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Visitors to this year’s CPHI Frankfurt event were among the first to discover the latest Esko innovations specifically designed to boost Life Sciences brand packaging quality, efficiency and accuracy. “The Life Sciences sector is one that often has to straddle the line between consumer goods and healthcare, opening up new challenges…

Peabody, Massachusetts based Shawmut Communications Group has announced the installation of a new Koenig & Bauer Allpro 110 flexo folder gluer.  In its 70-plus years of operation, family-owned Shawmut has flourished in the commercial printing market and is now one of the leading best-in-class eco-friendly family-owned firms on the East Coast….

The Water-Based Flexographic Printing Technology Sharing Event in Taiwan, hosted by Kuen Yuh Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd. (KYMC), took place on September 25, 2025. The gathering brought together industry partners and more than 89 participants from 46 printing companies. It highlighted how packaging and printing companies can embrace green, intelligent, and…

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, invites member companies to submit entries for the 2026 AICC Member Milestone Awards, recognizing organizations that, in the 2026 calendar year, are celebrating significant anniversaries of continual operation at 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 years or more. Through the Member Milestone program, AICC honors…

Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific has announced its plans to permanently shut its box plant in Mt. Olive, Illinois, by Dec. 31, said Lauren Campen, senior manager of public affairs and communications for corrugated, via email.  G-P chose to close this location based on a decline in orders along with an assessment…

Memphis, Tennessee based International Paper (IP) has reported a net loss of $1.1 billion for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, reversing a profit of $150 million in the same period of the previous year.  IP states that the result included $675 million of accelerated depreciation tied to recent mill closures….

Atlanta, Georgia based Smurfit Westrock has announced its plans to permanently close a corrugated sheet and box facility in California, and 141 employees will be affected, according to a company worker adjustment and retraining notification letter the state shared with Packaging Dive. The plant in City of Industry, California, is expected…

Empack 2026, taking place at NEC Birmingham on February 11-12, 2026, has opened for registration. Over two days, more than 7,400 visitors, 450 suppliers, and 80 speakers will come together to explore the full packaging supply chain under one roof. From concept to fulfilment, every stage of the journey is represented,…

Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar has received The Fred Schmitt Award for Outstanding Corporate Leadership by the Colorado-based National Recycling Coalition (NRC).  Domtar’s recycled containerboard mill in Kingsport, Tennessee, was honored for showing leadership, innovation and success as a model in recycling and diversion. The Kingsport mill was nominated by…

According to an update on Packaging Dive, Smurfit Westrock was dismissed from the ongoing price-fixing lawsuit brought by Artuso Pastry against the eight major existing paper and packaging companies. But other adjacent entities were also named. Like Graphic Packaging International last month, Smurfit Westrock was dismissed without prejudice. That means a…