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Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that Gianzo Mastrangelo has been promoted to Aftermarket Regional Manager for the Northeast U.S. and Canada. Mastrangelo will support existing installations and new opportunities within this territory, including developing and...
Trex Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing, motivates K-12 students across the country to participate in the Trex®Plastic Film Recycling Challenge and earn an A+ for their schools by learning to...
Blown-film processor Pregis recently celebrated production start-up at its new $80 million blown film extrusion facility in Anderson, S.C. with a ribbon cutting attended by Governor Henry McMaster and industry partners. “We congratulate Pregis on...
Performance was strong in the third quarter driven by mix improvement and price increases across all segments, offsetting cost inflation for some categories. Currency-neutral net sales grew by an impressive 18% compared with the same...
Jim Fitterling, chairman and chief executive officer, commented on the quarter: “The Dow team delivered another quarter of sequential and year-over-year top- and bottom-line growth. Despite higher energy costs and industry-wide value chain disruptions from...
From Charles Héaulmé, President and CEO, "Huhtamaki delivered a solid third quarter in the face of a challenging environment, demonstrating the resilience of our diversified product portfolio. Demand for our products improved during the quarter,...
ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, expressed its appreciation to four organizations for their recent recognition of the company’s contributions to sustainability, innovation, and package design in fresh food-to-go packaging. “This level...
C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P), a leader in the flexible packaging industry, announced the acquisition of privately held Sycamore Sales, Inc. d.b.a. Preferred Packaging located in Norcross, Georgia. Preferred Packaging is a manufacturer of multilayer flexible...
The Jury of the Italian contest Best Packaging 2021 – former Oscar dell’Imballaggio, has announced that the solution proposed by Taghleef Industries and Lineapack has won the Best Packaging Award for the “Visionary” value according...
Flex Films, the global film manufacturing arm of flexible packaging giant UFlex, launched its new avant-garde patented BOPET high barrier film F-UHB-M, designed to replace aluminium foil in flexible packaging applications. To be manufactured in...
AWA and TLMI partner together for this year’s Sleeve Label Industry Conference & Exhibition taking place November 10-12 at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter in Cincinnati, Ohio. The event will be a hybrid in-person/virtual event...
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, reported financial results for its third quarter ended October 3, 2021. Commenting on the Company’s performance, Howard Coker, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We were...
Montalvo, international specialists in web tension control, has promoted Russ Hall to North America Director of Sales & Service. Mr. Hall’s primary responsibilities are overseeing Montalvo’s North America sales team by building, managing, and maintaining...
Stora Enso’s President and CEO Annica Bresky comments on the third quarter 2021 results: “I am delighted to see us deliver yet another robust quarterly performance. Sales in our core and growth businesses were up...
Film packaging manufacturers have shown greater interest in ensuring the recyclability of their products in recent years. Newly released guidance is intended to help them. The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) published its updated and...
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is writing to urge you to veto SB 343 (Allen), as despite its title, the bill will cause further confusion for Californian citizens and will not provide greater clarity concerning...
NOVA Chemicals Corporation published its 2020 Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. The report has a particular emphasis on the progress NOVA Chemicals is making on three priority topics: Plastics Circular Economy, Climate Care, and...
Dow announces it has earned multiple Critical Guidance Recognitions for recyclability from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), in three product categories. ROBOND™ Adhesives, OPULUX™ Optical Finishes and SURLYN™ Ionomers were each recognized by APR...
Esko, the leading developer of integrated software and hardware solutions for the global labels and packaging market, has announced a new partnership with US-based Corbus to distribute its range of prepress software around the world....
The undersigned organizations of the Tariff Reform Coalition represent many of the U.S. manufacturers, exporters, retailers, agricultural and food producers, and other supply chain stakeholders adversely affected by the Section 232 tariffs and quotas on...
It’s National Chemistry Week, and ACC is proud to join the American Chemical Society, scientists and fans of chemistry to promote the value of chemistry in everyday life. Almost daily, we rely on thousands of...
ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, announces the appointment of Robbie King, Jr. to the position of Strategic Account Manager for the Flexible Packaging Business...
Flint Group Packaging announces the intention to further increase the prices of all its ink and coating products for the Flexible Packaging, Paper & Board and Narrow Web markets. Increases will vary by product and...
Harvest Partners, LP announced that funds managed by Harvest, along with management, have acquired Fortis Solutions Group, a best-in-class provider of specialty packaging solutions, from Main Post Partners, LP. The Company's management team, led by...
Proprint Services (Proprint), a leading digital printer in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, is saving its customers both time and money with its latest install, the Fujifilm Inca OnsetX3 HS Flatbed Printer (OnsetX3 HS), complete with a...
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) urges Congress to expedite passage of the Senate Bipartisan Infrastructure package amendment to H.R. 3684 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (INVEST Act), with the inclusion of the RECYCLE Act...
Xeikon has appointed Matt Russell as sales manager for the Southeast region, covering North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Matt Russell, a 30-year plus veteran of the label and packaging industry, spent over...
2020 changed everything. As a result, many manufacturers found themselves playing at an entirely new ballpark, and needed to adjust fast. For some, such as those dealing with liquid soap, wipes, and other hygiene consumer...