Paperboard Packaging

Honoring A Gentleman

Last month I had the great honor of inducting Jay Wertheimer into the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC)/Paperboard Packaging Hall of Fame.

The Driving Force

At the conclusion of a recent seminar in which I had participated, an attendee asked me if there was one thing I could tell him to do that would assure his success as a salesperson.

Haste Makes Waste? Maybe Not Any Longer

In the same way that our cars take longer to stop when we go faster, today's high-speed conversion lines have the potential to create a lot more waste than their predecessors when something goes wrong.

The Box: Automation's Make or Break Point

There hasn't been much change in third party warehousing environments in 20 years.

Making It Matter

Jay Wertheimer, who was well-known for his "new normal" message to the corrugated container industry, was inducted into the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC)/Paperboard Packaging Hall of Fame last month at the AICC's Fall Meeting in Chicago. His rallying cry for manufacturing in America during the difficult post-9/11 economic times characterized his devotion to the industry.

Recognizing Folding Carton Excellence

A&R Cartons Frankfurt, Germany plant won the Pro Carton/ECMA Carton of the Year award for its Alibi Toque Pralin? carton using Stora Enso-produced Performa cartonboard. This was the 10th anniversary of the annual awards.

Montague Reaches Out

On Oct. 1, Larry Montague was named president of TAPPI after a six-month comprehensive search by TAPPI's board of directors for a person with proven industry experience and sales and marketing expertise. Montague has big plans for the association that has strained to find its place in the current paper industry.

Eastern European Box Making: Maturing Very Quickly Now

Where's the best place to build a corrugated box plant today and make a profit? China might be your first response. Its overall growth rate is impressive. But what about Eastern Europe? When communist rule collapsed in 1989-90, business opportunities for Western European companies (and beyond) materialized quickly. Then the eight former communist countries joined the European Union in May 2004 and foreign direct investment exploded. This year it will hit approximately $25.3 billion, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Technology Innovation

With this ink chamber system, users will have less downtime and waste and be environmentally savvy.

Box Biz

Memphis, Tenn.—International Paper Co. has entered into an agreement to sell its beverage packaging division to New Zealand-based Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.

Product Innovations

Product Innovations

Mark Arzoumanian
Official Board Markets Editor in Chief
Paperboard Packaging Contributing Editor
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Chicago, Ill. 60657
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