KapStone Paper and Packaging announced that the Board of Directors elected Paula H.J. Cholmondeley as a director of the company, effective 11 August 2016. Ms. Cholmondeley joins the Board of Directors as a Class B director with a term ...
KaMin announced today that it will increase prices for hydrous kaolin clay products for the global paper and packaging industry 6-8% effective 1 October 2016. "This price increase is necessary to ensure our long term sustainability," ...
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Packaging machinery supplier Bobst and BHS Corrugated have been awarded a contract by Mexican paper and packaging manufacturer Grupo Gondi to supply and install 11 new production lines. The contract scope includes purchase of two BHS ...
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South African paper and packaging company Mondi Group has agreed to acquire ZAO Uralplastic-N (Uralplastic). The deal has been signed with Joint Stock Company Rusnano and a private investor to acquire Uralplastic, for undisclosed amount. ...
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Life just got brighter for organizations that value the critical role that premium paper plays in successful brand marketing. Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, today ...
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Central National Gottesman (CNG), a sales and marketing organization in the global pulp, paper and forest products industry, announced today that its Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire the business of C.J. Duffey Paper Company in ...
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Tekscan announce the release of the new Nip Pressure Alignment Tool (NPAT). This tool is used to capture nip footprints and relative pressure distribution between nip rollers in the printing, paper, and packaging industries. This tool ...
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US-based Victory Packaging is set to open a new warehouse and distribution center in Chicago in April to expand its packaging-related operations in the region. The new 275,000ft2 facility will be located in Aurora, a suburb of Chicago, ...
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Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has announced the expansion of its LusterCote packaging line. The addition of new heavyweight options provides press operators, brand owners and ...
Paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa has acquired two Brazilian paper-based packaging companies including Industria de Embalagens Santana (INPA) and Paema Embalagens, for nearly €186m. INPA and Paema combinedly have three ...
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Corrugated packaging company Pratt Industries has recently commissioned a new $260m containerboard production line at its greenfield paper mill in Valparaiso, in the US state of Indiana. The OptiConcept M board making line was supplied by ...
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KapStone Paper and Packaging has announced that due to seasonally softer market conditions, it will temporarily curtail operations at its Longview Mill beginning 21 December. The curtailment is expected to last seven days for the entire ...
Paper and packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire Cenveo Packaging in a $105m deal. Based in Connecticut, the US, Cenveo Packaging operates six facilities across North America where it produces folded carton, shrink sleeve and ...
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South African paper and packaging firm Mondi has acquired 95% stake in a flexible packaging company KSP in South Korea. KSP operates a production plant in Seoul, in addition to having an interest in another plant in Thailand. Nearly ...
Crown Paper Group has completed the acquisition of Montebello Container, an independent corrugated sheet manufacturer based in Southern California, US. Montebello president Anthony Salcido and vice-president John Salcido will continue ...
Tags: Crown Paper, corrugated sheet, sheet feeder, Container