Paper industry information provider RISI has announced plans for their 2010 Asian pulp and paper industry conference. The 11th Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference is set to take place June 7-9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai.

In-line with the on-going success of UV flatbed printing, Starleaton Digital Solution says it is now stocking KAPAplast a foam-cored board made from dense polyurethane, which the company says cuts cleanly and easily and can be grooved or even hinged.

The Packaging Council of Australia’s (PCA) 2010 Australian Packaging Awards – for industry – have been launched. The Council says the Awards have been further streamlined giving a total of nine Awards including the Best of Show.

A senior manager with Océ-Australia, Michael Boyle, has been appointed international marketing director for wide format products, based at Océ head office in Venlo, The Netherlands.

Autobond is planning a technology demonstration at Ipex 2010 which it says could have implications far beyond the laminating process. The company plans to showcase a Mini sheet-fed laminator with the ability to inkjet print a spot UV, LED curable varnish in-line on top of matt film.