The folding carton industry prides itself on steady growth and stable earnings, much of which is based on the fact that most paper-based packaging is used for consumer staples. Nearly 60 percent of all paperboard packaging is destined for food product segments.

Professionals in the folding carton industry have a unique opportunity this winter to hone their skills and grow professionally at the PPC's People, Paperboard, & Productivity Workshop, Feb. 19-21, 2019, in Dallas.

Durst, a manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer for the joint development of single-pass digital printing systems for the folding carton and cartonboard corrugated industry.

The Paperboard Packaging Council has opened registration for its Spring Outlook and Strategies Conference, April 11-13, 2018, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, in the heart of Baltimore’s popular inner harbor. CEOs and executives from both integrated and independent folding carton and rigid box manufacturers are expected.

Shurtape® now offers Prime Alert, a tape monitoring system that can provide checks and balances many manufacturers need to maintain control of their line. 

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