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15 Mar 2022
With four manufacturing sites, located relatively close to each other in the town of Cessalto (north-east of Venice), the privately owned Italian corrugated packaging and POS producer, Ondulkart, has confirmed…
It is with sadness that we announce the death of John Heaford on 1 March 2022. He passed away after a long illness, surrounded by his family. John started his…
Xaar has completed the acquisition of Megnajet, the manufacturer of industrial ink management and supply systems for digital inkjet. The deal accelerates Xaar’s growth strategy of offering its customers, particularly…
14 Mar 2022
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €20m loan to Hinojosa, which is headquartered in Xàtiva (Valencia). Hinojosa’s business model is based on the circular economy, as everything generated…
In a statement posted on its website and LinkedIn last week, PEFC International said, “All timber originating from Russia and Belarus is ‘conflict timber’ and therefore cannot be used in…
In the latest podcast, we sit down with Mikko Talonen, Business Manager, Valmet. We discuss the differences between process control and quality control, specifically on corrugators. We look at data…
Smurfit Kappa has provided 240,000 tonnes of excess soil to the ‘Park in the Past’ project, a local heritage and conservation project in Wales. The soil, which became available due…
On 15 February, 2022, Shenzhen Wonder and Dongfang Precision Group signed an equity cooperation agreement. In this cooperation, through capital increase and equity cooperation, Shenzhen Wonder will cooperate with Dongfang…
WEPACK (World Expo of Packaging Industry), the 7-in-1 event which includes SinoCorrugated South 2022, SinoFoldingCarton 2022, SinoPaper South 2022, Intralogistics and Process Management Expo 2022 (InMAT), Digital Printing Technology Expo…
11 Mar 2022
DS Smith has issued a trading update in respect of the period since 1 November 2021. The full update can be read here. The update said trading was in line…
Smurfit Kappa has confirmed that Tony Smurfit has been awarded ‘International CEO Of The Year’ at the Fastmarkets RISI PPI Awards in Lisbon. The awards provide a platform that celebrates leadership,…
H.B. Fuller have recently joined the 4evergreen alliance, the cross-industry alliance hosted by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) to improve the circularity of fibre-based packaging. The initiative brings…
10 Mar 2022
Giovanni Bettini, Sales Director, MHI EMEA, has confirmed the company recently completed a sales agreement with the leading Spanish packaging group, Hinojosa, for the supply of a four colour EVOL…
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations this year, I had the chance to talk with Dominic Thériault, CEO of Impack, the manufacturers of folder-gluer end-of-line packaging solutions. Enjoy!
Following the installation of its first Boxstar in January 2021, Widnes, UK-based Pal-Pak Corrugated Ltd have recently taken delivery of their second Boxstar short run boxmaker, supplied by GTS Europe….
Alex Steinmüller of Steinmüller Customized Solutions GmbH, has confirmed the successful start up of a Lian Tiee AFG 1500 at Nord-West Kartonagen GmbH in Bremen, Germany. “Nord-West-Kartonagen GmbH is new…