Caraustar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSAR) announced that it will increase prices on all paperboard-based converted products by 6% effective with shipments on and after August 11, 2008.
Europoint Display, a subsidiary of The Paper Company (PaperCo), has launched a range of initiatives to encourage high street retailers and supermarkets to print their signage, packaging and displays on more environmentally friendly substrates.
DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced an expansion of compounding capacity for its range of DuPont(TM) Zytel(R) nylon 6,6 resins and DuPont(TM) Zytel(R) HTN high performance polyamide resins at its manufacturing site in Shenzhen, China.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), today announced a $50 per ton price increase for its coated recycled board (CRB) and uncoated recycled board (URB) to partially offset increased input costs for fiber, energy and chemicals.
UPM has completed the rebuild of the chemical recovery plant at its Kymi pulp mill in Kuusankoski.
At drupa in Düsseldorf (May 29th to June 11th, 2008) Mimaki Engineering Co Ltd. and the 3M Company have developed a new range of UV inks for UV printing.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announced today that it will permanently close its Montreal, Quebec, Canada, uncoated recycled paperboard mill, effective August 27, 2008, according to James Harrell, division vice president and general manager, Paper North America.
