Ryan Ruskin
KAVA Reveals New Investment In Chinese Market First
Edale, the British manufacturer of flexographic presses for the carton and label sectors, is entering the Chinese market having secured a new deal with folding carton converter, KAVA. Jiangsu, China-based KAVA is to install a flexo-based FL5 press and servo-driven web-fed FDC-600 flatbed die-cutter, creating a fully inline single-pass carton…
DS Smith North America Launches New PackRight Workshops
Atlanta, Georgia based DS Smith, a fiber-based packaging manufacturer, announced the launch of PackRight 2.0, a hybrid collaboration experience. The new offering features interactive workshops to help businesses in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), e-commerce and other industries innovate and enhance the sustainability of their packaging using DS Smith’s proprietary…
Peczuh Printing & Paperbox Appoints Brandon Henderson To VP Of Sales
Price, Utah based Peczuh Printing & Paperbox announced that Brandon Henderson has joined the team at Vice-President of Sales to enhance their continued growth and expansion. Brandon is a seasoned sales leader with over 13 years of experience in the packaging industry. The company says he excels in high-growth, dynamic environments…
3 Radical Thoughts on Sustainable Profitability
CEOs need to hold their company’s sustainability efforts to the same standards as they do their financial efforts. Here’s why and how. …
Anderson & Vreeland Names Michelle Garza Director of Strategic Accounts
Michelle Garza has been named Director of Strategic Accounts for the North America operations of Anderson & Vreeland, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of flexographic printing supplies and equipment. With a career spanning more than 30 years in the flexographic and letterpress industry, Garza brings a wealth of expertise in photopolymer…
Kernic Systems Scrap System Installed At Norlands Box Co.
Burlington, Ontario based Kernic Systems announced the recent completion of the installation of a compact scrap recovery system for the new Norlands Box Company Corrugated Sheet Plant in Surrey, British Columbia. The compact, turn-key system is designed to handle scrap material from up to two production machines. This system includes a…
AF&PA VP Speak at the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum
AF&PA’s Vice President of Industry Affairs, Terry Webber, will join the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum taking place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 29-30. The 2-day business conference will spotlight sustainable packaging solutions that work for consumers, the environment and business reality. Terry will join more than 150+ key stakeholders to assess what…
Shooting Overshadows Progress in Sustainability
Last month, not even an exclusive look into the packaging strategy from the CEO at Kraft Heinz could trump our report on the attempted assassination. …
UPM Raflatac Unveils Carbon Action Portfolio
According to the UN, only 15 percent of the Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track. In September 2023, UPM joined the UN Global Compact Forward Faster initiative to accelerate this pace. To demonstrate its commitment to the Climate Action initiative and help its customers reduce the carbon footprint of their…
CMC Packaging Partners With Mondi On eCommerce Packaging Solutions
Mondi, a global supplier of sustainable paper and packaging, and CMC Packaging Automation, a global supplier of automated packaging on-demand solutions, announced their strategic partnership. Mondi has been designated as the preferred kraft paper partner for CMC’s state-of-the-art packaging systems. The collaboration will focus on developing packaging solutions that leverage the…