FMN | June 25th, 2018

Graphic Packaging Acquires PFP Assets

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Graphic Packaging International, Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of PFP, LLC, and its related entity PFP Dallas Converting, LLC. PFP is an independent converter focused on the production of paperboard-based air filter frames, and operates two manufacturing facilities in Lebanon, Tennessee, and Lancaster,Texas.

FLAG Signs On 75th Converter Member

FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group LLC) has added StarTag & Label, Inc. located in Salem,Virginia, as its 75th converter member. Since the group started in 2010, FLAG has retained more than 90 percent of its members. Label Industry Global Awards Announces Finalists Alex Knott, of the Dow Chemical Company, has been chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award for the 2018 Label Industry Global Awards. Judging for the 15th annual awards program took place during the recent FINAT European Label Forum (ELF) in Dublin, Ireland, where the panel of in- ternational judges met to consider entries across four award categories. Sponsored by Avery Dennison, the R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award honors the contribution an individual has made which has impacted the label and package printing sector, whether their pioneering work has spanned two years or two decades. Knott is a senior scientist in the company and leader of a global team that has pioneered the latest innovations in pressure-sensitive silicone release liner coating technology, including the introduction of Dow’s Flat Release Systems. During the same meeting, the judging panel an- nounced the finalists of the three other categories, which are: • The Award for Innovation (for companies with more than 300 employees), sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web:Esko; Fujifilm North America Corpora- tion, Graphic Systems Division; Paper Converting Ma- chine Company; and Rotometrics. • The Award for Innovation (for companies with up to 300 employees), sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web: Dienes Corporation; Eaglewood Technologies; Hamillroad Software; MGI; and Phoseon Technology. The Award for Sustainability: Avery Dennison; Sign- ode India Ltd.; and UPM Specialty Papers.

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