Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury has appointed Alastair Bearman as its new sales and marketing director. Bearman takes over for the retiring Martin Hardman.
Davis-Standard, LLC has reached an agreement to acquire Maillefer International Oy of Vantaa, Finland, and Ecublens, Switzerland. Maillefer is a global leader in wire, cable, pipe and tube production technologies.
Tekni-Plex Inc. has acquired the self-adhesive tape substrate business of Alfatherm SpA in Venegono Superiore, Italy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The food protection and preservation capabilities of RPC bpi protect’s X-Hance film have earned it a Packaging Europe Sustainability Award in the Cutting Food Waste category.
Temkin International has begun to include Child-Guard on its various packaging applications. Child-Guard is a child-resistant slider from Fresh-Lock Slider Zipper, and is specifically designed to ensure the security of products not intended for unsupervised children.
The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has appointed Jane Chase, CPP, College of Fellows, as its new executive director. She succeeds Patrick Farrey, who departed IoPP recently to pursue other opportunities.
Plastic Suppliers, Inc. (PSI) has announced the introduction of EarthFirst UL, an ultra-thin, bio-based sealant web designed to lower the cost of sealant films used in flexible packaging, while offering all the environmental advantages of PSI’s EarthFirst family of bio-based plastics.