Fedrigoni launches new products

Print Solutions at drupa

At its media briefing at drupa, Fedrigoni has announced the introduction of several new products.

The Splendorlux range has been expanded with new shades of two colour mirror papers; Freelife renews its line of recycled papers; Old Mill adds Premium White. Also, Immaculate Papers is Arconvert’s new collection of self-adhesive coated papers, whilst in security papers, ‘liquid crystal’ threads in five different colour change combinations and ‘Vista’ double hologram are introduced.

Splendorlux cast coated, high gloss papers and boards, is now expanded to 46 options: new finishes, sizes and colours designed specifically for the luxury packaging sector.

Freelife is the new collection of ‘smart’ recycled papers; the result of constant control over the environmental impact of production processes. Fedrigoni only uses cellulose from sustainably managed forests; reduces energy and water consumption; reduces atmospheric emissions; uses recycled raw materials, and gives preference to non inked recycling, which involves less transport, less deinking, and lower CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

A new colour in the Freelife Vellum line and a wider range of grammage in the Freelife Cento (100% recycled) line have also been added.

Premium White is a new colour in Old Mill, the line of papers and boards made of pure ecological ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) cellulose, certified FSC, and feltmarked on both sides.

Arconvert (and specifically the Manter brand) has revealed Immaculate Papers, a new collection of coated self-adhesive papers. Designed for labels for oil, balsamic vinegar, jar packed food specialties, as well as packaging for high end cosmetics, this line includes nine precious materials treated with an exclusive grease proofing technology that permanently protects the label against grease and oil spots and keeps it from unsticking.

A special plastic free barrier treatment, added to the paper mix, repels even drops of oil that slide down the bottle neck and attack the sides of the label. Until now, producers (especially those of premium olive oil) solved this problem by using dark labels, on which spots are less obvious, or by applying a plastic film that protected the label only on the front. But now, this new method allows totally creative packaging, completely protects both the front and edges, and eliminates plastics bonded to the paper.

According to new EU rules, restaurants may no longer put unlabelled cruets or bottles of oil on tables: the label has therefore become a necessity. This innovation offers top brands of olive oil and balsamic vinegar the guarantee that labels will stay clean, and provides a qualitative association between elegant packaging and excellence of contents.