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Berry Plastics Names Galvez President of Consumer Packaging Division

Robert C. Tiede, 58, has been promoted to Sonoco’s executive vice president and chief operating officer and will have global leadership, sales and operating responsibility for all of the company’s diversified consumer, industrial and protective packaging businesses. 

ProAmpac’s Prolamina division was honored with a Gold MassEcon Impact Award for the western region of Massachusetts for its Westfield, Massachusetts, facility renovation. 

Printpack launched its new easy-tear polyethylene pouch designed for compliance with the How2Recycle store drop-off recycling stream at PACK EXPO. 

Sonoco has acquired Plastic Packaging Inc. (PPI), a privately-held Hickory, N.C.-based flexible packaging company that specializes in short-run, customized flexible packaging for consumer brands in markets including food, pet products, confectionary goods, and health and personal care goods..

Sealed Air has introduced Opti Next Generation Shrink Films from Millennium Packaging, a new film that supplies up to 30 percent more footage in the same footprint and at the same price as competitive products, thereby yielding key cost, material use and production advantages. 

Coveris was honored with the Flexible Pack of the Year award for its Waitrose dried nuts, fruits and berries package at the UK Packaging Awards. 

Coveris has named Werner Domittner as VP of customer excellence and Steve Robeson as VP of customer care. 

At this year’s PACK EXPO International, Printpack (N-5332) will debut an easy tear polyethylene pouch featuring a customizable moisture barrier, oxygen barrier and closures options. 

William F. Austen, president and CEO of Bemis Co. Inc., was inducted into the George Washington University Engineering Hall of Fame on Oct. 13.