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CompanyBox Completes Major Investment, Expands Capacity
Shorr Packaging Appoints Cavin CCO, Kucera COO Aurora, Illinois based Shorr Packaging has announced the promotions of Steve Cavin and Ken Kucera as the company’s Chief Com- mercial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, effective immediately. In his new role, Cavin will oversee sales and marketing and will be responsible for the organization’s commercial strategy and leadership. Kucera will be responsible for driving the packaging giant’s organizational excellence – focused on driving incremental value for Shorr’s cus- tomers. Both will report to CEO Rob Onorato. “Both Steve and Ken bring decades of ex- perience to their roles and have demonstrat- ed an unwavering commitment to both Shorr’s customers and continued advancement and growth. Their deep industry knowledge and sound business judgment make them an ex- cellent choice for our senior leadership team during this unprecedented period of growth at Shorr Packaging,” Onorato said. Shorr Packaging is an award-winning dis- tributor of packaging products, equipment and services. It represents some of the best- known brands in the industry and is one of the largest independent packaging distributors in the nation.
BY JACKIE SCHULTZ
Charlotte, North Carolina based CompanyBox, a corrugated packaging company, has completed a significant expansion in capacity and na- tionwide corrugated digital print solutions with the multi-million dollar investment in a second HP C500 press. The purchase adds to the ro- bust suite of digital equipment and further strengthens capabilities for all sizes of business. The new C500 is equipped with a state-of-the-art stacker that al- lows CompanyBox to run small jobs continuously with larger runs with- out slowing up the press. “Combined with our platform and technology,
we are providing our customers with new and innovative ways to capture the consumer’s at- tention,” says Louie DeJesus, CompanyBox CEO. “The pack- age can now become a commu- nication piece; personalized and targeted to specific geographic markets and events. Gone are the barriers and long lead times inherent in traditional platforms.” The press, known for its flex- ibility on small to large runs, de- livers sharp text, barcodes, and
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smooth tone transitions, all in vivid colors. As a true replacement to litho, the print resolution can be viewed in accurate detail. “Customers do not need to settle for ‘close enough’ to get all the benefits digital packaging has to offer,” notes Kyle DeJesus, CompanyBox President. “Our suite of world class printers allows us to work with brands like Polaroid, Lowe’s, and SnackMagic.” As a minority partner, Green Bay Packaging is invested in its growth. “CompanyBox is an industry leader in digital printing, service and quali- ty. This investment builds on the platform that CompanyBox established by being a pioneer in digital printing. Green Bay Packaging is excited to be a part of this investment and taking the next step in the journey,” says Bryan Hollenbach, Executive VP at Green Bay Packaging. Added Capacity CompanyBox is the first in the world to run two C500s in the same building. The Charlotte location recently added a second CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
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AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.
REGION E. Coast Midwest Southeast Southwest
42# Kraft liner
26# Semi-Chem. Medium
$1005.00-1010.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1050.00-1060.00 $1023.00-1032.00
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$940.00-990.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $975.00-995.00 $958.00-978.00
West Coast U.S. Average
SHEET PRICES BY REGION (AVERAGE) Per 1MSF, local delivery included, 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. Sheets
E. Coast Midwest South-SW S. CA N.CA/WA-OR US Aver.
200# 275#
$62.26
$72.05
$62.69 $82.80
$85.35 119.54
$73.13 101.29
97.32
99.89
90.86
113.65
OYSTER UP-CHARGE 8.34
8.34
8.34
8.34
8.34
8.34
275# DBL-WALL 350# DBL-WALL
107.46 118.45
114.69 129.32
116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56
141.08 148.46
122.76 131.80
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Jackie Schultz, Venerable Editor Of CORRUGATED Today, To Retire Industry veteran Jackie Schultz, Editor of CORRUGATED Today , has announced her retirement with the publication
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Brunton, co-owners of Corru- gated Today LLC, confirmed that Jackie Schultz, has an- nounced her retirement, ef- fective October 31. Without an editor to carry the book forward, Vilardi and Brunton decided to close the publication after the Nov/Dec issue. A Keen Eye For Detail Jackie began her career as a reporter working for daily newspapers in Dayton and Cleveland, Ohio. She switched to business trade journalism in 1985 when she joined Har- court Brace Jovanovich, a publishing company that had relocated its offices from New York City to Cleveland. She worked on several HBJ publications, eventually becoming the Editor of Paperboard Packaging and the Executive Ed- itor of Official Board Markets in 1991. Jackie Schultz
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bilities on CORRUGATED Today , she also wrote for Fold- ing Carton Industry and Board Converting News . Over the years, Jackie has received many awards for her writing from The Society of Professional Journalists and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Sadly, Mike Brunton passed away this year, Ted Vilar- di in 2013 and Tom Vilardi in 2018. Their vision created a successful magazine, brilliantly edited and well respected by the industry. It seems appropriate that CORRUGATED Today retire along with Jackie. “We cannot thank Jackie enough for her work over the last 16 years,” said Daniel Brunton. “Her knowledge of the industry and focused research ensured readers had a well-produced magazine from cover to cover. She is well respected and will be missed by advertisers and readers alike now that she has chosen to retire and enjoy more family life. We wish Jackie all the very best.” “Jackie often told me she was in awe of Ted, Mike and
At SuperCorrExpo 2004, she was approached by the late Michael Brunton and his son Dan, Managing Director of Brunton Business Publications, along with the late Ted and Tom Vilardi, founder and owners of NV Business Pub- lishers, to join their companies and launch CORRUGAT- ED Today . Despite the gloomy economic prospects at the time, both the Vilardis and the Bruntons saw the value and efficacy of a glossy technical magazine to be published six times per year for the North American corrugated packag- ing industry; the logical person to spearhead this venture would be Jackie. She took the reins of the publication with the publication of the Jan/Feb 2005 launch issue. Having earned a following in the industry from her pre- vious 13-year tenure with a competitor, Jackie made COR- RUGATED Today a success from the get-go. And she and the magazine only got better. In addition to her responsi-
Tom,” recounted Jeneane Vilardi. “She was concerned she might not live up to their expectations, but she had nothing to worry about! Her industry knowledge and report- ing skills made her the ultimate asset!” “It is a really tough decision, as CORRU- GATED Today was one of my first business ideas I pitched to Ted, Tom and Mike,” add- ed Brunton. “They were not 100 percent convinced it would work, but time proved otherwise. We have had a fantastic run, but the way in which we are sharing content and reporting has changed massively, par- ticularly over the last 18 months and Jackie was becoming increasingly aware that con- tent could become stale if we had to wait 8 weeks for the next issue. Although CORRU- GATED Today will conclude with the Nov/ Dec issue, rest assured that NV Business Publishers and Brunton Business Publica- tions will continue with their primary role of keeping converters in the North American market up to speed with all the latest news.” “I have worked with Jackie since she be- came the editor of Paperboard Packaging in 1991,” said NV’s President/Publisher Robyn Smith. “Her writing skills and commitment to excellence have always been top notch. We had success with PB and OBM and held our own against the NV/Brunton powerhouse. What a delight for both of us to become part of that team! In the past 30 years we have forged not only a formidable business rela- tionship but also a personal friendship. I will miss being part of CORRUGATED Today but won’t say that I’ll miss Jackie as I foresee our friendship continuing. I look forward to hear- ing about her plans and ventures with Steve as they learn to relax and enjoy retirement.”
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ISM: Manufacturing, Economy Grows For 16th Straight Month In September Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in Sep- tember, with the overall economy notching a 16th consec- utive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued last week by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Manage- ment (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The September Manufacturing PMI registered 61.1 per- cent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the August reading of 59.9 percent. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 16th month in a row after con- traction in April 2020. The New Orders Index registered 66.7 percent, unchanged from the August reading. “The Production Index registered 59.4 percent, a de- crease of 0.6 percentage point compared to the August reading of 60 percent. The Prices Index registered 81.2 percent, up 1.8 percentage points compared to the August figure of 79.4 percent. The Backlog of Orders Index regis- tered 64.8 percent, 3.4 percentage points lower than the August reading of 68.2 percent. The Employment Index returned to growth with a reading at 50.2 percent, 1.2 per- centage points higher compared to the August reading of 49 percent. The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 73.4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 44
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
35.963 34.395
4.6
8.173 7.817
4.6
Industry Total
Year-to Date
June 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
208.632 196.828
6.0
8.279 7.749
6.8
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2021 2020
2.9450 2.8182
4.5
14.1095 13.3029
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Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Jun. May
2.1046 1.9962
5.4
3.1 2.9
6.9
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2021 2020
22 22
126 127
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Paperboard Packaging Council To Host Fall Meeting In Savannah The Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) 2021 Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference will take place Oc- tober 27-29 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa. The association’s first in-person meeting in more than a year will reconvene folding carton industry leaders to engage in critical topics related to sustainability, cyber- security, powering the future, the outlook for the global economy, and other crucial issues affecting the paper- board packaging industry today. Keynote speaker John Gift, CSO at WestRock, will dis- cuss the virtual skills needed in a post-pandemic world, along with how to improve online security and ways to work better in the digital space. Later, Michael Housley will address sustainable energy during a presentation on powering the future with electric- ity. Housley, the president of Legacy Energy, will discuss the state of the electric grid and review the differences in regional energy costs as well as the green initiatives that could help the paperboard packaging industry become more sustainable. “When curating content for our meetings, we chose topics that address some of our members’ top challeng- es,” said Ben Markens, PPC president. “Cybersecurity is crucial to keeping paperboard manufacturers cybersafe and thriving, as is sustainability and integrating green ini- tiatives to keep our industry innovative and relevant.” Attendees will also gain valuable insights about the economy from renowned Emory University professor and economist, Jeff Rosensweig. Prior to and during the pan- demic, Rosensweig offered PPC members with data and forecasts to set expectations and guide decision making. This year, Rosensweig will discuss the economic changes that have occurred within the past years and how attend- ees can take advantage of the new landscape. Other sessions will feature Bob Feeser, a board mem- ber of MillRock Capitol, Kathi Rowzie, president of Two Sides North America, along with breakout sessions, panel discussions, and special interest meetings. Conference-goers will also attend: a welcome recep- tion that includes an award ceremony and dinner to honor Steven C. Voorhees, former CEO of WestRock, as he re- ceives PPC’s lifetime achievement award; a banquet and awards ceremony announcing the winners of PPC’s 78th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competi- tion; and a day dedicated to design, featuring presenta- tions and panel discussions from the winning designers. “We want attendees to have a great time and take away valuable information,” said Markens. “With a fantas- tic speaker lineup and a celebration of our 78th annual packaging competition, Fall Meeting in Savannah will be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect and learn together.” For more information about the rest of PPC’s 2021 Fall Meeting visit paperbox.org/fall .
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The packaging and processing community came together this week for perhaps the most important PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Pack- aging EXPO in its history, according to show producer PMMI, The Associa- tion for Packaging and Processing Technologies. Over 23,000 attendees, eager to find solutions to current challenges, engaged with over 1,500 exhibitors across four expansive halls and more than 740,000-square-feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It is reportedly the largest trade show in the U.S. in 2021 so far.
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display at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packag- ing EXPO, with Nathan Heidrick from Amy’s Kitchen com- ing as a first-timer looking for automation solutions. “We came here to see what equipment is out there right now,” said Heidrick. “We currently do a lot of manual packaging,
home with them. Spee-Dee Packaging reported a bidding war over a piece of their machinery among multiple at- tendees, and President and CEO, Dave Navin, left Las Ve- gas pleased with the event. “Speaking for Spee-Dee, we had a great PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Everyone who visited our booth was looking for an actual solution or machine rather than just gathering information,” said Navin. Jake Garvey, Director of OEM Sales from Garvey Cor- poration, has attended PACK EXPO shows almost since birth for the family-run conveyor company. In all his years attending the show, he thought he had seen it all, but PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO provided a first-time experience. “We will need to bring a new display machine to PACK EXPO East. For the first time that I can recall, we sold our machine directly off the show floor,” Garvey said. Rocky Marquis, President and CEO of Marq Packag- ing noted that the show exceeded his expectations. He counted PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packag- ing EXPO as one of the better shows among the dozens he has exhibited at. “It was obvious from the traffic in the aisles that this was a well-attended show, but what stood out to me from day one was the number of people who came into our booths with projects they already had ready to go,” says Marquis. Attendees were also pleased to see all the solutions on
and due to labor shortages, we [are happy] to [find solu- tions] to now automate our end of line systems.” Other attendees appreciated the innovations, and the opportunity to network with peers. “PACK EXPO Las Vegas is the show that I heard I could find all types of packaging solutions for products, and it delivered,” said John Murphy, Facilities Engineer, Fello CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 This new stage provided attendees with an interactive experi- ence, including small group discussions and Q&A.
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Cannabis. “It has been great to discover new innovations, the latest trends and networking opportunities in such a comprehensive packaging event.” The most outstanding innovations on the show floor re- ceived Technology Excellence Awards, voted on by show attendees. The winners of the 2021 awards were Canova- tion in the Food and Beverage and Personal Care/Pharma- ceuticals category for its CanReseal; P.E. Labellers in Gen- eral Packaging for Simpl-Cut and Hiperbaric for General Processing for its HPP In-Bulk Technology. Kevin Christiansen from Café Barnabas Tea Company noted that the First Timer’s attendee lounge provided a perfect blueprint for his week. “I have never seen a show like this before; what a won- derful experience,” said Christiansen. “The First Timer’s Lounge was like a mentor program for anyone who has
never been to the show before. It really helped me in par- ticular with a plan to attack the show.” Daniel Finnegan, Senior Packaging Engineer from TFH Creating sustainable supply chains were front and center at the Reusable Packaging Learning Center.
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Forest Management Is Essential To Canadian Packaging Industry BY RACHEL KAGAN Sustainable forest management is a fundamental pillar for PPEC and its members and is essential to the Canadian
that is harvested must be successfully regenerated. Ac- cording to Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) most re- cent State of Canada’s Forestsannual report, at least 427 million seedlings were planted across Canada in 2018 – that’s 48,744 seedlings planted every hour. In addition, all PPEC-member mills have independent, third-party certification that verifies that their paper fibre sources – which include recycled fibres, wood chips, and sawmill residues – are responsibly sourced. Each mill member has independent chain-of-custody certification for their operations in Canada by one of the three feder- ally-recognised forest certification systems: the Canadi- an Standards Association (CSA), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI); the CSA and SFI systems are endorsed by the internation- al umbrella organization called the Programme for the En- dorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC). These third-party forest management certification or-
paper-based packaging industry. And what better time to talk about that then during National Forest Week, which took place last week. While most paper packaging made in Canada is made with re- cycled content, the paper fibres it was originally made from came from a tree. However, less than
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half of one percent of Canadian commercial forests are harvested for paper-based packaging, and every hectare
ganizations assess forestry operations against standards for sustainable forest management, which includes ensuring the conservation of biodiversity ecological processes, and differ- ent species of plants and animals), and com- plements Canada’s rigorous forest manage- ment laws and regulations. When you add it up, the Canadian pa- per-based packaging industry hardly uses any freshly cut trees to make paper packaging, and the little that is harvested, 0.2 percent in 2018 according to NRCan, is regenerated. So how are paper-based packaging prod- ucts made in Canada? Primarily from recycled content! According to PPEC’s most recent Re- cycled Content Survey, the average recycled content of the three major paper packaging grades made by Canadian mills – container- board (used to make corrugated boxes), box- board (used to make boxboard cartons), and kraft paper (used to make paper bags) – is collectively 81.7 percent. The remaining 18 per- cent is made up of wood chips, shavings, or sawmill residue left over from lumber opera- tions, and trees. Recycled content is a critical component to the paper-based packaging industry’s circular economy. As Canadians actively recycle their paper-based packaging, that content makes its way back to the mill, and is remade into new paper packaging products again and again. And yet while we know that the pa- per-based packaging made by PPEC members is made primarily from recycled paper fibres, there is some confusion about our industry and deforestation (when forest land is perma- nently cleared to make way for a new, non-for- est land use). The most recent data available
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ment, recreation, and transportation) sectors, who togeth- er represent 94 percent of Canada’s deforestation rate. But we know it’s important to monitor deforestation, as forest loss affects biodiversity, soil, air and water quality, and wildlife habitat. And forests are a vital part of the car- bon cycle, storing and releasing carbon during the process
from NRCan reports that 34,257 hectares of Canada’s total forest area (346,964,664) was permanently converted to other land uses, representing a less than 0.01 percent de- forestation rate. The forestry sector’s (which includes pulp and paper manufacturing and the wood product manufacturing sub-
sectors) share of deforestation represents 1,494 hectares, or approximately 0.0004 percent of total deforestation in Canada. And given that our industry doesn’t use much in the way of freshly cut trees, the little that is harvested – that 0.2 percent – must be successfully regenerated, making packaging’s share of deforestation zero. The main causes of deforestation are by the Mining, oil and gas, Agriculture, and Built-up (industrial, institutional or commercial developments, municipal urban develop-
growth, decay, disturbance and renewal: “Over the past four decades, forests have moderated climate change by absorbing about one-quarter of the carbon emitted by hu- man activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and the changing of land uses,” according to NRCan. Sustainable forest management practices can help sequester carbon (the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide) with forests acting as either
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carbon sources or carbon sinks: a forest is considered to be a carbon source if it releases more carbon than it ab- sorbs, which can result from old age, fire, or insects; or it’s considered to be a carbon sink if it absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases through photosyn- thesis. According to NRCan, Canada’s managed forests have primarily been a carbon sink, but recently there has been a shift and they have become carbon sources, releasing more carbon than storing it, due in large part to wildfires and insect outbreaks, a likely result of a changing climate. This year’s National Forest Week’s theme is “Our for- ests – continually giving,” and the Canadian Institute of Forestry has a number of resources to learn more about the value of forests and the importance of protecting and conserving them. PPEC is pleased to have celebrated National Forest Week, but it’s important to recognize that every day our members are continually working with recycled fibres, continually replanting and regenerating the little that is harvested, and continually adhering to sustainable forest management practices in their operations. Rachel Kagan is Executive Director Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC). Contact her at rkagan@ppec-paper.com.
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To support the added capacity, additional converting equipment was installed, including two new Eterna diecut- ters from Brausse Group, a 2-piece stitcher gluer from Stitching and Gluing Solutions (S&G), a Vega Altair spe- cialty gluer with a SG20044 Easypack Unitizer supplied and installed by S&G, a rotary diecutter, and a Balemaster
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bersecurity attacks. The committee meets monthly and has had many valuable experts speak on industry hot top- ics including: • FBI SSA presentation on the current threat landscape and what to expect when engaging law enforcement. • The risks and options associated with IT and OT net- works; • And a panel discussion on cyber insurance. In conjunction with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – observed every October – FBA will be holding a free webinar on cybersecurity end-user awareness train- ing. Members of the FBA Cybersecurity Committee, Ryan Bowen of Schwarz Partners/The Royal Group and Dwight Garraway of The Central Group will help users and em- ployees understand the role they play in helping to com- bat information security breaches. The webinar is open to all companies/employees in the corrugated industry. FBA will also be increasing the number of articles and information we share on cybersecurity and the manufac- turing industry during October on all our social media channels. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. It is FBA’s hope that these efforts will make our industry much less of a target for future attacks, or at least much more prepared when they occur. If you are an FBA member company with interest in having a representative on the Cybersecurity Committee, reach out to Caitlin Salaverria at csalaverria@fibrebox.org.
The manufacturing sector is facing a heightened threat landscape when it comes to cyberattacks. Ransomware attacks this year alone at three or more different Fibre Box Association (FBA) member companies prove that our in- dustry has become a prime target for cybercriminals and attack groups. By continuing to adopt greater levels of
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