Janice Kresin

South Carolina-based Sonoco recently reported that it will expand its flexible packaging service operations with the acquisition of Inapel Embalagens Ltda. in Brazil. Inapel operates two facilities in São Paulo with approximately 500 employees companywide. Production capabilities include rotogravure printing, adhesive and extrusion laminations, specialty coatings, cold seal, pouching, and cylinder engraving. Inapel will add […]

Wisconsin-based American Packaging Corporation (APC) recently announced changes in its leadership structure in what the company says is a rare move in its 121-year history. APC, which the Schottland family purchased from the Kardon family in 1986, says the following changes will be effective January 1, 2024: • Peter Schottland, current CEO and co-chairman of […]

The International Converting Exhibition and Conference USA (ICEC USA) is planned for January 9–11, 2024, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The event is expected to attract thousands of converting industry professionals from around the world, while also bringing in suppliers of machinery, systems, materials, and accessories, according to organizers. The programs […]

TC Transcontinental says it will close its Tomah, Wisconsin, packaging plant in early February, moving some of those operations to other plants in its network in the U.S. “In line with our priority of optimizing the return on our assets, reducing costs, and improving operational efficiency, we have made the decision, after thorough consideration, to […]

Amcor and Nova Chemicals Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of mechanically recycled polyethylene resin (rPE) for use in Amcor’s flexible packaging films. “Increasing the use of rPE in flexible packaging applications is an important element of Amcor’s commitment to support packaging circularity,” Amcor said in a news release, adding that […]

Davis-Standard, LLC has agreed to buy the Extrusion Technology Group (ETG) from entities controlled by the Dutch investor Nimbus. Terms of the deal, which is contingent on closing conditions, were not disclosed. Davis-Standard has been majority owned by funds affiliated with Gamut Capital Management, L.P. since December 2021. Davis-Standard serves the global infrastructure and packaging […]

Printpack intends to close a plant in North Carolina at the end of this year, according to an October 30 report by Business North Carolina. About 90 people are expected to be laid off at the factory in Hendersonville, with some workers being offered jobs at other facilities owned by Georgia-based Printpack, the business journal […]

A second-generation family-owned flexible packaging company based in Missouri recently agreed to sell the business to its employees. Founded in 1972 in Wisconsin before relocating to St. Louis in 1982, Packaging Concepts Inc. (PCI) makes flexible packaging and custom-folded paperboard as well as microwave popcorn bags and theater concession packaging, according to a news release […]