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Glen Arm, Maryland based SUN Automation Group (SUN) has announced two promotions within its organization to expand its Senior Leadership Team. Aaron Schlothauer, above left, has been promoted to VP of Engineering, and Gokul Gopakumar, right, has been promoted to VP of Technology and Business Development. Both will support SUN’s relentless commitment…

by Chase Kammerer.   Newly developed methods and specifications will help drive the development of innovative uses for fiber-based packaging by providing guidance on what new fiber-based packaging meets recyclability needs. Introduction to Paper Packaging Recyclability Test Methods & Specifications was created through a collaboration between the American Forest & Paper…

Scott Welch of Elkhart, Indiana based Welch Packaging, a family-owned corrugated packaging company in the Midwest, announced that it has acquired Nashville Box, a supplier of corrugated packaging located just outside Nashville in Lebanon, Tennessee.  Nashville Box was established in 2021 by Scott Lawrence and several business partners. The acquisition of…

By Paul Aliprando: Don’t hold me to these numbers, but they are close enough for a discussion. For the US, the industry produces about 30BSF per month. Eighty percent of this volume is produced by integrated companies that operate 30 percent of the box plants. The remaining 20 percent of production…

Rochester, New York based Durst announced the appointment of industry specialist Chuck Slingerland as the new corrugated sales manager for Durst North America. In this position, Slingerland will continue to focus on and grow the presence of Durst and Koenig & Bauer Durst in this critical part of the industry.     “Chuck…

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania based Amtech Software, a provider of software and hardware solutions for the corrugated manufacturing industry, announced the addition of two new team members: Danna Nelson, Senior Vice President of Products, and Bill Woerner, Senior Vice President of Customer Operations. Nelson will lead product and development teams to help…

Neenah, Wisconsin based Menasha Corporation has announced that James M. Kotek, above right, will retire from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer in March. The Menasha Corporation Board of Directors has appointed Christopher D. Drees to succeed Kotek effective March 13, 2023. Drees will also join the Menasha Corporation…

Corrugated veteran Brian Kentopp has announced a new business venture — Topp Corrugated Products — that puts his passion and expertise in the industry to use as a customized solutions provider and business consultant. Kentopp developed the concept for Topp Corrugated Products in 2022 following a 25-year career that included leadership…

More than 100 corrugated industry professional attended Chicago TAPPI’s ‘What’s New’ event, which took place Tuesday, February 7, at 5:00 p.m. at the Oak Brook Marriott in Oak Brook, Illinois. After a “social hour” and buffet dinner, each of the eight suppliers, pictured above, delivered an eight-minute presentation on their latest…

  BY Chase Kammerer Amazon was recently cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for ergonomic hazards and other safety risks. Federal safety inspectors concluded that the twisting, bending, and long reaches that Amazon warehouse workers perform as much as nine times per minute put them at high risk…