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has acquired Pretium Packaging from Genstar Capital. Pretium is a full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications. • Amazon To Build $105M Fulfillment Center In WI : Am- azon announced that it is building a $105 million fulfill- ment center and will bring 500 jobs to Beloit, Wiscon- sin. The center is is expected to be completed in time for the 2020 holiday season. FEBRUARY • DS Smith Opens New Box Plant In Indiana : UK and Atlanta, Georgia based DS Smith has announced the opening of a new box plant in Lebanon, Indiana. The facility can produce about 30,000 boxes an hour and two billion square-feet of recyclable packaging a year. • Industry Pioneer Lou Sardella Dies At 73 : Lou Sar- della, who co-founded SUN Automation along with his business partner, Pat O’Connor, and who subsequently served as Chairman and CEO of the company, passed away at his home in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, on January 21, 2020. He was 73. • Great Northern Launches ISTA 6 Test Lab In WI : Ap- pleton, Wisconsin based Great Northern Corporation has announced the addition of an ISTA 6 test lab at its Appleton location. The lab, operated by in-house certified ISTA technicians, allows customers to test the integrity of their existing packages and pre-determine if
• Graycliff Confirms Sale Of HarperLove : Graycliff Part- ners LP has announced the sale of Charlotte, North Carolina based HarperLove Holdings, LLC, a provider of specialty chemicals and services, to HBM Holdings Company. • NAM: Manufacturing Decreases At Fastest Pace Since June 2009 : Citing the January report from the Institute of Supply Management, Chad Moutray of NAM noted that manufacturing activity is falling at its fastest pace since June of 2009, or nearly 11 years ago. • IOP Acquires Midwest Paper : Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), a private equity firm based in Evanston, Illinois, has acquired Midwest Recycled and Coated Containerboard Mill (Midwest Paper), LLC. • Pratt Industries To Build Two More Recycled Contain- erboard Mills : Conyers, Georgia based Pratt Industries will construct two additional North American recycled containerboard mills in the next six years, according to Executive Chairman Anthony Pratt, who announced the plans in a recent interview with The Australian . • WestRock To Close MO Plant : Norcross, Georgia based WestRock Company recently filed a notice with the state of Missouri announcing it is closing its facility in Edwardsville, affecting 68 employees. • Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Acquires Pretium Pack- aging : Clearlake Capital Group, LP announced that it
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