Once again, Flexible Packaging offers its annual list of the Top 25 Converters in North America for the year 2019. These rankings are based on each company’s revenues for the year 2018. The rankings are scrambled a bit from the previous year, but most companies are familiar figures in this year-to-year feature.
The Paxiom Group, a leader in turnkey packaging automation, announced the purchase of its second facility in Las Vegas, NV, which is now home to Paxiom Automation Inc.
Bobst’s Centre of Excellence for High Barrier in Manchester, UK, which enables research to be carried out on new barrier solutions for the packaging industry, has added an AlOx-optimized CO 750 coating line to its Competence Center.
Tekni-Plex has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire three manufacturing facilities from Amcor’s Flexible Packaging business unit. The facilities provide a broad portfolio of medical device packaging substrates.
Nestlé has launched its YES! snack bars in a new recyclable paper wrapper. In a breakthrough innovation, for the first time a confectionery bar has been packaged in paper using a high-speed flow wrap technology.
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) created an infographic which illustrates that consumers are conscious about packaging sustainability and showing their appreciation of sustainable packaging at the checkout counter.
Innovia Films is launching the first of its new range of transparent high-barrier packaging films, Propafilm Strata SL. It has been designed to be a standalone mono filmic solution or for use in laminate constructions that are recyclable.
Transcontinental Inc. has announced the appointment of Thomas Morin as president of TC Transcontinental Packaging. Based in Chicago, Morin will report to François Olivier, president and CEO of the corporation, and he will be part of the executive management committee.
Ten students received scholarships from PMMI, which supports immediate family members of member company employees who are interested in packaging and processing careers.