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Rochester, NY, June 27 -- For 25 years, Cosalco has been serving Costa Rica and Central America as a leading distributor of flexographic printing and packaging solutions. The company recently celebrated this 25-year milestone with a three-day event on May 23-25 that featured a variety of educational presentations from its partners in flexo presses, plates, materials, inks, and related products. Dr. John Anderson, Packaging Segment Director for the Americas, Kodak, kicked off the event as keynote speaker, talking about trends in the flexo market and the advantages of Kodaks packaging portfolio. Anderson described Kodaks integrated approach for flexo customers,

- Anthem Worldwide, the strategic design division of Schawk (NYSE: SGK), whose integrated global network provides innovative solutions to articulate, unify and manage brand impact to create compelling and consistent brand experiences, announced that its Toronto office has been distinguished with six Silver PAC Leadership Awards, which recognize the leaders of packaging and the value of graphic and technical design as well as sustainability best practices. Anne Dean, managing director of Anthem Worldwide's Toronto office, said, "To be recognized by our peers as an industry leader is gratifying. The PAC Leadership Awards acknowledge the power of strategic packaging design

HOME SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES EDITORIAL CALENDAR MEDIA GUIDE EVENTS CALENDAR INDUSTRY LINKS ABOUT US CONTACT MeadWestvaco's Covington mill produces about 900,000 tons per year of high-quality SBS paperboard. MeadWestvaco's Covington mill produces about 900,000 tons per year of high-quality SBS paperboard. June 27, 2011 - MeadWestvaco (MWV) said that it will invest $285 million to construct a new, state-of-the-art biomass boiler and upgrade associated power infrastructure at its Covington, Virginia (USA), facility. The project will allow the mill to become self-sufficient in electrical power and steam generation and significantly reduces ongoing operating and maintenance costs, MWV said. According to the

Nordson Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy Belgium's Constructiewerkhuizen G. Verbruggen NV, which makes equipment for the flexible-packaging industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Nordson, which makes equipment to apply adhesives and other materials to consumer and industrial products, said it expected the deal to close within several days and to have no effect on its earnings in the first full year. Verbruggen makes flat dies and coextrusion equipment used in the manufacturing of

OpenGate Capital said that it has closed its acquisition of two boxboard-manufacturing subsidiaries of Cascades Inc. The two subsidiaries will operate under the unified brand name, Fusion Paperboard, and will continue conducting business from Hebron, Kentucky and Versailles, Connecticut with existing management. "This closing marks both a significant addition to our wood and paper portfolio, and an exciting new beginning for Fusion Paperboard," said Andrew Nikou, Founder and Managing Partner of OpenGate Capital. "We look forward to working closely with management

Ocean, NJ, – Graphic Art Systems, Inc, the leading developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment for the printing industry for over 20 years, announced today that it has completed the installation of its Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system at DISC, a leading source of specialty packaging solutions. "After thorough research, DISC selected the Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system from Graphic Art Systems as a value-added finishing technique for its packaging production due to the manufacturer's extensive experience and its leadership in the design and manufacture of print enhancement equipment," says Margaret Krumholz, president of DISC. "We are very excited

Leading beverage and liquid-food packaging products manufacturer Tetra Pak has announced plants to cap its GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions at 2010 levels by the end of 2020 as pat of a newly-unveiled global strategy aimed at minimizing its environmental footprint and becoming a true “zero waste” company. In addition, the globally-operating Swiss-Swedish group is planning to double the recycling rate for its used beverage cartons by the end of this decade, while intensifying efforts to switch all of its  packaging products to renewable resources. “These are tough targets and achieving them will be

CardPak, a leader in developing sustainable packaging solutions for global consumer marketing companies, announced the promotions of four senior managers. Greg Tisone, formerly CardPak’s vice president, general manager, was selected by the Board of Directors to serve as president. Jerry Lamm, previously the company’s chief financial officer, was promoted to vice president, chief financial officer. Tom Weber, director of sales, was promoted to vice president, general manager. Seth Duckworth, recently hired as the central region manager is now the company’s national sales manager. Messrs.

Related topics: Packaging The amount of packaging sent to landfill by EU-15 members dropped by 43 per cent in just over a decade thanks to soaring recovery and recycling rates, said the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (Europen). The packaging body said its analysis has show the volume of packaging waste going to ‘final disposal’ – sent to landfill or burned without energy recovery – in the EU15 states in 2008 was just over 17m tonnes compared to around 30m in 1998. The findings are part of its report- Packaging and Packaging Waste Statistics in Europe 1998-2008.

By extending pack functionality, brands are able to deepen the consumer’s trust and loyalty, and gain a host of supply chain advantages. Joanne Hunter reports. Active packaging has functions beyond the inert passive containment and protection of the product. Technology developers are especially focused on modified and controlled atmosphere applications for perishable products. Intelligent and smart packaging can involve some kind of freshness indicator or a means to measure the internal atmosphere of the pack or the shipping environment. This category is also known as ‘communicative’ packaging because information about the product can be communicated to the supply chain