Packaging

Elliott Baxter & Co (EBB) has become the biggest merchant supplier of board in the country after acquiring Warren Board from its owners, who are retiring.

Manroland Goss Web Systems (MGWS) has scooped two major continental web press orders, including the first installation of its Varioman c:line web for cardboard food packaging.

Ovenden Papers has reported a pleasing performance from its new Graphical & Carton Board offering despite launching the division during the pandemic.

Fresh research on behalf of James Cropper has highlighted consumer concerns about hygiene and packaging – which should bode well for its PaperGard product protection offering.

Shares in James Cropper rose dramatically this week on the back of its latest results and hopes for its PaperGard self-sanitising paper and sustainable packaging products.

Vivid Laminating Technologies has added to its digital die-cutting offering as printers increasingly move to bring previously outsourced services in-house.

While packaging print market growth will be limited this year, it will continue to expand over the next five years, according to new research from Smithers.

Holmen Paper has launched a new sustainable, food safe flexible packaging paper that is also being pitched as a potential alternative to polywrap.

Stora Enso is set to commence a feasibility study and environmental permit application process on enhancing and expanding the pulp- and board-making capabilities at its Skoghall Mill in Sweden.

Messe Düsseldorf has confirmed how it plans to run Interpack 2021, including elements such as discounts that could be significant for Drupa 2021 as well.