Sappi achieves PEFC Group Scheme certification for small growers

Georgia-Pacific announced the expansion of its Hummingbird® digital print solutions with the purchase of an HP PageWide T1190 Press, the world’s highest-volume digital corrugated packaging solution. The HP T1190 will be GP’s third inkjet web press installed since 2015 when it launched digital print services with the HP T400S press and subsequently deployed a T1100 110-inch press. GP’s Hummingbird provides a range of digitally printed corrugated packaging solutions for consumer-packaged goods, electronics, and food and beverage brands across North America. Digital print allows for regional or product variations without minimum quantities, variable print, and faster turn on print since print plates are not needed. Digital allows a customer to print only what they need, when they need it – which reduces waste. The press also uses water-based inks, which HP notes does not contain hazardous air pollutants and is also odorless. Hummingbird’s digital offerings include corrugated shelf-ready packaging (SRP), food trays, large-format boxes, e-commerce solutions, and volume displays (POP).

WestRock Company announced today a planned investment in its Florence, South Carolina kraft linerboard mill that will significantly increase the mill’s efficiency, quality and service levels. The $410 million investment over two years will include installing a 330” state-of-the-art kraft linerboard machine and related infrastructure that will replace three older, narrow-width paper machines. The company expects the new machine to produce 710,000 tons of kraft linerboard annually. In addition, the company plans to invest approximately $60 million over the next five years to support the new machine and other mill projects. When coupled with the recently completed modern woodyard, the Florence mill will become one of the lowest cost kraft linerboard mills in North America. Click Read More below for additional information.

Expanding its most popular, industry-leading pressure-sensitive adhesive offerings, Mactac® Roll Label Performance Adhesives Group announces new additions to its CHILL AT® and PUREapply® adhesive portfolios. “Brand managers and packaging engineers consistently turn to CHILL AT and PUREapply for high-tack secure label adhesion, long-lasting shelf appeal and brand protection,” says Kim Hensley, Senior Marketing Manager, Mactac Performance Adhesives. “For customers who want to boost their business in 2021 – these products are the game-changers.” The CHILL AT and PUREapply expansion includes a selection of thinner facestock and liner solutions, which not only add more options for the sought-after adhesive offerings, but also deliver customers more labels per roll, increased production, and ensure less label waste.