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Lyondellbasell Holds Annual Global Care Day
LyondellBasell held its 21st Annual Global Care Day with a focus on food security in the fall, with more than 80 manufacturing facilities and office sites participating. The global event supported […]
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Fortis Buys Kala Packaging
Fortis Solutions Group has bought Utah-based Kala Packaging, a printer of pressure-sensitive labels and flexible packaging that offers variable content printing, anti-counterfeit solutions, and food-safe flexible packaging. “We are fortunate […]
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ePac Flexible Packaging Expands into Ghana, Africa
ePac Flexible Packaging is expanding into Ghana, Africa, as the flexible packaging provider extends its network of production plants globally. ePac Flexible Packaging was established in 2016 in the U.S. […]
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TC Transcontinental Appoints Chief Development Officer
TC Transcontinental appointed Eric Morisset as chief development officer. Based in Montréal, Morisset will report to François Olivier, president and CEO, and he will be part of the executive management […]
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Lubrizol Surpasses 2020 Volunteering Goal With Global Day of Service
Lubrizol Corp. surpassed its goal of contributing 2,020 virtual volunteering hours to organizations in the communities it calls home. The Ohio-based company announced the goal at the early onset of […]
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Pregis Buys Technical Machinery Solutions
Pregis, a maker of protective packaging, bought Technical Machinery Solutions (TMS) of Illinois from its privately held owners, and the acquisition includes the Graphic Innovators business at TMS. Pregis produces […]
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Wiedmann to Succeed Forker at Siegwerk
On March 31, Nicolas Wiedmann will replace Siegwerk CEO Herbert Forker, who is retiring after 21 years as CEO. Wiedmann had been with Hella GmbH & Co KGaA, where his […]
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Ripe for Rebound
Mergers and acquisitions in the flexible packaging industry slowed in 2020 as COVID-19 upended the international economy. But as the pandemic ebbs in 2021, the industry will be eager to return to a busier pace for making deals.
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Behind the Annual Awards Contest
David Luttenberger picks up a bag entered in the 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition and holds it up in the air, examining it.
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Judges Bring Varied Experience to Annual Contest
FPA’s annual contest highlighting industry achievements doesn’t just happen: it takes the coordinated work of the key staff at the Flexible Packaging Association and experts in the industry who volunteer a good chunk of their time in the late fall to judge the contest.
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Nova Chemicals and Pregis Support Clean Water
NOVA Chemicals Corp., a producer of chemicals and plastic resins, and Pregis, a supplier of protective packaging solutions, are teaming up to support the Uzima Clean Water Mission. Uzima, an Atlanta-based charity, […]
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Finding the “Wow”
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce was seen as a function of convenience: tap on a keyboard or phone and new shoes arrive at the door.
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Charter Next Generation: Post-Merger
The 2019 merger of Charter NEX and Next Generation Films was the culmination of one process and the beginning of another: taking two companies and knitting them together as one. […]
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