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PACKAGING NEWS

Grafotronic & Leonhard Kurz Univacco
subsidiary
announce global partnership established an all-new,
Univacco Technology has

Univacco Europe, which
Leonhard Kurz and which are adaptable to a wholly owned subsidiary,
Grafotronic have variety of machines and will be located in Poland.
announced a global part- technologies, including This investment under-
nership to build upon a future innovations. scores the significance of
series of successful collabo- Working hand in hand, the European market and
rations, demonstrating the Kurz and Grafotronic are will provide technical and
benefits of combining their sales support to its cus-
expertise to elevate label set to impact the label tomer base and its network
industry standards. Both embellishing and finishing of longstanding distributor
companies are committed industry significantly. The partners. The facility will
be converting and distribu-
to advancing the label sec- companies have planned an tion center of excellence.
tor through technological open house under the motto To lead this expansion,
innovation and networking. New partnership to advance label embellishment technologies ‘Embellish More’. This label Chris Corbett has been pro-
By merging Grafotronic’s technology forum is sched- moted to president of
manufacturing capabilities nology and digital embel- a vast array of products for uled for April 11 and April 18 Univacco Europe in addi-
in modular label equipment lishment equipment, the printing industry. in Huntersville, NC, and at tion to his current parallel
with Kurz’s advancements offering customers a range Grafotronic specializes in Kurz Transfer Products. It is role in North America. He
in digital embellishment of system-matched consum- modular label machines, is tasked with developing
technology, this partner- ables and machinery. This designed with adaptability designed for label converters, and implementing
ship aims to enhance label provision is intended to in mind. Its offering offering an opportunity to Univacco’s aggressive
enhancement solutions. simplify processes for cus- includes laser cutting, laser gain comprehensive insights growth strategy for North
Kurz brings to the table its tomers, utilizing decades of finishing, and comprehen- into embellishment technol- America and Europe to sup-
expertise in thin-film tech- engineering knowledge and sive finishing machines, ogy in a single day. port the strategy.
Berry Global increases recycling Nilpeter gets new

capacity for flexible films agent in Pakistan

As part of a pan-European Nilpeter has appointed
project to expand production Imprint Packaging Solutions
of its Sustane range of recy- as its new agent in Pakistan.
cled polymers, Berry Global This partnership is a big
Group’s Flexibles Division move to grow Nilpeter’s
has increased recycling reach in the fast-growing
capacity across three of its Pakistani market. Imprint Imprint Packaging Solutions
European recycling facilities. decade, as highlighted by
Leveraging the company’s Packaging Solutions, based Akhlaq A. Khan, sales direc-
global access to valuable recy- in Karachi, Pakistan, is a pre-
cled plastic, this expansion mier trading and service tor for Imprint Packaging
project will help meet the Additional capacity to support demand for high-performance film company. Specializing in the Solutions: ‘Pakistan’s print-
growing demand for high- and forthcoming legislative cled plastic produced across offset and flexo printing ing market has witnessed sig-
performance films made requirements,’ said Tony Berry’s European sites by industry, Imprint offers an nificant growth in the past 10
with recycled content. Nawar, vice president of sus- approximately 6,600 metric extensive range of printing years, driven by the expand-
‘As part of Berry’s Impact tainability, innovation and tons per year. In addition to machinery and high-quality ing FMCG sector, increasing
2025 sustainability strategy, strategy for Berry Global’s reinforcing Berry’s position consumables. The company’s demand for packaged food,
we are committed to helping Flexibles Division. as one of the UK’s largest pol- foundation is built on a deep beverages, pharmaceuticals,
our customers meet and Representing a range of state- yethylene (PE) recyclers, the knowledge base, offering and cosmetics, and a growing
exceed their sustainability of-the-art equipment strate- expansion will help increase awareness among businesses
goals. This latest investment gically placed at Berry’s the quality of the recyclate technical, professional guid-
in capacity, and the ability to Heanor (UK), Steinfeld used across Berry’s B ance, and competent engi- about branding and packag-
include high-quality recycled (Germany), and Circular Range of flexible neering services. ing aesthetics.’ This partner-
content into our films, ena- Zdzieszowice (Poland) film solutions, helping The Pakistani printing ship is expected to bring the
bles customers to meet both plants, this expansion will ensure consistent perfor- market has experienced sub- latest technology and fea-
market demands and current increase the amount of recy- mance. stantial growth over the last tures.
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