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this month will feature speakers and topics to help mem- bers maintain consistency and excellence in serving their customers. Mitch Klingher, principal at Klingher-Nadler LLP in En- glewood Cliffs, New Jersey, keynoted the meeting with his presentation called “Looking Ahead at Market Forces,
of AICC’s online Packaging School, and greater member engagement on weekly membership Zoom calls, virtual plant tours, converter “think tank” sessions and the use of the All-Access Pass for education and training. He also shared details on the Foundation for Packaging Education, chartered in the fall of 2020 by AICC’s Board of Directors to raise funds for the continued growth and expansion of industry-specific training programs for employees in AICC member companies. As Regional Director for AICC’s Southeast Region, Ben DeSollar, President and CEO of Sumter Packaging in Sum- ter, South Carolina, chaired the meeting and as his first
task, introduced AICC Chairman Jay Carman, CEO of The Stand- Fast Group in Carol Stream, Illinois. Because AICC’s Board last fall de- ferred the normal election of officers and directors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carman is the first AICC Chairman to be serving a second
Mitch Klingher
Box Demand and How to Strategize.” In it he outlined the current state of the business: positive forces such as high box demand, record profits and elevated levels of capital investment in the industry. On the negative side he cited tightness in the containerboard market with rising prices, supply chain interruptions in basic materials, a shortage of
Jay Carman
year in the position. Carman thanked members for their support of the Association and commented on the phe- nomenal spike in demand the past year has placed on the industry. He said his company, as have many others, has struggled to keep up with customer demand and that AICC’s 2021 Spring Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida, later
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