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NEWS PACKAGING

Captain Morgan unveils new Foilco becomes B
Corp
pack design supplier of stamping foils,
Foilco, manufacturer and

has been certified as a B
Corporation, has gained B
Captain Morgan has Morgan, said: ‘This new Corporation certification
unveiled its new pack pack design heroes the deli- validating its sustainability
design which will begin cious spice of our liquid and and social credentials.
global rollout next month, character as a brand. It will Certified B Corporations,
following the launch of the allow us the flexibility we such as Foilco, work to pro-
brand’s global ‘Spice On’ mote social and environ-
campaign in August last need to show up in a mental change through
year. The new design dynamic way in our spon- positive business practices.
builds on the Spice On cam- sorships, live events, col- Foilco’s mission is to create
paign which celebrates the laborations, and packaging and develop a sustainable
spice of Captain Morgan’s around the world. This and quality service for its
liquid and ‘spice’ as the launch comes at an exciting customers. By gaining this
individuality people bring The new pack will be rolled out globally from March 2023 time of transformation for highly regarded B Corp cer-
to social situations. The stroke that reflects the through as the hero – rein- Captain Morgan, as we tification, they are seen to
new pack puts the quality, golden spice and smooth- forcing the brand’s endur- evolve how we communi- be truly walking the walk by
flavor and most importantly ness of the drink. ing smooth and delicious cate with our consumers.’ putting sustainability firmly
the spice of the liquid at the The new pack also taste amid an explosion of at the heart of their busi-
forefront of the design. includes a refreshed version flavor innovations within The brand appointed crea- ness.
The design features a of the brand’s famous the spirits category over tive agency Bulletproof to B Corps strive for both
bold color palette and the Captain icon, maintaining recent years. design the new pack. The profit and purpose and pro-
addition of a dynamic and recognizability while allow- Samori Gambrah, global new pack will be rolled out mote positive change in their
expressive gold brush ing the liquid to shine brand director of Captain globally from March 2023. industries and communities.
GMG unveils OpenColor 3.0 and UFlex launches new

ColorProof 5.14 products in Q3 FY23

GMG has launched GMG UFlex has launched new
OpenColor 3.0 and GMG products in the quarter
ColorProof 5.14. The new ended December 31, 2022
GMG Spectral MX Color across its business verticals.
Engine offers proof profile UFlex Packaging Films
calculation up to 15 times business has launched
faster, the profile quality is ‘F-TFE’ Thermoformable
improved, and the profile BOPET film. ‘F-TFE’ Mono
size is up to 90 percent or Co-extruded transparent
smaller. The higher-resolu- Biaxially-Oriented UFlex launched new products
tion MXN profiles lead to Polyethylene Terephthalate
better color matching Company releases new updates in OpenColor 3.0, ColorProof 5.14 or BOPET film is specially wettability for ink adhesion
between proof and print. ply sensational. GMG model, resulting in a more designed for thermoforming while printing. A recent sam-
Stefan Zrenner, head of OpenColor and GMG accurate prediction of over- applications for depth forma- ple was approved by an LLP
sales and marketing at GMG, ColorProof are an unbeatable printing spot and process tion. The film is recom- named Print and Pack of
said: ‘The quality of our proof combination.’ colors. Users can now use mended to be laminated with Uzbekistan, and UFlex pro-
profiles is crucial for efficient A new feature is the LAB- the Spot Color CxF export a sealant layer. duced 36 MT quantities of 12
packaging production. The to-spectral conversion tech- function to exchange spectral Its properties include high microns, 15 microns and 19
fact that we were able to nology in GMG OpenColor. reference color values from tensile strength, chemical microns for the LLP.
increase the resolution even This allows LAB-based MX4 GMG OpenColor with other stability, dimensional integ- The ‘F-POX’ Excellent
further and enhance the pre- and ICC characterization production tools and share rity, and transparency. It is
cision of these profiles is data and profiles to be them throughout the entire an updated version of its Oxygen and Moisture Barrier
supply chain. GMG technol-
worth an update in itself. But imported and enables users ogy partners can access these existing grade of F-TFP. Transparent BOPET Film
the performance of the new to switch their entire proof special ink spectral values via Additionally, this film can be offers oxygen (0.5 cc/m2/
MX Color Engine, which is production to the far more the GMG OpenColor inter- corona treated on both sides day) and moisture barrier
up to 15 times faster, is sim- precise spectral calculation face. or on a single side to enable (2.0 gm/m2/day).
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