Packaging

KBA aims to bolster its offering to packaging printers by entering the die-cutting market through the acquisition of Iberica.

Creative Edge Software has upgraded its iC3D packaging design software for Drupa with a range of 3D modelling functions that make it easier to visualise a label or product design.

Finland-headquartered global packaging firm Huhtamaki has acquired Delta Print & Packaging for £80m.

Double PrintWeek award-winning high-end printer Boss Print has produced a sample selector of different types of boxes, in order to carry samples.

Falkland Press is going B1 as part of a major reinvestment in its litho and digital facilities.

Macfarlane Group has made another strategic buy to boost its packaging distribution network by acquiring the packaging business of Glasgow-based Edward McNeil.

Packaging manufacturer and printer Excelsior Technologies has completed the first stage of an investment programme following its acquisition by an investment fund.

Scodix has launched a B1-format multi-function digital enhancement press for short to medium-length runs that it said were previously not viable for printers in the packaging sector.

Asahi Photoproducts is launching two new flexo plate products at Drupa, which will, the company said, improve both print quality and efficiency.

Film and label packaging company Interflex Group won two golds and a further five awards at the European Flexographic Industry Association (EFIA) Print Awards 2016.

Macfarlane Group has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Colton Packaging Teesside.

DS Smith has returned to the UK for its latest takeover, a producer of specialist corrugated and retail-ready packaging in north west England.