XSYS shows PCF coverage for “about half” of plate revenue; domestic air freighters to end; ID checks move to IC chips — plus eight more | BPJ News (Evening)
Environmental data for materials, supply-chain reshuffles, and spec changes in logistics and ID verification are moving at the same time. Print competition is shifting toward “the conditions before you print” and “how you run it after it ships.”
A plate maker disclosed product carbon footprint (PCF) data covering “about half” of its plate revenue, and a label face-paper supplier put “no PFAS added in production” in writing. As supply, regulation, logistics, and IT upgrades all move in parallel, print companies are increasingly asked to explain their assumptions before anyone argues about price.
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On plates and substrates, environmental compliance is getting easier to say out loud—and to document. XSYS said its PCF reporting for nine flexo plate products covered about half of its 2025 plate sales, while UPM Specialty Materials documented that it does not add PFAS during production for a label face paper.…
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