Flexible Packaging


products printed with a Comexi F4 and a Comexi F2 MC 10 colours. Comexi, specialist in solutions for the


Gold Award for flexible packaging solution B


RJ (Palamy Group) and Uniflex CJSC, were awarded with two Golden Awards thanks to its


printing industry and the conversion of flexible packaging, received a recognition for its flexographic innovation technology in the FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards ceremony, with two awards in the Flexible Packaging Narrow Web and Flexible Packaging Medium Web categories going to two of its European converters. Organised by Whitmar Publications, the Flexo Tech awards


celebrates the very best of what the industry has to offer. Companies from around the world presented the best packaging to be evaluated by an international panel of judges on reproduction, degree of difficulty and print quality, in 15 different categories. Two of the prizes were awarded to


products printed with the leading flexographic technology of the Comexi F2 families and the Comexi F4, which encompass the best technological solutions, demonstrating that the company always offers the most innovative solutions which are competitive and efficient in responding to the high demands of the market.


comexi.com “We are proud to see that the efforts that


Comexi has continuously invested in flexo innovation since we started manufacturing flexo presses back in 1954 have been proven to be effective and see how our customers can be recognised through their designs. Several patents in Register Control and in the Doctor Blade Chambers in the Inking System, makes that the Comexi printing presses obtain the smallest dot gains, the most accurate registration and consistency through the whole length of the job, in the flexible packaging industry”, says Raul El- Fakdi, flexo brand manager from Comexi.


New online toolkit offers sustainability facts and flexible packaging figures


visual formats to explain about flexible packaging and sustainability. It is available free of charge to anyone


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interested in the subject, from the association’s website. “With our comprehensive information


package, we want to highlight, how flexible packaging supports sustainable consumption and production of food. Flexible Packaging actually offers many advantages when it comes to sustainability, especially when looking at the big picture – this is backed by scientific facts,” explains Jean-Paul Duquet, FPE’s director of sustainability. “Still sustainability in packaging remains a complex matter and we have tried to reduce complexity by providing a practical overview with facts and figures at European level over much- debated key issues like circular economy or food waste. Easy-to-understand infographics for example explain that flexible packaging is designed to actually minimise the use of packaging materials and how it how it helps


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new toolkit has been created by Flexible Packaging Europe who have put together and created


preserve valuable goods and reduce risks of food waste. “Very often, flexible packaging is more resource efficient than alternative packaging solutions – serving the same purpose while consuming less material and energy resources throughout the entire lifecycle,” adds Duquet. “We have created a useful tool for the different audiences, helping them to better understand and further explain the role of flexible packaging in sustainability”.


The toolkit comprises downloadable


infographics, posters, a fact sheet and a useful pocket guide. The information is currently available in five languages: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish (Polish and Turkish to follow soon) making it a very comprehensive and accessible source of information about the sustainability of flexible packaging.


flexpack-europe.org


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