On the second day of China Print 2013 in Beijing, KBA handed the Rapida 145 showcased over to Ningbo Beike Packaging which becomes the first KBA Rapida 145 large-format press to go to China and the second in Asia to be installed after the trade show at the customer’s plant in Ningbo.

Auspack Plus 2013 had 308 exhibiting numbers including 112 international exhibitors from 18 countries which occupied a record largest floor space in the events history with a display of almost 7300sqm.

Chinaplas 2013 will be held in Guangzhou from May 20-23 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Pazhou, Guangzhou following its staging in Shanghai last year with exhibition space expected to be 220,000 sqm and visitor numbers to exceed 100,000.

The world’s biggest press manufacturer Heidelberg says it has reached key milestone on its way back to profitability with a five per cent rise in sales in the year to March 31.

Avery Dennison has released the matrix recycling tool to help its converter customers divert and process scrap.

Jet Technologies has announced it will demonstrate its water wash flexo platemaking capabilities in a practical fashion, making visitors’ plates its stand at PacPrint.

Canon Professional Print will launch its new workflow software PRISMAprepare version 6.1 at PacPrint next week.

Imaging giant Kodak is looking at emerging from its two year Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection status as early as this July.

Graham Trickey is resigning as managing director of STI Lilyfield, little more than a year after stepping into the role.

The latest Trans-Tasman label incursion has seen Auckland’s Hally Labels buy Sydney based AC Labels for an undisclosed sum.