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The widest slitter rewinder in the world has been delivered to China Soft Packaging Group. The customer ordered three 11-meter wide machines of the type monoslit giant from GOEBEL Schneid- und Wickelsysteme GmbH. They are intended for processing plastic films.

Kollman Packaging Group, LLC. and its operating companies, Prime Label & Packaging (Wood Dale, IL) and Prime Carton & Packaging (Glen Burnie, MD), have united under one company name, Prime Packaging, LLC.

In 2014, a new EU Packaging Directive is set to come into force which will place the responsibility for ensuring that packaging is not excessive for the purpose intended and is suitable for recycling, energy recovery or composting firmly with the packaging producer.

Wind Point Partners announced today that portfolio company Hilex Poly, a manufacturer and recycler of plastic retail carry out bags and film products, has acquired portions of the North American Flexible Packaging division of Amsterdam-based Clondalkin Group. The businesses that Hilex Poly has acquired are Fortune Plastics, Accutech Plastics and Direct Plastics Limited. This transaction will allow the company to continue to diversify its product line, as well as expand its recycling technologies.

Gary Edwards, a proven business leader specializing in the strategic development of global industrial companies, has been named CEO of Webex, Inc. Edwards assumed the CEO position effective February 1st following Bertram Capital’s acquisition of Webex in December 2012. Edwards will drive the company’s growth initiatives through investment in innovative technology, add-on acquisitions and strategic resource deployment to serve the company’s domestic and rapidly growing international customer base.

PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, is excited to announce it will team with B-to-B media company BNP Media to bring the latest iteration of the Food Safety Summit Resource Center to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (Sept. 23-25, 2013; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV).

Sartomer, USA, LLC, has appointed Agustin Xoconostle as an account manager. Xoconostle is responsible for sales in the southern United States (Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia) as well as Latin America and Puerto Rico. He is based out of Sartomer’s headquarters in Exton, Pa. and reports directly to Michael Rose, director of sales.

Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is honored to announce that it has won the Go-To-Market Agility Award from the Gravure Association of the Americas.

An innovative technology for advancing the shelf life of packaged fresh produce will now be available from both Exopack and Kobusch following the signing of a contract for a strategic alliance between the two flexible packaging converters and PerfoTec B.V. (PerfoTec).

Velcro Industries, a technology-driven, global organization providing connection solutions for businesses and consumers around the world, today announced its partnership with premium pet food maker, Hill’s® Pet Nutrition. Velcro Industries worked with Hill’s to integrate PRESS-LOK closure technology into some pet food packaging to ensure an easy, consumer friendly experience.