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healthcare industry. Audits of the facility are due to technology to produce
start later this month, with its full opening scheduled high-performance flexible
for later this year. Nosco president Craig Curran said: packaging. The company has
“Nosco continues to lead as a premier provider of printed installed the Bobst Master
packaging. Our decision to consolidate our workforce D 1000 S multi-technology
into this new world-class facility is a true testament to laminator at its Sustainability
our people and our customers. “Through this critical Centre of Excellence (CoE)
expansion effort, we will continue our commitment in Ghent, Belgium. Amcor
to quality and service, supporting customer orders in technical director Kris Buysens said: “The technical
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headquarters building will become home to the majority
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continue to work from its existing facilities in Illinois, the result of ‘close collaboration’ between Bobst and
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Amcor’s requirements. Amcor will use the technology
to develop and test multi-layer product solutions while
reducing the company’s carbon footprint. The CoE in
Ghent was opened in 2019 as part of Amcor’s endeavour
to enhance its position in packaging innovation, as well
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products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Mr Buysens
said: “Innovative packaging design, improved recycling
infrastructure and consumers playing their part is all
key to protect the environment. “For converters, this
means starting [with] traditional laminated products
but reaching right across the entire converting
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folding cartons on our Bobst Expertfold 110. This week,
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all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025.“This
Label machines. “Moving forward, the Pleasant Prairie pledge is driving all our research and development and
facility will be home to production for all label and carton
orders placed hereafter that were historically produced at to succeed, we need to have the most advanced and
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