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Premiere of the PrintCity Alliance in Poland is a resounding success
Thursday 21. June 2018 - The PrintCity Alliance participated for the first time in the Packaging Innovations trade fair in Warsaw, Poland, on 17 and 18 April. The members were very pleased with the results and are planning to attend as a team again in 2019. http:www.printcity.defilesPrintCityimagessonstigeRainerKuhnB1920px.jpg
Members pleased with results and planning a seminar for 2019
“It was the first time the members of the PrintCity Alliance exhibited together at a trade fair in Poland. We are all very pleased with both the number and quality of new contacts we made there,” says Rainer Kuhn, PrintCity Managing Director, summarizing the very successful event.
Activities in 2019 are therefore to be expanded to include a joint seminar on Packaging design, finishing and implementation. This marks the introduction of this already highly successful series of seminars to areas outside the German-speaking region.
“Many thanks to the exhibitors for organising such a professional platform for the Polish market!”
Companies participating in the shared stand:
Grafikus / Epple Druckfarben (offset inks and coatings), IST Metz (UV curing systems), PC Print / LEONHARD KURZ (hot stamping and cold foil applications, holograms), Metsä Board (folding carton board), Merck (special effect pigments), WEILBURGER Graphics (varnishes, adhesives and water-based flexo inks).
Helmut Fröhlich, Product Manager Packaging, Epple Druckfarben AG
In Warsaw we have seen rising market awareness with regard to our sustainable ink systems. We had in-depth discussions with potential end customers who were actively seeking forward-looking, sustainable solutions. The experts were especially interested in our innovative packaging concepts with BoFood Organic, the ink system for potential direct food contact. We can report: There is a kind of new consulting quality in the Industry.
Metsä Board showcased its innovative eco-barrier paperboard at Packaging Innovations in Zürich and Warsaw
At Packaging Innovations in Zürich, Metsä Board presented its product portfolio of premium fresh fibre paperboards, including the latest innovative eco-barrier paperboard.
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, has launched a new eco-barrier paperboard. This innovative paperboard with a special barrier treatment is bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable, and developed especially for food service use. On top of the sustainability benefits of this new product it also offers efficiencies in printing and converting.
MetsäBoard Pro FSB EB1 is a lightweight paperboard and is available in basis weights of 195-290 g/m2 with all layers hard-sized. The new product is safe for direct food contact and it is free of optical brighteners (OBA free). It is available with PEFC or FSC© certification.
Rainer Kuhn, PrintCity Managing Director
“It was the first time the members of the PrintCity Alliance exhibited together at a trade fair in Poland. We are all very pleased with both the number and quality of new contacts we made there.
Many thanks to the exhibitors for organising such a professional platform for the Polish market!”