Top 25 Converters

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American Packaging Corporation (APC) has invested in a digital system for flexible packaging, designed to offer its customers greater choice in surfaces, substrates and technical performance.

Compared to the lists of the past few years, the 2017 Flexible Packaging Top 25 Converters list may seem, well, ordinary. While this year was not without its share of M&A's, they were all fairly minor to some of the big shake-ups the industry has seen in the past.

Sonoco has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., for approximately $170 million in cash. The transaction is subject to normal regulatory review and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017.

Scholle IPN has opened a new manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile. The new plant is capable of producing bag-in-box style flexible packaging for institutional and retail markets as well as consumer-friendly spouted pouch packaging.

For the third consecutive year, Hormel Foods has presented its Spirit of Excellence Award to ProAmpac.

The expanded product line – able to withstand the rigors of the hot fill and retort cooking processes – will be on display at the Global Pouch Forum in Miami through Friday, June 16.

Scholle IPN has announced the delivery of its 25th million bag-in-box package for automotive oil to the market, a major milestone since introducing the offering in 2008. 

Pregis has acquired Sussex, Wisconsin-based Sharp Packaging Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

To better enable brand managers to create and rapidly produce customized flexible packaging, Printpack has invested in a digital printing press.

Scholle IPN has opened a new, modern facility in Palghar, India. The 6,000 square meter facility, which began operations in December 2016, is outfitted with 25 injection molding machines and automatic bag-making machines for the manufacture of aseptic bag-in-box packaging.