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All Printing Resources (APR) has announced that it has opened an operation in Ontario, Canada, and Jeff Dancer has been added to the APR team to support this new facility. He will lead the team...
Cosmo First Limited declared its financial results for the quarter ended Dec 2022. During the quarter, BOPP and BOPET industry faced excess supply caused due to bunching of new production lines and on the other...
ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging, announced their Elsham, UK facility received the Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS) accreditation, the highest level possible awarded to those companies demonstrating compliance in hazard and...
LPS Industries, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer, has formally received its SQF Edition 9 Certificate. The certificate is an upgrade from Edition 8. This is in addition to the Company's ISO 8 (100,000) Cleanroom...
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Printing Technologies, has welcomed Delkor Systems’ Patty Andersen as the 2023 chairperson of the Board, marking the first time a woman has held the position in the association’s history....
Inovar Packaging Group, LLC has recently completed its acquisition of Cimarron Label and Western Printing in Sioux Falls, SD and Aberdeen, SD. This is Inovar’s eighth platform company and adds to its existing manufacturing...
SEE announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Liquibox for a purchase price of $1.15 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. This strategic acquisition unites two leaders in the global flexible...
PPC Flexible Packaging LLC, a leading provider of custom flexible packaging, announces the acquisition of Tefen, Israel-based StePac, MAPfresh Holdings (StePac). PPC, headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL, is a leader in printing and converting of...
Ran Landau, a seasoned business leader with proven sales performance, has joined Koenig & Bauer as its new senior vice president of sales. Landau, who has lived and worked in Israel, relocated to Dallas to...
Full-year performance 2022 has been excellent. Organic and currency neutral sales growth for the year was 16%. The EBITDA margin was 19% and earnings per share increased from SEK 7.2 to SEK 20.1. The Board...
Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging is pleased to announce the establishment of our official business entity in Australia. In an important landmark in the company’s history, KM Packaging Services ANZ Pty...
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., a global leader in digital industrial imaging and portfolio company of Siris Capital Group LLC (together with its affiliates, “Siris”), announced the appointment of Frank Pennisi, a veteran of the industrial...
Constantia Flexibles, a leading producer of flexible packaging worldwide, signed a joint venture (JV) agreement for its Indian business and operations with Premji Invest and SB Packagings. The combination will help Constantia Flexibles achieve its...
Summit Plastics, a LongueVue Capital portfolio company and manufacturer of custom packaging solutions, is pleased to announce its successful partnership with fifth generation owner Tim Fredman of Fredman Bag Company, a niche-manufacturer of printed and...
Miraclon today announces the expansion of its leadership presence in the Asia Pacific Region. Andy Yarrow has been appointed as the company’s new Regional Commercial Director for the Asia Pacific Region (APR), while Joerg Kullwitz...
Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Thermopatch, a leader specializing in labeling, embellishments, and transfers for the sports, industrial laundry, workwear and hospitality industries. After the deal closes,...
The Department of Commerce (DOC) shouldn’t be picking winners and losers in U.S. manufacturing markets, but that is exactly what they are doing in the case of aluminum foil imports. A “self-initiated” case by the...
AMGRAPH Packaging announces the appointment of Robert Brooks to the position of Chief Financial Officer. In this position, he will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the family-owned company’s financial operations including budgeting, forecasting,...
Cosmo First said that it has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Indian named Cosmo Global Films. Cosmo Global Films deals in packaging films, masterbatches, coating chemicals and chemical compounds including by products and joint...
Envoy Solutions announced that it has acquired Flowood, Miss.-based Delta Packaging & Supply. The industry-leading packaging distributor offers a wide range of flexible packaging materials, automated packaging equipment, and efficient packaging solutions to a broad...
Polymer Packaging, Inc., (PPI) has acquired The William-Allen Company, a leading supplier of flexible packaging and containers. William-Allen Company offers a full range of services including design, production, quality control, inventory management, warehousing, and distribution....
The world's largest facility for producing Biaxially-Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate (BOPET) and Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) Films, Jindal Poly Films, has experienced a significant fire at its Mundhegaon unit along the Mumbai-Agra highway in Igatpuri taluka....
Amcor announced it completed the sale of its three factories in Russia to HS Investments, a Russian-based investor, after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals and cash proceeds, including receipt of closing cash balances. The cash...
PPC Flexible Packaging LLC, a leading provider of custom flexible packaging, announces the appointment of George Rose to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and General Manager, Healthcare and Specialty Packaging. Effective immediately,...
In very early 2023, Agri-Packing Supply Inc. will open its new facility in southern Arizona, significantly expanding the capacity of its cooling and logistics business. “This new facility will add 200,000 square feet to our...
For ALFT Packaging Company Chairman Lakshman De Fonseka, the official opening in August of ALFT Packaging’s new state-of-the-art flexo packaging production plant in Kotugoda, Sri Lanka, marked a return to his technological roots. It was...
Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Huizhou, China. With an investment of almost $100 million, the 590,000-square-foot plant is the largest flexible packaging...
Mondi plc confirms that it has entered into an agreement to sell its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group for a consideration of RUB 1.6 billion (around €24 million at current...