Folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products manufacturer Colbert Packaging Corporation has installed a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 printing press at its 109,000ft2 Elkhart manufacturing facility. The ...
Tags: rigid paper boxes, Folding cartons
Philippines-based food, beverage and packaging company San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has acquired Australia’s Vinocor for an undisclosed amount. Vinocor specialises in supplying wine bottle closures and customised bottles in ...
Tags: Wine Packaging, beverage packaging
KapStone Container, a subsidiary of KapStone Paper and Packaging, is planning to boost its business, with an investment of $4.5m. The company is also adding 30 new jobs, with the entire project to include upgrades to the facility and ...
Tags: paper packaging containers, customer demand, Agriculture
Corrugated packaging provider Green Bay Packaging (GBP) has acquired Great Lakes Packaging Corporation and Midland Container Corporation from MidCon Holdings, a portfolio company of Arbor Investments, for an undisclosed amount. MidCon is ...
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Folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products manufacturer Colbert Packaging Corporation has launched patient compliance packaging solutions, MedLock EZT. The new product is a child-resistant, senior-friendly and ...
US-based rigid packaging company TricorBraun has commenced Indian operations with an aim to cater to the growing need for rigid packaging products in the second largest Asian market. The company has opened TricorBraun-India in Mumbai, ...
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) announced today that it has reached an agreement to settle a civil, class action lawsuit filed against PCA and eight other North American manufacturers of containerboard. Under the terms of the ...
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Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has announced plans to convert the No. 3 newsprint machine (D3) situated at its DeRidder, Louisiana mill, US, to containerboard, producing lightweight linerboard and medium. The machine is expected ...
Packaging and distribution of goods is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet damage to goods while in transit has a financial impact on companies and consumers, also in the millions of dollars, according to national industry advisory ...
Packaging Corporation of America reported today fourth quarter record net income of $227 million, or $2.33 per share. Earnings included special items of $1.70 per share of income from the reversal of tax reserves related to alternative ...
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Following the deal, which makes PCA the fourth-largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the US, the group will now operate eight mills and 97 corrugated product plants and other facilities. The combined ...
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Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), a manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated packaging, has completed its previously announced acquisition of the US-based Boise for $1.9bn. The transaction includes $714m of outstanding ...
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has signed an agreement to acquire Boise, a manufacturer of packaging and paper products in the US, for about $1.9bn. The acquisition will allow PCA to increase its containerboard capacity to about ...
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From 14–16 May 2013, a major conference for the glass industry was hosted by Emhart Glass, world leaders in glassmaking machinery. Entitled ‘Leaders Explore the Future of Glass Packaging’, it was held at the lakeside ...
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has reported increase in second quarter 2012 net sales by 7% to $712m compared to $665m in the second quarter 2011. Net income also increased to $45m against $40m in the same period of 2011. Export ...
Tags: Net Sales, Net income, paper mills