Amazon Takes Major Step to Eliminate Plastic Packaging in U.S. Fulfillment Centers

Amazon has unveiled its groundbreaking initiative to replace plastic delivery packaging with curbside-recyclable paper solutions at its first fully automated fulfillment center in the United States, located in Euclid, Ohio. This milestone signifies Amazon’s multiyear effort to transition U.S. fulfillment centers from plastic to paper packaging, enabling greater convenience for customers to recycle at home. …

UNIPAKNILE’s Commitment to World-Class Operations Management Transforms Packaging Manufacturing

In a pivotal move for the packaging manufacturing industry, UNIPAKNILE, a member of the INDEVCO Group, is taking significant steps towards world-class operations management (WCOM). This strategic initiative began with a pilot phase in June 2023, focusing on the core WCOM pillar of “Autonomous Management.”   During this phase, one of UNIPAKNILE’s converting machines, the …

Future of Corrugated Manufacturing Unveiled: BHS Corrugated Open House Event 2023

    BHS Corrugated organized an Open House Event in Münster and Greven on April 19, 2023, inviting around 80 representatives from the global corrugated board industry. The event aimed to provide customers with firsthand insight into the future strategy, Box Plant 2025.   According to Lars Engel, Managing Director of BHS Corrugated, “The Box …

Billerud Announces Divestment of Managed Packaging to Mimir Group

Billerud, a prominent sustainable fiber-based packaging materials company, has recently announced its decision to divest Managed Packaging, a business unit that offers packaging solutions to global brand owners. The company has reached an agreement with Mimir Group, a specialist investment firm focused on acquiring divisions, business units, and product areas from large corporations and government …

Smurfit Kappa Expands into North Africa with State-of-the-Art Plant in Morocco

  Smurfit Kappa, a leading provider of packaging solutions, has celebrated the inauguration of its new integrated corrugated plant in Rabat, marking the company’s first venture into North Africa. The strategic move comes after Smurfit Kappa invested approximately €4.7 billion over the past five years to support its customers and capitalize on long-term growth drivers. …

Digital Process installs third ThermoFlexX imager from XSYS

Digital Process, a Pakistan-based pre-press specialist has acquired a ThermoFlexX TFxX 80S imager, the third in as many years and the largest in the range, to support customers.   Over the past three years, the Karachi-based repro house has replaced all its older imagers with an impressive lineup of ThermoFlexX technology which covers the entire …

Koenig & Bauer acquires 49% stake in Celmacch

Koenig & Bauer has annouced its acquistion of 49% stake in Celmacch Group. Celmacch, one of the leading manufacturers of high board line flexo presses and rotary die-cutters for the corrugated board industry.   The companies have signed a contract laying the foundations to collaborate on development and marketing activities on the growth market for …

Stora Enso divests its packaging operations in Russia

Stora Enso has divested three of its corrugated packaging plants in Russia. The company’s Lukhovitsy, Arzamas and Balabanovo packaging plants have been divested to local management.   Stora Enso’s assessment is that due to the uncertainties in the Russian market, local ownership and operation will provide a more sustainable long-term solution for these businesses and …

EFI Corrugated Business System delivers seamless success

Luke Banks, General Manager, Arabian Packaging, can’t speak highly enough of EFI’s new one-stop solution for the corrugated industry. He tells us why Arabian Packaging, a corrugated packaging manufacturer based in the Jebel Ali Industrial Area of Dubai, delivers an in-house end-to-end service, from fielding international enquiries and ascertaining and understanding customer requirements, through the …