EUR 285 million (US$381.4 million) are to be invested by Stora Enso at its Ostroleka mill in Poland to add new corrugated packaging capacity. The company says in a release announcing the project, that the new capacity will strengthen the business in Eastern and Central Europe for Stora.

It is expected that the project will be complete by 2013 first quarter.

As observed by them, due to the new container board machine, their product offering will not only be strengthened, but the [...]

A subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, Graphic Packaging International, Inc., has announced recently that a plan has been approved by it to expand use of biomass energy with an expected cost of up to $80 million in its Macon, Ga., paperboard mill. To be started immediately, the project will include a 40 megawatt turbine generator and a high-efficiency biomass boiler.

The objectives of this project of biomass are to advance the sustainability strategy of the Company, decrease costs of energy [...]

Xerox’s managed print services improve document management from the print shop to the virtual office

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) will manage the Procter & Gamble Company’s (P&G) worldwide print operations, helping the consumer products company reduce operational costs by an estimated 20-25 percent. The five-year services contract calls for Xerox to manage P&G’s print shops, offices and home-based work settings.

Xerox Office Services is the company’s industry-leading managed print services offering. It helps organizations drive cost out of IT and office infrastructure [...]

VPK Packaging Group is planning to bulid a new paper mill in central Europe. The firm plans to invest €200m (£158m) in the new paper mill that will produce 300,000 tonnes of light weight recycled corrugated case material (80-160 g/m²) per year.

VPK has opted two possible locations for the establishment of the mill – Zeitz in Germany and Wroclaw in Poland. The construction, which will take 2 years to complete would be operational in 2011. The new mill will create [...]

Ball Packaging Europe, an aluminium can manufacturer, intends to buy a 12.5 ha lot and plans to build a new plant within a year’s time after obtaining a permit to invest in the Lublin Sub-Zone. The project which is estimated to cost 200 mln PLN may offer employment to more than 100 people.

Grzegorz Skora, the production director from Ball Packaging Europe Radomsko, said that the company wants to start the construction as soon as possible.
The Lublin plant, with production premises [...]

Amcor announced that it is going to build a new glass furnace at its Wine Bottle Plant in Gawler, South Australia with an investment of US$ 150 million. The project is expected to be completed during the first half of 2010. After completion, the site will have three furnaces with an annual production capacity of 600 million wine bottles.

The investment is a part of Amcor’s strategy of focusing capital on nominated growth segments such as glass wine bottles in Australia. [...]

Pamarco, a leading company in the printing industry, has installed a third laser at its new location in La Palma, California. This is aimed at serving its the west coast market better. This will help the western division to have increased laser capacity and improved engraving capabilities. The plant was opened in October 2007.

The plant joins Pamarco’s other anilox roll facilities and a total of fifteen lasers in North America. Other facilities are located in the following areas: Atlanta, Georgia; Batavia, Illinois; Vaughan, Ontario and Roselle, New Jersey.

Pamarco Global Graphics, global leader in the printing industry and manufacturer of anilox rolls, has announced that it has added another multi-beam laser at its anilox manufacturing facility in Warrington, UK. This is in line with the growing demand for its high line screen and volume anilox rolls in the European market.

According to the company, the investment is part of a continuing strategy to move all of its lasers to solid state technology. This addition will result in Pamarco having three multi-beam lasers for use [...]

Zebra Technologies announced that Amer Sports selected its EPC Gen 2-standard labelling system for its RFID compliance labeling project for shipments of its Wilson Sporting Goods brand. Zebra’s best-of-breed RFID printer/encoders help manufacturers and distributors comply with UHF Gen 2 mandates while providing superior track and trace capabilities for total asset visibility throughout the supply chain.
Wilson’s team of experts installed four Zebra R110Xi printer/encoders to label shipments that require RFID compliance tagging, which is suited for use in harsh shipping [...]