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08 Sep 2023
Valmet has confirmed it will upgrade the current water treatment automation solution at Smurfit Kappa’s Cartiera di Verzuolo mill in northern Italy with a Valmet DNA Distributed Control System (DCS)….
Hamillroad Software has confirmed a new partnership with Asahi Photoproducts. The partnership is set to satisfy growing global demand from brand owners, trade shops, printers and converters for a more…
07 Sep 2023
Smurfit Kappa confirms that the boards of directors and WestRock are discussing the key terms of a potential combination to create Smurfit WestRock. The potential combination would be expected to…
It is with regret that we share the sad news of the death of Paul Aliprando. He served as Vice President at SUN Automation since 2017 and was an invaluable…
Metsä Group’s Kemi mills are getting ready for a maintenance and connection shutdown to prepare for the deployment of one of the largest investments of the forest industry in Finland…
Packing and wrapping specialists, Atlanta UK, has recently supplied a Peterborough, UK-based corrugated box manufacturer with an automated solution to enhance their pallet wrapping and handling processes. The investment is…
06 Sep 2023
Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging has acquired Bathgate-based protective packaging company, Glenhaze, for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1994, Glenhaze is a leading manufacturer of sustainable, paper-based and innovative product protection…
DS Smith has released a trading update in respect of the period since 1 May 2023. “Overall trading is in line with our expectations, driven by continued resilient pricing and…
The board of directors of Norske Skog ASA has appointed Geir Drangsland as the new CEO as of 1 September. Drangsland (pictured below), succeeds Tore Hansesætre, who has decided to…
Reproflex3 has confirmed an extension to its strategic partnership with XSYS. The new agreement will see the installation of XSYS flexographic plate manufacturing systems inside Reproflex3 Middle East & Africa,…
Penny Black, the UK tech company using innovative marketing techniques to make e-commerce packages more rewarding and personalised, has received an additional £1.5m in seed funding from AGFA and VC investor, ninepointfive….
05 Sep 2023
Stora Enso has progressed with its restructuring actions, announced on 15 June 2023, aimed at strengthening the Group’s long-term competitiveness and creating a decentralised and more customer centric operating model….
Marc Sesterhenn will be joining the Board of Progroup as Chief Operating Officer on 1 October 2023. He will be responsible for operating and developing the family company’s production sites…
Port Glasgow, Scotland-based McLaren Packaging, a specialist supplier to the Scotch Whisky industry, is returning as a founding sponsor of the second edition of The Distillers One of One charity…
Richard Hulme, Business Director Liquid Inks, Specialities and Publications, Sun Chemical, has joined the Board of Directors at FIAᵁᴷ. The dedicated trade association for the flexo print industry says that his…
Valmet will deliver an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for the recovery boiler in Shandong Huatai Paper’s 700,000 tonnes chemical pulp project in Shandong province, China. The delivery is scheduled for January…