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Packaging World Jan/Feb 2024

Materials & Containers

Diageo & Bacardi's Circular Spirits Format Emerges by Land, Sea, & Casino

The big spirits brands and their channel partners seek to eliminate tons of single-use packaging waste in bars, casinos, and even cruise ships with the disruptive ecoTOTE and SmartPour reusable packaging format.

December 7, 2023

A bar or restaurant that serves a sufficient quantity of a certain spirit—say Smirnoff as a house vodka, or Bacardi Superior as a house rum—can simply swap out these large glass bottles into a dispensing device behind the bar, akin to a watercooler or beer tap.

SOMIC Opens Subsidiary in Bangkok

In December 2023, German packaging OEM manufacturer SOMIC is expanding its sales, after-sales, and engineering expertise covering the South-East Asian markets from its newly founded subsidiary SOMIC Packaging Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.

November 27, 2023

Pat O’Connor to Retire From Columbia Machine - Palletizer Division

O’Connor will retire from Columbia Machine, Inc. after more than 12 years of distinguished service. He joined Columbia in August 2011 as the business development manager for the Palletizer Division before being promoted to the role of president in 2014.

November 27, 2023

Encoder Products Names Tim Kelley Technical Sales & Marketing Manager

Rotary encoder manufacturer Encorder Products Co. named Tim Kelley as technical sales & marketing manager. He will be based in Tampa, Fla.

November 27, 2023

ProMach Acquires Sentry Equipment & Erectors Inc.

The acquisition expands ProMach's product portfolio and bolsters its position as a provider of systems integration solutions.

November 22, 2023

Sutherland Packaging Hires Jake Sutherland as Chief Innovation Officer

Sutherland will be primarily responsible for stewarding a culture of innovation and accelerating growth, while aligning with longer-term business objectives.

November 14, 2023

Morrison Container Handling Solutions Announces Key Promotions in Leadership Team

The individuals promoted are Kristin Geiger – Director, Business Operations; Seth Licke – Director, Assembly Operations and Service; Garrett Sudicky – Director, IT; and Allison Wagner – Director, Marketing and Business Strategy.

November 9, 2023

Left to Right: Seth Licke, Kristin Geiger, Allison Wagner, and Garrett Sudicky

Controls & Automation

Eriez Names Jaisen Kohmuench as New President and CEO

Current President and CEO Lukas Guenthardt will be retiring at the end of 2023, following 12 years with the company.

November 8, 2023

Eriez President And Ceo Jaisen Kohmuench

Dow and Circusil Building Commercial-scale Silicone Recycling Plant

The state-of-the-art silicone recycling facility, which will be located in Kentucky, is part of Dow’s commitment to engage in a circular economy.

November 8, 2023

Dow Silicone Recycling Announcement

NJM Appoints Marshall Rutter Aseptic Applications Engineer

Rutter will manage activities for NJM, a ProMach product brand, throughout North America that support sales, planning, installation, startup, and operation of its aseptic pharmaceutical packaging technologies, including those from Dara Pharma and Steelco.

November 2, 2023

Njm Marshall Rutter

TNA Opens Confectionery Manufacturing Facility in Sydney, Australia

Alongside the its existing Sydney site, the new facility in Wetherill Park, NSW, will help TNA meet the demands of the global confectionery and nutraceuticals sectors.

October 31, 2023

Tna Confectionery Processing Wetherill Park Sydn

Amcor, SK Geo Centric Partner to Supply Recycled Content

The partnership will strengthen Amcor’s ability to provide access to recycled content for food and healthcare customers in Asia Pacific and worldwide.

October 30, 2023

Amcor, Sk Partnership

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