E-Newsletter

Digital Magazine

News Clips

  • Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, MA, a manufacturer of MicroClean dry media anilox cleaning systems, teams with J.M. Heaford, Cheshire, England, to open a MicroClean demonstration center in Altrincham, England. Heaford produces proofing and mounting equipment and distributes consumables, including anilox sleeves, mounting tape, doctor blades, and inks.

  • Caraustar Industries, Atlanta, GA, an integrated manufacturer of converted recycled paperboard, joins the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.

  • Dow Chemical, Midland, MI, increases prices for all hollow plastic pigment latex products by US $0.11/lb (dry) and styrene acrylate and vinyl acrylate products by US $0.10/lb (dry) sold by Dow Emulsion Polymers to customers in the US and Canada.

  • Flint Group, Luxembourg, acquires the packaging ink business of Siegwerk, Siegburg, Germany, in Australia and New Zealand.

  • Weko North America announces a new headquarters and new management at 896 W. St. John St., Spartanburg, SC 29301; 864-278-8449.

  • Teknek, Renfrewshire, Scotland, reaches an amicable settlement in its ongoing dispute with SDI and expects to spearhead a new campaign to grow its US presence. This includes new facilities and an enhanced range of products and services.

  • Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, VA, dedicates a new plastic packaging plant in Peremarton, Hungary, to serve specialty chemical customers.

  • Ronin Investments Managing Co., Tel Aviv, Israel, acquires close to 25% of the shares of Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), Hod Hasharon, Israel.

  • Ahlstrom Corp., Helsinki, Finland, announces price increases on its flexible packaging, metallizing, office, and graphic papers manufactured at the French Rottersac and Stenay plants. The increases are a result of the continuous rise of raw materials and energy costs, the company says.

  • Gould Paper Corp., New York, NY, completes the acquisition of the Dallas division of Sabin Robbins Paper Co., Cincinnati, OH.

What's happening at your company? Send your news to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


Subscribe to PFFC's EClips Newsletter