David Scheible

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, announced that it plans to close its beverage carton facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company will transition business and equipment from Cincinnati to its operations in West Monroe, La., and Perry, Ga. The closure of the Cincinnati beverage facility, which will be completed on or about Aug. 31, 2011, reflects the Company's ongoing efforts to align its manufacturing footprint to the changing needs of its customers and to improve its cost structure and margins to better position it for future growth. "While the

Graphic Packaging International, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and business of Sierra Pacific Packaging, Inc., a producer of folding cartons, beverage carriers, and corrugated boxes for the consumer packaged goods industry.

Graphic Packaging International recently announced plans to close its Jacksonville, Arkansas US, multiwall bag facility. The company will transition business and equipment from Jacksonville to other US operating locations. “As always, GPI deploys business to our most cost-​effective plants,” said David Scheible, president and CEO. “We continually evaluate all of our business operations to ensure we’re serving our markets as efficiently as possible. Simply put, this is a difficult business decision.” The Jacksonville multiwall bag facility will continue to operate and support customers while its business is transitioned to other company facilities in the US over the next several

By the middle of 2013, a Macon, Ga., paperboard mill will have a biomass power plant that supplies 100 percent of its electricity and steam needs. Graphic Packaging International Inc. will install the 40-megawatt plant at its mill, including a high-efficiency biomass boiler and turbine generator, according to the company. The Macon mill produces 1,600 tons of paperboard per day. The $80 million biomass project will use 400,000 tons per year of logging residuals, including tops and branches, a fraction of the estimated 3.3 million tons currently available in the Macon area. “Graphic Packaging is committed to engaging in

MARIETTA, Ga.—Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, announced that it plans to close its Golden, Colo., plant. The Company will transition business and equipment from Golden to other U.S. operating locations.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Record numbers of participants have already registered for the 2009 Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference, taking place Wednesday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Oct. 30, at the Barton Creek Resort, Austin, Texas.