February 2024
AICC EL Webinar To Feature Mark Mathes Of Vanguard Packaging
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, invites Emerging leaders to hear a Conversation With Mark Mathes at 3:00 p.m. ET on February 28. This is the first in a series of quarterly conversations with leaders, from inside and outside of the industry to give AICC Emerging Leaders new perspectives and ideas. Mathes,…
Dusobox Corp. Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Orlando, Florida based Dusobox Corporation filed a petition last month with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, Orlando, FL to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S.Bankruptcy Code. John and Richard Kelley authorized the Chapter 11 on behalf of the stockholders in order to protect the company’s future….
Coca-Cola to Shutter Plant with Hundreds of Layoffs
Operations will be moved to a third-party co-packer.
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EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kimball, Nebraska, Facility
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 14, 2024) – Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. will pay $270,412 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Nebraska regulations governing hazardous waste management, and the terms of its Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permits. According to the U.S….
Survey Says: Cannabis Users Will Pay More for Gifty Packaging
New Valentine’s Day packaging for cannabis flower tests the research-backed idea that many consumers will pay more for high-end cannabis packaging.
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Packaging by the Numbers 2024
Packaging market reports for beer packaging, glass packaging, protective packaging, beverage packaging, and active packaging, are featured in this slideshow.
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When Packaging Goes Wrong
“Evil” packaging designs make us think we’re buying one thing but we’re actually purchasing something else.
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Pharmapack’s Report Predicts High Growth for Contract Packaging
Survey results suggest positive prospects for contract packagers serving the pharmaceutical industry, along with a renewed commitment to sustainability in 2024.
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Volk Packaging Appoints Joe Curesky As First COO
Biddeford, Maine based Volk Packaging Corporation announced that Joe Curesky has accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer. Curesky has a long and distinguished career in the box business. He was formerly with Westrock, Southern Container, and Weyerhaeuser before joining Volk. “After working in the integrated world for…
Sonoco To Close Paperboard Mill In Sumner, Washington
Hartsville, South Carolina based Sonoco Products Co., one of the largest global packaging companies, announced that it will permanently close its uncoated paperboard (URB) mill operations in Sumner, Washington effective immediately. The mill has been in operation since 1915 and owned by Sonoco since 1980. It has a capacity of 40,000…