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New York Companies Plan Merger

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 […]

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ProMach Buys Reepack of Italy

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 […]

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ePac Flexible Packaging Expands into Montreal, Canada

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 […]

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Selig Group Appoints New President

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 […]

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Pregis Begins Mailer Production in New Nevada Plant

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 […]

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St. John’s Packaging Buys Mexican Converter

St. Johns Packaging Ltd. recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Plásticos Uribe (PU), a plastics converter based in Tlaquepaque, Mexico. PU’s flexible packaging products are sold to consumer package goods (CPGs) companies throughout Mexico. “By establishing a significant manufacturing presence in Mexico, our overall supply chain will be more robust, and we’ll […]

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Siegwerk Buys Italian Company

Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA recently bought the Italian ink manufacturer La Sorgente Spa, a deal that further expands Siegwerk’s domestic business in Italy while strengthening its local coverage, infrastructure, and service for packaging printers, the company says in a news release. Siegwerk is an international supplier of printing inks for packaging applications and […]

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A Look Inside FPA’s Awards Competition

THE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Association (FPA) has conducted an annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition since 1956 to showcase the industry’s innovation and the advances that have changed packaging. Technical innovation and sustainability continue to be a focus of the competition.

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