Thomas Morin Named President of Packaging Sector at TC Transcontinental

MONTREAL, Canada—Transcontinental Inc announced today the appointment of Thomas Morin as president of TC Transcontinental Packaging effective July 1. Based in Chicago, Morin will report to François Olivier, president and chief executive officer of the corporation, and he will be part of the Executive Management Committee. Since 2014, this position has been held by longstanding … Continued

Magali Depras & Alex Hayden Join TC Transcontinental Packaging

MONTREAL, Canada—TC Transcontinental Packaging announced the appointments of Magali Depras to the position of chief strategy officer, serving on the Executive Management Committee of the corporation, and Alex Hayden, who on April 1 will be joining the packaging sector of the corporation as senior vice president, R&D, innovation and sustainability. “I am very pleased to welcome … Continued

KYMC Says Key to Success is Building Supply Chain Partnerships

TAICHUNG, Taiwan—Kuen Yuh Machinery Company Ltd (KYMC), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018, is one of Asia’s most respected manufacturers of roll-to-roll technology for the printing and converting markets. With a product portfolio that spans rotogravure, inline, central impression (CI) and stack flexo presses, as well as slitting/rewinding, plate mounting, and coating and laminating … Continued

Flexographic M&A Drivers: Achieving Growth Through Consolidation

It seems that every week we are waking up to news of yet another merger or acquisition within the packaging industry. Over the course of 2018, we saw a wide variety of transactions ranging from the occasional blockbuster, such as Amcor’s long-rumored acquisition of Bemis, to the far more frequent product line tuck-in, such as … Continued

Tom Nelson Joins AWT Labels & Packaging as Executive Vice President

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—AWT Labels & Packaging, a provider of high-quality labels and flexible packaging for a variety of market segments including food and beverage, medical, personal care, Industrial/OEM, household and specialty, welcomes Tom Nelson as the new executive vice president—flexible packaging, focusing on the company’s flexible packaging facility based in South Elgin, IL. Tom previously served as general … Continued

Deluxe Packages Acquired by Amcor

YUBA CITY, CA—Amcor has acquired Deluxe Packages, a privately owned flexible packaging business which will form part of the company’s newly formed flexibles Americas business group. Deluxe Packages provides high performance flexible packaging products to customers in the fresh food and snack segments. It operates one well invested manufacturing plant in Yuba City, CA with, “attractive technologies, … Continued