Amcor Limited and Bemis Company, Inc. have reached more key milestones toward completion of their all-stock transaction with the recent filing of shareholder documentation and finalization of Board of Director and senior leadership appointments. Completion of the transaction is expected by May.

Fourteen packages were recognized with 26 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories, including Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging, Packaging Excellence, Printing and Shelf Impact, Technical Innovation and Sustainability Achievement. 

ConQuip’s parent company, Advance Technologies, Inc., will consolidate its ConQuip converting equipment division with its AccuPro dryer division under the corporate umbrella of Allied Machining & Engineering, Inc.

Flexible Pack has announced that Nicole Laroche has joined the company as its business development executive. 

ePac Flexible Packaging has announced that its next location will open in Austin, Texas, in early 2019, with order taking now available.

Rotoflex has launched the Rotoflex DF3, a configurable offline digital finishing and converting solution.

Avery Dennison is building on the theme it launched at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels and is continuing to demonstrate how it pioneers change in the industry in the spirit of the company’s founder, R. Stanton “Stan” Avery and the innovators who are following in his footsteps.

Following definitive agreements from their respective Board of Directors, Amcor is set to acquire Bemis in an all-stock combination. Combining the two complementary companies will create a global leader in consumer packaging, with the footprint, scale and capabilities to drive significant value for shareholders, offer customers and employees the most compelling value proposition in the packaging industry and deliver the most sustainable innovations for the environment.

PPC Flexible Packaging has announced completion of Phase 1 of its $2 million investment to upgrade production capabilities for its Precision Clean cleanroom packaging business at its Buffalo Grove, Illinois, facility.

A diverse cross-section of Davis-Standard’s extrusion and converting technology along with company personnel from around the world will be at Booth W5947 during NPE 2108 from May 7-11, in Orlando, Florida.