Additives, coatings & inks

Christophe Lopez Appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Leibinger

Lopez will be responsible for the commercial development, from strategy to implementation, for Leibinger’s sales and marketing teams.

April 14, 2023

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Additives, coatings & inks

INX International Ink's John Hrdlick and Jim Kochanny Receive NAPIM Awards

INX International Ink Co.

INX International Ink Co. President & CEO John Hrdlick received the Ault Award for outstanding leadership and Jim Kochanny, Senior VP/Chief Operating Officer, received an Ink Pioneer Award.

April 5, 2023

Additives, coatings & inks

INX Completes Investment in Gooten

INX International Ink Co.

This investment will help Gooten expand its print-on-demand manufacturing network and capabilities globally while enabling INX to accelerate its strategy in digital printing.

March 31, 2023

Additives, coatings & inks

PPG Elects Tim Knavish President, Chief Executive Officer; Names Michael McGarry Executive Chairman

PPG Industries

Effective January 1, 2023, Knavish will become PPG’s President and Chief Executive Officer and will join the company’s Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2022. McGarry will become Executive Chairman, effective January 1, 2023.

November 1, 2022

Flexible packaging

Dr. Chuck Xu Appointed to Michelman Board of Directors

Michelman Inc.

Xu is Vice President and General Manager of Strategy and M&A, Electronics and Industrial Segment, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. He will begin his term on Michelman’s Board of Directors in Q4 of 2022.

October 28, 2022

Sustainability

Ampacet Opens Production Facility in Italy

Ampacet Corp.

Ampacet opened a production plant in Brembate (BG), Italy in response to increased product demand. The new site will double additive capacity.

September 14, 2022

Sustainability

Landa Opens European Ink Facility

Landa Digital Printing

Landa Digital Printing opened a consumables manufacturing facility in Sittard, The Netherlands, enabling it to double consumables production and support the rapid growth in demand for ink due to soaring customer print volumes.

August 4, 2022

Additives, coatings & inks

Spartech Announces New Staff Promotions

Spartech Corporation

Spartech promoted Danny Puran to Operations and Technology Manager, Polycast, Stamford, Conn. location; Jason Thomas to Plant Manager, Greenville, Ohio location; and Todd Chastain to Converting Operations Manager, Crawfordsville, Ind. location.

June 30, 2022

Sustainability

Jeffrey Prosinski Appointed to Michelman Board of Directors

Michelman Inc.

Prosinski is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at J.M. Huber Corp.

June 20, 2022

Flexible packaging

Michelman Collaborates with Bobst, UPM on Sustainable Packaging Innovation

Michelman Inc.

On June 15th, Bobst will host a webinar to discuss an innovative new solution for the creation of high-barrier, sustainable, fiber-based food packaging, developed in conjunction with Michelman and UPM Specialty Papers.

June 14, 2022

Digital Printing

INX, VerifyMe Launch Covert Brand Protection Ink

INX International Ink Co.

VerifyInk™, a covert ink technology from INX International Ink Co., and VerifyMe, Inc., is designed for use with direct-to-product continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers.

June 2, 2022

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital Continues to Transform Printing and Finishing

With digital’s share of the printed label and packaging market showing impressive gains, a number of new players are entering the game—especially in the direct-to-shape space.

May 2, 2022

Digital Printing

Cabot Corp. to Expand Inkjet Facility

Cabot Corp.

Cabot Corp. will expand its inkjet manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Mass. with the addition of a new production line to support its growth in digital printing applications.

April 29, 2022