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Campbell Soup Expands Capabilities
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Camden, N.J.-based Campbell Soup Co. plans to invest in its Maxton, N.C., manufacturing plant by adding state of the art soup production equipment.
Efficiency Can Be Affordable
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Mitch Klinger has a piece of advice for corrugated box makers thinking of making efficiency upgrades.
U.S. Display Group Achieves ISO Certification
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U.S. Corrugated, Inc.?s U.S. Display Group plant in Tullahoma, Tenn., has become one of the first in the industry to achieve ISO 14001 Certification.
SSCC Opens Recycling Facility
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Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) and Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., celebrated the grand opening of Smurfit-Stone?s Jacksonville-South materials recycling facility (MRF) on Sept. 30.
Coke Tries to Do More with Less
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Just using less doesn't make a company sustainable, says Scott Vitters, director of Sustainable Packaging, The Coca-Cola Co.
Chesapeake Takeover Speculated
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German folding carton maker Edelmann Group is increasing its stake in Chesapeake Corp., causing speculation that a takeover bid is coming, reports printweek.com.
Financial Crisis Delays Box Purchases
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The upward momentum in box shipments has stalled, suggesting a flat trend in corrugated box shipments through year end.
Chesapeake Releases Social Responsibility Report
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Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., has released its first corporate social responsibility report.
Caraustar Raises Fiber Shipment Prices
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Recycled paperboard manufacturer Caraustar Industries, Atlanta, is raising prices on shipments of recovered fiber, reports the Associated Press.
Buying and Installing Box Making Equipment Properly
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"I'm old enough to say, 'Do what I say and not what I did,'" Dean Mitchell, president, The Mitchell Group, says with a smile.
People Update
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At the recent drupa 2012 committee meeting, Martin Weickenmeier, CEO of Körber PaperLink GmbH, was unanimously elected president.
FTA Accepting Entries for 2009
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The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is now accepting entries for its 2009 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition.
How GP Approaches Sustainability
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"If we can't be sustainable in every way, then our company doesn't deserve to exist," says James Hannan, president and ceo, Georgia-Pacific Corp. (GP), Atlanta.
Caraustar Awarded ISO Certification
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Atlanta-based Caraustar Industries, Inc.?s Kingston Springs, Tenn. carton plant has received ISO 9001:2000 Quality Certification from Moody International.
OCC Prices Go into Freefall
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Talk about a low grade market freefall. Key factors behind the significant price drops in almost all the low grades this month are by no means new but have come all together to create a classic "perfect storm."
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Require more warehousing of product
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Demand lower prices
36%
Want shorter lead times
28%
Want more high graphics
3%
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5%
Request more frequent bidding for the same business
10%
Please look to an upcoming issue of Paperboard Packaging for the results.
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