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AF&PA welcomed its friends and partners from the Corrugated Packaging Alliance to its new office to discuss issue priorities for our industry. Top of mind were the “reciprocal” tariffs that President Trump and his administration announced on about 90 different countries. Key countries that received reciprocal tariffs on their imports include:…

XSYS, a provider of printing plates, plate processing equipment, and screening software for the flexographic industry, will participate in the Hybrid Fusion Packaging Summit 2025. Held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on April 22–25, at the NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace hotel, the event will bring together printing and prepress specialists, along…

Shawnee, Kansas based American Box Company (ABC) announced that it has officially acquired Covenant Packaging, a leader in corrugated solutions for over 26 years. ABC said that it has long admired the legacy that Drew and Diane Freeman have built and that their commitment to quality, service, and people aligns perfectly…

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) has named Audrey Walch as the 2024 Fall Student Box Design Contest winner. Walch is in her second year studying Graphic Communications at California Polytechnic State University, minoring in Packaging. Walch’s winning design was one of more than 70 submitted for the PGSF Fall…

Paterson, New Jersey based Accurate Box Company announced the completed installation of its second Bobst Masterflute Touch Laminator, finalizing a series of planned upgrades to its Laminating Department. This milestone solidifies Accurate Box’s position as a state-of-the-art facility as it has the most advanced laminator technology consolidated in one facility in…

Registration for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025, set for September 29 to October 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is now open. Produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, this event remains one of the most comprehensive packaging and processing trade show in North America, featuring 2,300…

Würzburg, Germany based Koenig & Bauer announced that Stephen Kimmich has been appointed as the next CEO starting in June. Kimmich, CFO and Deputy CEO, will succeed the previous CEO, Andreas Pleßke, who is scheduled to retire as planned on December 31, and will assume special responsibilities within the group as…

Germany based Koenig & Bauer announced that its Digital Unit will be spun off from the holding company as a wholly-owned subsidiary, Koenig & Bauer Kyana GmbH, that will be part of a Special & New Technologies segment. Sandra Wagner, previously Vice President of Digitalization at Koenig & Bauer, has been…

Richard “Dick” William Graham, 90, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, formerly of Gladwyne, passed away peacefully at Beaumont Retirement Community on March 24 surrounded by his loving family. He was the oldest son of Agnes and Grant Rowe Graham and was predeceased by his brother, Alexander (Sandy) John Graham and sister, Marilyn…

Delaware, Ohio based Greif, Inc., a world leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced it is implementing a price increase between $50 and $70 per short ton for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products and a minimum 7.5 percent increase on all tube/core and protective packaging products. The…