News | ECMA – European Carton Makers

The countdown is on!

Posted on: 22 April 2015 Only four weeks left to enter for the Pro Carton ECMA Award 2015! Join the competition for the leading European award for cartonboard packaging.

Everyday heroes: PROPAK – Produkte aus Papier und Karton

Posted on: 09 April 2015 A sector is repositioning itself: products made of paper and cardboard – versatile, attractive and forward-looking.

AR Packaging acquires European tobacco folding carton business from MeadWestvaco

Posted on: 09 April 2015 AR Packaging Group has acquired MeadWestvaco’s Europe-based tobacco folding carton business as it looks to further its plan to expand in profitable segments.

Iggesund moves closer to environmental target

Posted on: 09 April 2015 Iggesund Paperboard’s Swedish pulp and paperboard production facility, Iggesund Mill, reduced its fossil carbon dioxide emissions by 86 percent from 2013 to 2014 and is ‘now getting close to achieving the potential we expected’, according to the mill’s manager.

RockTenn-MWV merger to create packaging powerhouse

Posted on: 09 April 2015 RockTenn, a provider of packaging options and a manufacturer of containerboard and paperboard, and MeadWestvaco, a packaging company that provides options to brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, home and garden, tobacco and agricultural industries, have agreed a merger that will create a ‘more powerful company with leadership positions in the global consumer and corrugated packaging markets.

KBA sees further opportunities for growth in digital and package printing

Posted on: 09 April 2015 The management board of German printing equipment manufacturer Koenig & Bauer (KBA) sees further opportunities for growth predominantly in digital and package printing, as the company has reported group sales of 1.1 billion EUR (1.2 billion USD) in 2014.

Heidelberg strengthens balance sheet by reorganizing company pension scheme

Posted on: 05 March 2015 - Low-interest environment inflating balance-sheet pension obligations - New pension model provides balance-sheet relief - Non-recurring increase in operating result (EBITDA) of around €50 million for current financial year

ECMA Annual Review 2014 published

Posted on: 05 March 2015 The ECMA Annual Review 2014 is now online available