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Seeking to scale its Central America manufacturing capabilities, PAC Worldwide has moved operations formerly housed in its Pedro Escobedo, Mexico location into a new 83,000 square-foot plant in Vistha San Juan Del Rio. The full-service...
Stora Enso appoints Ad Smit as Executive Vice President of the Packaging Solutions division and a member of the Group Leadership Team. He will start on 1 December 2023 and report to Hans Sohlström, President...
Stora Enso faces a continued subdued market outlook for the rest of 2023 and going into 2024, as weak global growth and high inflation weigh on its performance. The Company expects no market improvement in...
The market environment improved slightly during the third quarter of 2023, compared to the first half of the year. The significant destocking that impacted the previous two quarters faded during the third quarter. Overall, inflation...
Garlock Printing and Converting, a family company that has been operating in Gardner for over 36 years, is rebranding to Garlock Flexible. Executives at Garlock Flexible decided to rebrand to better fit with the company's...
Pacificolor LLC, a leading player in the prepress and flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kent Forsgren as chief financial officer (CFO). With an extensive forty-year background in financial management and...
The Board of Directors of Sonoco has declared a $0.51 per share quarterly common stock dividend. This dividend will be paid on December 8, 2023, to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2023. According...
Crawford Packaging is pleased to announce its new partnership and distribution agreement in Central Mexico with StePacPPC, a global leader in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solutions for shelf-life extension of fresh produce. StePacPPC’s products are...
Eaglewood Technologies has promoted Matthew Sweet to General Manager of the Minneapolis-based anilox and parts cleaning business. Sweet has been with Eaglewood for four years and navigated the service portion of the business through the...
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Communication Division, proudly announces that it has achieved Digital Press System Certification (Electrophotographic Category) for three of its market-leading print solutions from Idealliance, a leading developer of specifications and certifications...
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting comments on the above referenced proposed rule. Flexible packaging represents $43 billion in annual sales in the U.S. and is the second largest and one of the fastest...
The National Foreign Trade Council (“NFTC”) is pleased to provide the comments below on behalf of the Tariff Reform Coalition in response to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) Federal Register notice Revisions of...
Juno DTS (Direct to Shape) announced the appointment of Jack Knott as Executive Advisor to the all-digital startup. Knott has held CEO positions in the flexible packaging industry for nearly 40 years and most recently...
Comexi, a global supplier of machinery solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, has taken a new step in its international strategy by announcing the opening of its new service and sales hub...
Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) announces the official opening of Domino Printing Indonesia, a new subsidiary dedicated to providing complete, closed-loop coding solutions for the archipelago of Indonesia. With the opening of Domino Printing Indonesia, headquartered...
Embracing the global transition towards a circular economy, CDF Corporation is thrilled to announce the launch of a new Form-Fit intermediate bulk container (IBC) liner manufacturing line, which will be strategically housed within J. Natzan...
ACTEGA has announced that the consolidation of its three Brazilian sites into a new 22,500 square meter facility in Araçariguama, São Paulo, is now officially complete. This state-of-the-art production and R&D site is the result...
ProMach, a worldwide leader in processing and packaging machinery and related solutions, announced today that it has acquired Lofton Label & Packaging, a leading producer of labels and printed flexible packaging materials. The addition of...
Aquapak Polymers Ltd, which specializes in polymer-based material technologies that can deliver both performance and environmental responsibility at scale, has announced the appointment of Tom Barrett as Chief Operating Officer based at the firm’s main...
Thomasine Kamerling, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Communications, and a member of Huhtamaki Global Executive Team has decided to leave Huhtamaki to pursue other career opportunities. “I want to thank Thomasine for her contribution during the...
As of 1.10.2023 Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will increase the prices for thermoscript® thermal papers by up to 10%. The aim is in particular to counteract the price decline of recent months, which has had varying...
Eaglewood Technologies eagerly announces the expansion of our XPress Roll Cleaning Service into Ohio and the surrounding area. Our new location in Cincinnati will allow our technical team to easily reach the East and Southeast...
Wikoff Color Corporation announced the selection of Mark C. Lewis as the organization's next CEO. Lewis brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the specialty chemicals and specialty materials sectors, making...
TOPPAN subsidiary InterFlex Group, a global flexible packaging supplier and converter, has completed the acquisition of Skymark Packaging International (Skymark), an innovative manufacturer of flexible packaging across Europe. With the acquisition of Skymark, InterFlex Group...
Flexible packaging subject matter experts are invited to submit abstracts to TAPPI’s 2024 FlexPack PLACE Conference before October 2, 2023. The deadline has been extended to accommodate an abundance of quality submissions/requests. Technical presentations, case...
The Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj has appointed Hans Sohlström (58), M.Sc. (tech.) and M.Sc. (econ.), as the new President and CEO of Stora Enso as of today. Hans Sohlström is currently a...
A global supplier of rigid and flexible packaging to medical device and pharmaceutical OEMs, Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) reports that it has received ISCC Plus certification via the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) at three...
INX International Ink Co. has completed an investment in DetraPel, an advanced materials company that manufactures sustainable coatings. This represents the fourth deal closed since the $50M INX Venture Capital investment program was established in...