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23 Mar 2020
Paper and board converters are calling on the European Commission and Member States governments to ensure continued cross-border and inter-country transport of raw materials, goods and packaging.
“At Fosber Group, our primary goal is the safety and well being of our staff and our customers. But our commitment is also to the communities in which we operate. To this end, we were delighted to hear from our parent company, DF Group, who has decided to donate 80,000 masks to our community services in Italy. Of this number, 60,000 will be delivered to our local hospital San Luca (in Lucca) and 20,000 to local Police and Carabinieri. DF Group has confirmed that it will send 1,000 protective suits,” confirms Massimiliano Bianchi, President and Managing Director of Fosber Group.
20 Mar 2020
The manufacturers of corrugated boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of essential products including packaging for food and other consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical products, tissue and hygiene products and more amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Packaging machine manufacturers offer remote assistance through technology. The industry is taking the strain quite well, but the border blockade is taking its toll, as associations call for a pass.
In the light of the current circumstances, the Stationers’ Company has made the decision to cancel this year’s Innovation Excellence Awards.
U.S. President Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau have agreed to close the border separating the United States and Canada temporarily to non-essential travel amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
First North American ink company to do so
19 Mar 2020
New date to come soon
Annual Trade Show Moves from April 29-30, 2020 to August 24-25 in Green Bay, WI
Representatives of Sun Paper Co have confirmed the $1.5bn paper mill project for Clark County near Arkadelphia is officially terminated.
On 11th February 2020, the ground-breaking ceremony for the modernisation and expansion of the power plant of the Palm paper mill in Wörth took place.
18 Mar 2020
FEFCO would like to reassure the public, customers and partners and let them know that the corrugated industry is producing enough transport packaging for those sectors that are essential now
Heidelberg have adopted a wide-ranging action package, as announced last year, for a short-term reduction in structural costs and long-term improvements in the company’s profitability.
After careful consideration, The European Flexographic Industry Association are disappointed to announce that the upcoming annual EFIA Awards ceremony will not be going ahead on the planned date due to the escalating Coronavirus situation.
Saverio Gamberini, a member of the board of directors of UCIMA, has been designated the new chairman of CEN TC 146, the European technical committee responsible for drawing up European standards on packaging machinery safety.
EFI has confirmed the appointment of Evandro Matteucci as Vice President and General Manager, Building Materials and Packaging. Matteucci, a long-time senior leader at Kodak™, replaces former VP/GM José Luis…
