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Food-safe ink accreditation for IGS

International Graphic tion, enhance brand made packaging, the Cobalt
Supplies (IGS) has achieved recognition, and deliver SP 800 features HP FI1000
accreditation for its Cobalt unique consumer experi- thermal inkjet printheads,
SP 800 single-pass inkjet ences, all while adhering to and fast-drying, water-based
printer’s food-safe ink tech- the strictest safety standards CMYK ink.
nology, marking a signifi- and benefiting from cost- Key benefits of the Cobalt
cant benefit for short-run effective short-run print- SP800 include:
food packaging according to
the business. Launched last ing.” Ultra-fast printing speeds:
year, the Cobalt SP 800 was He added: “Our target is to Up to 32m/min at 1200 x
developed and built in col- offer an attractive price point 300 dpi resolution.
laboration with of £49,000, including deliv- Exceptional affordability:
Monmouthshire-based The Cobalt SP 800 was launched last year ery and installation, to help Printing costs as low as
machinery supplier IGS’ IGS. products. Made from natu- commercial printers diver- £0.05 per square meter.
Chinese partner for wide- Managing director of IGS, ral materials, it also main- sify their offerings. Versatile material compat-
format and label printers, “Printing for as low as ibility: Prints on flat sheets,
Antel Holding based in Peter Flynn, said: “After rig- tains recyclability, and at £0.05 per square metre, the pre-cut, and pre-made pack-
Guangzhou. orous testing, our Cobalt ink £50 per litre, it is very Cobalt SP 800 delivers aging.
The new certification, has been certified to meet affordable. higher productivity, reliable HP FI1000 thermal inkjet
meeting stringent FDA, EN, the highest safety regula- “This breakthrough tech- uptime, and production effi- print heads: Ensuring relia-
and GMP standards, will tions. nology enables a wide range
enable businesses to create “Our water-based, VOC- of applications, including ciencies that drive more prof- bility and high-quality out-
“visually stunning and fully its.” put.
compliant packaging, which free ink is formulated to personalised food packaging With printing speeds up to Eco-friendly CMYK ink:
places consumer safety at minimise migration, ensur- and labels. 32m/min at 1,200x300dpi, Fast-drying, water-based,
the forefront of the produc- ing no harmful substances “Businesses can now ele- and the ability to print on flat and environmentally con-
tion process”, according to come into contact with food vate their product presenta- sheets, pre-cut, and pre- scious.

Stora Enso starts up new consumer board line in Oulu

Stora Enso’s new con- growing FBB and CUK seg- for our consumer board and
sumer packaging board line ments. The targeted seg- containerboard offerings. It
at the Oulu site in Finland ments are frozen, chilled, will also enable us to opti-
has started production and dry food, as well as bev-
ramp-up, with the first cus- erage multi-packaging, pri- mise production at our
tomer deliveries expected in marily for customers in other sites to unlock further
the second quarter of 2025. Europe and North America. profitable growth, for exam-
In 2022, Stora Enso decided Stora Enso president and ple in liquid packaging
to convert the remaining CEO Hans Sohlström said:
idle paper machine at the “The new line will be the board at our Skoghall site in
site into a highly flexible most modern and cost-effi- Sweden.” Following this
consumer packaging board cient in Europe. Through investment and the earlier
line for folding box board this investment, our Oulu conversion completed in
(FBB) and coated Oulu project is being done as per the original timeline and budget unit will become Stora
unbleached kraft (CUK), The new packaging board mately €800m. Enso’s largest production 2021, the Oulu site will pro-
with an annual capacity of line is expected to reach Renewable packaging is facility, an integrated mega- duce unbleached pulp,
750,000 tonnes. EBITDA breakeven by the Stora Enso’s largest growth site, focusing on future pack- kraftliner, and consumer
The project is being com- aging board grades and board in both reels and
pleted according to the origi- year-end 2025 and full segment. The investment featuring a flexible produc-
nal timeline and budget of capacity during 2027, at supports the group’s strategy tion setup. sheets. The Oulu produc-
around €1bn (£841m), which point annual sales are by further strengthening the “This will strengthen prof- tion site employs around
according to the business. anticipated to be approxi- customer offering in the itability and competitiveness 650 people.

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