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Prisco, a leading global manufacturer of pressroom chemicals, has signed an agreement with Komori, a leading manufacturer of printing equipment and systems, as a preferred partner to distribute premium quality consumables as part of their K-Supply program.

The Contract Packaging Association board of directors has selected John Mazelin as Executive Director of the Association, effective January 1 of this year.

As Kodak continues to grow its presence in packaging with technologies such as the Kodak Flexcel NX System for flexographic applications, it also continues to expand its offerings with new solutions to continually advance the capabilities of prepress, brand security, functional- and package printing.

Esko, the global supplier to the packaging, commercial printing, sign and display and professional publishing industries, announces the appointment of Tony Wiley to the role of President, North America, effective January 1, 2014.

PRP, provider of creative design, brand management services and printing plates, has announced they have completed the acquisition of NPP Packaging Graphics Specialists Inc., a pre-press and flexographic printing plate provider also based in Indianapolis.

Mark Andy Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Wilken as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mark Andy Inc.

Umbra Packaging Systems has appointed PTI Packaging Systems as the exclusive representative for their line of packaging machinery in the U.S.

Pouches have been booming for years for items like drinks, baby food and even wine, but a fairly new use for pouches that is really trending is holding sauces and soups.

Innovative packages are the key in the fight against food loss and wastage. More effective barrier layers, germicidal films and freshness indicators are intended to help products to keep for longer and stop consumers’ throwaway mentality. However, despite all these improvements, companies have to keep a constant eye on process efficiency and on costs.