Metsä Board sells Hangö Stevedoring to Euroports

Huhtamaki is setting up a new manufacturing unit in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to serve its existing and new egg packaging customers in the KwaZulu-Natal area with a broad range of locally produced packaging solutions. The new facility will be located close to one of South Africa’s main export ports, enabling competitive exports of egg packaging for customers across East Africa. “The addition of a unit in KwaZulu-Natal is an important addition to our fiber packaging footprint in South Africa not only providing efficiencies in our service to customers in South Africa but an additional benefit in terms of proximity to a major port which will drive access to markets across East Africa. The new facility sets us up to better meet the growth of the fiber packaging sector and future demand for sustainable packaging. It also strengthens our position in the region significantly,” says Eric Le Lay, President, Fiber Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company will showcase recent investments in Packaging Solutions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas. At the show, RRD will unveil anew single pass digital press to reduce time-to-market on large format runs by 25%. Ideal for retail signage and displays made from thicker substrates like corrugated and poly-based materials, the state-of-the-art technology combines the agility and speed of digital printing with exceptional print quality, a wide color spectrum and minimal energy consumption. RRD will announce full details in the fall. With growing RFID mandates from top retailers, RRD is helping clients navigate the shift by upping its investment in industry-leading technology to offer a complete solution of RFID labels and folding cartons. RRD manufactures the RFID labels and folding cartons and then affixes the label to the folding carton. RRD can also complete the fulfillment and distribution of the finished product. This comprehensive suite of services is a welcomed change from coordinating multiple steps and vendors to one seamless process.

Q1 2018 Highlights • Sales of $1,098 million (compared to $1,082 million in Q4 2017 (+1%) and $1,006 million in Q1 2017 (+9%)) • As reported (including specific items) • Operating income of $112 million (compared to $45 million in Q4 2017 (+149%) and $31 million in Q1 2017 (+261%)) • Adjusted (excluding specific items) 2 • Operating income of $50 million (compared to $46 million in Q4 2017 (+9%) and $28 million in Q1 2017 (+79%)). Click Read More below for additional information.