Therese Umerlik

North Carolina-based Novolex® and Illinois-based Pactiv Evergreen Inc. have agreed to merge, creating a leading manufacturer in food, beverage, and specialty packaging products, Novolex said in a news release from December 9, 2024. “This transaction reflects the continuation of our long-term growth strategy to create the industry’s most innovative, sustainable, and customer-focused company,” said Stan […]

Nelipak Corporation recently opened a flexible packaging production site in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The global provider of packaging solutions for medical devices, pharmaceutical drug delivery, and other applications is establishing the new location as a North American flagship production site, the company says in a news release. Founded in the Netherlands in 1953, Nelipak also […]

An international company that specializes in recycling hard-to-recycle materials is touting its waste collection products as a way for homeowners to get rid of their holiday waste. Studies show that U.S. households generate 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, according to New Jersey-based TerraCycle. People can buy TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box™ to get […]

Austria-based Constantia Flexibles recently named David Spratt as its new CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Spratt has been CEO of Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe, where he has led the business since January 2021. Before Ardagh, he held leadership roles at Amcor, overseeing business units in snacks and confectionery, food, and healthcare, along with key roles […]

PACK EXPO International at McCormick Place in Chicago increased its attendance 19% since the last show in 2022, bringing in 48,000 attendees and 29,500 exhibitor personnel, reaching 77,500 in total attendance, according to PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. The 2,700 exhibitors occupied 1.32 million net square feet of space at McCormick Place, […]

Pennsylvania-based Graham Packaging will be investing $35 million to expand and modernize its production facility in Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana. “By upskilling local talent and integrating advanced technology, Graham Packaging is demonstrating how investing in innovation can preserve Louisiana jobs,” Susan. B. Bourgeois, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) secretary, said in a news release about the […]

The agenda for the Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum, which is being held November 11–12, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee, is taking shape and includes a number of speakers over two days. The keynote address on the first day of the conference will be from Harmony Myers, acting deputy chief of NASA’s Office of Safety […]