Press Releases

The Joseph Company, the recognized global leader in self-contained cooling and innovative beverage packaging solutions and Innopack, a metal packaging industry leader whom export to 65 countries, are proud to announce a global supply agreement for the breakthrough Joseph Keg™, which is a Five (5) Liter Keg technology that features a patented inside pressurized system. The new Joseph Keg™ eliminates excess foaming and allows the consumer to activate, pour a beverage, store in their

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a leading provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners, LP is pleased to announce the acquisition of Profecta Labels Inc. based in St-Hubert, Quebec. Profecta Labels Inc. is a Canadian flexographic and digital manufacturer of labels and flexible packaging printing serving the industrial, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food and beverage end-markets in North America. Fortis Preside

Berlin Packaging, the world's largest hybrid packaging supplier®, received 12 awards from the 2022 National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) Packaging Awards, the most given to a single supplier. The NACD Awards celebrate the most innovative packaging solutions released during the previous year. Including these latest victories, Berlin Packaging has now amassed over 100 NACD awards in 10 years. Winning three Gold, four Silver, and five Bronze awards, Berlin Packa

Berlin Packaging, the world's largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier®, announced today the acquisition of Panvetri, a family-owned supplier of glass and metal packaging for the wine and olive oil industries. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Modugno (Bari) in southern Italy, Panvetri serves a wide range of wine estates, cooperative wineries, oil mills, and food manufacturers, mainly in the Apulia and Basilicata regions. In addition to wine and olive oil bottles, Panvetri's

Max Solutions, Inc., a differentiated specialty packaging platform founded by industry veterans Marc Shore and Dennis Kaltman, announced today the formation of a joint venture with PaperFoam BV. The joint venture will leverage PaperFoam’s existing US based manufacturing facility, located in Wilmington, North Carolina, to increase the sales of 100% compostable sustainable packaging in the North American market. Max Solutions was founded in November 2021 with funding from private equity f

Flexible packaging and material science leader, ProAmpac, is pleased to introduce their latest ProActive Sustainability® innovation, ProActive Recyclable® R-2000S. This pioneering polyethylene-based film fulfills the market need for a recyclable packaging option that withstands the demands of a microwave heating environment. ProActive Recyclable R-2000S is a patent-pending polyethylene-based film designed to run on high-speed form/fill/seal equipment and is pre-qualified for store dro

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging that reduces plastic waste. The companies have created a new packaging for liquid refills that is designed so that it can be entirely emptied. The berlingot sachet is made from a recyclable mono-material, coextruded polyethylene (PE). It not only weighs less but also reduces plastic usage by more than 75% compared to rigid plastic bottles. The re

Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, and Geissmann Papier AG, a Swiss company that specializes in the production of flexible packaging, have strengthened their strategic alliance with the acquisition by the Swiss company of a Comexi F2 MP. This central drum flexographic press machine, to be installed at the Dottikon headquarters in early 2022, will allow Geissmann Papier AG to further strengthen its leading position in the highly de

Global packaging leader TricorBraun announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire PB Packaging ("PB"), a wholly-owned business of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX: PPG) ("Pro-Pac"), expanding its presence in Australia. One of Australia's leading providers of plastic and glass packaging, PB is a one-stop shop for rigid packaging needs, serving customers in the health, industrial, food, and automotive industries. "We are excited

Georgia-Pacific today announced it has officially opened new facilities in McDonough, Georgia and Jonestown, Pennsylvania to produce an innovative, recyclable paper padded mailer. When combined with the recently added manufacturing capacity of a third production line at the company’s Phoenix-area plant, Georgia-Pacific has expanded its recyclable mailer production by 350% to help meet growing demand for more sustainable e-commerce packaging options. GP has been supplying the r

Corrugated converting business Complete Design & Packaging (CDP) is doubling its investment in the single-pass inkjet digital print technology that has helped make it an industry innovation and growth leader. The Concord, N.C.-based company is installing its second ultra-high-speed Nozomi direct-to-corrugated solution from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. – a new EFI™ Nozomi 14000 LED digital press. CDP was the first business in the U.S. to install EFI’s 71-inch wide Nozomi

Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, agrees with Masaka Business Solutions, based in Casablanca/Morocco, on a distribution partnership for the successful Tau RSC label printing systems in the North and West Africa region. Masaka Business Solutions is headed by Houssine Chekkar, who has more than 20 years of expertise in the printing industry and has held senior positions at Xerox and HP Indigo in the region. The partnership is intended to continu

Global packaging leader TricorBraun announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire PBFY, one of the largest flexible packaging distributors in North America, from retail and promotional packaging supplier Pacific Western Sales (PWS). The acquisition expands TricorBraun's award-winning flexible packaging division, TricorBraun Flex. California-based PBFY has provided flexible packaging services for many well-known brands in the food, coffee, tea, and health and b

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has submitted a full planning application to build a new state-of-the-art $200 million (£150 million) beverage can plant in Northern Ireland. AMP plans to build the new plant at Global Point, Newtownabbey near Belfast, close to key local customers including Diageo and Coca-Cola (Hellenic). It is expected that the approximately 40,000 square metres manufacturing facility will create approximately 160 direct jobs (FTE) on site, alongside a further 30

Canon Production Printing and Canon Inc. today announce the acquisition of UK-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer Edale, with the aim of strengthening Canon’s label and packaging business, and creating opportunities for future developments. Through this acquisition, Canon is intensifying its long-term strategy to provide turn-key solutions for the label and packaging sectors. The move will enable Canon Production Printing to further develop its LabelStream 4000 p