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he new owner of Grafityp UK has decided to close operations at the company’s Tamworth site by the end of 2025. Grafityp UK was acquired by UPM in July 2024 and this decision supports the company’s broader goals of strengthening its operations, capitalising on synergies and integrating the acquired companies more closely with the global UPM group. As part of this, the graphic films and heat transfer films business in the UK will be transitioned Metamark UK, a company acquired by UPM in February 2025. Speaking at the time of the acquisition,


Vincent Siau, managing director of Alsico Europe


Timo Kekki, senior vice president, UPM, said: “We are committed to become a full product and service provider in graphics solutions. Merging Grafityp with UPM Graphics business accelerates our growth. Grafityp is a leading, innovative graphics company with lot of know-how. We look forward to growing together and offering an even stronger product portfolio to our current and new customers.” UPM is committed to keeping its customers fully informed about the changes and ensuring a smooth transition.


Grafityp is a well-established company with more than 50 years of history and a pioneer in developing and manufacturing self-adhesive graphics solutions. It is known for its strong brands and product portfolio consisting of colour films, print films for large format colour printing, laminates and wrapping films for various end-uses. The company has approximately 100 employees, with a manufacturing site in Houthalen, Belgium and a sales and distribution centre in Tamworth.


PSI to move to Cologne in 2027


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Alsico takes major step forward in closing workwear loop


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orkwear producer Alsico has taken another step forward in its transition to a circular economy


with the first shipment of 4,500lbs of end-of-life garments to Sixone’s Canadian recycling facility.


From now on, end-of-life garments collected through Alsico’s arx garment collector will be systematically returned and transformed into high-quality polyester chips, providing a continuous source of material for the textile industry. This collaboration with Sixone enables keeping textiles in circulation within the workwear industry, extending their purpose and life cycle.


Vincent Siau, managing director of Alsico www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk


Europe, said: “This is not a pilot or a one-off shipment. It marks the start of a permanent process where end-of-life garments will continually return as raw materials for future workwear,


“What once marked the end of a garment’s life is now the start of something new.” Nothing exists like this in Europe, so Alsico had to turn to Sixone in Canada to ensure its end-of-life garments are responsibly recycled.


Alisco’s ultimate goal is to create a fully integrated, circular supply chain where Alsico garments are collected, recycled and reborn as new Alsico products, with every stage validated and improved through collaboration with its partners.


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fter 60 years in Düsseldorf, the organisers of PSI have announced that the exhibition will move to Cologne in 2027. The Koelnmesse site has been strategically chosen to bring fresh momentum for the show’s future, and going forward will see the exhibition avoid the public holiday observed by many European countries at the beginning of the year.


PSI director, Petra Lassahn, said: “We are convinced that this step will further enhance the relevance and reach of the trade show.”


Michael Köhler, managing director of RX Deutschland, added: “This move is a clear commitment to the further development of PSI. We are excited about the new opportunities that the switch to Cologne will offer everyone involved.”


The 2026 exhibition will take place from January 7 to 9 in Düsseldorf, with the first PSI at the new Cologne location scheduled from January 12 to 14, 2027.


PSI will move to Cologne in 2027


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