Press Releases

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing €280 million in Corrugated Packaging operations across four countries to boost production and to serve customers more efficiently. This includes around €185 million across its central and eastern European Corrugated Solutions plant network and €95 million at Mondi Swiecie’s containerboard mill in Poland - demonstrating Mondi’s commitment to its customers, its people, and to responsible and sustainable produ

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Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, and Bomplastic, a company that specializes in practical and innovative solutions for the flexible packaging sector, have reached an agreement for the Brazilian company to acquire a Comexi F2 MB flexographic press. This acquisition will allow Bomplastic to offer more diversified and innovative products, thus meeting the needs of various market niches. "We are very pleased with the acqu

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Graphic Packaging International, the leading manufacturer of fiber-based consumer packaging solutions, has enhanced its range of sustainable multipack packaging for the beverage industry. In line with its commitment to ongoing product innovation in support of a more circular economy, the business has launched EnviroClip – a minimal material, paperboard alternative to plastic rings and shrink film for standard beverage cans. “EnviroClip enables beverage companies to signi

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Cold Chain Technologies, LLC, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners and leading global provider of thermal packaging solutions for the transportation of temperature-sensitive products for the life sciences industry, today announced that it has acquired Packaging Technology Group, LLC ("PTG"), a leading provider of sustainable, curbside-recyclable thermal packaging solutions for the life sciences industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisitio

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Huston Patterson and Sigma Graphics, leading suppliers of high-graphic printed materials, today announced the companies have merged with Lewisburg Printing Company (“LPC”). LPC, a portfolio company of Radial Equity Partners, manufactures printed materials and packaging for a broad range of markets, including personal care, food & beverage, healthcare, and other consumer markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1895 in Decatur, IL, Huston Patte

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Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has unveiled a state-of-the-art flexo printing line at its plant in Gronau, Germany. The new machinery will service the hygiene industry’s growing demand for advanced printing options for films and laminates and deliver greater flexibility in feminine care pouch wrapping designs and film choices. Mondi’s investment in the ten-colour flexo press means the company is now able to supply flexo printing services alongside its exi

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Sisecam, the only global company operating in all core areas of glass production, held the groundbreaking ceremony for its EUR 255 million greenfield glass packaging facility in Kaposvar, Hungary on March 17. The facility is Sisecam's first glass packaging production site in Europe and will allow the company to introduce its quality glass packaging products to the European market more easily. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter

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Packaging Corporation of America will hold a conference call on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss first quarter 2022 results. First quarter earnings results will be released after the market closes on Monday, April 25, 2022. To access the conference call, please dial (877) 370-2526 (U.S. and Canada) or (720) 634-2764 (International) by 8:45 a.m. (Eastern Time). The conference call leader will be Mark Kowlzan, and the conference ID is 2881874. A r

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Global packaging leader TricorBraun announced today that it has acquired UK rigid packaging leader Neville and More, further expanding its presence in Europe and around the world. Neville and More is a leading glass, plastics, and aluminum packaging provider for many well-known household brands across multiple end markets, including health care, pharma, personal care, and food & beverage. "Our acquisition of Neville and More, a well-respected leader in the UK pack

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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 medium brands achieve big brand presence, recognizing the importance of this sector in driving economic growth in all corners of the globe. 2021 was a strong year for the company, again seeing sales growth in excess of 50% YoY, and an increase in production capacity o

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At the CCE International Corrugated and Carton Exhibition, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. announced its newest ultra-high-speed inkjet solution for the corrugated market – the EFI™ Nozomi 14000 LED press. This advanced direct-to-board digital press leverages world-class Nozomi single-pass UV LED inkjet technology with improvements that bring enhanced productivity, reliability, value and flexibility to the industrial packaging segment. Available this year, the 1.4-metre-wi

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LiquiGlide®, the inventors of a breakthrough technology that is revolutionizing products, packaging, processes, and patient experiences by eliminating the friction between solids and liquids, announced today that Colgate will be expanding the availability of its clear, recyclable toothpaste package enabled by LiquiGlide's EveryDrop™ technology to Canada. The introduction of Colgate Elixir in Canada follows the launch of the brand in Europe last spring. Colgate Elixir i

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The Massman Companies, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery, announces today the acquisition of New England Machinery, Inc., a privately held company based in Bradenton, FL. New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM) builds superior quality machines to improve efficiencies in packaging production lines worldwide. NEM product lines include bottle Unscramblers, Orienters, Cappers, Retorquers, and Lidders. NEM also provides several types of specialty equipment including Pluggers, Pump Sort

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Item Products, the UK's leading designer and producer of components for the packaging industry, will be showcasing their extensive range of innovative solutions at EmpackGorinchem, held in the Netherlands on 5-7 April 2022. The company, which has recently established a new distributor agreement for the Benelux region with Belgium company, Allsign, will be exhibiting on stand E140. Being the first time that Item Products has exhibited outside the UK since the start of t

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Premier Packaging is proud to have signed The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon across the packaging company’s operations by 2040. Premier is among more than 300 business and organizations worldwide who have signed the Pledge, working together to crack the climate crisis and solve the challenges of decarbonizing our economy. The Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040. Signatories commit to three areas of actio

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