Greif Announces Opening Of New Manufacturing Plant In Dallas, TX Delaware, Ohio based Greif announced the finalization of construction on their new bulk corrugated manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas. Scheduled to open later this spring, Greif says the new facility will significantly expand its capacity in the bulk cor- rugated business and create opportunities in the South and Southwest regions of the United States, as well as Mexico. “We are delighted to establish this new facility in Dallas, Texas,” said Chris Zimmerman, Vice President – Container- board & Corrugated Sales. “We have formed an excellent team who have worked extremely hard to get this state-of- the-art facility up and running. Equipped with highly auto-
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age engineering for the US military, including injection and rotational molding of plastics and an understanding of how to engineer for advanced military test standards. Today, Jim helps Walmart develop inbound packaging standards for suppliers worldwide. This includes setting test protocols required to get products safely through one of the world’s most advanced supply chains and gaining expertise in the growing field of automation technologies that will drive new standards for the retail industry for the next several decades. He also sits on the ISTA Global Board of Directors. Other speakers at the event will include Jason Stein, CEO of Flat Six Media, and Christian Fischer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia-Pacific. For more infor- mation, visit fibrebox.org .
mated machinery, this facility will enable us to respond swiftly to customer demands while maintaining superior lead times and product quality.” The Greif CorrChoice Dallas plant will primarily make triple wall sheets and jum- bo boxes and will have capabilities that include inline gluing and stitching. These products will serve the industrial and agri- cultural industries. For more information, visit greif.com/ corrugated-sheets . PPC Folding Carton Boot Camp Set For May 14-15 The Paperboard Packaging Council an- nounced open registration for the Spring Folding Carton Boot Camp set for May 14- 15 at its headquarters in Springfield, Mas- sachusetts. The program helps attendees enhance their industry skills while gaining tacti- cal information they can use immediately when returning to work. Boot Camp is an essential training op- portunity for those new to cartons or the industry and non-plant personnel with lim- ited experience outside a single plant op- eration. The two-day training program will pro- vide a unique, hands-on experience in pre- press, printing, cutting, gluing, windowing, rigid boxes, automatic packaging, cold and hot foil, tooling, laminating, and more. Visit paperbox.org to reserve your seat and book your hotel at the Marriott Spring- field Downtown at a discounted rate. For more information, call (413) 686-9191.
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