Sun Chemical has acquired the metal deco ink business of PPG, a U.S.-based global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials. Sun Chemical will expand both its operational territories and its overall position in the global metal deco market.
Transcontinental has acquired Multifilm Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging supplier located in Elgin, Ill. The company specializes in high-end candy and chocolate packaging verticals in North America, and specializes in piece-wraps and high-barrier laminates for the confectionery, snacks and dry foods markets.
BillerudKorsnäs, a leading Swedish manufacturer of packaging materials, has opened a regional facility in the Chicago area. Combined with current offices in Portland, Ore. and Miami, Fla., the new location represents a significant expansion of customer service, support and supply capabilities in the North American market.
Wildeck Inc., has earned the prestigious Most Valuable Supplier Award for 2018. The MVS Award is granted by the industry’s trade association, Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA).
X-Hance has been named the winner in the Cutting Food Waste category of the Packaging Europe Sustainability Awards, which celebrate innovation and creativity that make significant environmental advances across the supply chain.
MillerCoors names CROWN Beverage Packaging Mexico, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. as its 2016 Packaging Materials Supplier of the Year. Crown’s facility in Monterrey, Mexico, supplies MillerCoors with crowns and aluminum roll on closures for glass bottles.
The two coveted awards are: Supplier of the Year in the secondary packaging category for Simply Orange Juice labels and the Adel Aujan Award for Outstanding Innovation.
Plastipak Packaging has once again received recognition of its ground-breaking innovation and excellence by winning a silver DuPont Award for Packaging Innovation.
LINDAL Group, a worldwide leader in aerosol packaging, announced the acquisition of 15 acres of land, which will be used to build a new, state-of-the-art, 100,000-square foot production facility in Columbus, IN.
