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Esatec ships a Digistar 1100 to TCPL Packaging in India
The French manufacturer Esatec, based in Puymoyen in Charente, is shipping a Digistar 1100 WPPP-2S to India for the packaging manufacturer TCPL Packaging. The production line has left the Charente facility and is on its way to the customer?s production site.
Designed for TCPL Packaging's outer cases?with or without windows?the Digistar combines window insertion and pick-and-place operations on a single line. It performs two insertion operations simultaneously.
Esatec will return to the Indian market at Printpack India 2027, which opens on January 30 in Greater Noida.
UPM Communication Papers Updates Its Digital Printing Papers
The Finnish paper manufacturer UPM is reorganizing its catalog of papers for digital printing, grouping its existing product lines according to the printing technologies for which they are designed.
This product line includes wood-free coated and uncoated papers, as well as papers for book publishing, available in sheets and rolls. It notably includes the UPM Digi series and other papers from the catalog that have been evaluated for compatibility with digital printing processes. These media are designed for various printing technologies, including inkjet, HP Indigo, and laser printing, for the production of books, catalogs, mailings, and promotional or transactional documents.
Léko Comes Under the Control of GreenDot and Reclay International
The recycling organization Léko is coming under the joint control of GreenDot, a European plastics recycling platform, and the German company Reclay International, each of which holds a 50% stake in its parent company, Valorie SAS.
Finalized on November 5, this transaction involves an initial payment of 4 million euros from GreenDot, to which two additional payments may be added, contingent on Léko's revenue growth.
Founded in 2020, Léko is one of two organizations in France authorized to administer the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program for household packaging. The organization collects contributions from brands to fund the collection, sorting, and recycling of packaging. It generated 42 million euros in revenue in 2025.
This equity investment is intended to enable GreenDot to integrate its plastic recycling operations and its EPR-related services in France and Germany.
Sun Chemical Quantifies the Environmental Progress Made at Its Sites
Sun Chemical has published the 16th edition of its annual sustainability report, which includes several metrics related to its operations in 2025. The manufacturer of inks, coatings, adhesives, and pigments reports a decrease of approximately 6% in its water usage and a 5% reduction in landfill volumes, while recycling increased by about 3% compared to 2024.
The report also lists nearly 12,000 product-level carbon footprint calculations. Renewable energy projects have been implemented at the production sites in Nussdorf, Austria, and Yumbo, Colombia, to reduce Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
Sun Chemical received a score of 79 from EcoVadis, earning a silver medal and ranking among the top 6% of organizations evaluated by the platform.
