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Harper Sponsors Conference
August 22, 2010 From Home Page

Global anilox supplier Harper Corporation, a leader in laser engraved cermaic cylinders for gravure coaters,  will be well represented when the Packaging & Label Gravure Association Global sponsors its biennial Technical Conference in September.

 
Flint Acquires Torda
June 24, 2010 From Home Page
Flint Group, a global solutions provider to the packaging and print media industries, announced the completion of the acquisition of the packaging ink manufacturer Torda.
 
Flint Group Flexographic Products Introduces nyloflex
June 15, 2010 From PPr Inbox
After the successful introduction of the nyloflex FSC Digital, a uniquely soft solid photopolymer plate for corrugated postprint, especially for transit packaging, Luxembourg-headquartered Flint Group Flexographic Products has rounded-off the product portfolio with the launch of the conventional version of the nyloflex FSC printing plate.
 
Flint Announces Ink Increase
June 14, 2010 From Home Page
Supply shortages, have pushed up the price of pigments, resins and other intermediates used in the manufacture of heatset & directory inks in North America. As a result, Flint Group has announced price increases on heatset & directory products sold in the U.S. and Canada.
 
Organizational Changes at Flint
May 24, 2010 From Home Page
Thomas Telser, President of Flint Group Flexographic Products, will become Chairman - Packaging Segment, effective July 1.
 
Flint Group Launches Metalback Blankets
March 2010 From Print Professional
Innovative DuraBond technology is the building block of the new coldset and heatset metalback blankets recently launched by Plymouth, Michigan-based Flint Group.
 
Flint Introduces New Ink
December 1, 2009 From PPr Inbox
With U.S. headquarters in Plymouth, Mich., Flint Group North America Packaging released its newest universal flexo white laminating ink, PolarTek. It is a white ink that can be used over many existing ink systems to deliver very high bond values with all laminating processes, as well as very low retained solvents. PolarTek can thus often replace several other white inks which may have been needed for the varied structures being printed.
 
Flint Group Earns Bio-derived 
Renewable Certification
October 2009 From Print Professional
Four of Plymouth, Michigan-based Flint Group's most popular offset ink series earned bio-renewable content (BRC) certification by the ink industry's only standard.
 
SGP Partnership Celebrates First Anniversary
September 8, 2009 From PPr Inbox
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership is celebrating its first successful year with nine certified printers and more than 50 SGP applicants in the program. "We have had an exciting first year, and see many more opportunities for growth and improvement in the years to come," said Karen Gross, executive director of the SGP Partnership.
 
Flint Group Joins SGP Patron Program
July 2009 From Print Professional
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership welcomes the addition of Plymouth, Michigan-based Flint Group to the SGP Patron program as a Bronze Patron.
 
Flint Group's Russell Joyce
In Memoriam
January 2009 From Print Professional
Russell Joyce, president of Flint Group Narrow Web, Luxembourg, passed away last December after collapsing in Malmo, Sweden. Joyce began his ink industry career in 1991 with Coates Lorilleux in England. He joined the Narrow Web group of Akzo Nobel Inks (ANI) in 1997, where he held both technical and market development positions.
 
Industry Suppliers Sponsor Printing Contest
November 2008 From PPr Inbox
The Web Offset Association (WOA)—a special interest group of Pittsburgh-based PIA/GATF, and the preeminent organization of the web offset industry—is proud to announce its 2009 WOA Annual Print Awards Competition sponsors. Central Ink Corporation, Flint Group, Goss International, INX International Ink Company, Manugraph DGM, Prime UV Systems and US Ink A Sun Chemical have generously agreed to support the most anticipated printing competition of the year.   “These companies are sending a message that they care very deeply about our industry” said Craig Faust, president, HGI Company. “We are honored to have them stand behind this competition and I applaud them for their commitment
 
Flint Group Raising Ink Pricing
August 2007 From PPr Inbox
Due to a continuing and unprecedented rise in raw materials, transportation and energy costs, Flint Group, Plymouth, Mich., announced the following price increases on inks in North America effective Oct. 1: • Publication Gravure—10 percent • Publication Heatset—8 percent • News Ink—6 percent • Sheetfed—5 percent to 7 percent depending on product technology and color • Packaging—up to 12 percent depending on product technology and color Bill Miller, president of Flint Group North America, said the increased global consumption of petroleum and petroleum derivatives, as well as limited refinery capacity, continue to be the key drivers in the cost of raw materials. In
 
Flint Group to Acquire Day International
April 2007 From PPr Inbox
Headquartered in Luxembourg, Flint Group has announced an agreement in principle to acquire Day International, a world leader in the supply of printing blankets, sleeves, image transfer media and pressroom chemicals. Day International will operate as a business unit within Flint Group, and the combined group will rank among the largest pressroom consumable supplier in every region it serves. Dennis Wolters is to remain as CEO of Day International operations. Approximately 8,300 employees will serve customers from 170 sales, service and manufacturing locations on five continents. Combined revenues for 2007 are estimated to be $3.32 billion. The agreement was signed on April 20, with
 
Rising Costs Affecting Raw Materials for the Print Industry
April 2007 From PPr Inbox
Due to rising petroleum prices, printers are seeing cost increases in finishing products, inks and substrates. “We are seeing five to seven percent increases,” said Jerry Hill, vice president of sales and marketing, Drytac Corporation. “Almost all the components used to make our overlaminate and adhesive products have risen,” agreed Angela Mohni, director of marketing, Neschen Americas. This includes base film carriers, such as PVC, polyester and polypropylene. “We have seen unprecedented and relentless increases over a period of three years in plastic substrates and adhesive. It is clear there is limited availability of some of the highly engineered components of our laminates,” explained
 
 
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