PaperWorks Industries Inc. has completed the acquisition of The Standard Group. Founded in 1932, The Standard Group is a converter of custom printed paperboard packaging with a manufacturing location in Louisville, Kentucky. “The Standard Group aligns well with PaperWorks in terms of emphasizing quality and innovation while serving customers which value sustainable, paper-based packaging,” says Brian Janki, […]
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PaperWorks Industries has completed the acquisition of The Standard Group. Founded in 1932, The Standard Group is a converter of custom-printed paperboard packaging with a manufacturing location in Louisville, Kentucky. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The Standard Group aligns well with PaperWorks in terms of emphasizing quality and innovation while serving customers which […]
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Pratt Industries to Invest $5 Billion in Recycling, Clean Energy Infrastructure and Manufacturing Jobs in USA over Next 10 Years
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Pratt Industries executive chairman, Anthony Pratt, has pledged to invest $5 billion in U.S. recycling and clean energy infrastructure to create 5000 American manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years. Anthony Pratt made the pledge — his largest ever commitment — to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, at a recent black tie event […]
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Greif’s Paper Packaging and Services (PPS) business has announced two major investments in its recycling operations to support its growth strategy in sustainable paper packaging solutions. A new 81,000-square-foot paper recycling facility for collecting, processing and baling has opened in Florence, Kentucky, bringing Greif’s total number of recycling facilities across North America to 19. In […]
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Ahlstrom perpetuates its 50-year commitment and support to the global Filtration industry by investing EUR 2 million in a new laminator at the Louveira plant, in Brazil. With a planned installation in 2023, the equipment is expected to be fully operational by Q1 2024. This strategic growth initiative will expand manufacturing capabilities at Louveira plant. […]
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Kruger Packaging, with base operations in Montreal, Canada, has opened an over 475,000-square-foot building in Elizabethtown in Kentucky, USA. The $114 million state-of-the-art facility will manufacture environmentally sustainable packaging products, creating nearly 150 new jobs. The plant will produce more than two billion square-feet of 100% recycled corrugated boxes annually — the equivalent of over 40,000 […]
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Georgia-Pacific is making a significant investment of more than $20 million at its plant in Lebanon, Tennessee. Its existing corrugator will be replaced with a new one to provide the plant with more throughput and provide customers with a better-quality product. “This is as much an investment in our current and future customers as it […]
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A worldwide pandemic and 75 days of rainy weather in Kentucky couldn’t stop a dedicated team from completing a $100 million expansion at Georgia-Pacific’s Bowling Green Dixie facility. The investment created more than 70 new jobs and includes an 80,000-square-foot building, a new printer, and presses. GP will continue meeting the needs of customers as demand grows […]
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Green Bay Packaging Inc., a sustainable packaging company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has acquired Third Dimension Inc., a packaging company based in Geneva, Ohio. The acquisition went into effect on Oct. 1. Third Dimension is focused on corrugated packaging innovation, molded foam packaging, and four-color digital printing. The company was founded in 1991 by […]