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

Inovar Packaging Group Acquired by AEA Investors

ARLINGTON, TX—AEA Investors has acquired Inovar Packaging Group, in partnership with the company’s management and John Attayek, its new CEO. Headquartered in Arlington, TX, Inovar Packaging Group is a converter of prime labels and flexible packaging, and serves blue chip customers within a diverse set of end markets including, among others, health and personal care, … Continued

Graphic Packaging International to Acquire Walter G. Anderson Folding Carton Operation

ATLANTA, GA—Graphic Packaging International has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding equity of U.S. folding carton manufacturer Walter G. Anderson (WG Anderson). WG Anderson has a focus on store branded food and consumer products markets. The company operates two sheet fed folding carton converting facilities, located in Hamel, MN and Newton, … Continued

Domino to Host Digital Printing Open House May 4-5 in Gurnee, IL

GURNEE, IL—Domino will be hosting its first open house, Digital Printing Spectrum 2016, at its newly expanded demonstration and training facility at Domino North American headquarters in Gurnee, IL on May 4 and 5. Digital Printing Spectrum 2016 is where “the widest range of industry experts will converge to discuss digital printing, finishing and substrates. Everything … Continued

ACTEGA WIT, ACTEGA Kelstar to Merge, Rebrand as ACTEGA North America

DELRAN, NJ—ACTEGA WIT and ACTEGA Kelstar, leading manufacturers in the innovation of inks, coatings and adhesives for packaging and printing markets, announced the formal merger of the two legal entities to form ACTEGA North America, Inc. This merger aligns itself with the corporate ACTEGA Division goals to reposition the company focus on market segments rather … Continued

Sun Chemical to Acquire Colmar Inks Corp.

PARSIPPANY, NJ—Sun Chemical has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Colmar Inks Corp. based in Ontario, Canada. Colmar’s customer lists, contracts and finished inventory will be included in the acquisition. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter in 2016. The acquisition will allow Sun Chemical to … Continued

Alpha Poly, Mikia Printing to Merge

ONTARIO, Canada—Alpha Poly has announced confirmation of a much anticipated merger with Mikia Printing of Acton, Ontario. While specific details of the deal were not published, Mikia leadership, staff and supply chain will join the award winning Alpha Poly team effective February 2016. “This is a perfect fit for Mikia” notes Vaughan Campbell, who will remain … Continued

WestRock to Purchase Packaging Business From Cenveo

STAMFORD, CT—Cenveo, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cenveo Corp., and certain of its other subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its packaging business to a division of WestRock Co., a leading provider of paper and packaging solutions in consumer and corrugated markets globally. The sale involves six facilities located in the U.S., … Continued

FLEXO Magazine’s Year in Review 2015

Spurred by Rising Demand, Industry Advancements & Complementary Processes, Flexography’s Dominance of Package Printing Continues Robert Moran & Brad Pareso In the 12 months since FLEXO last took a wide lens view of the package printing industry, plenty of things have changed. New machinery became available for purchase. Companies large and small expanded, merged and … Continued

DuPont, Dow Chemical to Merge

WILMINGTON, DE & MIDLAND, MI—DuPont and The Dow Chemical Co. announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all stock merger of equals. The combined company will be named DowDuPont. The parties intend to subsequently pursue a separation of DowDuPont into three independent, publicly traded … Continued