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Filton Packaging has installed a new Bobst Vision CI flexographic press and attained FSSC 22000 certification for food safety at its Dandenong South, Australia, facility The investment in the Bobst Vision CI press marks a major upgrade for the Melbourne-based converter, offering central impression flexographic printing with enhanced registration accuracy, repeatability…

Bay Cities recently celebrated its 69th birthday with Bay Day. Since 1956, Bay Cities has stood out in the world of industrial packaging, retail packaging and in-store displays by staying true to its core: innovation, sustainability, and 100% employee ownership. As the fiscal year wrapped at the end of June, Bay…

Labelexpo Europe 2025, being held September 16-19 in Barcelona, Spain, will feature The Label Trail, a guided experience from concept to consumer. The initiative is developed by companies such as: Avery Dennison, CERM, CarbonQuota, Esko, Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM), KURZ, SCRIBOS and Xeikon.  Aligning with the show’s focus on sustainability and innovation,…

AICC has announced the upcoming launch of its Next Generation Executives Program, a premier 18-month educational experience designed to prepare high-potential professionals in the packaging industry for executive and C-suite leadership roles.  Officially beginning in Fall 2025, this program offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on the strategic, operational, and financial leadership…

Bear Island, Niagara Falls Operations Montreal, Quebec based Cascades has announced the early closure of corrugated medium manufacturing operations in Niagara Falls in light of notable tonnage increases at Bear Island. According to reports from industry analysts, second-quarter sales in its packaging business were reported to be stable as shipments were…

Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, international supplier of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase Allinova, a specialty chemicals company with coating expertise located in Hengelo, the Netherlands.  Following the completion of the acquisition, Gijs Elfrink, Founder and Owner, and Bob Horsthuis,…

According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state this week, Smurfit Westrock is closing a facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The site produces “corrugated packaging such as standard cases, boxes and trays suitable for all industries,” Smurfit Westrock said on its website. Production will move to other…

The latest episode of AICC’s Breaking Down Boxes, “Behind the Curtain,” offers an inspiring and unfiltered look into the entrepreneurial journey of Howard Bertram, President and Founder of Complete Design & Packaging in Concord, North Carolina.  Hosted by George Perreira of Moyy and Brian Suarez of Inter-Continental Corp., the episode dives…

Heather Cassidy has been named Account Manager for KDV Label. With over a decade of experience in project leadership, customer service and cross-functional collaboration, Cassidy will focus on supporting key customer relationships and delivering service across KDV’s growing markets. …

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the fifth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was by Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply…