Business Management - Operations

NORCROSS, Ga.—Demonstrating its continued commitment to environmental responsibility, RockTenn announced that it has received triple chain-of-custody (CoC) certification for its Marion, N.C. folding carton plant.

Chicago, Ill.—GPA, a supplier of substrate solutions for HP Indigo digital presses, announced that it has been granted the designation of HP Preferred Partner for a second year in a row. The HP Media Team designed the Preferred Partner program to establish a standard of excellence for partners who exhibit best in class service and support, provide extensive depth and availability of HP Indigo certified substrates, and excel in supporting HP Indigo’s sales and marketing efforts.

TOTOWA, N.J.—The board of directors of the Pitman Company announced that it has appointed Anthony P. Crupi, Sr. as chief executive officer. Crupi was recently named to the Pitman board of directors.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Leaders in innovation and sustainability will converge to offer insight, analysis, and resources during the 2009 Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference, Wednesday, Oct. 29 through Friday, Oct. 30, at the Barton Creek Resort, Austin, Texas.

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio—GEW has donated a seven-lamp ECP UV system with e-brick electronic power supplies to aid research and development activities at Clemson University’s new Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics.

HARTSVILLE, S.C.—Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will speak to the investment community on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the Goldman Sachs 2009 Basic Materials Conference in New York City.

MARIETTA, Ga.—Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, announced that it has closed on the sale of its Salt Lake City, Utah, multi-wall bagging equipment business. This facility specializes in the production of multi-wall bagging equipment, which is non-core to Graphic's strategy.

Corn Products International, Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Ilene Gordon chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective May 4, succeeding Samuel C. Scott III who, consistent with Company policy that senior executives step down by age 65, is retiring.

Bosch Packaging Technology, a supplier of holistic systems in the world of packaging and process technology, is changing the company names of some of its subsidiaries, effective April 2, 2009.

Surviving and growing in a tough competitive environment requires the capability to focus on a core business mission, while having the flexibility to respond to ever-changing market trends. Associated Labels (www.associated-labels.com), a Vancouver, Canada-based printing and packaging enterprise, is one company that has found much success adapting its core business (flexo-printed prime labels) with changing market demands (capabilities for flexible packaging and digital printing).