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The integration enables marketers to create and activate brand-safe ads directly within ChatGPT through Adobe’s performance marketing platform.

The signing of the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks a significant milestone in strengthening bilateral trade, with strong potential synergies for the paper, packaging, and forestry sectors

Mespack, a leading international manufacturer of innovative machinery for sustainable flexible packaging and end-of-line solutions, will return to Interpack 2026 with an ambitious concept: Mespack Land – Experience Innovation.

UPM Adhesive Materials and Mark Andy have renewed their partnership to support converters with label materials and printing technologies across the Americas

The Middle East's printing and packaging industry is navigating a landscape of geopolitical unrest with a precarious balance of caution and resilience. While day-to-day operations continue largely uninterrupted, serving essential markets like food, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods, a catastrophic threat is escalating: the unquantifiable risk posed by maritime insecurity and the immediate financial exposure it creates.

The geopolitical unrest in the Middle East has naturally created a sense of caution among businesses, but according to Manoj Mehta, an industry expert and past-president of AIFMP, the printing and packaging industry in the region has shown remarkable resilience.

Manroland Sheetfed, the German press manufacturer, has commenced formal restructuring under a 'protective shield' (Schutzschirmverfahren) insolvency procedure, a mechanism akin to the US Chapter 11, with the critical financial backing of its parent company, Langley Holdings. The move follows a significant strategic review initiated amid what Langley described as "unsustainable" and mounting losses at the subsidiary.

The company’s 27th Installation Strengthens Growing Presence in the Region

What if the material shaping the future of sustainability isn’t steel, plastic, or concrete — but paper? Corrugated packaging, once seen merely as a humble shipping box, is now redefining industries, design, and innovation, proving that strength and sustainability can go hand in hand.

The new research centre in Bengaluru marks Artience Group’s first research centre outside Japan.

The new research centre in Bengaluru marks Artience Group’s first research centre outside Japan.

The European label and packaging industry finds itself confronting an acronym as daunting as it is foundational: PPWR. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the European Union's latest legislative gambit, is not merely another directive to file away. It is, according to the recent Finat reports and the collective wisdom of their European Label Forum 2025, a 'reality-altering force' poised to redefine the very notion of a product label.

The global specialty print community is set to converge in Barcelona as Fespa Global Print Expo 2026, alongside its co-located events European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience, WrapFest, and the two new additions, Corrugated and Textile, confirms its international exhibitor line-up. Scheduled from 19 to 22 May 2026 at the Fira de Barcelona, Spain, the combined events will host over 500 new and returning exhibitors from more than 40 countries.

Durst has acquired the majority stake in Spanish cutting systems company Hasler Solutions.

The theme reflects the company’s belief that the real value of technology emerges when customers can see, assess, and apply it within practical production environments

All hubergroup products intended for food packaging applications meet the requirements defined by the GIO

Konica Minolta Business Solutions concluded its showcase at the Consumer Electronics Imaging Fair (CEIF) 2026, held from 16 to 18 January 2026. The company demonstrated advanced digital printing technologies designed to support the evolving needs of professional photography, wedding albums, and premium print applications.

The Rotatek open house outlined the company’s strategy for high-value packaging applications

Druck & Bindung Machinery has announced a significant milestone in its global growth journey with the successful sale of its maiden fully automatic layflat photobook binding machine, Layflat Imagebook-3000, under its premium machinery brand Magnabind, to Medio Pliego, one of Mexico’s most progressive and respected print service providers.

The US secretary of state has ousted Calibri, ordering the return of Times New Roman after the typeface fell victim to the Trump administration’s latest attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

The World Association of News Publishers (Wan-Ifra), and the International Federation of Periodical Publishers (FIPP), merged on 1 January 2026, creating a major global alliance in the media industry.

The Brückner Group continues to pursue its growth strategy with the acquisition of the Hennecke Group, which will expand the company's global portfolio to include key technologies for machines, plants, and systems used in the processing of polyurethane (PUR). These technologies are the perfect complement to the existing range of services and products and will provide access to new markets.

The company has reached a significant milestone with the formal launch of VisionFFG 1024, an extension to its current flexo folder-gluer portfolio in the region.

The new facility, in Gurugram, Haryana, is designed to serve as a regional base for training, live demonstrations, and customer collaboration for printers and packaging companies

Stora Enso has completed a strategic review of its Swedish forest assets and has decided to separate its Swedish forest assets into a new publicly-listed Swedish company.

Fiery has broadened its offering into the digital textile market with a deal to acquire Inèdit Software from EFI, making it a “one stop shop” for production digital print.

During a live webinar on 4 November, the Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (Fespa) unveiled two new co-located events for its 2026 Barcelona show, along with strategy updates around sustainability, personalisation and automation

During a live webinar on 4 November, the Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (Fespa) unveiled two new co-located events for its 2026 Barcelona show, along with strategy updates around sustainability, personalisation and automation

Canadian-born Hungarian-British author David Szalay has been named the winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel, Flesh.

Siegwerk has announced that its sustainability team has been awarded the prestigious Highly Commended Sustainability Team Award at the World Sustainability Awards 2025 for its groundbreaking Green-CAT initiative.

PrintWeek’s tribute to Alois Senefelder on his birth anniversary explores how his personal struggles with publishers led to the invention of lithography.

35 associations and 10,000 professionals worldwide celebrate industry resilience, digital growth, and sustainability

Heidelberg is marking two decades of manufacturing at its Shanghai site, a facility the company says has become an important part of its global production network. The milestone reflects the company’s longer-term strategy to support growth in its core print business through regional manufacturing and closer ties with customers across Asia.

Conceived in 2014 by Prof Kamal Mohan Chopra, this biennial event continues to bridge academia and industry, fostering creativity, technical prowess, and out-of-the-box thinking among students across India

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy announced. The 71-year-old was recognized for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, a small team from Delhi NCR-based Clavis Technologies will be meeting up with big publishing houses from Europe, North America and Asia. For them, the fair is more than just a marketplace; it is an opportunity to demonstrate how an Indian company can help rethink how books and journals are created in the age of artificial intelligence.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has announced the participation of one of its employees, Wang Yang, at the World Para Athletics 2025 that was held in New Delhi from 27 September to 5 October.

Labelexpo Europe 2025, held for the first time in Barcelona in its 45-year history, concluded as the biggest show to date, both in exhibition space and attendance, including the highest international participation.

The Indian Paper Corrugated & Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association (ICPMA), in collaboration with Futurex Group, has officially announced the second edition of Corru Pack Print India Expo, scheduled to take place from 19 to 22 March 2026, at Hall 6, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

At the recent Labelexpo Europe 2025, Wanjie India marked a remarkable presence alongside its parent company Hebei Wanjie Technology Group. Wanjie India sold one of its flagship Advance 350 Intermittent Semi Rotary Offset presses to an Indian client during the show. Scores of trade visitors from all over Europe and Asian countries like India and China swarmed around the company’s stall on all four days of the show.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is set to host various Indian exhibitors, ranging from independent publishers to companies in the printing and prepress sectors. Read on to find out about India’s participation at the book fair.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is set to unite the world’s print and publishing industries, bringing together publishing experts, authors, and journalists from around the globe who will gather to network, discover new trends, and celebrate the world of stories.

The Nigeria-based company, started by Yudhviram Solanki, recently commissioned its fifth Weigang ZJR flexo press. The formal order was placed to Weigang in Labelexpo Europe in Barcelona

Six authors have been named to the 2025 Booker Prize shortlist, including a former winner and five writers with extensive publishing careers.

German company MBO Group, with its division H+H, also known widely as Herzog+Heymann, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Komori Corporation. Offering inserts and outserts solutions primarily for the pharmaceutical market, MBO is gradually gaining grounds in the Indian market.

In a powerful tribute to one of India’s most iconic festivals, Tata Tea Gold unveiled its special festive campaign, Banglar Shilpi Shojjito Pujo, a vibrant homage to West Bengal’s unparalleled artistic heritage.

Nilpeter’s Alan Baretto, managing director; Manish Kapoor, sales head for Indian sub continent and Martin Tielberg, global marketing manager, highlighted the performance of its FB Line and FA Line flexo platforms, the company’s vision for automation, and its outlook on the Indian label market during a conversation with PrintWeek/WhatPackaging? at the Labelexpo Europe 2025

Monotech Systems is spotlighting its Jetsci range of digital solutions at the Labelexpo Europe 2025, with an emphasis on track-and-trace software, embellishment technologies and hybrid systems.

Attending the Labelexpo Europe event for the first time, NBG Printographic Machinery’s objectives at the show were to engage with clients, partners, associates, and industry colleagues

After building a trusted legacy across India with over 120 stores in 40 cities, Crossword Bookstores, India’s iconic and beloved literary chain, unveiled its first international flagship store in Dubai.