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ePac Flexible Packaging, the industry leader in digital printing for flexible packaging, is pleased to announce that ePac Minneapolis will open its manufacturing facility in January 2020 at the Midway Stadium Business Center, 1771 Energy...
Eaglewood Technologies, the anilox roll cleaning experts, will be exhibiting at Corr Expo 2019, October 14th – 16th at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Eaglewood offers award-winning systems that automate roll cleaning for an...
Liqui-Box, a global supplier of bag-in-box packaging, has agreed to sell its bag-in-box business with customers based in the U.K. from its Wythenshawe, U.K., plant to Peak Packaging. The agreement gives effect to undertakings entered...
Michelman is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jason Wise as the company's new Chief Financial Officer. Having served as Vice President of Finance since 2016, his appointment to CFO was approved by Michelman's...
Ashland is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Buckman to the role of Account Manager for the Laminating Adhesives and Coatings sales team. He will cover the upper Midwest region. Most recently with...
Polymer Packaging, Inc. has launched a new division, Polymer Film & Bag, Inc., which will feature the very latest in 3-layer co-extruded film for converter grade sheeting and custom bag applications. The new facility is...
Following the successful start to cooperation with Rieckermann in the markets Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, the partnership is being expanded to include also Korea with immediate effect. Rieckermann will similarly be taking over...
The global introduction of the P5-350 printer at FESPA - in Munich, Germany (May 2019) – was the proud recipient of the European Digital Press Association (EDP) top award for Flatbed/Hybrid Printer < 250 sqm/h...
DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Memcor® business including ultrafiltration and membrane biofiltration technologies from Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. The transaction is expected to close by the end...
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of the Barry-Wehmiller Converting Solutions Platform, acquired STAX Technologies (“STAX”), headquartered in Čačak, Serbia. The acquisition adds reciprocating flow technology to PCMC’s tissue packaging...
Based on the new State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery Report infographic by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, packaging machinery shipments could reach $11.2 billion...
Novolex™, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and an industry leader in packaging choice and sustainability, announced it has acquired Zenith Specialty Bag, a leading provider of specialty paper food packaging products, effective today......
Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire the majority of Everest Flexibles (Pty) Limited (“Everest”), a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer in South Africa. With the acquisition Huhtamaki will expand its flexible packaging...
MacDermid Graphics Solutions premier flat-top dot plate, LUX ITP 60, provided superior, clean running results at Andrew Kohn. The plates were produced by Brandpack, a division of Graphic Packaging International Australia, using Esko Crystal XPS......
A local business plant that prints aluminum foil and other flexible types of product packaging is shutting down within the next two months. Constantia Colmar employees were told this week about the closing, then given...
Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, and a leading provider of labels, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, cartons, and applicators, is pleased to announce the expansion of its national network of...
Stora Enso’s Board of Directors has appointed Annica Bresky, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company as of 1 December 2019. Until then, Stora Enso’s current CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström continues in his...
Globally operating Austrian packaging producer Constantia Flexibles has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the Russian group of companies TT. Now known as Constantia TT, the plant in Voskresensk mainly produces packaging for...
Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TSE:7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Amcor, a leading global packaging company, have announced an agreement to collaborate on providing an...
Amcor plc (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC) announces today that Ms. Eva Cheng will be retiring as a non-executive director on November 5, 2019. Ms. Cheng is retiring after over five years of service to the...
Michelman held its annual Commitment to Community Day, on September 6, 2019. This year marked the 8th year in a row that the company's associates took time away from their desks to give back to...
Fort Dearborn Company, a leading North American supplier of high-impact prime labels for the consumer goods industry, has made a multi-million dollar purchase of five new high-performance HP Indigo labels and packaging presses, more than...
Labelling of products has become an essential part for a brand’s marketing. It helps in the identification of the product by the consumer, where there are hundreds of other products in sight. It enhances the...
EPac Flexible Packaging’s new UK digital printing production facility will be up and running next month. The US-headquartered group specialises in custom-printed flexible packaging and pouches and has expanded rapidly in the States, growing from......
ProAmpac is presenting a fresh approach to flexible packaging at PACK EXPO Las Vegas this month. “We are showcasing our Signature Surfaces products that offer distinctive visual effects along with a special touch creating a...
Atlantic Capital & Equipment Finance arranged $1.75 million in financing for Epac Flexible Packaging to purchase new equipment for three of its manufacturing plants located in Madison, WI, Miami and Boston. The new equipment will...
Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TSE:7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has expanded its market-leading GL BARRIER range of transparent vapor-deposited films with the development of...
Michelman is featuring a selection of water-based in-line and off-line primers, and overprint varnishes at the 40th-anniversary edition of LabelExpo Europe. Offering digital versatility for a broad array of end-use applications, their brands for...