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Pamarco Announces Jeff Dietz As VP Of Sales For North America
Roselle, New Jersey based Pamarco, a global leader in Anilox, announced the appointment of Jeff Dietz as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America effective April 28. Dietz succeeds John Rastetter, who is retiring after 12 years of dedicated service to the company. To ensure a seamless…
P+PB Seeks Nominations For Board Of Directors
The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) is seeking nominees to serve on its board of directors for a 3-year term starting January 1, 2026. Nominations are due May 16. The Board is seeking two experienced industry members from the South region who can bring deep industry knowledge to the board’s discussion…
Sonoco Products Co. Announces Closure Of RTS Packaging
Hartsville, South Carolina based Sonoco Products Company is closing its packaging plant, RTS Packaging, in Scarborough, Maine, in coming months, according to local media. The plant, which employs about 67 people, manufactures corrugated partitions, folding cartons, sheeted paperboard and die cut paperboard components. It has been in operation in Scarborough under…
Graphic Packaging To Close Middletown, Ohio Facility
Atlanta, Georgia based Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, announced that it will permanently close its Middletown, Ohio, coated recycled paperboard manufacturing facility on or about June 1, 2025. The closure is part of a previously disclosed plan to consolidate recycled paperboard production into Kalamazoo,…
Mehtaflex Opts For Soma Optima2 Flexo Press
Mehtaflex, reportedly one of India’s pioneers in CI flexographic printing, has installed a Optima2 flexographic printing press from Soma. For more than 40 years, Mehtaflex has produced barrier films and high-performance flexographic printing, with nine CI flexo presses under one roof. The addition of the Soma Optima2 represents a strategic move…
P+PB President Mary Anne Hansan Named Top Woman In Marketing
Mary Anne Hansan, president of the Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB), was named one of Chief Marketer magazine’s 2025 Top Women in Marketing for driving innovation, breaking barriers and setting new standards in marketing, including with the organization’s papertarian campaign. Chief Marketer, an online news and trends website for modern marketers,…
GPI, JJM Packaging Partner On Boardio Canister
Atlanta, Georgia based Graphic Packaging International, a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, announced an agreement with New Jersey-based co-packer JJM Packaging that will make the company’s award-winning Boardio paperboard canister available to brands and retailers across the US and Canada for a wider range of food products. Boardio—an alternative to…
Embracing Kaizen: Emerging Leaders Aim Toward Growth At AICC Spring Meeting
In the vast landscape of professional development, the concept of “Kaizen” stands as a beacon of transformative growth. As we look ahead to 2025, this Japanese philosophy of continuous personal and organizational improvement at every level will take center stage at the AICC Spring Meeting in Bonita Springs, Florida set for…
Liz Logue To Lead AICC Webinar On Digital Printing
Digital printing is transforming the corrugated packaging industry. But how does single-pass digital printing fit into your operation? Join AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, for a free webinar on Wednesday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET to explore “The Value of Flexibility that Comes with Industrial Digital Printing for Corrugated Packaging.”…
Flexo Platemakers Gather For Annual Conference In Arizona
The Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA) hosted its 26th Annual Conference from February 23–25, 2025, at the Omni Tucson National Resort in Tucson, Arizona. For more than a quarter century, leaders in the flexographic platemaking industry have convened to address challenges, share insights, and explore opportunities, and this year’s conference continued…