Flint Group News & Information

05 May 2016

0500 Day Silicone

Flint Group's chemical manufacturing site goes from strength to strength. Flint Group’s pressroom consumables division, Day International is certainly living up to its mission statement of delivering exceptional value, consistent quality, and continuous innovation. Day’s manufacturing site in Irlam, Manchester, home of the Varn and HDP brands, has invested in a state of the...

05 May 2016

0510 Titanium

Varn Pro-Web Titanium offers increased performance characteristics. Flint Group's pressroom consumables division - Day International, are pleased to introduce a new addition to the Varn Pro-Web range. Varn Pro-Web Titanium is a high quality silicone emulsion formulated for use in heatset web printing. Pro-Web Titanium offers excellent stability, low viscosity and enhanced wetti...

05 May 2016

0520 Slough

Fire at Flint Group's manufacturing site in Slough, UK (Slough, 1 December 2008) Today at ca. 10:00 local time an explosion occurred at Flint Group's manufacturing site in Slough, UK followed by a fire. The site was evacuated and the fire was quickly brought under control by local fire brigades. The cause of the explosion is not known yet. The only reported injury is one per...

05 May 2016

0530 Printaward

Annual Print Award At Labelexpo Chicago Flint Group Narrow Web hosted the 4th Annual Print awards celebrating the excellence and entrepreneurship in the wider world of narrow web printing. Label converters from all over the world had submitted samples of a wide variety of products converted in Narrow web presses. These where all evaluated by a panel of industry judges and f...

05 May 2016

0540 JV Lindgens

Flint Group and Lindgens signed Joint Venture agreement for Metal Decorating Inks Business in Australia and New Zealand (Luxembourg, 3 December 2008) Flint Group and Lindgens Metal Decorating Coatings & Inks today announced the signing of a Joint Venture agreement comprising Flint Group's metal decorating inks business in Australia and New Zealand. In May Flint Group acq...

05 May 2016

0550 Russell

Russell Joyce, President Flint Group Narrow Web, died on Saturday 6th December. (Luxembourg, December 8, 2008) Russell Joyce, President Flint Group Narrow Web, aged 39, died in hospital on Saturday after collapsing earlier that day in Malmo, Sweden. The cause of his death is not yet known. Russell began his ink industry career in 1991 with Coates Lorilleux in England. He...

05 May 2016

0410 NA Surcharge

Flint Group North America Announces Price Increases and Surcharges on Commercial and Packaging Inks sold in U.S. and Canada Plymouth, MI USA (8 July 2008) - The printing ink industry continues to experience unprecedented increases in all of our raw materials - pigments, chemicals, freight and packaging. These increases are directly and indirectly related to crude oil increases...

05 May 2016

0420 PE HS Europe

Flint Group Publication Inks Europe announces Oil Surcharge A surcharge of 0,20 EUR/kg is introduced with immediate effect. It affects the complete product portfolio for Heatset process inks. Frankfurt, (14 July 2008) - Today, Flint Group Publication Europe announced an oil surcharge on all Heatset process inks with immediate effect. This surcharge has become nece...

05 May 2016

0430 Labelexpo Americas

Labelexpo Americas 2008 booth preview: Flint Group Narrow Web, booth number 5713 Flint Group Narrow Web unveils real innovations at Labelexpo Americas 2008: presenting 21st-century print solutions for the best in label, tag and package printing, and pushing the boundaries in decorative, security, and quality print. Soy-based flexo inks They are addressing the need for sustai...

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