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The creditors’ committee under the guidance of provisional insolvency administrator Werner Schneider and chief representative of manroland Dr. Frank Kebekus was able to reach an amicable solution for an investor concept in the course of the company’s insolvency proceedings. During the meeting, which took place on Wednesday in Augsburg, the solution to divide the company into three independent units turned out to be the preferred solution. “Our shared goal was to place the company in the hands of investors who are interested in its long-term, independent continuation”, Werner Schneider explained after the meeting. He cited the existing operating concepts, the planned absorption of employees, as well as the rapid implementation of sales contracts as the main criteria guiding the committee’s decision.

According to the concept, the Augsburg site (webfed printing systems), will be sold to the Possehl Group. The family business from Lübeck in Northern Germany also plans to establish long-term supplier relationships with the manroland factory in Plauen in order to secure full capacity at that site. Prospects of a subsequent share in the Plauen f ...

PrintCity members Sun Chemical, UPM, manroland, Trelleborg and Sappi, plus alliance partners Fujifilm, GMG and Hammesfahr, have published an important new report on Process Colour Standardisation.

Process Colour Standardisation – Synopsis

The report is a guideline to better understand and use standardised process printing and workflow optimisation. PrintCity project members have shared their combined competencies to help implement standardisation, plus improve quality, consistency and productivity in offset printing. An important part of this project was the case study on PSO implementation and certification at the printer Hammesfahr in Germany.

Key topics in this extensive new comprehensive reference for all designers, printers, packagers and print buyers include:

• Introduction: Colour Management; Standards, Specifications and Implementation; Certification, Key Control Parameters; Measuring Devices and Software Tools, Frequently Asked Questions, Glossary
• Key Influences on Quality: Print Job Preparation & Design; GCR; PDF/X; Proofing system; Plates & Processing; Press ...
  

• Key units to be restructured as debtor in possession
• Lawyer Dr Frank Kebekus appointed as general representative for the restructuring
• Financial Auditor and Tax Consultant Werner Schneider appointed as provisional insolvency administrator

manroland AG today filed a petition to initiate insolvency proceedings with the jurisdictional district court at Augsburg, after the negotiations with a potential investor have failed on the home stretch. At the same time the company has filed a request for self-administration in order to finalize the on-going restructuring efforts. The provisional insolvency administrator Werner Schneider will in due course examine the situation at manroland, in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the situation.

The executive board of manroland aims to rescue key units within the framework of ongoing restructuring efforts as debtor in possession. The initiated insolvency procedure affords the opportunity to step up the restructuring process and guide the company through this difficult phase. Despite all the disappointment over the path that now has to be taken, t ...

PEFC, the world’s largest forest certification system, is joining forces with PrintCity at Drupa 2012 to inform exhibitors and visitors of the benefits of forest certification for the print sector.

“We cordially welcome PEFC to the Lean and Green area in the centre of Hall 6” says Rainer Kuhn, Managing Director of PrintCity. This joint stand will serve as the central source of information for the print and graphics sector about the advantages of sourcing paper sustainably. To accommodate the needs of a diverse and international audience, representatives from six different national PEFC organizations, in addition to PEFC International, namely Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, will be present on different days to answer questions and provide in-depth information.

“The cooperation with PrintCity offers us the unique opportunity to further our engagement with a wide range of stakeholders from the print industry,” said Thorsten Arndt, Head of Communications at PEFC International. “The industry has made substantive strides in the past few years t ...

PrintCity Alliance member manroland, Sun Chemical, UPM, Cofely, M-real and Weilburger Graphics present their shared process knowledge across sheetfed printing & packaging on November 22 in Poznan, Poland under the event headline: “Challenges in Modern Packaging Production” with a special focus on “Safe Food Packaging”.

Why You Should Attend

PrintCity seminars offer a unique opportunity to gain valuable process knowledge on packaging production best practice, consumables and opportunities to attain real business benefits. All technology providers in the process chain – press, paper, ancillary equipment, ink and varnish – freely share their knowledge and answer your questions.

Seminar Programme

The inspiring one day seminar starts at 9:30 with registration and a welcome coffee and ends at 16.30. All presentation sessions are concluded with audience discussions. The seminar languages will be English and Polish, with simultaneous translation. Next to Best Practises and inspiring samples from all over the world, you will discuss the Challenges in Modern Packaging Production an ...

PrintCity Alliance members manroland, Sun Chemical, UPM, Cofely, M-real and Sappi present their shared process knowledge across sheetfed printing & packaging on November 17 in Moscow, Russia under the event headline: Adding Value to Sheetfed and Packaging Printing Applications.

Why You Should Attend

PrintCity seminars offer a unique opportunity to gain valuable process knowledge on sheetfed and packaging printing best practice, consumables, opportunities to attain real business benefits. All technology providers in the process chain – press, paper, ink, ancillary equipment – freely share their knowledge and answer your questions.

Seminar Programme

The one day seminar starts at 10.00 with registration and a welcome coffee and ends at 17.30. All presentation sessions are concluded with audience discussions. The seminar languages will be English and Russian, with simultaneous translation. You will learn more about Added Value Printing, getting more value from your energy, valuable packaging papers and lightweight boards. The seminar will be moderated by John Dangelmaier, President of PrintCity

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PrintCity Alliance members & partners announce their plans for drupa 2012, offering visitors access to their connection of competence knowledge sharing and industry leading hot topics.

PrintCity Members & Partners at drupa

Industry leading businesses with specialist knowledge across conventional and digital web & sheetfed printing, packaging and publishing will be active within PrintCity at drupa:

• PrintCity Members at drupa 2012 are Baumüller, Cofely, Eltosch, Kurz, manroland, Megtec, Merck, M-real, Océ, Procemex, Sappi, Sun Chemical, Tolerans, Trelleborg, UPM, Weilburger Graphics and Westland

• PrintCity Partners offering technology, market reach and other benefits include Metrics (Brazil), PEFC, Sonoco Alcore and Finest Fog

PrintCity Hot Topic Attractions at drupa

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Over 130 attendees heard PrintCity Alliance members UPM, manroland, Sun Chemical, Océ, Eltosch and Sappi share their cross industry knowledge on web, digital and sheetfed printing & packaging in Istanbul, Turkey during September. This first ever PrintCity event in Istanbul was highly successful and delivered in collaboration with Turkish printers association BASEV, under the event headline PRINT: SEEN! LEAN & GREEN.

Seminar Highlights

Seminar attendees were enthusiastic about this first event and expressed interest in seeing other future PrintCity activities in Turkey.

Erik Ohls of UPM, one of the seminar presenters commented, “I was extremely impressed about the feeling and atmosphere during this first PrintCity event in Istanbul. All the discussions I had with audience members were positive about the future. We must continue with seminars and workshops in Turkey.”

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Rainer Kuhn, PrintCity managing director, will make a presentation about the work of alliance members on Value Added Packaging at the 2011 ERA Packaging Conference in Graz, Austria, November 17.

The presentation, Value Added Packaging in Offset Printing, will focus on alliance members’ knowledge of opportunities and benefits from applying paper board VAP production techniques in many packaging sectors. After the ERA Annual Congress, this is the second area of cooperation between the ERA and PrintCity.

James Siever, Secretary General for the European Rotogravure Association comments, “The new cooperation between ERA and the PrintCity Alliance is offering access to an increased shared knowledge bank across printing and packaging topics. Members of both ERA and PrintCity will benefit from this.”

PrintCity Alliance Value Added Packaging – Knowledge Benefits

The packaging industry is facing many challenges, including pressure on price and increasing competition. The PrintCity Alliance Value Added Packaging (VAPack) project highlights new possibilities for product packaging differentiation an ...

The World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) and the PrintCity Alliance have announced that they will be jointly organising an International Environmental Conference during the 2012 drupa exhibition in Düsseldorf. This co-operation underlines that effective responses on these issues requires creative cooperation across the industry process chain.

The Lean & Green International Environmental Conference will focus on the duality of mutual economic and environmental benefits (Lean & Green) as an industry strategy. Specialised speakers from both within and external to the printing and paper industry will provide attendees with information and incentives to take this holistic business approach. The conference programme will be organised in three sessions: Environmental Footprint, Sustainability Challenge, Labels and Certifications.

The conference will be on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 09:00-15:00 in the drupa Congress Centre. The conference is a not-for-profit event that will only cost 175 € plus German VAT (19%) to cover event expenses and refreshments (including a light lunch). Places are limit ...