FESPA has announced an extension to the deadline for entries for the FESPA Awards 2025 for Speciality Printers and Signmakers. Those wishing to enter now have until midnight on 6 January 2025 to submit their entry.
The Hamburg-based management consultants Apenberg & Partner have once again completed their traditional management survey on the market and business development of the German printing industry for the year 2025 with a high level of participation. 191 companies (previous year: 221) took part in the study.
‘Spiel-Räume’ is the theme of the 38th Leipziger Grafikbörse. The exhibition, which will take place from 23 November 2024 to 26 January 2025 at the Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig, presents contemporary graphic art. The submissions from 87 artists from Germany, France, Ukraine and the Netherlands address the exhibition’s theme in different ways. On display are physical ‘play spaces’ such as toys, playgrounds, landscapes or rooms.
Following slight growth in October, the mood among companies in the German print and media industry deteriorated in November 2024. The business climate index determined by the BVDM recorded a seasonally and calendar-adjusted decline of 1.4 per cent compared to the previous month. Sentiment on company floors regarding current and future business development deteriorated slightly. The outcome of the US elections and the unclear political situation following the end of the ‘traffic light’ government are preventing business uncertainty from easing.
The Shine LED lamp set from Miraclon was honoured with the sustainability award of the German DFTA Flexo Printing Association at a festive event in Cologne. With the Shine LED lamp set, UV imagesetters can be retrofitted so that flexographic prepress companies and print shops can benefit from the efficiency and sustainability advantages of LED imaging technology at low cost.
The appearance of metallic samples differs in terms of gloss properties, brightness values and changes in brightness.
The German Printing and Media Industries Federation (BVDM) firmly rejects the pre-certification procedure for environmental claims proposed in the draft Green Claims Directive. The BVDM is calling for a comprehensive evaluation of the existing regulations before further new bureaucratic requirements are introduced. Additional certification obligations would lead to considerable costs and legal uncertainties, especially for small and medium-sized companies.
ACTEGA, a manufacturer of speciality coatings, inks, adhesives and sealants for the printing and packaging industries, has appointed Stuart Hayes as the new Managing Director of ACTEGA North America.
The Bundesverband Druck und Medien e. V. (German Printing and Media Industries Federation) vehemently disagrees with the statements made by Federal Election Commissioner Dr Ruth Brand that new elections are not possible due to a shortage of paper and a lack of capacity at printing companies. The German printing industry is ready and able to print the ballot papers.
