Global Pouch West returns to the heart of West Coast packaging activity in the fourth year of this growing conference focused on flexible packaging in the Western states.
Windmöller & Hölscher has confirmed Apex International to be certified partner of aniloxes for the highly advanced flexo printing presses in its showroom.
Sonoco’s president and CEO, M. Jack Sanders, will retire on April 2, 2018, following a 30-year career with the company. Sonoco’s Board of Directors has named Robert C. Tiede, who currently serves as the company’s executive vice president and COO, as CEO-elect. Tiede will join the board of directors upon Sanders’ retirement.
MacDermid Graphics Solutions (MGS), a division of MacDermid Performance Solutions, has appointed Alicia Gibson as global strategic marketing and portfolio manager.
Praxis Packaging has acquired Unette Corporation of Randolph, NJ, which will expand Praxis’ packaging solutions to include liquid, cream and paste products in tubes, bottles, jars and stick packs.
Linx Printing Technologies introduces a new formula that meets the challenges of coding onto oily surfaces. Linx Black oil-penetrating ink 1062 is able to print effectively through light layers of oil onto a wide range of materials, including plastics, metal, glass and waxy surfaces.
The Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), with support from Davis-Standard, is encouraging high school students to explore plastics applications and engineering through the PlastiVan program in November and December.
At 92 million strong, the millennial generation is the largest in U.S. history. Currently holding over $600 billion in annual purchasing power, millennials’ buying power is predicted to reach $1.4 trillion annually by 2020 and $11.3 trillion by 2030. Like it or not, millennials are taking over the joint.