02.26.23
Another Finland strike is making headlines and giving the paper industry flashbacks to last year. The Finland Transport Workers’ Union, known as Auto-ja Kjetusala Työntekijäliitto (AKT), began its strike on February 15, 2023.
The strike is between union and employer organizations over labor and wage disputes for stevedores, terminal workers, and other various transport professionals.
If this sounds familiar, that’s because the AKT was on strike just last year. On January 24, 2022 the AKT started blocking UPM goods going in or out of Finnish ports in support of the Paperworkers’ Union strike at several UPM mills. But as dire as this sounds, we’re not in the same position we were last year with weak paper supplies and high demand. Supply chain issues have been resolving as things shift back to pre-pandemic standards. Orders began arriving as market demand started to drop. So much so that demand has plummeted over the last several months across the globe.
Meanwhile, Eticom S.A de C.V., a label and packaging printer headquartered in Mexico City, has invested in a second HF330 Standalone Hot Foil unit from GM to increase efficiencies and speed up delivery times of embellished labels.
The new GM HF330, which can work either inline with a digital press or off-line as a standalone machine, is enabling Eticom to add precision hot foil stamping and embossing in a single pass. This versatile yet compact machine features a 50-ton flatbed hot stamper with multiple foil streams for applying different colors and effects to the printed labels for exceptional shelf appeal.
Commenting on the new investment, Carlos Ramirez, who is the production director for digital at Eticom, says, “We are always looking to improve our production capabilities by optimizing time, cost and quality. Now with a duo of GM HF330 Standalone Hot Foil units, we can not only add maximum value for our label customers with high-quality hot foiling and embossing, but also deliver the products much faster.”
Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on February 24:
1. Another strike in Finland and its impact on the paper industry
2. Eticom doubles up on embellishment capacity with GM
3. Sonoco donating to relief efforts in Turkey
4. Excelitas Technologies acquires Phoseon
5. Heidelberg finds success with Print Media Performance & Training Center
The strike is between union and employer organizations over labor and wage disputes for stevedores, terminal workers, and other various transport professionals.
If this sounds familiar, that’s because the AKT was on strike just last year. On January 24, 2022 the AKT started blocking UPM goods going in or out of Finnish ports in support of the Paperworkers’ Union strike at several UPM mills. But as dire as this sounds, we’re not in the same position we were last year with weak paper supplies and high demand. Supply chain issues have been resolving as things shift back to pre-pandemic standards. Orders began arriving as market demand started to drop. So much so that demand has plummeted over the last several months across the globe.
Meanwhile, Eticom S.A de C.V., a label and packaging printer headquartered in Mexico City, has invested in a second HF330 Standalone Hot Foil unit from GM to increase efficiencies and speed up delivery times of embellished labels.
The new GM HF330, which can work either inline with a digital press or off-line as a standalone machine, is enabling Eticom to add precision hot foil stamping and embossing in a single pass. This versatile yet compact machine features a 50-ton flatbed hot stamper with multiple foil streams for applying different colors and effects to the printed labels for exceptional shelf appeal.
Commenting on the new investment, Carlos Ramirez, who is the production director for digital at Eticom, says, “We are always looking to improve our production capabilities by optimizing time, cost and quality. Now with a duo of GM HF330 Standalone Hot Foil units, we can not only add maximum value for our label customers with high-quality hot foiling and embossing, but also deliver the products much faster.”
Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on February 24:
1. Another strike in Finland and its impact on the paper industry
2. Eticom doubles up on embellishment capacity with GM
3. Sonoco donating to relief efforts in Turkey
4. Excelitas Technologies acquires Phoseon
5. Heidelberg finds success with Print Media Performance & Training Center