GBIG News
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Read the latest 72 Stories and Links on the Internet below.
Wisconsin
- Georgia-Pacific to shut down the Green Bay facility, impacting nearly 200 jobs
- Converters Expo April 26-27 Lambeau Field
- Sun Graphics 5th Color is breaking ground on a new $5.5 million dollar headquarters in Wisconsin
- Missy Hughes: The Labor Shortage & The 5 Things We Must Do To Attract & Retain Great Talent
- Green Bay Innovation Group updated website
- Green Bay Chamber: Banks at helm of co-working space for entrepreneurs – Lamarr Banks
- 17th Florence Sustainability Forestry Conference
- Launch Prototype Program: Label, Carton and Flexible packaging prototypes – belmark
- Arandell Paper Update
- American Packaging Corporation was recently named “Best of the Best Workplace” by Industry Source Printing United Alliance.
- Glenroy to boost sustainable flex-pack converting capacity with new Nordmeccanica laminator
- US Dairy Industry Quietly Leads the Way Toward Sustainability
- UW Platteville – Dr. Jodi Prosie Professor earned her PhD. in Biomedical Engineering
- Projects benefiting Great Lakes region receive multi-million dollar boost from infrastructure law
- Wisconsin to receive $850M in federal funding to improve and support clean drinking water
- Ahlstrom-Munksjo begins new $70 million dollar investment.
Industry
- Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 2% in February and 7% in January.. The Industry needs more!
- Labeling association representatives are warning disaster is looming for the paper packaging industry.
- The Target Report: Printing Papers Get Squeezed out with a major impact on Wisconsin printers.
- Verso’s shareholders have approved BillerudKorsnas acquisition of Verso
- Amplify brings print finishing and embellishments to the forefront.
- European mill strikes: Trade unions bite back at UPM’s Unreasonable demands as Paper’s perfect storm grown
- Mass Energy to build $25M power plant at Wisconsin landfill
- Shock and Awe in Production Numbers in the tissue industry!
- Why Brand Credibility and Package Design Are So Important
- Colgate Launches its Groundbreaking Recyclable Toothpaste Tube with “Recycle Me.”
- Containerboard Sector Reaches Record Production in 2021 – What’s next?
- Pulp & Paper Industry Kicks off 2022 with Major Sustainability Developments
- Ken Pavett – Flexografix: Benefits of Expanded Color Gamut Printing Highlighted from New Video from Hamillroad
- Packaging Shortages to Impact Food Manufacturers Into 2022
- Sustainability in packaging: Global regulatory development across 30 countries
- Neenah Sets Record for Fourth Quarter Revenues
- How To Use A Brand Ambassador Program & How To Choose A Company
- Digital Printing excels as pandemic labor shortages and market fluctuations usher in a new age
- 2022 Book Printing Market Outlook: Positivity, But Challenges Persist especially with Paper Availability!
- Walmart Tries RFID Again
- Plastics production is skyrocketing. A new U.N. treaty effort could cap it.
- Sleeve Labels Market To Grow Exponentially in Emerging Growth to reach $18.6 billion.
- Pulp and Paper Industry’s Adoption of Digital Technologies Will Be Worth US $3.6 Billion
- Packaging’s rise within-ecommerce
Sponsor
- PCMC NEW MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP TEAM
- elevate97: Green Bay Company Sells t-Shirts to Support the Women of Ukraine.
- FBB: Attracting and Retaining Employees In Today’s Talent Market
- Engraving Solutions Korber
- Robinson, Inc. 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space – Take a Tour!
- AdvancedTek: Is Additive Manufacturing an Accurate Term for 3D Printing? It is Now!
- Why Go Flexible: 5 Advantages of Flexible Packaging
- FBB: Advocating For Others As A Woman In Leadership
- MWES: Seamless Integration for Your Web Handling Needs
- pixelle: We’re Committed to American Manufacturing
- Dura-fibre: Your Tier Sheets Questions, Answered
- Miron: Apprenticeship program allows De Sota grad to jumpstart his career
Converters
- 3 Challenges That May be Eroding Profits in Your Label Converting Business
- 4 Key Strategies to Differentiate Your Label Converting Business
- Green Bay Converting: Experts in Towel, Tissue & Wiper Converting
- Alpha-Prime, Inc. is a customer-focused paper converter.
- Contract Converting: Precision Roll, Slitting & Rewinding
- Resource One: Put your paper and converting in the hands of Resource One, Int.
Russia
- Russia: War disrupts forestry markets
- Russia: Paper paralyze operations and delivery between Russia and Ukraine.
- Russia supplies roughly 10% of hardwood plywood in the U.S. market
- War disrupts forestry markets with Russia a major forestry exporter
- Sylvamo May Curtail or Temporarily Shut Down Production at Svetogorsk Mill in Russia producing uncoated free sheets in high demand in the United States!
- UPM to Cease Its Deliveries to Russia
- How the war in Urkraine is affecting the pulp and paper industry in Europe
- Packaging industry faces “catastrophic” blows as Russia threatens to block oil and gas exports
