Rock-Tenn Buys Southern Container
NORCROSS, GA. — Rock-Tenn Co. has purchased Southern Container Corp. (SCC), a privately held containerboard producer and box maker, for
$851 million in cash. The deal should close in late March. SCC operates the 720,000 ton per year Solvay mill, located near
Syracuse, N.Y. It is one of the lowest cost recycled containerboard mills in North America. The company also operates eight
integrated corrugated box plants, two sheet plants, and four high-impact graphics facilities, making it the largest preprinted
linerboard manufacturer in North America.
Zumbiel Joins IPG
CINCINNATI—Zumbiel Packaging has been selected for inclusion of membership into the International Packaging Group (IPG), a nonprofit
association of folding carton producers. Caraustar Acquires Mayers
ATLANTA—Caraustar Industries Inc. has acquired Mayers Fibre Tube & Core. Caraustar has opened its fifth manufacturing operation for
Protect-A-Board and Protect-A-Wrap edge and strap protectors.
Mayr-Melnhof Buys Field Packaging
VIENNA, AUSTRIA—Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has bought Field Packaging, GmbH Bremen, Germany. Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has acquired a 53 percent
shareholding in Al-Ekbal Printing & Packaging Co. in Jordan.
Cenveo Buys Rex Corp.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—Folding carton converter Rex Corp. is acquired by Cenveo Inc., based in Stamford, Conn. Rex joins the recently acquired Cadmus
Whitehall Group.
CGL Invests $6.5M, Expands Capacity
STAUNTON, VA.—Folding carton converter Carded Graphics, LLC (CGL) will invest $6.5 million to expand manufacturing capacity here and create
35 new jobs.
Mondi Downsizes Operation
LARKHALL, SCOTLAND—Mondi Group will downsize a sheet feeding operation here after releasing restructuring plans regarding the downsizing of
six converting facilities in Europe.
Diamond Uses Renewable Energy
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Diamond Packaging is purchasing clean, renewable wind energy for 100 percent of its electrical energy requirements through
RG&E and wind energy marketer and developer Community Energy. President Kirsten Werner and CEO Karla Fichter have acquired
the remaining ownership of the company to make it a 100 percent women-owned business.
FEFCO Introduces New ESBO Code
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—After more than 40 years of success, FEFCO has launched the new version of the FEFCO ESBO Code. The International Fibreboard
case code is used by corrugated and solid board packaging designers all over the world; this updated version is now available
in an electronic format. A free test version is available at http://www.fefco-esbo-codes.com/. For more information, visit http://www.fefco.org./
Rengo Buys Asahi
OSAKA, JAPAN—Rengo Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of corrugated board, boxes and paperboard packaging, has acquired a majority stake
in Asahi Shiko K.K., a Japanese manufacturer of carton boxes.
