It has been over one year sinceglobal anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America and Inometa GmbH, Harper's former European licensee, mutually decided to discontinue their partnership. Harper Corporation of America now processes all European orders directly from our corporate headquarters, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Harper Corporation assures its European customers that the recent change in manufacturing locations will not interfere with the quality of service that they receive. The company is dedicated to continuing to provide leading innovation and support within the flexographic industry. In addition to our high-quality anilox rolls, Harper Corporation now offers Plate Sleeves and Bridge Sleeves (adapters) from our newly formed HEX Division (Harper Echo Xcessories). This new division has allowed the Harper Team to introduce this new line of sleeve products, thereby truly becoming the one-stop shop for anilox rolls, sleeves, and press supplies for printing companies.

Those responsible for creating strong visual merchandising products can now create even higher quality output with the improved KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Clear Display Material from Kodak Alaris. The media, a clear-base color transparency material for use on illuminators with built-in diffusers, leverages Kodak Alaris' improved cyan dispersion technology. With this new technology, ENDURA Clear Display Material offers a larger color gamut with the capacity for more saturated color while at the same time maintaining accurate skin tone reproduction, highlights and shadow detail. It also continues Kodak Alaris' commitment to bringing the highest quality media to the market - comprising look, durability and consistency - that's also the most cost effective and efficient for creating display materials.

Due to the freezing temperatures we are currently experiencing, Collins is temporarily modifying how orders are shipped. This is a precautionary measure that is necessary to protect the integrity of your fluids. Effective today, January 20, 2014, Collins will:

As an industry leader in UV/EB technology, INX International Ink Co. will be serving as a platinum sponsor of the Print UV 2014 conference for the sixth consecutive year. Commercial, packaging and specialty printers can take advantage of a special offer from INX, receiving a $100 discount from the price of registration. The annual event is scheduled to take place March 2-4 at the Wynn Las Vegas resort.

~Tera-Barrier Films invents alternative stretchable plastic for prolonging shelf-life of pharmaceuticals, food and electronics~

Sonoco (NYSE:SON), a global provider of industrial products, consumer packaging, protective solutions and packaging services, today dedicated the new biomass facility at its Hartsville, S.C., plant. The biomass boiler is part of a $100 million investment in the Darlington County compound.

RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced program details for its Sixteenth Annual European Pulp and Paper Conference, to be held March 10-12 in the Czech Republic at the Marriott Prague Hotel.

OxySense®, Inc. a pioneer of the first non-invasive optical oxygen analyzers and permeation testing instruments for the packaging, food & beverage industries, today announced the expansion of its revolutionary oxygen permeation measurement system, the OxyPerm Permeation/OTR System.

Domino has announced three new additions to its range of CIJ (continuous ink jet) black inks. These inks are compatible with the company's world-leading A-Series printers and have been developed specifically to meet the requirements of a variety of industries ranging from food to aerospace.

Braskem, the largest resin producer in the Americas and the world's leading biopolymer producer, was selected for the third consecutive time as a component of the Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2) of the BM&FBovespa - Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange, with the new portfolio in effect since January 7. The portfolio is formed by 31 stocks of 30 companies.

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EFSA is launching a public consultation on its draft assessment of the human health risks posed by exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). The Authority has undertaken a comprehensive review of scientific literature and previous risk assessments from expert bodies on BPA. All stakeholders and interested parties are invited to comment on the document through an online public consultation that runs until 13 March 2014. EFSA particularly welcomes input from national risk assessment bodies that have previously evaluated BPA. As part of its commitment to openness and engagement, EFSA will also hold a meeting with stakeholders to discuss feedback received from the consultation.