Corrugated Partners Group, a maker of cardboard products for the packaging industry, intends to invest $52.7 million to build a new manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania. The maker of materials for boxes will create at least 80 new jobs, with Corrugated Partners Group calling the new operation Keystone Sheets, according to a news release from Pennsylvania’s […]
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Venture Capital Firm to Buy Constantia Flexibles
An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, has agreed to buy Constantia Flexibles, a packaging manufacturer with facilities in 16 countries. Constantia, which has about 7,650 employees at 30 sites, has been owned by Wendel, a European investment firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Constantia has grown through acquisition and innovation to […]
Read MoreNOVA Chemicals Builds New Recycling Facility
NOVA Chemicals Corporation recently announced it is developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana. The facility will employ about 125 people and process post-consumer plastic films to produce the company’s SYNDIGO™ recycled polyethylene (rPE) at commercial scale as early as 2025, the company said in a news release. It will create more than […]
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Accredo Packaging Hires FPA’s ELC Co-Chair
Jonathan Quinn, co-chair of the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA’s) Emerging Leadership Council (ELC), recently took a new job as vice president of global marketing and sustainability for the API Group and Accredo Packaging. Quinn, formerly the director of market development and sustainability at Pregis, is a member of the senior leadership team responsible for advancing […]
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Pennsylvania Packaging Company Continues Expansion in Europe
Oliver Healthcare Packaging of Pennsylvania recently announced it has bought EK-Pack Folien GmbH, a manufacturer of film and foil technology, located in Ermengerst-Wiggensbach, Bavaria, Germany. The acquisition includes Vacopack H. Buchegger AG, a fully owned subsidiary of EK-Pack, based in northeastern Switzerland, according to Oliver, a global supplier of sterile barrier flexible packaging solutions to […]
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Sidel Adds Solar Panels to Facility in Italy
Sidel recently installed a solar panel system at its site in Parma, Italy. The 5,000-panel system will allow the industrial facility to generate 40% of its electricity needs by early 2024 and reduce its yearly carbon dioxide emissions by 871 tons, the company said in a news release. “This reduction is equivalent to the carbon […]
Read MoreCanadian Company to Expand in Europe
A Canadian company has agreed to buy an Italian maker of flexible pouches. Toronto-based CCL Industries Inc, which provides specialty label, security, and packaging solutions, reported that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Pouch Partners s.r.l., Italy, from Pouch Partners AG, a company owned by Capri-Sun Group headquartered in Switzerland. Pouch Partners supplies […]
Read MoreFPA and PMMI Develop Best Practices Guide for Transitioning Flexible Materials
July/Aug 2023
The project’s main objectives were to uncover the key operational challenges and barriers to switching between flexible materials in the consumer packaged goods company production lines; and to create a best practices document as an industry guide for CPG companies, original equipment manufacturers, and materials suppliers/ converters on the most effective way to transition between flexible materials
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Duraco Buys Strata-Tac
Duraco Specialty Materials recently bought Strata-Tac, Inc., a manufacturer of custom-engineered pressure-sensitive self-adhesive products and top-coated films. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Strata-Tac, headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois, was founded in 1995. Duraco is headquartered in Forest Park, Illinois, and has a workforce of 400 employees. “The addition of Strata-Tac’s expertise in water-based […]
Read More2022 Merger Leads to New Branding, Corporate Name
Syracuse Label, Macaran Printed Products, and W.N. Van Alstine & Sons have rebranded under a new group name and corporate identity, The NextGen Label Group™. The change combines the three operating units under one identity and better reflects the organization’s commitment to its employee owners and the customer communities they serve following a June 2022 merger, […]
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FPA Responds to News Program on Plastic Recycling
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) recently responded to an ABC News segment on plastic recycling, saying people need to stop vilifying plastic bags and packaging. The nearly 30-minute program—“Trashed: The Secret Life of Plastic Recycling”—primarily looks at the recycling of plastic bags in the United States. By using electronic trackers placed in bags, the news […]
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BOBST Acquires Majority Stake in Robotics Company
Switzerland-based BOBST recently reported it has acquired a majority share in Dücker Robotics, based in Italy. The 70% equity stake in Dücker will help BOBST fulfill its vision for packaging production, the company says. Dücker uses robots in loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector, while offering opportunities in the folding carton industry. Dücker’s […]
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Amcor Plans Purchase of Moda Systems
Amcor says it intends to buy New Zealand-based Moda Systems, a manufacturer of automated protein packaging machines. Privately held Moda designs, assembles, and supports high-performance modular vacuum packaging solutions for the meat, poultry, and dairy industries. The deal, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in the June 2023 quarter. Amcor said […]
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TIPA Compostable Packaging Buys Bio4Pack
Israel-based TIPA Compostable Packaging has bought Bio4Pack in a deal that will give TIPA a foothold in the Netherlands and Germany, according to a recent report from Packaging News. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “There is a great value and strength in cooperating with other players in the sustainable packaging solutions industry,” said […]
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MSU School of Packaging Celebrates Major Renovation
Michigan State University (MSU) recently celebrated the opening of its newly renovated MSU School of Packaging, following a fundraising campaign that raised more than $10 million. “This significant expansion of our facilities, enabled by the generosity of donors and stakeholders, will reinforce MSU’s longstanding leadership in packaging education,” said MSU Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., […]
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Overview of FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition
May/June 2023
Since 1956, the Flexible Packaging Association has conducted the annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition to showcase the industry’s innovation and the advances that have changed packaging.
Read MoreCompostable Flexible Packaging Facility Planned in Guatemala
India-based Yash Pakka Limited (YPL) intends to open a plant in Central America by 2025 to make compostable flexible packaging for sale in North America. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guatemala’s major sugar companies to procure bagasse, the primary raw material used for its products, according to an article in Paper […]
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Roger Kearns Named President and CEO of Nova Chemicals
NOVA Chemicals Corporation recently announced the appointment of Roger Kearns as president and CEO, effective June 12. Kearns most recently served as chief operating officer of Westlake Corporation, the global diversified manufacturer of essential products with 15,000 employees. Kearns succeeds Danny Dweik, who has served as interim president and CEO of NOVA Chemicals since October […]
Read MoreConstantia Flexibles Expands with New Purchase
Austria-based Constantia Flexibles recently bought Lászlópack Kft., a Hungarian flexible packaging producer specializing in flexo printing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pim Vervaat, CEO of Constantia Flexibles, says the companies share a common vision to serve customers with more eco-friendly, innovative packaging solutions. “This acquisition further seizes new growth opportunities for Lászlópack to […]
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Vonco Products Buys Genesis Plastics Welding
Wisconsin-based Vonco Products LLC recently bought Genesis Plastics Welding based in Indiana. Terms of the deal, which Vonco says is it’s third in the past three years, were not disclosed. Genesis Plastics Welding is a thermoplastics contract manufacturer that uses radio frequency (RF) welding and heat sealing. “Vonco is on a mission to create more […]
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