Procter & Gamble aims to make packaging for 20 leadership brands, including Always, Ariel, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Pampers and Tide, 100 percent recyclable or reusable by 2030. Plans also include cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half.
In an effort to reach its goal of becoming three times more efficient by 2030 — dubbed “Factor 3” — Henkel expects to have to improve its efficiency by an average of 5-6 percent per year.
Lee Kluttz, president of global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America, received the Clemson/Treadaway Commitment to Progress Award during Clemson’s 27th Annual Department of Graphic Communications honor and awards banquet on March 28.
Sussex IM has named Kyle Kopp Vice President of manufacturing. In this role, he will lead all strategic planning for manufacturing, including management of maintenance, secondary equipment, planning and team scheduling.
The BOPA films market will see opportunities in packaging, automotive, construction and electrical. Drivers include increasing demand for flexible packaging due to the growth in food & pharmaceuticals and superior mechanical strength, higher transparency, chemical resistance and excellent gas barrier properties.
After 47 years with the company, Rick Clendenning has stepped aside from his role as president of INX International Ink Co., allowing John Hrdlick to succeed him at the end of 2018.
NOVA Chemicals Corporation has entered into branded distribution agreements with M. Holland Company and Osterman & Company to distribute butene linear low density polyethylene in Mexico, building on the success both companies have established with NOVA Chemicals in the U.S. and Canada.