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The Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) announced the winners of the 2024 Student Design Challenge, an annual competition in which university students in leading sustainable packaging design programs must create innovative paper-based packaging solutions to meet real-world customer needs and marketing scenarios.  A joint initiative of the American Forest & Paper Association…

Ryan Vest has been named Director for North America for Anderson & Vreeland, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of flexographic printing supplies and equipment. With a career that spans almost 30 years in the flexographic industry, Vest contributes an array of expertise to the team. He will assist the Anderson &…

The Chicago TAPPI Local Section will be hosting Fall Workshops for corrugators and converters on November 12 at the Oak Brook Marriott in Oak Brook, Illinois. The workshops will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. followed by a tabletop exhibit and reception from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.    The…

Lawrenceville, Georgia based Peachtree Packaging & Display announced it won six awards from The Independent Packaging Association’s (AICC) Box Manufacturing Olympics during the TAPPI/AICC SuperCorrExpo trade show including the overall award for “Best of the Industry Corrugated Structure” for a large display featuring BODYARMOR. The Box Manufacturing Olympics (BMO) is a…

Hybrid Software, developer of productivity tools for labels and packaging, has announced its inaugural worldwide customer conference: Hybrid Fusion. This event will bring together package printing executives and prepress specialists from Hybrid’s 1,500 worldwide customers, along with industry experts, key OEM partners, and brand representatives. Hybrid Fusion will take place from…

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the top winners of its monumental 81st annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. These folding cartons and rigid boxes represent some of the best paperboard packaging manufactured by North American converters over the past year.   Package of the Year, Diptyque Advent Calendar Holiday…

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announced that Finn MacDonald of Independent II/Hood Container has been awarded the AICC Champion Award during this year’s SuperCorrExpo. This annual award is presented to an AICC member who has made outstanding contributions to advancing the Association’s membership efforts. As a long-serving and dedicated Membership Committee…

The Flexographic Technical Association Board of Directors and Foundation of FTA Board of Trustees named Nathan Ridnouer as the association’s new President. As president, Ridnouer will lead FTA’s day-to-day operations, manage its various business units, and establish short and long-term strategic plans that enable the Association to evolve to meet its…

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Harry Rohde, a visionary in the corrugated packaging industry and a cherished family man. Harry passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on September 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, surrounded by his family. Born on July 2, 1929,…

Miraclon has joined the Consortium for Waste Circularity as part of its ongoing environmental, social and governance agenda. Dr John Anderson, Director of Advanced Application Development for Miraclon, will serve an active role within the CWC, which aims to expand industry collaboration and grow the full potential of recycling technology. “When…