In a recent announcement, Chicago, Illinois based Johns-Byrne, a leading provider of premium packaging solutions, shared its plans for growth along with strategic investments across key areas of the business. With a rich history, the company has built a reputation on a culture rooted in customer experience and operational excellence while…
Biddeford, Maine based Volk Packaging has promoted Cody Sevigny to the newly created role of Plant Superintendent, where he will oversee all production operations. Sevigny has held multiple positions since joining the company, including machine operator, forklift driver, and production supervisor. “Cody has done an exceptional job as a supervisor and…
Cover Label, North Hills, California, has installed a Domino N730i digital UV inkjet label press. This decision marks a milestone for the Los Angeles-based label converter, which has grown from a modest flexographic print shop into an operation serving diverse industries including food and beverage, cosmetics, health, and other consumer packaged…
Circular Action Alliance (CAA), the producer responsibility organization (PRO) implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) for paper and packaging in California, has opened an updated registration portal for all producers obligated under California’s packaging EPR law, Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. CAA encourages obligated producers to complete their registration…
Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar Paper Company LLC was joined by local elected leaders, including Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, for the ground-breaking of a project that will modernize a section of the 113-year-old Rothschild Dam on Lake Wausau in Wisconsin. Last month, Gov. Evers signed the 2025-27 Biennial Budget, which…
Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar has awarded 107 grants in 2025 through its $2K Your Way program. The program, which gives employees the opportunity to apply for grants to support causes they care about, is part of Domtar’s community investment framework, Domtar Connects, which launched in April 2025, complements owner…
Xeikon has announced the return of its live educational event series, with the next installment, Unboxed: A Xeikon Learning Experience. Taking place at the Xeikon North American Innovation Center (XIC) in Elgin, Illinois, this full-day, in-person experience will bring together label and packaging professionals on September 25, 2025. Designed for those…
Bartlett, Illinois based Platinum Converting, a provider of print and packaging converting services, has announced its acquisition of Chicago Laminating, a name for Lamination & Specialty Coating services. The acquisition is part of Platinum Converting’s continued effort to better serve the printing, packaging and converting industries. This acquisition reflects Platinum Converting’s…
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has announced its 2025 Canada Fall Meeting, inviting members of the independent corrugated industry to gather for an afternoon and evening of learning, networking, and fun at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, ON, on Thursday, October 16. The program begins with the Speakers Series, headlined by keynote…
For more than a decade, students at Valley Central High School in Montgomery, New York, have been learning a surprising lesson: corrugated is far more than the box their online orders arrive in. Under the guidance of technology teacher Nick Longo and corrugated industry veteran Richard Goldberg, the students have engineered…