Key industry event to award best printed packages and highlight advances in flexography
Esko will partner with DuPont Packaging Graphics for the 7th Grand Prix Cyrel® which is set to take place March, 22 – 25 2007 in Valencia, Spain
The Grand Prix Cyrel® competition and the International Flexo-Print-Pack Congress - always held alongside each other - were established in 1982 and have developed into an important four-yearly landmark for the whole flexo industry. Aimed at plate makers, trade shops, printers, converters, retailers and CPGs, the joint event has developed into a powerful engine to promote the growth of flexography within the printing packaging industry.
The Grand Prix Cyrel® awards the best printed packages while highlighting the capabilities of flexo. Providing industry leaders with a platform on which to meet, exchange ideas and demonstrate the power of flexography in packaging, it has gained a reputation for provoking strategic change in the minds of the key players that attend.
With the Grand Prix Cyrel®, the producers hope to reach a new audience of consumer packaged goods companies, and to place new and future technologies such as Cyrel® digital, Cyrel® FAST and Cyrel® round, in the limelight.
"We are proud to partner with DuPont Packaging Graphics for the 7th Grand Prix Cyrel®," remarks Jef Stoffels, Director Corporate Marketing of Esko. "Much more than just an exhibition or a simple demonstration of packaging technologies and techniques, it has developed into a key event for the whole flexo packaging industry."
"DuPont printing plates and Esko design, reproduction and imaging technologies; it is such a natural connection!" stated Pier Luigi Sassanelli, Marketing Communications and Brand Manager, DuPont Packaging Graphics Europe MEA.
"We are so excited to be aligned with one of the world's most dynamic and innovative companies of pre-press and digital imaging technologies. We are honored to have been approached by Esko to partner with us also for these important conference and awards."
About Esko
Esko is the world leader of packaging pre-production solutions. Key product lines include a range of workflow software modules covering the entire supply chain and integrating graphics, structure and project management; flexo Computer-to-Plate systems; cutting & creasing tables for short-run production and sample making in packaging and sign & display markets.
Esko has its operational headquarters in Gent, Belgium, and employs around 700 people worldwide. R&D and manufacturing facilities are located in Belgium, Germany, Norway, the United States and the Czech Republic. Esko has regional sales and support organizations in a number of countries throughout Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region, including Japan and China. Its products are also distributed through a global network of resellers.
For more information, visit Esko's web site at www.esko.com
About DuPont
DuPont (http://www.dupont.com) is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
DuPont Packaging Graphics is part of the DuPont Imaging Technologies strategic business unit. DuPont Packaging Graphics has R& D and manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Customer Technology Centers are located in Europe, Asia, North and South America to provide outstanding technical support to the Packaging Graphics industry with DuPont™ Cyrel® solutions.
