News Desk

Amcor recently announced a further strategic investment of up to $45 million in ePac Flexible Packaging, a producer of short-run length digitally based flexible packaging. The investment will increase Amcor’s minority shareholding in ePac Holdings LLC. “This additional investment reflects our confidence in ePac’s entrepreneurial team and their proven ability to rapidly scale in the […]

The Occasions Group, a Taylor Corporation company, has agreed to buy the assets of Accu Copy of Greenville, North Carolina. Accu Copy does business under the AccuLink name to deliver commercial print, direct mail, and promotional marketing products, while its AccuFlex division focuses on the production of flexible packaging products. Terms of the deal were […]

Texas-based Dallas Plastics, a manufacturer of blown polyethylene film with printing, embossing, and other capabilities for the medical, food, and industrial end markets, recently bought Hi-De Liners, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Orange, Massachusetts, Hi-De Liners manufactures high-density and linear low-density polyethylene bags and film using FDA-approved virgin resin. The […]

Constantia Flexibles based in Austria says it is buying FFP Packaging Solutions, a maker of sustainable, flexible packaging in the consumer market from Northampton, United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The acquisition aligns well with our Vision 2025 growth strategy of investing in competitive businesses with potential for future growth,” says Pim […]

Dazpak Flexible Packaging recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Atlapac Corporation of Columbus, Ohio. Dazpak, which is based in Southern California, is a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm based in Miami, Florida. Since H.I.G. bought Dazpak in late 2020, Dazpak has completed four acquisitions, including the recent purchase […]

BOBST Group SA’s largest shareholder, JBF Finance SA, has made a public tender offer for the publicly held shares it does not already own. JBF of Buchillon, Switzerland, holds approximately 53% of the shares and voting rights in the company, BOBST says in a news release. JBF says it will pay 78 Swiss francs in […]

Premier Paper Group, which is based in the United Kingdom, recently bought Zulu Packaging. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Independently owner Premier Paper offers 5,500 paper products including packaging board, postal packaging and envelopes, and office paper, according to its website. Founded in 2002, U.K.-based Zulu sells lamination and packaging films, including flexible […]

FILMtech Inc. is expanding on its 18-acre campus near Knoxville, Tennessee, with excavation already completed for a new 30,000-square-foot structure. The building will increase FILMtech’s manufacturing facility to 150,000 square feet, the company says in a news release. The maker of metallized and clear barrier films says that the addition will accommodate a new metallizing […]

Virginia-based Fortis Solutions Group LLC has bought Anchor Printing, a family-owned company based in Novi, Michigan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Anchor Printing is a flexographic and offset printing specialist providing shrink sleeves, flexible packaging, and pressure-sensitive labels across a range of industries including the paint, automotive, medical, food, beverage, health and beauty, […]

American Packaging Corporation (APC) intends to open a 275,000-square-foot manufacturing facility next year in Cedar City, Utah, creating more than 135 jobs. APC purchased the land in October and officially broke ground in February, with a completion date expected in June 2023. The plant will include flexographic printing presses, laminating, preformed pouching, and finishing equipment. […]

Syracuse Label & Surround Printing, Macaran Printed Products, and W.N. Van Alstine & Sons Inc. recently announced that they plan a merger in a deal that will create an employee-owned company. “A critical aspect of the merger is the continued development and support of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP),” the companies say in a […]

Ohio-based ProMach, a global maker of packaging machines, recently bought Reepack, a manufacturer of flexible packaging machinery known for its vacuum chambers, thermoformers, tray sealers, and flow wrappers. The deal continues ProMach’s expansion in the food packaging space and solidifies its status as a single-source supplier for protein-packaging automation, the company says in a news […]

The Emerging Leadership Council, which was formed by the Flexible Packaging Association, will be meeting virtually with students interning at companies nationwide this summer to talk about careers in the flexible packaging industry. The first meeting, held June 3, included interns from about 15 FPA-member companies, says Apurva Shah, director of strategic partnerships for Charter […]

Texas-based ePac Flexible Packaging is creating a third sales and manufacturing location in Canada, adding to its operations in Vancouver and Toronto. The company says it will serve CPGs throughout Quebec province, and its overall locations in Canada will serve the entire country. “Since opening ePac Vancouver in 2019 and Toronto in 2021, demand for […]

Selig Group has named Adam Sheridan president, effective June 1. The previous resident and CEO, Steve Cassidy, will step away from day-to-day activities as company president, while retaining the role of CEO—positions that he has held for 19 years. Sheridan’s appointment is part of a managed executive transition coordinated by Cassidy and Bill Crown, Selig’s […]

Pregis recently started production of its cushioned mailer at its new 298,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada. The facility will be making Pregis EverTec™, a durable, lightweight, curbside-recyclable paper-cushioned mailer. Since acquiring the technology to manufacture the mailer in 2020, Pregis has scaled the production and full-color digital printing of the product to meet consumer […]

A partnership led by Minnesota’s MBOLD coalition will expand film recycling infrastructure and the supply of recycled resin for use in new products. With investment from MBOLD members and other stakeholders, Myplas USA will establish a state-of-the-art flexible film recycling plant in Rogers, Minnesota, northwest of Minneapolis. Slated to begin operations in spring 2023, the […]