Private label brands embrace own identities in packaging design

The days of store brands being tradeoffs from national brands are gone. That change brings new opportunities for packaging partners on both ends of the spectrum. 

Higher-income households are embracing private labels, unit sales of store brands are growing as those of national brands decline and a majority of Gen Z consumers believe private label products are […]

‘Majority’ of Nippon Dynawave employees to return to work in October

Nippon Dynawave Packaging employees will soon return to work at the Longview, Washington, pulp and paper mill that has largely been idled since the May 26 white-liquor tank implosion there that killed 11 people and injured eight others.

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Amtech Announces Embedded Agentic AI Accelerating Order-to-Cash in Amtech Quick Quote

Email intake agent interprets free text and attachments into structured quote data, further enabling corrugated plants to increase win rates and revenue with existing customer service and estimating staff.

Amtech Software announced the launch of an embedded AI agent for email intake within Amtech Quick Quote (AQQ), a quoting application for corrugated packaging manufacturers.

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PCA to close full-line plant in Ohio

Packaging Corporation of America plans to close a full-line plant in Middletown, Ohio, by the end of this year, according to a worker adjustment and retraining notification filed with the state Thursday.

The company estimates all 91 employees will be affected, with most being laid off on Dec. 1. Hourly workers are represented by the United Steelworkers union.

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PPC Announces Winners of the 2026 Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition 

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the top winners of its esteemed 83rd Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition. These folding cartons and rigid boxes represent the best paperboard packaging manufactured by North American converters over the past year.

Package of the YearDressed In White Rigid Carton

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Dressed In White captures the romance of […]

Selling What Comes Off a Digital Press

I closed the last article on the technical office. This one moves two departments over, to sales. It starts somewhere most Western conversations about digital corrugated never go.

In plants I’ve visited in China and other countries in South East Asia, I’ve seen digital presses that would never win a trade-show award. They are […]

TCY Appoints Young Shin Partner For U.S., Canada

According to a recent LinkedIn post, Taiwan based TCY, a leader in global flexo printing equipment, has appointed Young Shin USA as its partner for the United States and Canada, expanding its sales and aftermarket support presence in North America.

Based in Schaumburg, Illinois, Young Shin USA provides sales, parts, field service and training […]

Autajon Packaging Simply Cartons to open new Nottinghamshire manufacturing site

Autajon Packaging Simply Cartons has confirmed plans to open a newly refurbished manufacturing facility and head office in Nottinghamshire in 2027, supporting the continued growth of its UK folding carton operations.

The company will relocate from its existing facility on Perry Road in Nottingham to new premises in the Giltbrook area of Nottinghamshire. The development […]

SupplyOne Acquires Packaging Design Corporation to Continue Chicago Expansion

SupplyOne, Inc., a leading distributor of custom corrugated and value-added packaging solutions in North America, announced today that it has acquired Packaging Design Corporation, a custom corrugated packaging manufacturer based in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

Founded in 1968, Packaging Design Corporation will continue under the leadership of owner Scott Jones post-closing.

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Vanguard Companies expands digital manufacturing with HP PageWide C550VP

Vanguard Companies is among the first companies in the United States to install the new HP PageWide C550VP Digital Press, expanding its digital manufacturing operation in Kansas City, MO. The investment builds on the company’s existing HP PageWide C500 Digital Press, significantly increasing digital production capacity while strengthening manufacturing resilience and creating new opportunities in corrugated […]