June 2025

Elkhart, Indiana based Welch Packaging announced that its Chicago crew broke their own record on May 22 by producing 204,013 boxes on an 8-hour shift. “This was made possible by an outstanding crew and good planning,” the company said on Linkedin.“In the box business, safety, quality and through-put are key to…

EyeC GmbH hosted an open house at its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, May 13-14. More than 50 national and international trade visitors from the printing, packaging and pharmaceutical industries were in attendance. The two-day event focused on practical live demonstrations, presentations on the latest developments and solutions, as well as personal…

Hunt Valley, Maryland based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) Corrugating Machinery Division (CMD) announced two key leadership transitions supporting the company’s vision for continued growth and innovation across North America. Daisuke Oda has been appointed President of MHIA CMD from the Service Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Mihara, Japan. Oda…

Hybrid Software, a provider of prepress and workflow solutions for the label and packaging industry, together with its industry partners, concluded an inaugural Fusion Packaging Summit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event brought together 180 attendees from 23 countries, along with 14 sponsor partners, for four days of innovation, collaboration and…

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the 65th Paper Industry Annual Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey. The report provides detailed data on US paper industry capacity and production compiled by the AF&PA statistics team. The industry utilized its assets more effectively with total paper and paperboard operating rate reaching…

Smurfit Westrock recently confirmed it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in Forney, Texas. The specialty coating facility at Forney will not be impacted. As a result, the company’s containerboard and CRB capacity is expected to…

A collaboration in Finland has led to an advancement in sustainable packaging. A natural biocolorant derived from roasted coffee production side streams has been successfully used in flexographic printing on fiber-based packaging. Natural Indigo Finland, in partnership with Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), has developed a water-based ink using biocolorant…

Back by popular demand, the Paperboard Packaging Council announced that the PPC Next: Leadership Summit will return for its second annual meeting July 30-August 1. This exclusive, interactive meeting will dig deeper to unite, ignite, and build the most promising leaders in the paperboard packaging industry. The interactive workshops will encourage…