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Ultrachem, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers and suppliers of coatings and pressroom consumables, will be launching a brand new range of UV washes and fount solutions at Drupa that are also suitable for Hybrid UV printing.

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“The Industrial Paper Heritage in Italy: Its history, places, and enhancement”

27-28 May 2016, Fabriano

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Ritrama SpA, leading Italian manufacturer of self-adhesive materials with 23 production facilities worldwide, was present at the ceremony "Best Packaging 2016", which took place at the headquarters of Corriere della Sera, one of the most important daily newspaper in Italy. SmileSys – a leading Italian manufacturer and distributor of resealable label systems for flexible packaging – was awarded the first prize in the category "Over All" for their product "Top Smile Lite", a special 100% PET recyclable and resealable film, which was supplied by Ritrama.

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Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films will be launching its new range of premium lamination films, at the upcoming DRUPA 2016 show – the world’s leading trade fair for print & cross-media solutions, scheduled to take place from 31st May to 10th June 2016 at Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Production at Iggesund Paperboard’s mill in the UK is now fully operational again. At the beginning of March the board machine was shut down for a rebuild, in which its oldest part, the press section, was replaced with cutting-edge technology. The rebuild will increase the machine’s capacity by 20,000 annual tonnes from 200,000 up to 220,000 and will also enable further quality improvements in the future.

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Ink specialist Nazdar has welcomed AGA Color Solutions as a partner in the Netherlands, where it will distribute digital and screen printing inks.

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Plans to showcase new and slightly different products at this year’s event

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The UPM Sol family has renewed itself. UPM Sol is a premium coated mechanical sheet-fed grade with a blue-white shade known for its high optical brightness levels. Now UPM has introduced an enhanced version of the paper pushing its brightness even higher. The new UPM Sol, in gloss, silk and matt surface has been available as of 1st March 2016.

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Stora Enso has decided to commence a feasibility study with the aim of expanding containerboard production at Ostrołęka Mill in Poland by 500 000 tonnes annually. The findings of a recently completed pre-feasibility study supported continuation of the process. The feasibility study, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, will evaluate the profitability of the possible expansion. The studied investment will be cost competitive and it has synergies with the newest containerboard machine in Ostrołęka, which went into production in 2013.

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Sibress, manufacturer of measurement and analysis systems for quality assurance in flexographic and package printing, will take advantage of Drupa 2016 to present the FC3D, a 3D measuring instrument for flexo plates enhanced with several new features, at its own Stand E32 in Hall 10.

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