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A major new launch from Bostik for its renowned adhesive products brand Evo-Stik, is using an in-mould labelled (IML) pail from RPC Containers Oakham to underline its innovation and prestige.

A major new launch from Bostik for its renowned adhesive products brand Evo-Stik, is using an in-mould labelled (IML) pail from RPC Containers Oakham to underline its innovation and prestige.

Henkel has taken over from Akzo Nobel the Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses previously owned by National Starch. “This acquisition represents a milestone in our 130-plus-year corporate history and points Henkel clearly in the direction of further profitable growth,” said Ulrich Lehner, Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA. The acquisition was preceded by the carve-out of the businesses to be acquired by Henkel and the requisite antitrust and anticompetitive investigations by the relevant authorities.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Food Contact Notification (FCN) 772 to allow direct food contact with UV or electronic beam formulations. The FCN772 clears that the UV or EB cured formulations may be used as coatings or components of coatings (both including inks) on polymeric substrates, paper and paperboard, metal substrates, or as a component in adhesives.

Nothing is more evocative, more reassuring than a scent, a fragrance, and yet at the end we end up not smelling the perfume that we have put on. The new concept of "Socoplan “transcent sachet” is there to remind it to you quietly, at any time and on any occasion.

Even before its launch at Labelexpo Europe 2007, new Fasson Lean Film from Avery Dennison had already won enthusiastic supporters – at Nova Milanese near Milan in Italy, for example, where label converter Maer and major international brand owner Bolton Manitoba were both highly satisfied with field trials using the new self-adhesive labelstock.

EskoArtwork, the market leader for packaging pre-production solutions including a series of flexible cutting & creasing tables for short-run production and sample making in packaging, signage and POP display markets, announces that its Esko Kongsberg i-XE series digital dieless cutting table is now available in two, larger sizes: the Kongsberg i-XE32 with a working area of 51”x63¾” (1300x1620mm) and the Kongsberg i-XE54 (63”x120”; 1600x3050mm). These two new models join the compact Kongsberg i-XE10.

Competition in the consumer goods industry is tough. To stay competitive the use of cost saving and innovative production processes is mandatory. Henkel offers a dedicated value package consisting of product, process and service, contributing to a higher quality, productivity and profitability for its packaging adhesive customers.

Numerous breweries and mineral water bottlers are indirectly affected by higher world market prices for dairy products. Traditionally used labeling adhesives contain casein obtained from cow’s milk. The price of casein has recently risen dramatically and, in the opinion of raw materials experts, is unlikely to decrease shortly. As an alternative, Henkel supplies innovative casein-free adhesives that are significantly less expensive and perform equally.

New Fasson® Lean Film™ thinner-gauge self-adhesive film labelstocks will challenge current conceptions of the cost of quality self-adhesive film labelling for bulk products in the personal and home care markets. The range is launched at Labelexpo by Avery Dennison, who say its unique proposition is the instant time- and cost-savings it creates for both brand owners and label converters.