one thirdof the labels consumed in theAsia-Pacific region. LabelForum Japan takes place atthe Bellesalle ShiodomeTokyo from 22-23 July 2010.

Japan today is a majoruser of high quality, gravure-printed shrink sleeve labels,while the self-adhesivesector is characterized bysmaller-scale convertersprinting letterpress. Thissituation is changing rapidly

as gravure comes underenvironmental pressure andend users source labelsoutside Japan printed flexoor UV flexo. The LabelForum also includes anexhibition featuring leadingJapanese and internationalsuppliers to the labelsindustry

Label Forum Japan to showcaseinternational developments

The refining stage instock preparation plays acrucial role in developingfiber properties for paperproduction, greatly affectingthe runnability of the papermachine and paper quality.Metso now introduces arevolutionary lowconsistency refining concept

with the new OptiFiner Prorefiner.

Metso: OptiFiner Pro, a revolution in LCrefining technology

One of the world'soldest newspaper printersinvests in latest technology.

Pressgrannar AB ofNorrköping in the South-EastSwedish provinceÖ s t e rg ö t l a n dopted in favor ofa REGIOMANthat will producein Linköping bythe end of 2011.

Featuring a speed of75,000 copies per hour theREGIOMAN consists of sixprinting towers and six reelsplicers as well as twofolders.

Swedish Pressgrannar AB buysREGIOMAN

Kugler-Womako, aspecialist for machinery andservices for the paperconverting, securitydocuments and stationeryindustries, has developed anew type of binding thathas attracted a lot ofattention on different

markets worldwide: paperbinding.

Kugler-Womako introduces innovativetype of binding

HP launched its new HPIndigo 7500 Digital Presswith increased automationand exceptional productivityfor higher print volumes withoffset quality print.

The HP Indigo 7500Digital Press is built onthe proven success of theHP Indigo 7000 DigitalPress and is HP's mosttechnologically advanced,high-volume, sheet-feddigital printing solution.

The new press wassuccessfully beta testedDuring the three month longbeta testing over fifteenmillion impressions wereprinted on HP Indigo 7500Digital Presses.

Successful HP Indigo 7500 Digital Pressbeta testing concludes

Foster Packaging grows flexiblepackaging service investing in HP Indigo

HP announcedthat FosterPackaging hasinstalled an HPIndigo WS6000Digital Press toextend its dedicated short runflexible packaging servicesand grow its market share toinclude medium run lengths.

Foster Packagingestablished its dedicatedshort-run, digital flexiblepackaging business inJanuary 2009. Its investmentin an HP Indigo WS6000Digital Press was driven byhigh demand for the

company's products."Our new

services have beenincredibly wellreceived by ourexisting and

potential customers," saidPaul Young, director, FosterPackaging. "Digital Printingand our HP Indigo presseshave changed the way wework and attract newcustomers.

manroland technology forum discussesprocess competency for printing outerfood packaging in large format

Since the fall of 2009, thesuccessful packagingspecialist Friedrich WennerGmbH in Versmold,Germany, has been using ah i g h - p e r f o r m a n c esystem by manroland:a six-color ROLAND900 in format 6, withcoating module,double extensions, andunique AUPASYS

materials logistics. At thetechnology forum,international printers andprinting experts examinedthe extraordinary workflow.

21June 2010

Just over a dozentechnical trainers will beaudited and certified bymanroland in Offenbachthroughout 2010. This willcover technical training aswell as instruction indidactics, so that thetechnology transfer frommanroland to its customerswill work even more

efficiently. Prerequisites for

certification includethe following steps:basic train thetrainer seminar,advanced trainerseminar, practicalexperience as a

trainer (by documenting thepresentation of at least six oftheir own training courses),feedback discussions withthe subject-matter superior,and coaching and auditing byan external auditor. As aresult, certification can beachieved after approximatelyone year at the earliest.

manroland: Train the trainer in Offenbach

Everything on themanroland stand at IPEX inBirmingham revolvedaround the needs of theprinting industry: productionflexibility, differentiationpossibilities, reducedinvestment and operatingcosts, automation featuresand sustainable production.

"We showed without anydoubt that we are a high-performance and energetic

company that, withgroundbreaking technologyand services expertise, setsthe benchmark for customerorientation," is how CEOGerd Finkbeiner summarizesthe IPEX successes.

IPEX resume: manroland more thansatisfied

Xerox Corporation'sboard of directors electedUta Werner and ChristaCarone as vice presidents ofthe corporation,acknowledging theirsignificant contributions tothe company.

Werner is chief strategyofficer for XeroxCorporation. She was named

to this and is responsiblefor leading Xerox'sstrategy development andmanagement activities aswell as market researchand competitive insights.

Carone is vicepresident, marketing andcommunications for XeroxCorporation, serving as thecompany's chief marketingofficer. She is responsible forglobal marketing strategyand initiatives that includeadvertising, experientialmarketing, public relations,internal communications,integrated campaigns.

Xerox Board elects Werner and CaroneVice Presidents of Corporation

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

22 June 2010

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Rapida 75 crowns Chili Padi Open Housein Kuala Lumpur

KBA Asia Pacific invitedits friends and customersfrom the Malaysian printindustry toa specialopen houseat the newc o m p a n ypremises int h eS u n w a yDamansaraTechnology Park. More than160 commercial andpackaging printers from allover the country accepted theinvitation to "Come & taste

KBA's chili padi".Among the highlights ofthe event were practicaldemonstrations on a six-colour KBA Rapida 75with inline coating. Theprint results onsubstrates ranging from

128 to 300 g/m2 paraded anabsolutely striking quality,also thanks to the use ofKodak Staccato screening.

The titleof the openh o u s echosen byKBA AsiaPacific was areference tothe small but

fiery chili which is extremelypopular in Malaysia and thusdisplays a number ofparallels to the KBA Rapida75 in the figurative sense.

Catch the wave ofinnovation" is FESPA'smotto for 2010, in Munich,Germany. Not surprisingly,Zünd has plenty ofinnovative solutions to backit up among other things, thenew, Zünd Cut Centersoftware.

The new software istailored specifically for G3

and designed to maximizethe productivity of thecompany's latest generationof multifunctional digitalcutting systems.

Domino announces EskoArtwork asWorkflow Partner for N600 Digital Ink Jet

With the IPEX stage setfor the much-anticipatedlaunch of Domino's N600range of four/five colourdigital presses, the companyhas announced that it willpartner with EskoArtwork todeliver their Digital FrontEnd for the new products. Inso doing, Domino is certainto increase the appeal of theN600 further,complementing its best-in-

class speed and quality withworkflow integration, colourmanagement and RIPfunctionality from theacknowledged market leaderin the packaging andlabelling sectors.

Zünd makes waves at FESPA 2010!

23June 2010

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Stark Druck is the firstprinting company inGermany that hasinvested in a 96-page press. TheGoss Sunday5000 press willbe installed later

this year in Pforzheim. Q.I.Press Controls is very proud

to be part oft h i ss i g n i f i c a n tproject byau tomat ingthis press.

President of India inaugurates Gopsons'deal of printing 120-million Census forms

Q.I. Press controls total solution on first96-page press in Germany

"IPEX 2010 was wellattended and our customersshowed great interest in our newproducts and services," says asatisfied Bernhard Schreier,CEO of HeidelbergerDruckmaschinen AG

(Heidelberg), in summing up the trade show. More than50,000 international visitors came to Birmingham to find outabout the numerous innovations being showcased byHeidelberg.

IPEX 2010 continues positive trend in PrintMedia Industry President of India,

Pratibha Patil filled up thefirst form for the IndiaCensus 2011 campaign,which will be printed byGopsons Paper.

The Noida-based bookand security print specialistbagged the contract forprinting of the 120-millioncensus forms for the Indiangovernment.

The world's largest, thecampaign aims to cover theentire nation in two phases,with each phase requiring60-million forms to beprinted and supplied.

Gaurav Goel, director atGopsons Paper and head ofthe security print division,said: "This is a prestigiousand gigantic project in size.The project has to bedelivered within a strict deadline. At Gopsons, we arehoping to match this with thehighest quality standards toensure that these machine-readable ICR forms - are100% perfect in all regards."

Shanghai Electric(Group) Corporation (SEG)will acquire 100-percentownership of GossInternational in June, 2010,exercising an optionestablished when it became ashareholder in the companyin September, 2009.

The acquisition of theremaining shares by SEGwill give Goss Internationalan industrial owner with

substantial resources andaccelerate cooperationamong SEG affiliatedprinting equipment supplierswithin a unique worldwidenetwork.

"We are taking this stepbecause Goss International isa market leader withinnovative technology and ahighly effective globalmanufacturing, sales andsupport platform," accordingto SEG chairman XuJianguo.

HP announced thatRamco Group has installedthe first HP Indigo press5500 in Kenya to provide itscustomers with short-runs,faster turn-around times andvariable data printing (VDP)capabilities.

Ramco Group purchasedthe HP Indigo press toexpand its range of print andmarketing services. With adiverse customer base ofpublishers, advertisingagencies, corporate

companies anddesigners, thec o m p a n yrecognised thatmany of its clientscould benefit fromc o s t - e f f e c t i v eshort-runs and thefast delivery times

achievable with its newdigital print capabilities.

"When evaluating theadvantages of having adigital press at our disposal,we were primarily enticed bybeing able to offer ourcustomers a cost-effectivesolution for printing smallquantities and the increasedability to meet shortdeadlines when necessary,"explained Derek Steel ofRamco Group

MGI announce: Treballs Grafics purchasea JETvarnish digital inkjet UV coater

Shanghai Electric elects to assume fullownership of Goss International

Treballs Grafics, a wellknown commercial printer inBarcelona, Spain, confirmedthe order of the JETvarnishon MGI's IPEX stand.Already equipped with brandnew Komori offset presses,the JETvarnish will be anideal complement to theirworkflow.

David Martin, TreballsGrafics General Manageradded. "For several years wec a r e f u l l yreviewed thed i f f e r e n tpossibilities ofthe digitalt e c h n o l o g y.Finally, wedecided topurchase MGI's

JETvarnish and thus we willbecome the first Spanishcompany using it. TheJETvarnish will allow us toprovide the innovation andthe quality required to bringunsurpassed added value toour customers. We are evenplanning to do variable dataprinting with the JETvarnish,which was difficult prior tothe introduction of digitalspot UV technology."

Ramco Group installs first HP Indigo press 5500 in Kenya

24 June 2010

India: HNG signs joint venture with OMCOPlans to set up a mould

manufacturing plant with aninitial investment of Rs. 35crore at Pondicherry.

Hindusthan NationalGlass & Industries Ltd(HNG), a leading player inglass packaging and aturnover of Rs 1500 crore,signed a joint venture withBelgium based OMCOInternational NV, world'sleading glass mouldmanufacturers. According to

the venture, OMCO andHNG will have a 50:50shareholding pattern and willjointly set up and operatemould manufacturingfacilities in India under thename of OMCO HNGEngineering Ltd. fordesigning, manufacturing,marketing and sales ofmoulds for glass packagingproducts like beverages,liquor, food, pharmaceuticaland cosmetic use.

Roland and CGS announce strategictechnology partnership Roland DGA Corp.

Roland and CGSPublishing TechnologiesInternational have enteredinto a strategic partnership tobring leading edgetechnologies to the graphicsindustry.

Focused initially on thepackaging market, thepartnership has produced anew solution that integrates

CGS' ORIS Color Tuner //Web software with Roland'sVersaUV LED-UV inkjetprinter/cutter. The solutionallows businesses togenerate highly accurateflexible packaging contracthalftone proofs on virtuallyany substrate at a fraction ofthe cost of current lasersystems.

Kodak opens plate finishing andpackaging operation in India

Kodak has opened itsnew offset plate finishing andpackaging operation at itsfacility in Goa, India. Thenew operation joins the film,photo finishing andentertainment imagingservices in Goa.

The local finishingcapability means that Kodakcan cut and supply any sizeoffset plate that is required

without having to order newsizes from China or Europe.

“Offset plate demand inIndia is strong, and ourcustomers need fast, reliableservice that meets theirproduction needs and keepstheir presses running,' notedNikumb Bhalchandra, headof sales and channelmanagement, India Cluster,Kodak.

Paper Middle East Exhibition will be heldin September 2010 in Egypt

Unprecedented Interestfrom Leading Paper, Boardand Tissue Suppliers towardsEgypt & the Middle East.

The paper industry makesup a fast paced andconstantly evolving business.Nowhere is this more evidentthan at this year's PaperMiddle East Exhibition, theregion's largest internationaltrade exhibition for paper,board, tissue and converting

industry which takes place18-20 September, 2010 inEgypt. In addition to beingthe most important tradeexhibition in the region forthe paper, board and tissueindustry, the PapertechConference 2010 hasenormous value forcompanies who want to meetand learn from the experts,business leaders and themarket analysts.

Owens Illinois expands presence in Chinaand Southeast Asia

Owens-Illinois, one ofthe world's largest maker ofglass packaging, recentlyannounced it has entered intoa joint venture withThailand's Berli JuckerPublic Company Limited(BJC) to significantly expandO-I's presence in China andSoutheast Asia.

The O-I and BJC jointventure has entered into anagreement to purchase Fraser

& Neave Holdings Bhd.'sMalaya Glass operations,which include plants inSichuan, China; Saraburi,Thailand; Johor Bahru,Malaysia; and Ho Chi MinhCity, Vietnam. The fourMalaya Glass plants employapproximately 1,900 peopleand produce containers for thebeverages and food markets.Malaya Glass sales in fiscal2009 were $126 million.

Kodak serves as Premier Sponsor for 2010Offset & Beyond Conference

Kodak was a premiersponsor of the 2010 Offset &Beyond Conference, May17-19 in Baltimore.

The conference targeted toprinters throughout thegraphic communicationsindustry looking fortechnological innovation andnew thinking they can use to

improve their operations andbuild their business. Withinformational tracks focusedon digital printing; leadership;production; and operationsand finance, the conferenceattracts top management andoperations professionals,including CEOs, COOs, andgeneral managers.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The new, compact CTXsystem, there are three typesof devices within the MultiDX product line: MultiDXUV with blue UV laserdiodes (405 nm); MultiDXIR with infrared thermallaser diodes (940 nm) andMulti DXH ybird with acombination of blue UVdiodes and IR thermaldiodes.

The Multi DXUV canimage dry offset plates (aswell as the time-testedconventional UV plates). Itcan also handle the GallusScreeny material (for rotaryscreen printing) as well asflat screen-printing screens.The Multi DXUV is just aswell suited for label printersand those who print objects

(tubes, bottles, and CDs) as itis for technical screen-printing. Because of its newtechnology, the Multi DXIRmakes possible theproduction of digitalletterpress plates, digitalflexo plates, and digitalvarnish plates (all usingablation layers).

All of this isaccomplished by a singledevice. The diversity ofimaging options provided bythe new CTX system is trulyunique.The customer canchoose among variousconfigurations of the MultiDX models. They can beequipped with as few as 8 oras many as 64 laser diodes,depending on the applicationand the type of diode.

IPEX 2010 CTP for everyone: Luscherdelivers direct imaging for all printing methods

25June 2010

LOCAL NEWS

SAARC Chamber urges MFN status for India

The trade association ofthe South Asian countries hasasked Islamabad to grantmost-favoured nation (MFN)status to India, which wouldnot only bring down the costof imports, but give Pakistaniexports an access to the vastIndian market.

Pakistan can benefit notonly by accessing a bigmarket for its exports, butsave foreign exchange bysubstituting its expensiveimports from the rest of theworld with those from India,a report prepared by theSAARC Chamber said.

Four Pakistani fashion designersparticipated in the Audi Fashion Festival

Four designers fromPakistan took part in the 2ndAudi Fashion FestivalSingapore 2010.

An event that combinesstyle, prestige and glamour,the festival welcomedinternational designers andfashion celebrities toSingapore. Pakistan

designers; Maheen Khan,Deepak Parwani, Shamaeeland Nomi Ansari. Theirdesigns based on Mughal,ethnic desert and Swat themeswere greatly appreciated bythe audience includingmembers of the diplomaticcorps and the Pakistancommunity in Singapore.

Women executive committee seats:'APPMA violating TOO 2007'

All Pakistan PaperMerchants Association(APPMA) is violating theTrade OrganisationOrdinance 2007 by deprivingwomen of their executivecommittee members seats for

the last two years. Accordingto the sources APPMAleaders ship was doing thisintentionally and no electionschedule has been issued forwomen executive committeeseats since September 2009.

Pak-Afghan TTA again in doldrumsPak-Afghanistan Transit

Trade agreement has beenonce again delayed for notgiving way to India and overresale of goods in Pakistanfrom Afghanistan. Three-

Day dialogues session thatwere tasked to resume Pak-Afghan Transit tradeagreement in Afghanistanconcluded without reachingon any conclusion.

Pak-China Friendship is unique: MasoodPakistan's Ambassador to

China, Masood Khan hassaid that relations betweenPakistan and China is unique,unprecedented and un-exampled in history, says apress release received fromBeijing.

He was addressing agathering of 100 Chinesestudents on the occasion ofthe 59th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomaticrelations between Pakistanand China at the prestigiousPeking University in Beijing.

APPMA denial violation on Women EC seatsAll Pakistan Paper

Merchants Association utterlydenied news report regardingviolation of DTO rules 2007.

The APPMA ExecutiveCommittee meeting held on

28 April under thechairmanship of SaleemMemon unanimouslyresolved that the election forwomen seats will be heldaccording to the rules.

26 June 2010

LOCAL NEWS

Expressing immensepleasure, the Prime MinisterSyed Yusuf Raza Gilaniinaugurated the state of the artLahore Expo Centre which isthe first facility of its kind inthe fertile region of Punjab.

Addressing theinauguration ceremony thePM said that it was a greatmanifestation of thecooperative spirit of thefederal and provincialgovernments.

He said that it was longoverdue and a recurringdemand of the industry formany years and it was nowachieved by the grace ofAlmighty Allah.

He said Expo Centres ofinternational standards werean absolute necessity, for a

country toshowcase itsproducts andservices in asystematic ando r g a n i z e dmanner. Gilanisaid that thesealso played an

important part in generatingeconomic activity that hasnational and internationaldimensions.

He hoped that LahoreExpo Centre would help allthese industries to enter intoexport market throughexhibiting their products here.

"Lahore Expo Centre is aresult of a jointly orchestratedefforts of the PunjabGovernment and the FederalGovernment. I hope thiscooperation would continueto bring more such projects.As Multan and Faisalabad arehubs of textile, handicraftsand fruits like mango anddates, therefore we areplanning to establish suchcentres in these cities infuture," he said.

PM inaugurates Lahore Expo Centre

A decision toincrease the passportfees by a 100 per centhas been announced.The new fees will beimplemented on July1, 2010, after the new federalbudget has been announced.

An order by the InteriorMinistry has stated that thenormal passport fees is

Rs.2,100 will beincreased toRs.4,100 whereasthe fees for theurgent passportwill be increased

to Rs.8,000 from Rs.4,000.Included in the passport

fees, the bank fees will beraised to Rs.100 from anexisting Rs.25.

Hundred per cent increase in passport fees

Coca Cola group hasshown interest in investing US300 million dollars in theenergy and agriculture sectors.

A ten member delegationof the Company met withMohammad Saleem Khan,Secretary at the Board ofInvestment. The group isinterested to form a jointventure partnership in mangoproduction similar to theirexisting venture in Brazil.

Coke group to invest US $300 million

Rapida 105 in brand-new commercialprinting plant, Artotec - KBA Rapida pioneerin Pakistan

A KBA Rapida 105medium-format press hasbeen strutting its stuff atPakistani print enterpriseArtotec in Karachi since earlyApril. The six-colour, coaterpress with extended deliverywas installed in a brand-newcommercial printing plantboasting cutting-edgetechnology from pre-press tothe mailroom. The pressoperators at the 40-employeecompany headed bymanaging director WahabRehmani have become keenKBA fans: the Rapida 105went into full-scaleproduction following aninstallation, commissioningand training period of justthree weeks.

Along with nonstopfacilities at the feeder anddelivery Artotec's new Rapida105 features an array ofautomation modulesembracing plate change andthe washing systems for theblankets and inking rollers. Aspeed-enhancement packagesupports press speeds of up to16,500 sheets per hour,mostly on stock weights of upto 600gsm (375lb Bristol),though 1.2mm (48pt) boardcan also be printed.Mechanical guide elementsand sheet travel controlensure the secure transfer of

heavy substrates. The coaterincorporates a Harris &Bruno chambered doctoringsystem and lightweight aniloxrollers. The 2.6m (7ft 6in)delivery extension houses ahybrid VariDry dryer with IRand thermal radiation units fordrying both conventional inksand aqueous coatings.

Following the highlysuccessful launch ofPakistan's first Rapida 105KBA anticipates to furtherorders in a densely populatedcountry where there is a hugepent-up demand for presstechnology.

CEO of InternationalPrinting Agencies (IPA) andKBA's representative inPakistan Azam Ali Khan ishighly pleased withtransformation and gearingup of his team of Electronicand Mechanical engineersand their effective role in theinstallation of the press.

With solid measuresalready in place and nearfuture plans, IPA is committedand geared towards constantstrengthening of its after-salessupport infrastructure,providing KBA customers inPakistan most efficientservices and this would be thekey in future of the KBA’sprinting presses, in thegrowing Pakistan market.

Delighted with his new Rapida 105: Artotec managing directorWahab Rehmani (in white), pictured here with Bhupinder Sethiof KBA sales, Ashraf and Azam Ali Khan of KBA sales agencyInternational Printing Agencies (l-r)

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LOCAL NEWS

Malaysia eases visa rules for South Asia tourists

Malaysia will relax visarules for travelers fromIndia, Bangladesh, Pakistanand Sri Lanka in an effort toboost tourism, an officialsaid. At present visitors fromthe four countries need toobtain a visa before enteringMalaysia, after thegovernment in 2008 scrappeda tourist-friendly visaprogramme for them in a bidto curb illegal immigration.

Under the new rules, theycan visit the Southeast Asiannation without a visa whiletransiting to another country,

Tourism Malaysia directorgeneral Mirza MohammadTaiyab told. "It will be easierfor them to holiday inMalaysia with this transitpass.

We hope there won't beany abuse," Mirza said,adding that the governmenthad yet to decide how longvisitors would be allowed tostay. He said combinedtourist arrivals from the fourcountries stood at 1.59million last year, led byBangladesh with 887,443visitors.

Sino-Pak ties deep-rooted: new CG On the occasion of

assuming the office ofConsul-General (C-G) of thePeople's Republic of China,Zhang Jian Xin hosted areception.

The reception held at theChinese Consulate Generalwas attended among othersby Sindh Chief Minister

Syed Qaim Ali Shah, DeputySpeaker Sindh AssemblyMrs Shehla Raza, membersof the diplomatic corps andpeople from various walks oflife.

Addressing the gathering,Xin spoke of deep friendlyties between China andPakistan.

Halal food is emerging as a big market,Makhdoom Amin Fahim

Halal food is emerging asa big market and the Muslimbrother countries should takethe lead under the umbrella ofOIC (Organization of IslamicCountries). This was stated

by the Federal Minister forCommerce Makhdoom AminFahim, while talking to theAmbassador of Turkey, HEBabur Hizlan who called onthe Minister in his office.

Printing industry on the verge of collapse:PPPBMA

MULTAN: Pakistan PulpPaper and Board MillsAssociation (PPPBMA)South Punjab Chapter hassaid that printing industry ison the verge of collapse dueto higher tax rates whilesmugglers are doing theirbusiness freely. According toa press release of theassociation, the spokesmansaid that government waslosing more than Rs 15billion taxes annually onpaper imports while the

printing industry is on theverge of collapse due tohigher tax rates.

Around 95 percent importof finish paper products aremade in the name of wastepaper under misquoting andfalse declaration by thecommercial importers. "Thepaper industry is importingaround 12 percent of thepaper waste formanufacturing pulp toprepare different type ofpaper and paper board".

28 June 2010

ARTICLE

Continued from last issue:

Colour SwitchingHP's Digital Offset Colour printing technology enables

the printing of all colour separations with a single station.After one colour separation has been created and printed, thenext one (a different colour) is created and printed on thesame station. This is possible since the blanket completelytransfers the previous image, and none of the image stays onthe blanket. Single station printing has several advantages,including compactness, lower cost of hardware, and bettermechanical accuracy, which translates, for example, tobetter registration.

The HP printing engine basically performs the followingoperations sequentially:

1. Electrostatic charging of the electro-photographic Photo

Imaging Plate (PIP) which is mounted on the imagingcylinder.

2. Exposure of the PIP by a scanned array of laser diodes.These lasers are controlled by the raster image processor thatconverts instructions from a digital file into 'on/off '

instructions for the lasers.3. Image development performed by the Binary Ink

Developer (BID) units.4. Transfer of the inked image to the blanket cylinder.5. Removal of any residual ink and electrical charge from

the PIP.6. Heating of the inked image carried by the blanket.7. Transfer of the heated inked image to the substrate held

by the impression cylinder.These operations repeat themselves for every colour

separation in the image.

The beginning of 2010 has been marked by amongstother things, with a slight reverse in industry fortunesand while it is clear that market demand has certainlyincreased (particularly in Asia were the economy inChina grew in the first quarter of 2010 by over 12%) theeconomic revival has caused a supply / demandimbalance on the raw material markets.

The economic collapse end of 2008 was followed by asignificant de-stocking of most raw material supplychains. As a consequence especially costs of basechemicals increased continuously since early 2009. Allkey raw materials the ink industry relies on, likeBenzene, Toluene, Ethylene and Propylene, see doubledigit price increases. Another factor driving up rawmaterial cost is a number of "force majeure" situationsand key base raw material suppliers moving away fromthe ink industry, like Dow exiting their vinyl resinbusiness.

Reductions in capacity are impacting on all areas ofthe industry with the packaging and narrow web inkmarkets also similarly affected by global shortages in keymaterials such as acrylates or acrylic resins which arederived from acrylic acid. Acrylic acid is facing a globalshortage, which started in North America after theproduction incidents at Dow and Arkema, but has nowspread around the world. Shortages have hit China andrecently BASF announced it will take out capacity formaintenance. Many suppliers have now put in allocationsto customers and clearly prices for acrylates and acrylicresins are now under upward pressure as a consequence -latterly this has also been as a result of the prices forstyrene, which is used as a comonomer in styrene acrylicresins almost returning to the record levels of 2008.

"While acrylic resins are a key raw material for waterbased inks - acrylates are the material more commonlyfound in UV inks and the issues described above are nowcausing significant challenges for water-based and UVbased packaging and narrow web ink markets", explainsJens Zimmermann, Director Global Marketing FlintGroup Packaging & Narrow Web. He continues: "Tofurther compound this problem - the situation with themajor raw materials for solvent-based inks is alsoworrying as solvents have also recently started to comeunder significant price pressure. A prominent example ofthis is nitro cellulose where price are driven up by highincreases in wood-pulp, a key raw materials for NC."

Courtesy: Jens Zimmermann*Source: Internal Flint Group data** Source: Financial Times

To be continued in next issue

By M. Rizwan Khan TODAY DIGITAL PRINTING

Raw materials and the ink industry - Challenging times ahead

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32 June 2010

EVENTS CALENDAR

2010ROSUPAK 201015-18 June, Moscow, Russia. www.rosupak.ru/eng

Asian Paper 201016-18 June, Bangkok, Thailand.www.asianpapershow.com

ProPak Asia 201016-19 June, Bangkok, Thailand.www.propakasia.com

FESPA 201022-26 June, Munich, Germany.www.fespa.com

Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2010 23-24 June, Jakarta, Indonesia.www.coatings-group.com

ExpoPrint 201023-29 June, Sao Paulo - Brazil.www.expoprint.com.br/us

Interplas Thailand 201024-27 June, Bangkok, Thailand.www.interplasthailand.com

Paperexpo China 201028-30 June, Guyangzhou, China.www.paperexpo.com.cn

Pharma Pack Japan 201030 June - 02 July, Tokyo, Japan.www.interphex.jp/english/pack

APPPEXPO China 20107-10 July, Shanghai, China.www.adexpochina.com

ProPak China 201014-16 July, Shanghai, China.www.propakchina.com

HONG KONG BOOK FAIR 201021-27 July, Hong Kong.http://hkbookfair.hktdc.com/en/

Print North 201027-30 July, Beijing, China.www.printnorth.com.cn

ICE South America 20104-6 Aug., Sao Paulo, Brazil.www.ice-south-america.com/english

Print Technology 20106-9 Aug., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.www.kaizer.com.my

Beijing International Book Fair 201030 Aug. - 3 Sept., Beijing, China.www.bibf.net

KIPES 20108-11 Sept., Seoul, Korea.www.kipes.com

Korean Coatings Show 20109-10 Sept., Seoul, Korea.www.coatings-group.com

GRAPHTEC VENEZUELA 20109-12 Sept., Caracas, Venezuela.www.expographtec.com

Beyond Beauty Paris 201012-15, Sept., Paris, France.www.beyondbeautyparis.com

Labelexpo Americas 201014-16 Sept., Chicago, USA.www.labelexpo-americas.com

China Paper 201015-17 Sept., Shanghai, China.www.chinapaperexpo.cn

Paper Middle East 201018-20 Sept., Cairo, Egypt.www.papermideast.com

PROPAK MALAYSIA 201020-23 Sept., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. www.propak.com.my

PAPER ARABIA 201026-28 Sept., Dubai, U.A.E.www.paperarabia.com

CHINACOAT201027-29 Sept., Guangzhou, Chinawww.chinacoat.net

Asia Coat+Ink Show 201030 Sept. - 3 Oct., Mumbai, India.www.asiacoatandink.com/index.htm

Indiapack 201030 Sept. - 3 Oct., Mumbai, Indiawww.indiapack.in

GRAPH EXPO 20103-6 Oct., Chicago, USA.www.graphexpo.com

IFRA Expo 20104-6 Oct., Hamburg, Germany.www.ifraexpo.com

Frankfurt Book Fair 2010 6-10 Oct., Frankfurt, Germany.www.book-fair.com/en

3P Expo 20107-9 Oct., Johor, Malaysia.www.3pexpo.com

TIGAX 20107-10 Oct., Taipei, Taiwan.www.tigax.com.tw

London Packaging Show 2010 13-14 Oct., London, U.K.www.londonpackagingshow.co.uk

SGIA 201013-15 Oct, Las Vegas, USA.www.sgia.org

South China Label Show 201025-27 Oct., Guangzhou, China.www.southchinalabelshow.com

SHARJAH WORLD BOOK FAIR 201026 Oct. - 6 Nov., Sharjah, U.A.E.www.sharjahbookfair.com

K 201027 Oct.-3 Nov., Dusseldorf, Germany.www.k-online.de

Pack Expo 201031 Oct. - 03 Nov., Chicago, USA.www.packexpo.com

viscom frankfurt 20104-6 Nov., Frankfurt, Germany.www.viscom-messe.com

Pap For Russia 20108-11 Nov., ST. Petersburg, Russia.www.papfor.com

Eurocoat 20109-11 Nov., Genoa, Italy.www.eurocoat-expo.com

Cosmoprof Asia 201010-12 Nov., Hong Kong.www.cosmoprof.com

FESPA Asia Pacific 201012-14 Nov., Bangkok, Thailand.www.fespa.com

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EVENTS CALENDAR

HOLO-PACK HOLO-PRINT 201014-16 Nov., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.www.holopackholoprint.info

Tissue World Asia 201017-19 Nov., Shanghai, China.www.tissueworld.com

Int’l PackTech India 2010drink technology India 201018-20 Nov., Mumbai, India.www.packtech-india.com

Print World 201020-22 Nov., Toronto, Canada.www.printworldshow.com

Emballage 201022-25 Nov., Paris, France.www.emballageweb.com

PRINTTEK 201024-28 Nov., Istanbul. Turkey.www.printtekfair.com

PROPAK INDONESIA 20101-4 Dec., Jakarta, Indonesia.www.propakindonesia.com

PackPlus 20103-6 Dec., New Delhi, India.www.packplus.in

India Corrugated Show 20103-6 Dec, New Delhi, India.www.indiacorrugatedshow.com

INDIA CONVERTING SHOW 20103-6 Dec., New Delhi, India.www.indiaconvertingshow.com

India Label Show 20108-11 Dec., New Delhi, India.www.labelexpo-india.com

PAPASIA 20109 - 11 Dec., Chennai, India. www.papasiaexpo.com

I-Pack Exhibition 201010-12 Dec., Hyderabad, Indiawww.apcma.in

DELHI BOOK FAIR 201011-19 Dec., New Delhi, Indiawww.indiatradefair.com

2011Arabplast 20118-11 January, Dubai, UAE.www.alfajer.net/fairs-fairs.html

HONG KONG INTERNATIONALSTATIONERY FAIR 201110-13 January, Hong Kong.www.hktdc.com/fair/hkstationeryfair-en

Middle East Coatings Show 20111-3 March , Cairo, Egypt.www.coatings-group.com

Pro2pac 201113-16 March, London, UK.www.pro2pac.co.uk

Gulf Print & Pack 201114-15 March, Dubai, UAE.www.gulfprintpack.com

Graphispag 201122-26 March, Barcelona, Spain.www.graphispag.com

European Coatings SHOW 201129-31 March, Nurnberg, Germany.www.european-coatings-show.com/en

Poligrafia 201129 Mar. - 1 April, Poznan, Poland.www.poligrafia.mtp.pl

Luxe Pack Shanghai 201130-31 March, Shanghai, China.www.luxepackshanghai.com

Print China 20119-13 April, Dongguan, China.www.printchina.org

Printex 20113-6 May, Sydney, Australia.www.reedexpo.com

NORTHPRINT 201110-12 May, Harrogate, U.K.www.northprintexpo.com

Coat Expo China 201111-13 May, Guangzhou, China.www.coatexpo.cn/en

Interpack 201112-18 May, Duesseldorf, Germany.www.interpack.com

FESPA DIGITAL PRINTINGEUROPE 201124-26 May, Hamburg, Germany.www.fespa2010.com/

Latin American Coatings Show 201113-14 July 2011, Mexico City.www.coatings-group.com

IPEX South Asia 201116 - 19 September, Mumbai, India.www.ipexsouthasia.com

IGAS 201116-22 Sept., Tokyo, Japan.www.igas-tokyo.jp

Labelexpo Europe 201127-30 Sept., Brussels, Belgium.www.labelexpo-europe.com

Luxe Pack Monaco 201120-22 Oct., Monaco.www.luxepack.com/accueil.php

All in Print China 201114-17 Nov., Shanghai, China.www.allinprint.com

2012IPACK-IMA 201228 Feb-3 March, Milan, Italy.www.ipack-ima.com

Drupa 20123-16 May, Duesseldorf, Germany.www.drupa.com

2013PRINT EXPO 201312-15 March, Johannesburg, S. Aftica.www.printexpo.co.za/

Grafitalia 20137-11 May, Milano, Italy.www.grafitalia.biz

Pac Print 201321-25 May, Melbourne Australia.www.pacprint.com.au

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