WS Packaging Group, Inc.

Sustainability in the package printing news, including items on Kraft Foods, Colbert Packaging, UPM Raflatac and WS Packaging.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.—Ecology Coatings, Inc., a developer of nanotechnology-enabled, UV-curable advanced coatings, announced that it has entered into a commercialization agreement with WS Packaging Group, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, WS Packaging will purchase Ecology’s EcoQuik™ coatings for labels and packaging products manufactured by the company.

GREEN BAY, Wis.—WS Packaging Group, Inc. has won the "Business Friend of the Environment Award" for environmental innovation by the Wisconsin Environmental Working Group®, an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Conference.

Smart packaging touches many areas of packaging including food, beverage, and pharmaceutical. For pharmaceutical packaging in particular, there have been several advances in the use of smart packaging, specifically in the realm of patient compliance and patient interaction.

GREEN BAY, Wis.—WS Packaging Group, Inc. and ASK, a France-headquartered company, have formed ASK-intTag LLC, a joint venture that will manufacture and market contactless cards and tickets for U.S. and Canadian markets.

CHICAGO—Radius Solutions Ltd. announced that WS Packaging Group has implemented PECAS Vision in three of its sites and has plans to roll out this solution in its remaining fifteen facilities. WS Packaging Group has more than forty years of experience in printing and flexible packaging for retail, commercial and industrial markets. The company’s focus on innovation enables it to provide a wide range of capabilities and services to clients to help them achieve impactful packaging results. With 18 different locations, the organization offers local representation to clients as well as a national reach. The decision to implement a new business information management

CHICAGO—Radius Solutions Ltd. announced that WS Packaging Group has implemented PECAS Vision in three of its sites and has plans to roll out this solution in its remaining fifteen facilities. WS Packaging Group has more than forty years of experience in printing and flexible packaging for retail, commercial and industrial markets. The company’s focus on innovation enables it to provide a wide range of capabilities and services to clients to help them achieve impactful packaging results. With 18 different locations, the organization offers local representation to clients as well as a national reach. The decision to implement a new business information management

During the last several years, the packaging sector has experienced a substantial number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As a matter of fact, at the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) ­annual meeting held earlier this month, Doug Lawson, managing director, packaging group for BMO Capital Markets, reported that the industry set a record in 2007 with 386 announced worldwide transactions. Several factors drove this record activity, including a strong rationale for mergers, strong economies, and good capital markets. The net result, reported Lawson, was a median EV/EBITDA (enterprise value/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) multiple of 7.4x. Many of these mergers and acquisitions were

ALGOMA, Wis.—WS Packaging Group, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase SenecaSalem, Inc. SenecaSalem operates two printing facilities: one in Salem, Ohio, and the other in Franklin, Pa. The company produces an array of labels via offset and flexographic processes, including shrink sleeve, cut-and-stack paper and film labels, in-mold labeling (blow and injection), and roll-to-roll labeling, among others. SenecaSalem has approximately 200 employees and has long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 customers that serve food and beverage, petroleum, and other markets. The company is also ISO 9002 certified. “Having SenecaSalem as part of WS’s future is a great win for all of us,” said

ALGOMA, Wis.—WS Packaging Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase SenecaSalem Inc. SenecaSalem operates two printing facilities: one in Salem, Ohio, and the other in Franklin, Pa. The company produces an array of labels via offset and flexographic, including shrink sleeve, cut-and-stack paper and film labels, in-mold labeling (blow and injection), and roll-to-roll labeling, among others. The company has approximately 200 employees and has long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 customers that serve food and beverage, petroleum, and other markets. SenecaSalem is ISO 9002 certified. ‘Having SenecaSalem as part of WSı future is a great win for all of us,” said Terry Fulwiler,