Lincoln International is pleased to announce Command Packaging, LLC, has been sold to Delta Plastics of the South, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Command is an industry pioneer and market leading provider of flexible packaging solutions, focused on supplying 100% certifiably sustainable carryout bags across the food service, retail and grocery industries. Headquartered in Vernon, California, the Company offers technically-sophisticated capabilities, including extrusion, printing, conversion and value-added services to 400+ blue chip customers nationwide. These customers rely on Command to solve their most complex carryout bag challenges and design products that represent their brands through superior quality, innovation and premium graphics. Click Read More below for additional information

Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately EUR 1 billion to convert the remaining idle paper machine at the Group’s Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume consumer board production line. The investment supports the Group’s growth strategy in renewable packaging by providing new volume for growing packaging segments. Production on the converted machine is estimated to start in early 2025. Following the first machine conversion at the Oulu site in 2021 from paper to kraftliner, the remaining idle paper line will be converted into a state-of-the-art highly flexible consumer board line for folding box board (FBB) and coated unbleached kraft (CUK). The total annual capacity will be 750,000 tonnes of consumer board. The target end-use segments are food and beverage packaging, especially frozen and chilled, and dry and fast food, mainly in Europe and North America.

ProAmpac has completed its acquisition of TC Transcontinental Packaging (TCP) from TC Transcontinental, expanding its position in the global flexible packaging market. The transaction combines TCP’s manufacturing footprint and advanced coating capabilities with ProAmpac’s expertise in material science, sustainability and rapid product development. Together, the companies aim to develop new flexible and fiber-based packaging formats for global customers. “Today marks an exciting new chapter for ProAmpac, and we are proud to welcome TCP as an official member of the ProAmpac family,” said Greg Tucker, ProAmpac founder, vice chairman and chief executive officer. “Our organizations share a strong alignment in values, customer commitment and a culture rooted in innovation and operational excellence.” According to the company, integrating TCP’s technologies and workforce will accelerate the development of next-generation packaging formats, including barrier films, mono-material structures and fiber-based solutions designed for recyclable packaging applications.