Ryan Ruskin
ASPI Honors Bill Edwards With Excellence In Leadership Award
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…
Harris Packaging Invests In BW Papersystems Die Cutter
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…
Three Companies Invest In Amtech EnCore Systems
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,…
Stafford Partners With Policart On Red Anvil Covers
Indian Trail, North Carolina based Stafford Corrugated Products has announced its new partnership with Policart, a leading manufacturer of red anvil covers. Stafford is now an official distributor of the Policart red anvil cover. The new relationship has elevated Stafford to become the industry’s premiere supplier of anvil covers. “Stafford has…
Flint Group Opens Montreal Distribution Facility
Flint Group, a global provider of inks and coatings for the printing and packaging sectors, has opened a new distribution facility in Montreal, Quebec. The facility will warehouse and distribute Flint Group’s water-based, UV curable, and UV LED dual-curing inks, as well as coatings for narrow web applications. Previously, customers in…
AICC Midwest Region Offering Two Scholarships
Cassi Malone, Vice President of Sales, Corrugated Supplies and AICC Midwest Region Director, announced the Midwest Region is offering two $5000 scholarships to children or grandchildren of full-time employees of companies who are members or associate members in good standing of AICC Midwest Region. The AICC Midwest Region’s objective is to…
INX International Opens New Facility In Brazil
INX International held an open house event on February 27, with invited guests touring its new flexographic and gravure manufacturing facility in Cabreuva, Brazil. Representatives from INX and parent company Sakata INX, as well as local officials, were in attendance. It is located in Sao Paulo, the same state where INX…
NAM: Trade Policies Shake Up Manufacturers’ Economic Outlook
Manufacturers are increasingly worried about the future of trade and rising raw material costs, according to the Q1 2025 National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey. In the most recent survey, trade uncertainties moved to the top of the list of manufacturers’ concerns—with 76.2 percent of respondents citing them as…
David Schwerbel Wins TAPPI Paul Magnabosco Award
TAPPI, the association for the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and converting industry, has announced that David Schwerbel, PE, has been named winner of the distinguished Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Award. The award recognizes remarkable leadership and service to one or more TAPPI Local Sections. Recipients are individuals whose exceptional…
Flexo Print Powers Packaging Expansion
Global value of flexographic printing in 2024 was $230.5 billion, and is forecast to increase at a 3.0 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through to 2029, according to Smithers, global authority on print and packaging markets.Data from its newly published market report — The Future of Flexographic Printing Markets to…