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GLOBAL NEWS

Flint Group on UV LED Konica Minolta, Inc. has
IN BRIEF

curing technology been included in the
FTSE4Good Index Series,
which is one of the most
well-known sustainable
investment indexes in the
As the adoption of UV LED pers. world, for 20 consecutive
years. To coincide with
curing gains momentum “In a market that contin- this, Konica Minolta has
among narrow web printers ues to evolve dynamically, also been named to all of
due to its numerous benefits, printers are experiencing the six responsible investment (RI) indexes adopted by
Flint Group has introduced a Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for
the seventh consecutive year. These six indexes are the FTSE
new whitepaper that closely increasingly tighter profit Blossom Japan Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector
examines this technology margins. Our whitepaper Relative Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, the
and the role of dual cure inks. seeks to streamline the com- MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index, the S&P/JPX Carbon
The whitepaper, tailored plexity and present the Efficient Index and the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender
Diversity Tilt Index. Sustainability is now a common issue
to assist printers and convert- numerous cost and sustaina- throughout the world, and since the integration of Konica
ers in transitioning from tra- bility advantages of UV LED and Minolta in 2003, the Company has positioned sustain-
ditional mercury-based UV It introduces new whitepaper curing, which are of great ability as the core element of management strategy.
curing to UV LED systems, ing industry.
explores the rapid growth of Anna Niewiadomska, interest to today’s printers. Grafenia is changing its
name to Software Circle to
LED curing technology and Marketing Manager Narrow This guide draws upon Flint “better reflect who we
its significant impact on the Web at Flint Group, com- Group’s extensive ten-year are”. The change was
narrow web printing sector. ments: “We pride ourselves expertise in UV LED technol- approved by 99.96% of
With a focus on how sus- on vast ink and coating ogy development.” shareholders at the firm’s
tainability, efficiency, and expertise, but knowledge is To download the whitepa- annual general meeting,
performance can work meaningless if it can’t be held on 26 September. Software Circle’s new website and
together, the whitepaper is a shared for the benefit of the per: https://www.flintgrp. branding is already live, and paperwork has been filed with
valuable resource for printers wider industry. That’s why com/en/divisions/packaging- Companies House to update the Aim-listed PLC’s official
company name. The firm’s ticker will change from GRA to
and converters seeking to we put such a key focus on narrow-web/narrow-web/ SFT once that is in place. Since 2021 Grafenia has revamped
stay ahead in the label print- developing industry whitepa- narrow-web-resource-hub/ its and switched its focus to acquiring software businesses
that are active in vertical markets. It originally used
Durst Group & OMET partnership Software Circle as the name for its M&A division. The new
Software Circle logo has similarities with Grafenia’s brand-
ing. It uses a circular design and similar colourway, but with
Durst Group is expanding range of integrated conven- further improved and a new serif font.
its partnership with Omet, a tional and digital printing expanded. The global sales
leading manufacturer of flex- solutions to all labels & pack- and service structure of the The National Trust’s
ographic printing systems. aging converters around the Durst Group will fully inte- Handbook will be printed
The future Durst portfolio in world,” says Thomas Macina, grate the solutions. outside the UK for the first
the Label & Packaging seg- Sales Director Labels & A joint product roadmap time after Walstead Group
ment will be expanded with Packaging at Durst. lost the job following a
integrated hybrid printing The current XJET plat- will speed up development tender process. The
National Trust Handbook is
systems, which the compa- form, which has been the and create unique solutions issued annually to the charity’s members and is a flagship
nies will jointly develop and leading hybrid solution in the tuned for the next generation element of its membership benefits package. The A5 hand-
manufacture. “We are market with multiple instal- of highly integrated printing book is 464pp plus a 4pp cover, perfect bound, with the
excited to offer now the full lations worldwide, will be presses. text pages printed on 40gsm Holmen XLNT Classic PEFC and
the cover on 250gsm Revive 50/50 FSC. The print run is 3.2m.
Durst Group acquires Aleph SrL It has been printed at Walstead Bicester for many years, but
the Oxfordshire site is set to produce its final edition – for
2024 – later this year. The new contract has been won by
Durst Grouphas acquired family,” said Christoph Spain’s Einsa Print, which includes small format directory-
Aleph SrL, a pioneer in sus- Gamper, CEO and co-owner type products among its specialities.
tainable digital solutions for of Durst Group. “Their Display specialist MacroArt has invested around £350,000 in
textiles and interior and expertise in sustainable, a brand-new SwissQprint Nyala 4, representing a step into
exterior decorations. With water-based applications, the world of modern flatbed printing for the firm. The Nyala
this strategic move, Durst 4, installed on 18 September and in production that same
Group further enhances its their software for high-end week, will allow MacroArt to print on a wider variety of
position in water-based and textiles, and their creative substrates faster than with its largely hybrid stable of print-
sustainable printing tech- solutions for water-based ers. “There were lots of smiling printers standing around it
nologies. For Durst Group, Shifts focus to sustainability poster printing align per- on Monday, talking about how we can save lots of materi-
the acquisition also serves as high-quality applications. fectly with our vision of al,” Michael Green, MacroArt’s managing director, told
a bridge to Como, Italy, the “We are delighted to wel- pushing the boundaries of Printweek. The new machine has replaced MacroArt’s 2014
center for textile design and come Aleph into the Durst digital printing technology.” EFI Vutek LX3 Pro 3.2m hybrid press.

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