Industry News
Editor’s Note
Hello and welcome to the October issue of Converter magazine, which this month brings you in-depth features detailing the latest and greatest technology emerging from the coalface of the industry. Despite the pandemic still being omnipresent in
our daily lives, some sectors are beginning to look lively, and many companies in the converting industry have adapted to help meet customer needs in these difficult times. We want to champion these companies and as such, we’ve got specialist features on Drying, Curing & UV and Shrink Sleeve Solutions, new articles from the Ink & Ink Dispensers sphere, as well as latest technologies encouraging Sustainable Converting. This is of course in addition to a plethora of converting case studies. I hope you find this issue informative, intelligently curated and
inordinately useful. Stay safe, Niamh Marriott Editor
nmarriott@datateam.co.uk
DS Smith Targets 30 per cent reduction of carbon emissions by 2030
ABG investment helps future proof CV Labels’ offering
DS Smith, the FTSE 100 leading provider of sustainable packaging, has today announced a new partnership with World Kinect Energy Services to manage energy consumption across all of its Recycling, Paper and Packaging sites spanning across 26 European countries. World Kinect Energy Services will support the DS Smith’s long-term goal
to reduce carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, in line with the reaffirmation of that target in the company’s newly launched Now and Next Sustainability Strategy. With a large focus on the company’s 14 European paper mills, the partnership will provide DS Smith with tactical solutions to energy purchasing and usage, increasing efficiencies and reducing waste in production. Adding value to DS Smith’s existing energy portfolio, the World Kinect
Energy Services will support the company to mitigate risks and maximise its energy data through price risk management services including market intelligence, regulatory reporting, and cost and consumption reporting. The partnership will continue to ensure a competitive strategy for total energy costs across all its European markets. Gerald Maunz, procurement director for Energy at DS Smith commented: “As a global business with sustainability as the foundation of our overall business strategy, being able to manage energy consumption efficiently across all our sites is fundamental. We were impressed with the professionalism, price risk management skills and reporting capabilities that the energy experts and portfolio management team at World Kinect Energy Services demonstrated.”
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Print finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International (ABG), has recently supplied pharmaceutical labels specialists, CV Labels, with an SRI Omega Inkjet press. The machine, configured for the pharmaceutical market, includes a Rea Jet HR Inkjet system to allow multi lane coding in high resolution, ABG’s integrated fleyeVision 4k 100% inspection system with complete touchscreen operation and barcode and numbering
modules.Both ABG and CV Labels have a 30-year history of collaboration, which began with their first machine, an Onda Letterpress, and, more recently, CV Labels’ investments in a number of slitter/rewinders.
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