Business Management - Industry Trends

In a transaction valued at $1.8 billion, International Paper (IP) has signed a definitive agreement to contribute its North America Consumer Packaging business to Graphic Packaging. "Investing in Graphic Packaging gives IP the opportunity to benefit from a much stronger value-creation consumer packaging platform, while allowing us to remain focused on growing value in our core businesses," says International Paper Chairman and CEO Mark Sutton.

A report from Smithers Pira finds that Heidelberg pre-owned presses are 24.1% more productive than all other manufacturers’ machines.

The Minuteman Press located in Davenport has been awarded the #1 ranking in the Printing and Promotions category by Locals Love Us.

A recent study from Tetra Pak details the role packaging plays as consumers become more connected and brands seek ways to communicate.

What a dazzling showcase the 2017 SGIA Expo was.

At the 2017 SGIA Expo in New Orleans this week, more than 19,000 people attended to see the nearly 600 exhibitors that showcased the most innovative technologies and products in the printing marketplace. In addition, a major announcement was made by SGIA and NAPCO Media to create the PRINTING United show to be held in Dallas, October 23–25, 2019.

There is a new term out there for those who feel anxious when their cell phone is out of reach. It’s called “nomophobia” - shortened from “no mobile phone.” Are we really so addicted to our phones and their nonstop access to information and friends, that we cannot live without them for a day or two?

At the 2017 SGIA Expo in New Orleans yesterday, SGIA presented winners of the Golden Image Competition.

In 2017, SGIA launched the Women in Print Alliance. At the 2017 SGIA Expo on Wednesday was the group’s first official event.

An oft-overlooked area where the commercial-to-wide-format printing transition is taking place is in-plant printing departments.