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BEDFORD, Mass.—RISI, a leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has named Mr. James Rubright, Chairman and CEO of RockTenn, as the 2011 North American Forest Products CEO of the Year. The award will be presented to Mr. Rubright at RISI's 26th North American Forest Products Conference in San Diego, CA on October 3-5, 2011. Mr. Rubright was chosen as the RISI North American CEO of the Year by a group of investment analysts and portfolio managers covering the forest products industry. The analysts responded to a survey

Label printer Smyth Companies has purchased a Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX sheetfed press to accelerate job turnarounds at its Bedford, Va., plant.

Smyth Companies, one of North America’s premier package label printers, specializes in label and package promotion solutions for consumer goods in a variety of markets. Meeting customers’ just-in-time needs is crucial. The Minneapolis, Minn.-based printer has purchased a high-productivity Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX sheetfed press to accelerate job turnarounds at its Bedford, Va., plant.

Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd., based in Bedford (UK), has been sold by Bobst Group in a management buy-out (MBO) transaction.