Weekly News Roundup

Graphic Packaging Holding Company recently announced that it will buy AR Packaging Group AB, Europe’s second largest producer of fiber-based consumer packaging, for approximately $1.45 billion in cash.

Kathy Bolhous, CEO of Charter Next Generation, recently was named to Forbes magazine’s 50 Over 50 list of women who have achieved great success after turning 50.

Dallas Plastics has acquired Hi-De Liners Inc., according to a news release from Sole Source Capital, which owns Dallas Plastics.

Georgia-based Palmetto Industries plans an expansion of its products—including bulk bags, container liners, and BOPP—into Nicaragua and Latin America through a partnership with CAM Exports LLC.

Private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg is selling 80% of Schur Flexibles Group to B&C Group.

Pennsylvania-based The Griff Network has moved its decorative film facility from Lakewood, New Jersey, to Fallsington, Pennsylvania.

FPA recently joined other trade associations representing some top employers in the U.S. to praise Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla, and Ken Buck, R-Colo., for reintroducing the Aluminum Pricing Examination (APEX) Act (H.R. 2698).

Schur Flexibles Group has expanded its network in the Italian market by buying Sidac SpA, a packaging specialist.

Green Bay Packaging Inc. reported recently that its new paper mill in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is operating, about 30 months after breaking ground on the $500 million project.

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) recently named Stan Blakney as president of its global operations.