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Smurfit Westrock recently confirmed it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in Forney, Texas. The specialty coating facility at Forney will not be impacted. As a result, the company’s containerboard and CRB capacity is expected to…

A collaboration in Finland has led to an advancement in sustainable packaging. A natural biocolorant derived from roasted coffee production side streams has been successfully used in flexographic printing on fiber-based packaging. Natural Indigo Finland, in partnership with Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), has developed a water-based ink using biocolorant…

Back by popular demand, the Paperboard Packaging Council announced that the PPC Next: Leadership Summit will return for its second annual meeting July 30-August 1. This exclusive, interactive meeting will dig deeper to unite, ignite, and build the most promising leaders in the paperboard packaging industry. The interactive workshops will encourage…

Imageworx, a provider of prepress services and flexographic plates for the narrow and wide web flexo printing market, has installed North America’s first Eco3’s full suite of flexographic technologies, including software, equipment, and consumables. Imageworx will also function as a demonstration facility for the Eco3 total flexo products. The installation will…

AMERIPEN, a policy and advocacy organization representing the entire packaging value chain, announced the appointment of Lynn Dyer as its new Executive Director, following a comprehensive national search. Dyer assumes the role effective immediately. A recognized leader with deep roots in the packaging industry, Dyer brings decades of experience in public…

Delaware, Ohio based Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced it has been awarded the Supplier Innovation Award by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The Supplier Innovation Award celebrates partners who deliver creative, value-driven solutions that extend beyond contractual obligations. Greif earned this distinction for its…

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Business Innovation Division, has announced a call for entries to Fujifilm’s global Innovation Print Awards (IPA) contest. The IPA contest, designed to highlight and celebrate creative print projects printed using Fujifilm’s wide array of press solutions, is open to Fujifilm press owners across the globe. Entrants can…

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the 65th Paper Industry Annual Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey. The report provides detailed data on US paper industry capacity and production compiled by the AF&PA statistics team. The industry utilized its assets more effectively with total paper and paperboard operating rate reaching…

Employees at the Cedar Springs Containerboard mill in Georgia were told that Georgia-Pacific plans to permanently close the operation later this year. Most positions will be eliminated by August 1. “Various factors influenced this difficult decision,” the company said in a news release. “Ultimately, we do not believe that the mill…

In light of major changes underway in packaging design and manufacturing, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, provider of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and Nordmeccanica S.p.A., provider of coating, laminating and metallizing technology have entered into a formal, strategic partnership agreement. Evolving sustainability regulations such as the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation…