Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Maker’s Mark Ups Its Packaging Game

When it came time for a packaging line upgrade, this well-known producer of bourbon tackled filling and capping first—coding, inspection, and case sealing quickly followed.

January 5, 2022

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Cartons and boxes

Rondo-Pak Participates in Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family Program

Rondo-Pak

The company sponsored two local families in need and fulfilled holiday wish lists for 10 individuals.

December 23, 2021

Flexible packaging

Spartech Acquires Crawford Industries

Spartech Corporation

Spartech, a manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, expanded its plastics conversion capabilities through the acquisition of Crawford Industries, L.L.C.

December 22, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Acquires Jay Packaging Group

Rohrer Corporation

This acquisition will strengthen the combined capabilities of both companies in the areas of high-end printing and decorating, carded blister, thermoformed, and folded carton packaging.

December 20, 2021

Retail display packaging

Liberty Packaging Acquires Alois Box Co.

Liberty Diversified International (LDI)

Liberty Diversified International (LDI), a manufacturer of corrugated packaging containers and point-of-purchase display, has acquired Alois Box Co. located in Chicago.

December 16, 2021

Sustainability

DS Smith Replaces Single Use Plastic Pieces with Paper-based Solutions for Retailers

DS Smith Packaging Systems

The sustainable packaging company is set to replace more than 1 billion pieces of single use plastic by 2025.

December 10, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Expands Leadership Team

Rohrer Corporation

Rohrer Corp. announces the addition of three key executives to its leadership team.

December 10, 2021

Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-packer is First with Retort Cartons

One of the engineers who developed Tetra Pak’s retort carton platform, Pawel Marciniak has built his co-pack/co-man business for premium pet food NaturPak Pet on the technology—with considerable success.

December 9, 2021

Case erect/seal

Former WestRock CEO Steven Voorhees Awarded PPC’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Smurfit Westrock

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) presented its Robert T. Gair Award for lifetime achievement, to former President and CEO of WestRock, Steven C. Voorhees.

November 30, 2021

Flexible packaging

Liquibox Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Liquibox

Liquibox employees traded balloons and streamers for steel toe boots and hairnets for an inspiring week celebrating 60 years of dedication and commitment.

November 17, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Lipman Family Farms Expands Compostable Packaging

Lipman Family Farms expanded its compostable packaging line, furthering the company’s dedication to providing innovative, sustainable practices from farm to shelf.

November 10, 2021

Cartons and boxes

PPC Announces Winners of the 2021 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition

Paperboard Packaging Council

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) announced the top winners of its 78th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition.

November 2, 2021

Sustainability

Graphic Packaging Completes Acquisition of AR Packaging Group

Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging Holding Co., a vertically-integrated provider of sustainable fiber-based consumer packaging solutions, completed the acquisition of AR Packaging Group AB, Europe’s second largest producer of fiber-based consumer packaging.

November 2, 2021