Industry News CON-JUL21-EMERSON QUARTER:CON-JUL21-EMERSON QUARTER 18 Editor’s Comment


Welcome back to another edition of Converter. After a brief summer break we’re back and hopefully like you feeling well rested and refreshed. Of course one of the standout events over the last few months has been the World Cup, which yet again ended in disappointment for the three lions, but proved a big success on the shelves, with seasonal packaging across food & drinks and other summer related products. We have of course now also passed the date of the general application of PPWR with regulations now increasing over the next 24 months further too. We have some great features and articles throughout this issue, which you can see for yourselves on the contents page. I hope you enjoy the read and as always do drop me an email to say hi if you’d like to contribute to future issues.


Samuel Jones Editor


sjones@datateam.co.uk


Shrink sleeves the solution to can supply crisis, says Prism


Geopolitical instability has caused a major supply shock in aluminium, resulting in limited access to printed cans, a source of signifi cant concern for beverage manufacturers. According to The Aluminium Federation (ALFED), confl ict associated shutdowns


have removed in excess of 1.5 million tonnes of primary aluminium from global circulation, driving material price to record highs and introducing signifi cant volatility to the supply chain. The shortage, which has caused panic buying in certain global locations, leaves UK manufacturers with printed can lead times stretching to October and beyond. As drinks manufacturers feel the impact of this supply pressure around aluminium, and the lack of availability of printed cans, the option of shrink sleeving is helping answer the question of how to maintain continuity during the ongoing geopolitical disruption.


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Coating, Drying and Laminating - the basic functions of the «KTF-S»


The system is available in a powder-coated steel or full stainless steel version depending on customer requirements


The use of a production machine is not fi nancially viable for research and development purposes


The most economical solution is our continuous coating system of modular design for various materials such as paper, textile, copper, aluminum and plastic foils


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