DuPont announces North American production of Cyrel round

DuPont Packaging Graphics announced the start-up of the first dedicated DuPont Cyrel round manufacturing facility at Towanda in the US. Cyrel round sleeve production will be fully commercial early in the year 2011.

“This represents a major investment in the future of flexographic print sleeves in North America, and demonstrates our commitment to the continued advancement of flexography globally,” said Matthias Heinzel, global business director – DuPont Packaging Graphics, mentioning, “Continuous flexo sleeves are lightweight, easy-to-handle print forms that enable quick change-over on press; and their seamless design enables high press speeds and the capability to print difficult-to-register, high-quality designs.”