International food and beverage company PepsiCo has opened a green packaging plant in China. The company says it is the first plant of any kind in the industrial centre of Chongqing to comply with the rigorous sustainable engineering standards known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), set by the Green Building Council.

International food and beverage company PepsiCo has opened a green packaging plant in China. The company says it is the first plant of any kind in the industrial centre of Chongqing to comply with the rigorous sustainable engineering standards known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), set by the Green Building Council.

Taking on a new business from a different part of the industry requires new knowledge and skills as Auckland company Green Grapics found when it expanded in 2007

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has launched its regional Printing Innovation Centre based in Shanghai, China. InfoPrint says the 10,000 square-foot facility, representing an initial investment of US$5m, demonstrates the company’s commitment to expansion of its capabilities in the Asia Pacific market.

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has launched its regional Printing Innovation Centre based in Shanghai, China. InfoPrint says the 10,000 square-foot facility, representing an initial investment of US$5m, demonstrates the company’s commitment to expansion of its capabilities in the Asia Pacific market.

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has launched its regional Printing Innovation Centre based in Shanghai, China. InfoPrint says the 10,000 square-foot facility, representing an initial investment of US$5m, demonstrates the company’s commitment to expansion of its capabilities in the Asia Pacific market.

Indian packaging material manufacturer Tuflex India has commissioned a flexible printed laminates production facility in Palej, near Vadodara. The company decided to take the gravure printing route rather than flexo and has installed a Rotomec RS 4003 gravure press platform at the new facility.

Indian packaging material manufacturer Tuflex India has commissioned a flexible printed laminates production facility in Palej, near Vadodara. The company decided to take the gravure printing route rather than flexo and has installed a Rotomec RS 4003 gravure press platform at the new facility.

Equipment manufacturer for the packaging industry, Flexicon Corporation has opened a new sales office in Sydney, which it says will better service the company's expanding business in New South Wales. The addition of the Sydney sales office was timed to complement the expansion of Flexicon's Brisbane manufacturing facilities.

In December, Heidelberg hosted an open house at its Mt Wellington premises, showcasing its latest Anicolor technology.
The world’s biggest press maker demonstrated its intent in keeping offset printers competitive

Agfa Graphics and Aarque Graphics NZ Limited have announced a partnership that will see Aarque Graphics exclusively distributing Agfa's Anapurna range of commercial UV flatbed/roll-to-roll inkjet print devices and consumables to the New Zealand market place.

Paper and board manufacturer Metso has strengthened its presence in South East Asia by setting up a new company, Metso Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The office will be shared by Metso’s all three segments, Paper and Fiber Technology, Energy and Environment Technology and Mining and Construction Technology.

Paper and board manufacturer Metso has strengthened its presence in South East Asia by setting up a new company, Metso Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The office will be shared by Metso’s all three segments, Paper and Fiber Technology, Energy and Environment Technology and Mining and Construction Technology.

To consolidate and expand its position in Asia, metal packaging manufacturer Impress has set up a new representative office in Hong Kong which is now operational.

To consolidate and expand its position in Asia, metal packaging manufacturer Impress has set up a new representative office in Hong Kong which is now operational.

Printing industry supplier PMA Solutions will be consolidating its three Sydney warehouses into a 25,000sqm facility, which the company has dubbed its super warehouse to be built in Western Sydney.

Print management information solutions company Tharstern International has announced the first anniversary of its operations in India. Tharstern says it marked the occasion by hosting a road-show, which was attended by over 70 printers who were keen to hear of the benefits an MIS could bring to their businesses.

IPMG has surprised the industry with a decision to build a giant new gravure site, due to be commissioned in late 2009. It will be the first publication gravure site to run in the country for more than 30 years, and will produce a variety of printed products including magazines, inserts, direct mail material, brochures and books.

Avery Dennison, self−adhesive solutions supplier for label materials has opened its first distribution centre in Japan, which the company claims will enable it to expand its business in Japan. The company has also established a Japan headquarters office in Tokyo and appointed a general manager of Japan.

Perfecseal, manufacturer of medical device and pharmaceutical packaging has announced plans to begin operations in China by constructing a new plant in Suzhou, which is expected to begin in November.

Packaging giant Tetra Pak will invest Rs 500bn in its Indian operations to set up its second plant in the country, Indian news agency the Economic Times has reported. The company says the move is an indication of the potential and opportunities the Indian market poses.

Material manufacturer DSM headquartered in the Netherlands has announced the inauguration of its new polymer plant in Jiangyin, China. The plant produces high viscosity grades of Akulon polyamide 6 (PA6) aimed at the fast growing high end food packaging market in Asia.

After first establishing a sales office in Melbourne earlier this year, printing and packaging industry supplier JET Technologies has now opened a warehouse in Melbourne to compliment its business activities in Victoria.

Control system and solutions supplier for secure printing industries, Lake Image Systems, has moved in to Asia with the opening of a sales and service operation in Singapore.

Nilpeter is to manufacture flexo presses in India in a joint venture project with its current sales and service partner Proteck Machinery. The joint venture will manufacture flexo servo presses, with auxiliaries such as rotary screen and cold foil and hot foil stamping.

Print management software developer Print Audit has opened a new office in Sydney, which will serve as the regional headquarters for both Print Audit ANZ and Print Audit South East Asia.

The country’s biggest sheetfed printer, Geon, has entered the retail digital print business with the opening of a new digital print hub in Melbourne’s docklands.

Following the announcement of a Japanese branch last week, PolyOne has also formed PolyOne India, which will import, manufacture and sell PolyOne products in India and neighbouring markets.

Husky Injection Molding Systems, a supplier of injection moulding equipment and services to the plastics industry has announced an expansion of its customer technical centre in Minami Machida, Japan. The expansion, which is expected to be completed later this year, will serve as Husky’s Japanese headquarters.

PolyOne a US based manufacturer polymer materials, services and solutions, has announced the formation of a new company PolyOne Japan, which has established an office in Tokyo.