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NEWS PACKAGING

UPM Raflatac and Corning Bobst holds
open day in UK
advance sustainability penetration into the UK’s
Bobst is targeting deeper

narrow and mid web mar-
ket after hosting an open
UPM Raflatac and ing that Corning and UPM house event at its newly
Corning Pharmaceutical Raflatac products pairing renovated facility in
Technologies, a division of can hold up in tough envi- Redditch. The Bobst Label
Corning Incorporated, have ronments. In particular, the and Packaging Technology
today announced the labels demonstrated satis- Open Day 2025, held in late
results of a collaborative factory adhesion across var- January, provided an oppor-
study showing that a combi- ious wrap angles and tunity for the machinery
nation of the two compa- storage conditions applied manufacturer to highlight
nies’ products performs in pharma packaging. the full scope of its capabili-
well in various challenging ‘We greatly appreciate ties for narrow and mid web
drug product storage condi- UPM Raflatac’s expertise in printing.
tions and offers significant label technology and its rig- Printers and supplier
sustainability benefits. The two companies released the results of a collaborative study orous methods in demon- partners learned about
Such performance is vital teams from both companies Vials, made of externally strating the effectiveness of Bobst’s technologies for
to the safety and integrity of combined pharmaceutical coated Type I borosilicate labeling for our shared labels and flexible packag-
pharmaceutical products primary packaging and glass, and UPM Raflatac’s pharma customers,’ said ing production. This
and aligns with industry labeling. The pairings were Forest Film labels, along- Jessica Buday, product line focused on the Master M6,
needs for durable and tested at room temperature, side Pharmagloss and manager for Corning an automated flexo line
dependable packaging. In dry heat, tropical and cryo- Pharmalite downgauged Velocity Vials and Viridian designed for short-run mid-
the collaborative study con- genic storage conditions. paper options. Vials at Corning web flexible packaging
ducted at UPM Raflatac’s The combinations The product combina- Pharmaceutical printing but which has been
North Carolina facility, included Corning Viridian tions performed well, show- Technologies. widely adopted for labels.
NextGen Label Group announces TLMI opens 2025-2026

new CFO scholarship program

NextGen Label Group has TLMI has launched its
appointed Andrew Horvath 2025-2026 academic and
as chief financial officer and vocational scholarship pro-
president of its Van Alstine gram, offering financial sup-
division. Horvath will take on port to students pursuing
his role effective April 1, careers in the label, packag-
2025. He will replace Dan ing and printing industry.
Rosenbaum, who has been Scholarships are available for
promoted to president and students in two-year, four-
CEO of the company. This year and vocational degree TLMI Scholarship 2025-2026
planned leadership transi- programs. TLMI will award of TLMI board members,
tion reflects NextGen Label’s scholarships of up to 5,000 corporate owners and CEOs
continued commitment to USD.
excellence, employee stock The company appoints Andrew Horvath as chief financial officer To be eligible, applicants are not eligible. Applicants
ownership plan (ESOP) val- Horvath served in various his dual role, Horvath will must demonstrate interest in must also have completed at
ues, and long-term growth. leadership roles at KPMG, lead Van Alstine while driv- employment within the tag, least one semester of college;
Horvath joined the com- most recently as senior man- ing the financial strategy and label and/or package printing high school students are not
pany earlier this year as vice ager - audit. performance of NextGen industry. Major coursework eligible now.
president of finance. A certi- In the role, he provided Label Group. With his back- must include relevant sub- This scholarship program
fied public accountant (CPA) strategic guidance to clients ground in managing complex jects such as management, is designed to support the
with a Bachelor of Science in in manufacturing, chemicals audits, technical accounting sales/marketing, production
accounting from Siena and consumer goods, devel- projects, and strategic finan- and graphic communica- industry’s future workforce
cial planning, the company
College, he has more than 15 oping expertise in financial aims to drive financial excel- tions. A minimum GPA of by providing financial assis-
years of experience in public reporting, US GAAP compli- lence and ensure the long- 3.00 is required, and appli- tance to students committed
accounting. Before joining ance, internal controls, and term stability and growth of cants must submit their aca- to building a career in this
NextGen Label Group, mergers and acquisitions. In NextGen Label Group. demic transcripts. Relatives evolving field.
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