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CompanyBox announced that it has developed a se- cure takeout box and will donate 100,000 boxes to any local Charlotte restaurants who would like to use them. • New Indy Acquires Shoreline Container : Ontario, Cal- ifornia based New-Indy Containerboard, a joint-ven- ture that was formed in 2012 by the Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners, LP, announced that it has acquired Shoreline Container in Michigan. • COVID-19 Impacting Supply Chain, But Corrugated Market Is Booming : According to a report in waste360, COVID-19 has driven extraordinary circumstances rare- ly or never seen, impacting the supply chain. • Allan Malachuk, Formerly Of Koenig & Bauer, Dies At 79 : Allan Malachuk, 79, former President and CEO of Koenig & Bauer US’s predecessor company, Planeta North America, passed away on April 19th. He was a well-known figure in the printing industry for over 40 years, especially in the folding carton segment.
ing the restructuring of the program at the AICC 2020 Spring Meeting in San Diego, but due to the coronavi- rus pandemic and the cancellation of the meeting, the group has been forced to re-plan. • Sonoco To Invest $83M In North American URB Mills : Hartsville, South Carolina based Sonoco announced that its Board of Directors has approved an $83 million investment to strengthen its uncoated recycled paper- board (URB) mill system in the U.S. and Canada. • Corrugated Industry Recognizes 422 Plants For Safe- ty Achievements : The Fibre Box Association (FBA) and AICC – The Independent Packaging Association, will recognize 422 corrugated industry plants for safety achievements in 2019. • CompanyBox Donates 100,000 Secure Takeout Box- es For Food Use : Charlotte, North Carolina based
MAY • Global Economic Growth Grinds To A Virtual Halt : According to data released and analyzed by the National Associa- tion of Manufacturers (NAM), economic growth has ground to an unprecedented halt, both in the U.S. and globally. • EEOC Gives Employers Okay To Test Workers For COVID-19 : According to a report by Law360, the U.S. Equal Em- ployment Opportunity Commission said that employers will be allowed to test em- ployees for COVID-19 before they enter a work site without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act. • GLBC Acquires Ideon Packaging : Van- couver, British Columbia based Great Lit- tle Box Company (GLBC) has announced the acquisition of Richmond, British Co- lumbia based Ideon Packaging. • Fosber America Begins Construction On Expansion In Green Bay : Green Bay, Wisconsin based Fosber America an- nounced that it has begun construction of a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its facility, its third expansion in five years. • Royal Containers Ltd. Acquires C&B Dis- play : Brampton, Ontario, Canada based Royal Containers Ltd has added to its ex- panding footprint with the acquisition of Mississauga, Ontario based C&B Display Packaging Inc. • ICPF Works Around COVID Pandemic, Continues Donations To Universities : Though some deliveries have suffered mi- nor delays during the pandemic, the Inter- national Corrugated Packaging Founda-
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