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PACKAGING NEWS

Screen launches virtual Sun Chemical’s
GIO portfolio
showroom oped a full portfolio of GIO-
Sun Chemical has devel-

and overprint varnishes
As part of its ongoing ini- Innovation Center, provid- compliant inks, coatings
tiative to modernize its digi- ing a digital introduction ahead of the German Ink
tal presence, Screen Europe where users can look for- Ordinance enforcement on
has launched an immersive ward to collaborating with January 1, 2027.
The GIO protects con-
virtual showroom, offering inkjet printing experts, test sumer health by regulating
visitors a dynamic and inter- and optimize real-world pro- the potential migration of
active way to explore duction workflows. Visitors chemicals from food pack-
Screen’s digital printing can easily book their person- aging into food products. It
machines. Integrated into alized demonstrations at the provides a positive list of
the recently redesigned physical showroom making permitted substances, for
Screen website, the virtual Alliance targets narrow web innovation with a specialty line the transition from digital use in printing inks and var-
showroom is a fully ren- exploration to hands-on test- nishes on food contact
dered 3D environment that virtual showroom has been insights allowing users to ing seamless, reinforcing its materials. GIO will act as a
allows visitors to step inside designed as a highly inform- navigate the same depth of role as a practical decision- reference point in the
Screen’s world of digital ative tool. Visitors can inter- information available on the making tool. absence of an official EU
printing technology. act directly with the rest of website even easier. Screen Europe has cre- standard, alongside Swiss
ordinances. Global brands
Users can explore equipment on display, The experience also offers ated a platform that helps and the wider supply chain
Screen’s inkjet presses in a selecting individual presses a preview of what visitors customers better under- have adopted GIO princi-
visually engaging space, to access detailed product can expect when attending stand how each solution fits ples to demonstrate best
gaining a realistic sense of information, videos, bro- an in-person demonstration into their production goals practice for consumer
their scale and layout. The chures and application at the Screen Europe Inkjet and market challenges. safety.
CCL Label advances sustainable A4 Labels renews

beverage packaging cricket sponsorship

CCL Label has introduced A4 Labels has renewed its
sustainability-driven label sponsorship of Portslade
technologies designed to Cricket Club for the 2026
enhance recyclability and season, continuing an initia-
enable circular packaging for tive that funds ocean plastic
the functional beverages removal based on runs Seven Clean Seas partnership
market. The company’s port- scored. Supporting Portslade Cricket
folio includes EcoFloat
White, a floatable label that The Fishersgate-based Club meant we could back a
separates efficiently from label manufacturer will work fantastic local team while
PET during recycling while with environmental charity making a measurable differ-
providing light-blocking Circular economy technologies for the functional drinks category Seven Clean Seas to remove ence to our oceans. Every
properties in sleeves, ena- EcoStream PSL labels for probiotics, protein and 1kg of ocean plastic for every boundary hit took us one step
bling brands to transition remove cleanly in one piece better-for-you refreshment – 20 runs scored by the club. closer to a cleaner planet,’
from opaque containers to during recycling, improving but packaging must evolve The 2025 season resulted in
transparent PET. EcoShear recyclate purity from PET just as quickly. Our goal is to 409kg of plastic removed, stated Charlie Hawker, man-
pressure-sensitive labels are bottles. The company also provide labeling and packag- equivalent to 2,621 cricket aging director of A4 Labels.
engineered to shear cleanly offers monomaterial pouches ing products that support balls, with 4,396 meters of A4 Labels has collected
from glass containers during using single-material struc- recyclability and circularity coastline cleaned and 62 over 2.25 tons of plastic in
sorting and recycling pro- tures for emerging functional while allowing brands to total since January 2025
cesses. beverage formats. stand out and clearly com- hours of fair-wage employ- through its environmental
WashOff labels detach dur- ‘Functional drinks are at municate value to consum- ment funded for cleanup
ing standard washing pro- the intersection of health, ers,’ explained Reinhard crews. programs. The company
cesses for returnable glass or innovation and sustainabil- Streit, group vice president, ‘We wanted to bring some- donates 1 percent of all sales
PET bottles, supporting reuse ity. Brands are moving fast to food and beverage global at thing different to a tradi- to Seven Clean Seas as part of
and refill schemes. address consumer demand CCL Label. tional sponsorship. its Eco-Pledge initiative.
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