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Monday, October 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Obituary - Richard F. (Rich) Eastwood, Industry Leader, Past President and Hall of Fame Winner » Richard F. (Rich) Eastwood, Chairman and CEO of The Central Group, Mississauga, Ontario, passed away on Saturday, Septe...
Sunday, October 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Vanguard Packaging Expands Operations, Invests in Digital with HP PageWide C500 Press » HP’s water-based inks, waste reduction, and operational efficiency a good match for Vanguard - ‘the most sustainable packa...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Mike Devito Joins K.B. Reiter, LLC as Sales Consultant » Keith B. Reiter, President of K.B. Reiter, LLC, is pleased to announce that Mike DeVito has joined the firm as a Sales Con...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) JB Gives Away Taylormade at Corrugated Week » JB Machinery was proud to present a TaylorMade Twistface driver to one lucky boxmaker attendee at Corrugated Week 2018. On...
Monday, October 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Flint Group to Raise Prices due to Tariffs and Freight » In this final quarter of 2018, the print industry continues to face relentless raw material shortages, worsening supply ch...
Monday, October 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Smurfit Kappa Announces Introduction of New Shelf Facer Technology » The Ireland-based corrugated packaging company, Smurfit Kappa, has announced the introduction of its new packaging solutio...
Monday, October 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) WestRock to Incur Higher Costs Due to Hurricane Florence » WestRock Company WRK , which operates an extensive network of mill and converting facilities in South Carolina, North C...
Monday, October 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Konica Minolta & Memjet Form Strategic Partnership » Collaboration creates affordable digital label and print-on-demand packaging solutions for the North American Market R...
Monday, October 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) American Packaging in Midst of $3.5 Million Upgrade » A $3.5 million expansion at a corrugated-box manufacturing company in south Hutchinson will take the plant “from the stone...
Friday, September 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Xante' Proud to Be Honored with “Three Red Hot” Awards at Print 18 » Three new Xante' products have been recognized as some of the most innovative technologies being presented at PRINT18.&nbs...
Friday, September 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Vanguard Packaging Expands Operations, Invests in Digital with HP Pagewide c500 Press » Vanguard Packaging today announced the purchase of its first HP PageWide C500 Press for the mainstream production...
Friday, September 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pamarco & Trelleborg » Pamarco has executed an agency agreement with Trelleborg for distribution of their flexographic product line in the Uni...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Jana Harris, President of Harris Packaging, Threw the First Pitch at Texas Rangers/Tampa Bay Game » It was University of Texas – Arlington (UTA) Night at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday September 19. UTA...
Monday, September 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Papermaking Giant (West Rock) Set to Bolster Its SC Presence » One company’s castoffs are another’s corporate conquest. That more or less sums up the circuitous combination of t...
Monday, September 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Corrugated Foundation Helps Establish University Labs » The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation has helped establish corrugated packaging design labs at Rutgers Univers...
Monday, September 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) EFI Nozomi and VUTEk h3 Win Two Prestigious SGIA Product of the Year Awards » SGIA has recognized Electronics For Imaging, Inc. technologies with two prestigious SGIA Product of the Year Awards...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Young Shin USA / Stock to Exhibit at Print 18 in Chicago » Phillip Mack, National Sales Manager of Young Shin USA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korean-based Young Shin...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Central Group Acquires Packaging Technologies Inc » The Central Group has acquired Packaging Technologies Inc, a designer and manufacturer of high impact graphic corrugated...
Monday, September 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Resolute Forest Products to Sell Its Recycled Pulp Mill in Fairmont, West Virginia (To Nine Dragons) » Resolute Forest Products Inc. has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with NDPaper LLC, a subsidiary of Nin...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Young Shin Industries, Announces Print Solutions Has Acquired a Second Diecutter with EZ Feeder » Phillip Mack, National Sales Manager of Young Shin USA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korean-based Young Shin...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) WestRock and KapStone Election Deadline Set » WestRock Company (" WestRock ") (NYSE: WRK) and KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation ("KapStone") (NYSE:...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Cascades Announces the Optimization of Its Corrugated Sheet Plant Capacity in Ontario » Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, announces pla...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) ESKO Holds Seminars in Five Cities » Esko will be conducting a series of five full-day educational seminars for packaging professionals over the next several...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Japan Patent Awarded to Innovative Xante Enterprise Feeder » Xante has been granted Japan Patent Number 6348602 recognizing the Enterprise High-Speed Feed System as a unique innovatio...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Xante Hits the Road in September » Xante Hits the Road in September Exhibiting its innovative products at major trade shows and other venues...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) EFI Sells First Nozomi Digital Press in Canada » Whitebird, an independent Canadian box maker, will offer faster turnaround and greater versatility in high-end corrug...
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Durst partners with DuraMark Technologies for Two Digital Tau 330 UV Presses » DuraMark Technologies near Indianapolis, IN is focused on durable labels. In fact, their logo itself is cleverly a warning...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Peachtree Packaging Expands Capacity » U.S. sheet plant installs Göpfert five-color dual die-cutting line Peachtree Packaging & Display ’s new Göpf...
Monday, August 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Mid-America Display Selects Young Shin Zenith 210 Plus Diecutter for HQ Operations » Phillip Mack, National Sales Manager of Young Shin USA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korean-based Young Shin...
Monday, August 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pamarco to Exhibit at CorrExpo 2018 » Pamarco, a world-class manufacturer of consumables for the printing industry, will be exhibiting at the CorrExpo in Indian...
Monday, August 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Koenig & Bauer Issues Name Changes for KBA North America and KBA Canada » On the occasion of Koenig & Bauer's 200th anniversary last year, the company went back to its roots and returned to it...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MacDermid Technology Honored » MacDermid Graphics Solutions has been selected to receive a 2018 InterTech™ Technology Award for its Anti-Fluting Plate Te...
Monday, August 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Kodak Announces Plans to Sell Its Flexographic Packaging Division » Proceeds will first be used to repay outstanding debt; Kodak will focus on demonstrated growth areas of SONORA environment...
Monday, August 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) New Green Bay Packaging Mill Gets County Approval » Update: Corrects the amount of Brown County's infrastructure cost Redevelopment plans to clear a path for a new, half-...
Monday, August 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Lovepac Montreal Selected for Sustainable Development Program » Over the years the term ‘environmentally friendly’ has been thrown around and means different things in diverse business s...
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