Paperboard Packaging Council

During Paperboard Packaging Council’s annual Technical and Production Forum in Springfield, MA last week, attendees shared best practices and learned about key topics such as business automation, fiber certification programs, shipping and freight standards.

A contest conducted by Gallus at its booth at the Paperboard Packaging Council’s recent Spring Meeting in Louisville, KY, revealed that out of 22 contest entrants—who represented a cross-section of the folding carton industry—only one was able to tell the difference between flexo and offset samples.

In January 2012, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) achieved its goal of issuing 35 licenses to converters in 2011 for using the "Paperboard Packaging Recyclable" logo.

In January 2012, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) achieved its goal of issuing 35 licenses to converters in 2011 for using the "Paperboard Packaging Recyclable" logo.

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently released the “Trends: Industry Outlook and Market Data Report,” an analysis of what lies ahead for the paperboard packaging industry.

News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including Menasha Packaging's Folding Carton Group, CCL Industries, Graphic Packaging, Luminer Converting Group and TAC Label Systems, American Packaging, Bellwyck Packaging Solutions and 
Ace Packaging.

Diamond Packaging earned five awards in the 68th Annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition, the industry’s premier showcase for carton manufacturers involved in the concept, design, print, performance, and shelf appeal of paperboard packaging.

On December 6-7, 2011, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) hosted the Folding Carton Boot Camp workshop at PPC headquarters in Springfield, Mass., attended by 16 participants from across the U.S. and Canada.

Great Northern Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of consumer packaging and in-store displays, won two National Paperboard Packaging Competition awards at the annual Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) fall meeting with its StrataGraph brand of laminated paperboard product.

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently released its annual 2011 Trends: Industry Outlook and Market Data Report, the definitive analysis of what lies ahead for the paperboard packaging industry. The report reflects the partnership of PPC and (RISI), the leading provider of paperboard packaging industry market forecasts and analysis. The report identifies growth markets and analyzes trends for 17 key market segments of the paperboard packaging industry, including beverage, cereal and dairy markets. In this year’s report, five end-use categories were classified as growth markets (those that can expect tonnage shipments to grow by 1.0% per year or more