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IN BRIEF Tetra Pak and Lactogal

Experience is the best base
for building up trust. This
proved to be the case in
the partnership between cut carbon footprint
Manor Packaging – part of
the Fencor Packaging
Group and the world- Following successful com- tions like these, that expand
leading Swiss packaging mercial consumer testing in the amount of paper and
technology company
BOBST. In January 2020, the Peterborough, UK-based cor- 2022, Tetra Pak and Lactogal lower the carbon footprint,
rugated packaging specialist did not have a single BOBST have now launched an asep- while ensuring food safety,
solution on-site. Today, they have three, all of which were tic beverage carton featuring can help the industry over-
installed in the space of just two years. Its first BOBST a paper-based barrier. This is
machine – BOBST FFG 8.20 Discovery, a next-generation come these challenges.
inline flexo folder-gluer – was installed in February 2020. part of a large-scale technol- In 2015, Tetra Pak was the
BOBST’s commitment to customer service and after-sales ogy validation, involving first in the industry to intro-
support during the Discovery acquisition meant Manor around 25 million packages Increases the renewable content duce a package made fully
Packaging’s decision about its next investment was a sim-
ple one; BOBST VISIONCUT 1.6 was quickly identified as the and currently ongoing in Greenhouse gas emissions, from plant-based renewable
perfect solution for its rapidly evolving needs. VISIONCUT 1.6 Portugal. Made of approxi- food waste and plastic litter- materials - paperboard and
offers first-class precision die-cutting. mately 80% paperboard, the ing are cited as the top three sugarcane-based plastic. The

Faster job set-ups, lower package increases the renew- environmental sustainability Tetra Rex® Plant-based
energy costs and reduced able content to 90%, reduces concerns facing food and packag is fully renewable,
substrate and consuma- its carbon footprint by one beverage (F&B) businesses and the company has deliv-
bles wastage top the list of third (33%1) and has been today, and this is expected to ered approximately 6.5 bil-
benefits that Walki Jatne,
Poland has enjoyed since certified as Carbon Neutral remain the case over the next lion of these packages to
standardizing its flexo by the Carbon Trust™.2 five years.3 Packaging solu- customers.
printing process around
KODAK FLEXCEL NX Technology in 2016. Walki Poland is part of
the Finnish Walki Group, a leading producer of protective Sun Chemical adds a new shade
packaging materials and technical laminates. Based in
Jatne, 40km south-east of Warsaw, the plant specializes in Sun Chemical has added a base with a green shade, that our upfront that results in
printed ream wrapping for A4 and A3 cut-size paper, and
printed materials for the food industry. Developing more new shade to its direct food meets all the requirements. speed to market for new
sustainable alternatives to materials is central to Walki contact inks for sheetfed off- It said the addition to its product launches”.
Group’s business philosophy — the group defines its mis- set that will significantly SunPak DirectFood Plus GamutViewer software
sion as “to accelerate the world’s transformation to a circu- boost the available colour range would mean that
lar, resource-efficient, low-carbon future”. For Walki also allows brand owners,
Poland, this translates into converting brand owners to palette for that type of print 1,801 Pantone colours could designers and converters to
more recyclable packaging solutions. work. The manufacturer now be achieved with a tol- predict if the colour they
said that up until now, the erance of Delta E <2.
Dakar-based Polykrome available commercial green Sun Chemical has also want to use will be within the
has built its success on its gamut of the ink range. “This
close collaboration with pigments did not meet the produced swatch books – will result in less rework and
BOBST. Having ventured stringent compliance SunDigiGuides – for design-
into the packaging sector, requirements for direct food ers and brand owners to waste throughout the entire
first with folding cartons contact printing (DFC). show which Master Pantone packaging development
and flexible packaging, However, Sun has formu- references are achievable workflow,” Sun Chemical
then label printing in lated a new blue pigment “setting expectation for col- stated.
2007, the company continues to rely on a large suite of
BOBST equipment for its strategic growth. Collaboration,
responsiveness, innovation, and constant evolution are the Aurora acquires Blue Sky Digital
main pillars underpinning the success of Polykrome in
Senegal, West Africa. The company takes pride in its ability Aurora Managed Services Blue Sky Digital, mean-
to understand the unique needs of each customer and pro-
vide tailor-made packaging solutions with the help of its has acquired Blue Sky Digital while, which has bases in
extensive range of BOBST machinery.. “Naturally, we are in a strategic move. Pontyclun and Bristol, offers
committed to excellence to guarantee superior product As well as offering a broad a range of similar managed
quality, but the ‘Polykrome Experience’ goes further than range of managed print ser- print and related services,
that. It is all about the personal touch and becoming a vices, telecoms, print fleet
trusted partner for our customers,” said Managing Director optimisation, document The deal is a strategic move and supplies production
Walid Attieh. “Not only do we offer integrated design and security, eco-friendly print- printers from Konica
prepress services, but our fully automated production new office in Newcastle to Minolta.
workflow is a unique feature in West Africa. With our mul- ing initiatives, and smart better serve the North East of It was established in 2011
tiple investments in BOBST equipment, we can offer sig- building management,
nificant added value in all aspects of labels and packaging Aurora supplies production England. It also has offices in by brothers Ian and Neil
production.”Established in 1999, Polykrome has success- printers from Ricoh, Konica London, Hertford, Ipswich, Brewer and serves sectors
fully diversified over the years, adding flexo printing and a Minolta, Canon, and Coventry, Blackburn, including education and
host of converting techniques to its repertoire. Kyocera. It recently opened a Reading, and Leeds. local government.

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