Ryan Ruskin

TAPPI, the leading association for the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and converting industry, announced that Tony Smurfit, Group Chief Executive Officer and President of Smurfit Westrock, has been named TAPPI/PIMA Executive of the Year. Among the highest honors bestowed by TAPPI and PIMA, the Executive of the Year Award is presented…

Walmart does not expect to meet its 2025 plastic packaging reduction and recyclability targets, the retailer revealed in an update published February 28. This follows Walmart saying at the end of 2024 it would miss 2025 and 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. “While we have made significant progress towards our…

Job openings for manufacturing increased by 31,000 to 462,000 in January, according to a report from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The gain was concentrated primarily in durable goods, up 26,000, while nondurable goods job openings rose by a smaller 4,000. The manufacturing job openings rate edged up 0.2 percent…

The global market for Anti-Counterfeit Packaging was valued at $138.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $234.7 billion by 2030, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 9.2 percent from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report from Research and Markets. The growth in the anti-counterfeit packaging…

TAPPI announced it will bestow the title of Fellow on seven members and also named this year’s recipient of the Young Professional of the Year award. The Fellow is an honorary title bestowed upon a small percentage of TAPPI’s membership and is given to individuals who have made extraordinary technical or…

ValorFlex Packaging, a newly formed flexible packaging company located in Dickson, Tennessee, has acquired the assets of Jet Packaging Group, a flexible packaging company known for its market share in lamination and flexographic printing. With this acquisition, ValorFlex Packaging aims to leverage Jet’s strengths to provide enhanced solutions, improved customer experiences,…

All4Labels Global Packaging Group has made strategic investments in infrastructure and technology to enhance its services in South Africa. With the acquisition of a production site in Durban 18 months ago, All4Labels expanded its market presence in South Africa. Since then, the group has integrated the facility into its global network….

Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar announced that Bill Edwards, senior vice president of Paper and Packaging Operations, received the prestigious Excellence in Leadership Award from the Association of Suppliers to the Paper Industry (ASPI) during the organization’s annual conference in Clearwater, Florida. The ASPI Excellence in Leadership Award is presented…

Paul Stack, New Equipment Sales Manager at Phillips, Wisconsin based BW Papersystems, announced that Haltom City, Texas based Harris Packaging Corporation, a member of AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has just welcomed their third BW Papersystems machine, the ServoPro Rotary Die Cutter. “This addition to their fleet underscores our strong partnership…

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania based Amtech Software announced agreements with three companies that will be upgrading their Imaginera system to Amtech’s web-based EnCore system: Cincinnati, Ohio based TPC Packaging Solutions; Riverside, California based Heritage Container; and Portland, Oregon based Northwest Paper Box. EnCore is browser based so users can leverage PCs, Macs,…