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NEWS PACKAGING

Constantia Flexibles & Delica Herma US hires
CEO
unveil EcoVerHighPlus key posts. Klaus Kraemer
Herma US has filled two

takes over as CEO of Herma
US, succeeding Peter Goff
Finat has revealed the by Spain with 18 and who left the company for
results of the 45th Finat Germany with 16 entries. personal reasons. Gavin
Label Competition. The The highest number of Purvis assumes the newly
2025 edition attracted a entries by category was led created post of sales and
total of 184 entries, with 47 by wines (38), beers and marketing director at
spirits (28) and with sets of
companies and 21 countries labels in third place (16). Herma US.
from all over the world par- The number of entries using In previous managerial
ticipating. The judging of digital as one of their main posts for packaging industry
this year’s Finat Label printing processes increased companies, Kraemer
Competition took place slightly to 88. achieved growth and devel-
under the new chairman- This year, the food and opment objectives, mostly
ship of Z. Murat Sipahioglu, beverages and industrial and focused on the US and other
Heidelberg Turkey. After The competition attracted a total of 184 entries and 21 countries automotive categories, pre- international markets. For
long years of chairing this viously included under gen- example, as president of
eral applications, were
event, Anthony White and knowledge of the processes Mick de Reuver from FroQ separated hence increasing North America for the
his wife Connie decided to used in the label industry; Brandservices BV (NL) who the number of categories German packaging
retire. The panel now con- two newcomers with techni- provided his marketing from 21 to 23. The awards machine specialist Rovema,
sists of Messrs Z. Murat cal expertise in their own experience. ceremony, presented by Dr. within four years he tripled
Sipahioglu, and fellow judge right within the label indus- Türkiye and Austria Vlad Sljapic, was held on turnover in the US market
Steve Wood, both with more try: Phil Baldwin (Bobst, topped the list of countries May 21 on the occasion of by setting up a production
than 15 years’ experience UK) and Fahri Ilazi entering with a combined the Finat European Label facility, in addition to the
and in-depth technical (Kocher+Beck, DE), and total of 47 entries followed Forum in Amsterdam. existing service.
UFlex posts Water-based ink EcoVerHighPlus mono

growth using coffee waste PP laminate

UFlex has reported a
fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 Natural Indigo Finland, in Flexible packaging com-
audited consolidated net partnership with Tampere pany Constantia Flexibles, in
revenue of 38,738 million University of Applied partnership with Delica of the
INR (452.7 million USD). Sciences (TAMK), has group Migros Industrie, a
The normalized EBITDA developed a water-based ink Swiss producer of premium
for the year was 4,782 mil- using bio-colorant extracted Finnish collaboration chocolate, snacks, cooking
lion INR (55.8 million from coffee waste supplied products and coffee, has intro-
USD), and the normalized by Finnish coffee roastery quality, sustainably printed duced EcoVerHighPlus. This
EBITDA margin was 12.3 and spice producer Meira paper bag colored with pig- mono PP laminate for coffee EcoVerHighPlus PP laminate
percent. Profit before Oy. The resulting ink offers ment sourced from coffee packaging combines escape while keeping external
exceptional items and tax a renewable, natural alterna- waste. enhanced sustainability with gases out. Tobias Acker, mar-
high-quality performance.
for the quarter was 1,119 tive to synthetic pigments ‘This is a true circular EcoVerHighPlus is engi- ket product manager for bev-
million INR (13 million traditionally used in packag- economy product. We’ve neered to meet the demands erages at Constantia Flexibles,
USD). of coffee packaging, offering said: ‘This project highlights
In its meeting held on ing printing. taken what was once waste barrier properties that lock in the positive impact of close
May 17, 2025, the board of The project has pro- and upcycled it into value, aroma and freshness for both collaboration. Thanks to our
directors approved and gressed from laboratory replacing synthetic colorants ground coffee and coffee partnership with Delica AG
recorded the audited con- research to industrial proof- with a fully bio-based pig- beans. Its material structure we have successfully launched
solidated financial results of-concept, with Cabassi Oy ment made from coffee,’ said delivers a recyclable-ready one of the first recyclable-
of UFlex Limited and its printing the ink on Paptic. Pasi Ainasoja, CEO of packaging option without ready mono PP laminates for
subsidiaries for the quar- This durable and soft fiber- compromising quality or coffee soft bags on the market.
ter and the year ended based material is recyclable Natural Indigo Finland. functionality. The inclusion of This represents a meaningful
March 31, 2025. The at scale and designed to The partners are now seek- a mono PP valve further step forward for both the
strong momentum con- replace plastic in packag- ing to expand the collabora- enhances product freshness industry and the environ-
tinued in Q4 FY25. ing—the result is a high- tion. by allowing volatile gases to ment.’
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