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Cosmo Films Limited, a global leader in films for packaging, labelling, lamination, and synthetic paper and an emerging player in specialty chemicals, polymers, and pet care announced expansion by setting up CPP film production line...
Five Star Holding, an integrated flexible packaging company based in Houston, Texas, is proud to announce a partnership with affiliates of The Jordan Company, L.P., a private equity firm with four decades of experience enabling...
All regulatory approvals required for BillerudKorsnäs’ acquisition of Verso, which has been communicated previously, have now been obtained. Therefore, BillerudKorsnäs and Verso agreed that all conditions for completion of the transaction have been fulfilled. The...
Kendall Packaging Corporation, a provider of high-quality flexible packaging solutions serving a variety of markets inside the food, personal care, and pet food industries, announced that David Roche has been promoted to CFO at the...
All American Label & Packaging has merged with Western Shield Label and Packaging, a leading provider of pressure-sensitive prime labels and packaging solutions to the food & beverage, health & beauty, and industrials sectors. Western...
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the winners of its 66th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition. The winning entries...
Huhtamaki’s drive for innovations in sustainability is exemplified with the acquisition of Elif, a prominent enterprise in the flexible packaging business whose products are already nearly all recyclable. Their technologies in flexo printing and polyethylene...
Parkside, a UK-based flexible packaging specialist, has appointed three new members to its board as the business experiences significant international growth. The board expansion has added close to 100 years of industry experience to the...
ALTANA closed the 2021 fiscal year with record results. Sales rose by 22% to €2,667 million (previous year: €2,178 million). As a result, the specialty chemicals group achieved its strongest growth in the past 10...
Established in 2016, and just 6 years old, ePac Flexible Packaging is doubling down on the aggressive growth strategy it has deployed since the company’s creation. ePac will continue to focus on helping small and...
Despite the challenges of the last two-plus years, the sterile packaging community remains steadfast in its commitment to protect and serve patients and their caregivers. Every stakeholder — from regulatory agencies and manufacturers to sterilization...
Stora Enso Oyj’s Annual General Meeting was held on 15 March 2022 at the Company's Head Office in Helsinki, Finland. In order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, a shareholder or his/her...
Tredegar Corporation reported fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021. Fourth quarter 2021 net income from continuing operations was $21.4 million ($0.63 per diluted share) compared to $6.5...
LPS Industries, Moonachie NJ, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer, has been recertified to the latest ISO standards having passed the ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit. The company has maintained an ISO certification for more than...
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), as part of Barry-Wehmiller’s Converting Solutions platform, has filled several key roles on the leadership team in Green Bay in alignment with the platform’s strategic plan to grow local operations...
Verso Corporation announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders held, its stockholders voted to approve the previously announced merger with BillerudKorsnäs AB as well as other related proposals. The merger proposal was supported by...
Action Point, Inc. and Signature Flexible Packaging, Inc., an H.I.G. Capital portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of Techflex Packaging, LLC. Headquartered in Gardena, CA, USA, Techflex provides pouch converting capabilities to short-run, high-SKU...
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that it has completed the sale of its Old Baptist Road (OBR) plant building and assets to Trico Specialty Films of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, an affiliate of Arlin Mfg. Co., Inc., of Lowell,...
C-P Flexible Packaging, a leader in the flexible packaging industry, announces the acquisition of privately held Bass Flexible Packaging, Inc. (Bass). With the addition of Bass, C-P expands into the highly attractive confectionary and health...
Italy-based flexible and rigid packaging supplier Gualapack SpA is opening a sales office in Miami, Florida, that will serve customers in the U.S and Canada. In a statement, company officials said the new office –...
The Closed Loop Leadership Fund, L.P., a private investment fund managed by Closed Loop Partners (CLP), has led a consortium of investors, including the Partnership Fund for New York City, in acquiring a majority stake...
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. announced its financial results for its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter (Q4FY22) and year (FY22) ended January 31, 2022. All financial results referenced are in United States (US) currency and, unless...
Sun Chemical and its parent company, the DIC Corporation, will amend their existing transportation surcharge. In addition, and in order to reflect cost dynamics in the global energy market, an energy surcharge on the entire Color...
Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, will set up a showroom in the Middle East as a result of an agreement reached with Madayn Plastic Company. The Omani...
On the heels of last year's widely-successful inaugural Sterile Packaging Day event, the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC) invites the industry to celebrate Sterile Packaging Day 2022 on Wednesday, April 13. This year's celebration theme...
Flint Group confirms the successful completion of the sale of its XSYS division (XSYS) to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds (Lone Star), a global private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging, announced their Donegal, Ireland facility received the Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS) accreditation that demonstrates compliance in hazard and risk management, hygiene, product safety and quality. The...
Arkema finalized the acquisition of Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business, a first-class leader in high performance adhesives in the United States. This operation marks a major step in Arkema’s strengthening of its Adhesive Solutions segment, and...