Itoen Adopts Asahi Kasei’s AWP™ Water-Washable Flexo Plate for its “Healthy Mineral Barley Tea Bag 30-Pack” Packaging
Itoen’s Packaging Switch to Asahi Kasei’s AWP™ Cuts CO2 Emissions by 14% and Enhances Sustainability Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 24, 2024. The parent company of Asahi Photoproducts, Asahi Kasei Corporation, headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, today announced that in June 2024, its AWP™ water-washable plate was adopted by Itoen, Ltd. for printing the packaging […]
CCL ASEAN Adopts Asahi AWP™-DEW and CleanFlat Water-Washable CleanPrint Plates for a More Sustainable Label Printing Operation
AWP™ Plates Enable Flexo to Replace Gravure and Offset Printing Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 11, 2024. The mother company of Asahi Photoproducts, Asahi Kasei Corporation, headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, today announced that CCL ASEAN, headquartered in Thailand and a subsidiary of CCL Label, one of the world’s largest label printing companies, has […]
Japanese Printing Company NABEPROCESS Adds Asahi AWP-LOOP™ Water Recycling System to Reduce Water Usage, Hazardous Waste
New water recycling system, combined with CrystalCleanConnect, underscores NABEPROCESS’s dedication to pioneering eco-balanced practices and sets a new benchmark for sustainable manufacturing processes Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 10, 2024. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, today reported that NABEPROCESS Co., Ltd., a major Japanese printing […]
Suntory Beverage & Food selects Asahi Kasei’s AWP™ water-washable plates for label printing
Use of these sustainable plates to print labels for PET bottles is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 30% compared to the previous process. Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, April 15, 2024 – Asahi Kasei Corp., headquartered in Tokyo which is the parent company of Asahi Photoproducts, today announced that Suntory Beverage & Food […]
Excelsior Marking Speeds Flexo Platemaking and Offers Improved Press Performance with Asahi Photoproducts AFPTM-R Reduced Solvent Plates
Platemaking throughput time reduced by 50%; solvent usage reduced by 30%; plates last twice as long on press as compared to other solvent-wash plates Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, January 17, 2024. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Excelsior Marking, located in Akron, Ohio, has adopted Asahi Photoproducts’ AFPTM-R […]
Winpak First to Install CrystalCleanConnect in North America
Leading packaging company achieves improved sustainability, reduced waste, improved cycle time, reduced dependency on skilled operators, and more, with breakthrough automated flexographic platemaking solution Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2023. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that leading North America-based packaging company Winpak Ltd. is the first in […]
ACM Italy Recognized with Prestigious ATIF Awards for Best UV Flexo Printing and Flexographic Process Innovation
In-house printing using Asahi AWP™-DEW CleanPrint water-washable plates and the latest Esko Crystal XPS plate imaging system were significant contributors to the ability to achieve this award recognition Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that its customer, ACM S.p.A, based in Cremosano, Italy, […]
German Packaging Converter Arwed Löseke Brings Plate Production In-house as a More Sustainable Business Solution
Fifth generation family owned business invests in water-wash plate technology for faster plate availability and reduction of its CO2 footprint Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, August 24, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that German packaging converter Arwed Löseke Paper Processing and Printing GmbH, has recently upgraded its printing […]
Nabe Process Corporation Validates CrystalCleanConnect Benefits
Automated flexographic platemaking system helps company transition to a more sustainable solution Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, August 16, 2022. Nabe Process Corporation, the first company worldwide to install CrystalCleanConnect, was established in 1964 in Takamatsu Prefecture, Japan. When it first entered the flexo market, Nabe Process was using solvent-based photopolymer plates and processors. In […]
Japanese Company Seikodo Adds CrystalCleanConnect to Boost Productivity, Sustainability
First-in-the-world fully automated flexographic platemaking system helps protect the health and safety of employees while also protecting the environment and improving productivity, profitability Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Seikodo Corporation Co., Ltd. is the third company worldwide to install CrystalCleanConnect. […]
