Corrugated

The Spanish, privately-owned packaging company, Grupo La Plana, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Envases Soler, located in the Alicante town of Crevillente. Envases Soler specialises in…

The UK-based Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has written an open letter to the new Prime Minster urging urgent action to address unsustainable energy costs in the UK. The letter…

In early September, THIMM Group celebrated the 50th anniversary of its site in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. For the company, it was a special anniversary, because the location was the first major…

Georgia-Pacific has confirmed it is investing more than $20m at its plant in Lebanon, Tennessee. Its existing corrugator will be replaced with a new one to provide the plant with…

Durst opened the “Durst Kraftwerk” on September 2, located in the former DUKA building at Julius Durst St. 2, Brixen; the 5,300 sqm hall will be the new home of…

Buchillon, Switzerland-based JBF Finance SA has published its offer prospectus on the public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Bobst Group SA. The Board of Directors of Bobst…

Exactly six years after the rebuild of the Parenco PM2 paper machine in Renkum, Netherlands, Smurfit Kappa confirms the mill have reached a fantastic milestone – having now produced two…

It has been reported that Michael Donnert (pictured left) has recently taken on a new role within the corrugated industry. Having spent the last five years at Koenig & Bauer,…

Mike Irving, Managing Director of UK-based machinery agency, M&K Trading Ltd, has confirmed the company has recently commissioned a new Eterna flat bed die-cutter at Red Rose Packaging. Based in…

The Royal Group (TRG) has confirmed it has completed the acquisition of Progress Container & Display, effective August 31st. Located in Winder, GA, Progress Container offer a range of packaging…

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has published the revised version of the Design for Recyclability Guidelines. Originally developed in 2019 following extensive consultation with the paper industry and the…

Smurfit Kappa have been named winner of the ‘Best in the World Hallbars Sustainability Reports Awards’ in the Western Europe category. The 2021 Sustainable Development Report continues to showcase Smurfit…

New sample books demonstrate the performance of Metsä Board’s premium lightweight paperboards. The new swatch books for Metsä Board’s product portfolio are designed to demonstrate the performance of each of…

Container Graphics Corporation (CGC) has confirmed the promotion of Graham Saunders to President and COO. Saunders joined the company in 2013 in the role of Business Development Manager. He later…

It has been widely reported that Visy is set to start a A$150m investment plan to build a new board plant in Hammant, Queensland; the project is part of the…

Printed packaging continues to increase in demand, and represent a strategic priority for press OEMs, ink suppliers and print service providers across the next five years. A new dedicated study…