The company says venture capital will focus on categories like sustainability and circular economy solutions, digital printing, business and manufacturing automation as well as services for brand owners.
Fox previously held senior level positions with the United States Air Force National Guard, Sappi North America and Madison Paper in a support role for the international company Myllykoski.
A recent Bobst roundtable asks how close are we to the sustainable packaging solutions of the future? And if you could put your money on which would be the most dominant new solution for the future, what would you say?
Large and small consumer brands are partnering with many different stakeholders in the flexible packaging ecosystem with the express goal of finding supply chains of recycled content for the near future. The themes that appear to be emerging for 2022 are strategies for scale for mechanical recyclers, upstart advanced recycling companies and advanced sorting technologies to meet future demand.
Sustainability continues to be a priority inside the packaging industry and consumers continue to have a voice in driving it. Gravitating toward products at retail that align with what’s important to them, consumers are embracing a gradual shift into a circular economy.
Spring has sprung, and many printing and converting companies are opening research centers, design centers and full-service test labs to help brands find their pathway to circularity.
The entire flexible packaging ecosystem — converters, co–packers, brands, extruders — is experiencing a rapid technology shift toward sustainability, and so many consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are looking for flexible packaging material testing.