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Tredegar Corporation reported first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2021. First quarter 2021 net income from continuing operations was $9.6 million ($0.29 per diluted share) compared to net loss from continuing...
Duraco Specialty Tapes announced, in a joint statement with OpenGate Capital, that it has appointed Mr. Ed Byczynski as Chief Executive Officer. Byczynski has a long tenure of guiding growth in manufacturing businesses and is...
Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, has collaborated with HP Indigo to validate its innovative, fully recyclable packaging films for printing on HP Indigo digital presses. Polysack...
Mondi delivered a robust performance in the first quarter of 2021, with strong demand across our packaging businesses supported by our broad range of innovative, sustainable packaging solutions, and higher average containerboard selling prices following...
KKR announced the signing of a definitive agreement to invest in Charter Next Generation, a leading producer of specialty films used in flexible packaging, industrial, healthcare, and consumer applications. KKR will be joining Leonard...
An ISO 9001- and ISO 13485-certified organization based in Hermann, Mo., Laser Light Technologies provides custom laser processing systems and services using excimer, femtosecond, picosecond and YAG laser technologies. “The addition of the talented team...
Profol Americas, Inc. has been granted ISO 9001:2015 certification as designated by Verisys Registrars. The firm received this designation due to its outstanding implementation of a quality management system in its cast film manufacturing processes....
DuPont announced financial results for the first quarter 2021. “As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the leading positions we hold in semiconductor, smartphones, automotive, water filtration, and residential construction end-markets enabled us to deliver...
Registration opened for PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2021 (Sept. 27-29, Las Vegas Convention Center) to welcome the industry back together at the only comprehensive packaging and processing event in the world...
PPC Flexible Packing LLC, a leading provider of custom flexible packaging, announced the acquisition of North Salt Lake, UT – based Target Labels and Packaging, LLC. Target is the seventh acquisition of specialty and differentiated...
Constantia Flexibles signed an agreement to acquire the packaging producer Propak located in Dücze, Turkey. Propak is a leading player in the European packaging industry for the snacks market operating out of one plant...
"First quarter performance built upon the economic momentum we saw toward the end of last year. We experienced persistently strong consumer-driven demand, recovery in durable goods markets and industry supply constraints, which enabled price increases...
Michelman further invests in its Printing & Packaging business segment by adding two new associates to better anticipate and serve its customers’ needs in the digital printing and flexible packaging markets. Mr. Gianluigi Rankin has...
Macaran Printed Products, a Cohoes, NY-based third-generation supplier of labels and packaging, announced that Thomas Faugno has joined the company as business development manager effective immediately. In this newly created role, Faugno will work closely...
Jurgen Gruber, Koenig & Bauer (US) director of sales and service for digital and web, will be adding to his responsibilities in mid-May by managing the firm’s West Coast district sales territory for sheetfed sales....
Constantia Copenhagen – part of flexible packaging producer Constantia Flexibles – opened its new production site at the end of March 2021. The new plant will triple the company’s capacity and support further growth in...
Brook and Whittle Holding Corp., a leading provider of sustainable pressure sensitive and shrink sleeve prime labels, announced the acquisition of Digital Label Solutions, LLC. Based in Yorba Linda, California, DLS specializes in the production...
The first quarter has been good. Not only did we have stable and high availability in our production, but our net sales also grew to an all-time high level and earnings improved substantially. The stronger...
S-One Holdings Corporation, the parent company of S-One Labels & Packaging, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees...
Protecting employees and contractors health and safety during the pandemic has been Stora Enso's key priority. By being proactive and having extensive measures in place, the Group has also been able to continue operations and...
Berry Global Group, Inc., announced an investment of more than $70 million to support continued growth in consumer packaging films, primarily for e-commerce, food, and beverage applications. The investment supports new multi-layer blown film lines...
BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, has announced the appointment of Matt Venezia to Vice President of Global Equipment Sales. As a member of the company’s global leadership team, Venezia will dedicate himself...
The Board of Directors of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, issued a vote of confidence to convene as an industry at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 27-29, Las...
Winpak Ltd. reports consolidated results in US dollars for the first quarter of 2021, which ended on March 28, 2021. Winpak Ltd. manufactures and distributes high-quality packaging materials and related packaging machines. The Company's...
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, reported financial results for its first quarter ended April 4, 2021. Commenting on the Company’s first quarter performance, Howard Coker, President and Chief Executive Officer, said,...
Stora Enso will start co-determination negotiations with employees at its Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden and Veitsiluoto Mill in Finland regarding a plan to permanently close down pulp and paper production at both mills. The planned...
Amcor, a global leader in consumer packaging, is pleased to announce a strategic investment in ePac Flexible Packaging, a leader in the high quality, short run length digital printing segment for flexible packaging....
BW Packaging Systems is pleased to announce that J Alexander Mitchell has joined as the Operational Excellence Director for its operations in North America. As a critical member of the BW Packaging Systems leadership team,...