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BRIEFS Canon to show 'The

FESPA has announced
that its flagship annual
FESPA Global Print Expo
and European Sign Expo Power Move' at drupa
events will return to
Messe Berlin, Germany,
for its 2025 edition to be Canon will be participat-
held from 6-9 May 2025. ing under the theme ‘The
Covering screen, digital,
and textile printing, Power to Move’ at drupa
signage and visual communications, some of the confirmed 2024 (28 May – 7 June,
features for next year’s event include Personalise Make 2024). This was announced
Wear, World Wrap Masters, Club FESPA, and the return of the at the opening day of the
bi-annual FESPA Awards. Michael Ryan, Head of FESPA
Global Print Expo and Sportswear Pro, comments, ongoing pre-drupa 2024
“Following three successful events in the city and positive International Media
feedback on the venue from all participants, we are pleased Conference (25-27 March,
to be returning to Berlin in 2025. We’re looking forward to 2024). Canon will demon-
welcoming exhibitors – as well as visitors – to Messe Berlin strate how its powerful com-
next May for an event that I am confident will help printers Canon will be participating under the theme ‘The Power to Move’
and signmakers uncover new technologies and solutions to bination of technology
expand their business and unleash their full potential.” innovations, expert teams, flatbed and roll-to-roll wide stories, innovative applica-
FESPA has previously hosted three events in Berlin. Feedback excellent support services, format printers, and digital tions and inventive business
following FESPA 2022 reaffirmed that Messe Berlin is a and dynamic collaboration label printers. models, visitors will see the
popular venue for both exhibitors and visitors alike. many creative and commer-
empowers print service pro- Simulating real-world
Ethiopia’s QuaLabels viders (PSPs) to transform operations, end-to-end pro- cial possibilities of digital
duction solutions will com-
print-on-demand. At the cen-
Manufacturers PLC has their businesses. The full bine Canon workflow tre of the 4,600 sqm Canon
installed the country’s portfolio of Canon produc- productivity solutions, print
first BOBST shaftless tion print technologies will media and presses with the exhibition and hosted hospi-
gravure printing press as be showcased, including pre- and post-processing tality space will be ‘The
part of its business sheetfed inkjet and toner equipment of more than ten Core’, offering visitors an
expansion of delivering presses, high-speed continu- technology partners. immersive, multi-sensory
high-quality labels and ous inkjet production lines, Through customer success exploration.
packaging to local and
global brand owners in the beverages and snacks, personal
care, and home care markets. The company’s machine is The Paper & Tissue One Show
the first of its kind from any European manufacturer. The
Ethiopian market leader in beverage labels, QuaLabels was
founded in 2016 by Brook Worku, Chairman and CEO. The 2024 in Abu Dhabi
company operates a modern, food-certified plant in Lege
Tafo, a town located 19 kilometres north east of Addis The IMA
Ababa, and specializes in primary and secondary packaging Tissue&Nonwoven Hub,
mainly for the food and beverages, detergent, and represented by its key play-
confectionery markets. Some of QuaLabels’ major customers ers IMA TMC and IMA
include The Coca-Cola Company.
Teknoweb, has announced
its participation at the Paper
The Export Council for
Printing, Packaging, & Tissue One Show 2024 to
Paper, Literary and be held at ADNEC Centre
Artistic Works (ECPP) in Abu Dhabi from 16-18 April,
Egypt has announced 2024. The event – a premier
that the sector’s exports The event is a premier international paper and tissue exhibition in the UAE
during the first two international paper and tis-
mo n t hs of 20 2 4 sue exhibition – brings nologies dedicated to the of-maintenance. IMA TMC
increased by 12% to together industry experts, primary and secondary will be unveiling its full spec-
record $156 million as innovators, and businesses packaging of tissue prod- trum of packaging lines in
compared to $139 million in the same period in 2023. The from around the world to ucts, including end-of-line
packaging sector succeeded in achieving an increase of 15% Abu Dhabi for bathroom and
to record $92 million in the months of January and February exchange ideas and explore solutions. kitchen rolls. Another tech-
as compared to $80 million in the year earlier period, while the latest trends and tech- For over two decades, nology on display will be the
paper recorded a 5% increase in exports to $24.5 million nologies in the tissue, pulp, Italy-based IMA TMC has
compared to $23.2 million for the same period last year. “The and paper industries. been serving the tissue mar- palletizing system specifi-
remarkable increase in exports can be attributed to the ket with high-speed packag- cally designed for damage-
opening of new markets resulting from several door- At booth H10, both IMA free tissue rolls. Among the
knocking missions, foreign exhibitions, and other related TMC and IMA Teknoweb ing technologies: its latest trends in wet tissue
activities aimed at increasing exports to some traditional will present their state-of- wrappers and bundlers are
markets,” explains Sara Ibrahim, Executive Director of the the-art technologies and amongst the most globally products, Moist Toilet
Export Council. industry expertise. Under acknowledged for their high- Tissues (MTT) are definitely
the spotlight are all the tech- speed, reliability, and ease- on the rise.
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