Weekly News Roundup

ePac Flexible Packaging (ePac) will open its first manufacturing facility in Australia later this year.

C-P Flexible Packaging recently bought privately held Fruth Custom Packaging and an affiliated company, Cleanroom Film and Bag, both of which specialize in making flexible rollstock and pre-made pouches used in cleanroom environments.

Garlock Printing and Converting recently named Jim Squatrito as the new CEO.

Huhtamaki recently announced that it is buying Elif Holding, a major supplier of sustainable flexible packaging to global brand owners.

Pennsylvania-based C-P Flexible Packaging recently announced that it has bought Prestige-Pak Inc., a privately held manufacturer in Wisconsin focusing on printed packaging films for the retail food markets.

MacDermid Graphics Solutions plans the Flexo Xperience Center (The FXC) in partnership with SOMA that should open next year.

Polykar recently reported breaking ground on a 50,000 square-foot plant in Edmonton, Alberta, where its recycling efforts will be increased.

Tekni-Plex has signed a definitive purchase agreement to buy Grupo Phoenix.

Parkside has announced a significant investment in the latest flexible packaging production technology at its Malaysian headquarters, Packaging News recently reported.

ProAmpac recently reported that it bought Ultimate Packaging, a maker of flexographic and digitally printed flexible packaging.

DIC Corp. has closed on the acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE).