Industry Headlines

With the coronavirus pandemic placing an urgent need on protective equipment and cleaning products, package printers and converters have stepped up to the plate, using their resources to produce face shields for medical workers, and expediting projects for essential products.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing information on how to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000. Here is what you need to know about the loan.

BOBST has acquired a majority participation of 51% in CITO-SYSTEM, a company that provides components for the converting and die-making industries with expertise in paper, cardboard, and corrugated board. The strategic investment is intended to drive innovation in tooling and in packaging production.

HYBRID Software's STEPZ 5.2 is a modular version from the PACKZ family of native PDF step and repeat desktop solutions for digital label and package printing. The latest version includes upgrades for roll-to-roll applications as well as for sheetfed solutions.

R.R. Donnelley has named Lisa Pruett president of RRD Packaging Solutions. In this role, Pruett will be responsible for managing 12 teams in North America and will work to grow the packaging side of the business.

The Target Report is usually a gestalt of the prior month’s transactional activity. However, given the seismic nature of the current crisis, the rear view mirror is less useful, so we’ll depart from our usual style this month, look backwards just a bit, and offer our view through the front windshield.

The following is a list of conferences that have either been canceled or postponed, plus those that are still on due to the spread of COVID-19.

TLMI hosted a recent webinar highlighting the impact of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, a concept that encourages manufacturers to take responsibility for their products throughout the product life cycle.

The Flexographic Technical Association has announced it will be hosting a Virtual FORUM 2020, an online replacement for the in-person conference it had planned to host this month in Columbus, Ohio.

Just as the COVID-19 outbreak created financial uncertainty on Wall Street and on Main Street, it has also put a deep freeze on impending M&A mega-deals. The novel coronavirus has scuttled Xerox Holdings' $34.9 billion, $24 per share unsolicited, hostile takeover attempt of fellow printing industry icon HP Inc.