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Weekly Recap: PRINTING United & Flint Group Digital Top This Week’s Stories

The most viewed news articles on our site for the week ending May 16, 2026.

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By: Rachel Klemovitch

Assistant Editor

Here is Ink World’s weekly recap—the most viewed news stories on our site for the week ending May 16, 2026.

PRINTING United Alliance has opened registration for PRINTING United Expo 2026, taking place September 23–25, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Flint Group Digital Xeikon announced the worldwide launch of Ecolyne, its subscription-based digital label production model. Smurfit Westrock published its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining its new Better Planet targets and highlighting progress made across climate, circularity, and communities. In printed electronics news, Applied Materials, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ASMPT’s NEXX business. Also, Flex announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to spin off its Power and Cloud portfolio from Flex. The spin-off will be called SpinCo.

Here are our top five most-viewed stories from the past week:

1. Registration Opens for PRINTING United Expo 2026  

2. Flint Group Digital Xeikon Launches Ecolyne Worldwide

3. Smurfit Westrock Launches Better Planet Sustainability Targets

4. Applied Materials Acquires NEXX  

5. Flex Intends to Spin Off Its Cloud and Power Infrastructure Segment  

Thanks for reading our Breaking News. We’ll have a new list for you next Saturday.

Have a great week!

Rachel Klemovitch
Assistant Editor

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