Weekly News Roundup

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 […]

TerraCycle, which handles hard-to-recycle waste streams, recently purchased North Coast Services, a New Hampshire-based company specializing in the collection and recycling of universal waste, including electronics waste, televisions, monitors, and batteries across New England. TerraCycle is based in New Jersey and operates in 21 countries. Founder and CEO Tom Szaky says the company entered the […]

Lisa Sun, founder and CEO of Gravitas, will be the keynote speaker at The Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN) Breakfast on November 5, 2024, at PACK EXPO International in Chicago, according to the event organizers. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. during the expo that runs from November 3–6, […]

Flexopack USA Inc., which is based in Greece, recently announced it is building its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. This project calls for a 107,000-square-foot facility and will inject $33 million into the local economy, creating at least 60 new, full-time jobs, according to a news release from the office of Gov. […]

Pennsylvania-based Graham Packaging will be investing $20 million in a Virginia facility, a project that recently spurred tax incentives of $520,000 over a four-year period. Graham Packaging is making the investment at its Altavista plant, which has been in operation for over 15 years, according to a news release from the Campbell County Board of […]

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has named Dan Felton as its new president and CEO. Felton has been executive director of AMERIPEN—the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment, where he led efforts to increase the organization’s membership, revenue, advocacy efforts, and public profile, according to a news release from FPA. AMERIPEN represents the entire […]

Mid South Extrusion (MSE) is investing $17 million to create two new blown film extrusion lines at its plant in Monroe, Louisiana, to support growing demand for its flexible film products. The expansion will create 21 new jobs directly related to the project while retaining 189 positions in the state, according to a news release […]

Amcor has named two executives to new positions, appointments that the company says are designed to accelerate organic growth in the business. Fred Stephan, previously president of Amcor Flexibles North America, has been named chief operating officer and will be responsible for enhancing the company’s ability to leverage and accelerate profitable growth opportunities across the […]

Pepijn Dinandt started September 1, 2024, as the new CEO at Flint Group. Dinandt has more than 30 years of experience in leadership roles, demonstrating an ability to drive growth and deliver results for shareholders, the company said in a statement. “Flint Group is not only a developer of inks and coatings for all printing […]

The Packaging Recycling Summit scheduled for September 16–18, 2024, will include sessions on extended producer responsibility, updates on advanced recycling, a look at consumer behavior with sustainable packaging claims on buying decisions, and various roundtables and networking events. The full agenda for the summit, which will be held in Anaheim, California, includes details about the […]

Reliance Packaging LLC, a manufacturer of printed plastic packaging, will add 32 jobs at its facility in North Carolina as part of a plan to invest more than $7.4 million in its operations there, according to a news release from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. Reliance Packaging, which opened its plant in Aberdeen […]

A webinar series that will examine packaging claims and labeling requirements will begin this fall. Understanding Packaging Claims and Labeling Requirements begins in September 2024 and is sponsored by AMERIPEN—American Institute for Packaging and the Environment. “With different and sometimes conflicting guidelines, it can be tricky to keep up with best practices, laws, and regulations […]

The Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) will hold its second FlexPack Crash Course at PACK EXPO International on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The day-long course will be held during the final day of PACK EXPO International, which starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The ELC […]

Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) recently broke ground on a major expansion of its North American headquarters in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The first phase will expand the warehouse of the machinery manufacturer by 12,000 square feet and the office building by 5,600 square feet, with completion anticipated within 12 months, the company said in July. The […]

The Advanced Recycling: Circularity in Plastics summit will be held August 27–28, 2024, in Akron, Ohio. “As the federally designated tech hub for sustainable polymers, this year’s conference in Akron will facilitate open dialogue across the plastics circularity value chain by providing discussions and networking opportunities to those in the waste management, recycling, petrochemical, polymer […]

AWT Labels & Packaging Inc. (AWT) recently announced the acquisition of American Label Technologies (ALT). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, AWT provides custom labels, flexible packaging, and precision converting solutions for healthcare, consumer brands, and technology companies. Headquartered in Garner, North Carolina, ALT is a provider of radio-frequency identification […]

Dow recently agreed to buy Circulus, which recycles plastic waste into post-consumer resin. This transaction includes two facilities—one in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and the other in Arab, Alabama—with a total capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year. Dow expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2024, subject to customary regulatory approval. Terms of […]

AeroFlexx, the flexible packaging company that launched in 2018 in the United States, will be collaborating with Chemipack, a company based in Poland that supplies liquid concentrates for a variety of applications, including household and personal care products, industrial fluids, and wet wipes. “The collaboration enables AeroFlexx and Chemipack to address industry demand and critical […]