To meet the increasing demand in the North American market, Germany-based Zanders has hired Hank Somer as a sales manager for its team covering the United States and Canada, which will be expanded even further in the future.

Package Concepts & Materials’ large-scale building project to its facility in Greenville, South Carolina, is now underway and is scheduled to be completed this summer.

Cosmo Films has upgraded its anti-fog film with cold and hot anti-fog properties as well as high hot tack and low co-efficient of friction, which can deliver high-speed overwrapping performance.

Avery Dennison has received FDA food contact notification 1716 for its R1490 adhesive, a high-performance product designed for use in reclosure label applications.

The closure is expected to be finalized by July 2017 and will affect about 90 employees, company officials say.

The new technology lowers solvent emissions, increases print capacity and can cater to new product areas.

ProAmpac’s Ampac division has announced that its Pull Tab beverage pouch will now be marketed and produced in the United States for alcoholic beverages. 

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd., the parent company of Toppan USA Inc., has developed a new product in its GL Film range of transparent barrier films.

Constantia Flexibles Group is strengthening its position in the European pharmaceutical packaging industry through the acquisition of the flexible packaging business owned by the Italian company Lamp San Prospero SPA via an asset deal.

Innovia Films is expanding its portfolio of peelable biaxially-oriented polypropylene films by offering its trademarked Propafilm RCP in 52 and 60 microns.