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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a leading provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Quality Tape and Label. Founded in 1979...
Underlying EBITDA for the third quarter was €388 million, up 27% compared to the prior year period (Q3 2020: €306 million) and 9% on a sequential basis (Q2 2021: €356 million). Andrew King, Chief Executive...
Gualapack, a world leader in pre-made spouted pouches and a global player in the flexible packaging industry, announced the acquisition of Teruel Embalagens – Papéis Amália Ltda, a leader in flexible industrial and commercial packaging,...
ePac Flexible Packaging, the industry leader in fast time to market, short and medium run length pouches and rollstock, announced plans to open its next facility in Kansas City, Missouri. Serving brands of all sizes,...
Dow at its 2021 Investor Day announced plans to deliver additional underlying EBITDA growth of more than $3 billion while keeping capital expenditures at or below depreciation and amortization (D&A) levels across the cycle. The...
Dow announced its plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions. The project would more than triple Dow's...
Cosmo Films Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Pankaj Poddar as the Group CEO to head the newly launched and fast growing consumer business ZIGLY alongside trade verticals including Films, Labelling & Packaging, Specialty Chemicals,...
GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced that it has closed the acquisition of PPC Flexible Packaging. PPC, headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, is a leader in flexographic printing and converting of flexible films, bags,...
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that its Torayfan® Division’s new, state-of-the-art, 8.7-meter, five-layer, in-line coating polypropylene film line with automated slitting began producing commercial volumes of packaging and label films in May. The customized, proprietary...
TC Transcontinental Packaging is thrilled to announce the significant expansion of our Transcontinental Ontario, California facility, fully commercial and ready for operation as of September 2021. The expansion of the Transcontinental Ontario facility notably...
TC Transcontinental Packaging is thrilled to introduce its ASTRA Center, the Art, Science, and Technology Research and Applications Center, based in Menasha, Wisconsin, and the result of several months of work. This 12,200 square-foot facility...
In a move to optimize interactions and simplify customer access to the printing industry’s largest portfolio of process-improvement and consumables technologies, Baldwin Technology Company Inc. is excited to announce changes across its print and packaging...
The Board of Directors of Transcontinental Inc. announces that François Olivier will retire from the Company. He will be leaving his functions on December 9, 2021, after 28 years with the Company, including 13 years...
Further to the full approval of the Turkish competition authority Huhtamaki has completed the acquisition of Elif Holding A.Ş. (Elif), a major supplier of sustainable flexible packaging to global FMCG brand owners, with operations in...
Resource Label Group, LLC, a full-service provider of pressure sensitive label, shrink sleeve and RFID/NFC technology for the packaging industry has announced the acquisition of Ample Labels located in Nixa, Missouri. With the addition of...
Tekni-Plex has completed its acquisition of rigid packaging solutions leader Grupo Phoenix, putting the company in a stronger position to broaden its market-focused, customer-driven innovations, especially in food and beverage markets. Grupo Phoenix provides both...
Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, announces that Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, a U.S. company acquired last year and headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, is establishing its European branch in Brixen,...
Cosmo Films has announced expansion by setting up reportedly the world’s largest BOPP film production line at Aurangabad, India, with an annual rated capacity of 67,000 metric tons. The BOPP line will require investment of...