PPC REPORT
Carton Execs Are ‘Slightly Optimistic’
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) released its second quarter “Business Sentiment Report,” which assesses
the business outlook of carton industry executives.
The PPC results for the most recent period show that
executives remain slightly optimistic about the future of the
industry. While anticipated capital expenditures on plant/
machinery and employee counts are expected to drop over
the next three months, orders have increased over the past
quarter and spending on product and process innovation
and employee training/retraining are expected to increase.
Overall output volume is also expected to rise during the
next quarter.
Access to the full quarterly report is available to PPC
members. For more information, contact Ben Markens,
president, at ben@ppcnet.org or 413-686-9181.
IN EUROPE
Pro Carton Brochure
Addresses Carbon Footprint
The latest brochure from Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers, describes
the improving environmental performance of the cartonboard
and carton industry. Pro Carton’s data show that the environmental performance of the industry is improving in all major
impact categories and that the average carbon footprint of
cartons has gone down by 7 percent in the last three years.
The brochure also highlights key conclusions of a new
report by IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, which
describes a methodology for measuring biogenic carbon
in cartons by relating the carbon benefits of its natural and
renewable raw material, which comes from the forest, to
cartons. The report says the demand for cartons improves
carbon sequestration, choosing cartons promotes the use of
renewable energy; and recycling cartons stores carbon and
helps avoid emissions.
To download the brochure, visit www.procarton.com/
files/file_manager/press_0810/carton_carbon.pdf.
SOFTWARE NEWS
Sheet Plant Adds NewBiz
Value Added Packaging, a corrugated sheet converting
plant located in Clayton, Ohio, has purchased NewBiz,
Amtech’s sales force automation and workflow software.
“Our company hopes to benefit from NewBiz by increasing our abilities to respond to our customers,” says
Gary Swartout, operations manager for Value Added
Packaging. NewBiz provides a sales force solutions combining industry-standard tools with an Outlook platform.
NewBiz software is comprised of three distinct modules
with the portability and functionality of operating either
in an online or offline mode. The Sales Force Automation
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(SFA) module provides sales reps with all the tools they
need to securely keep track of their customers, prospects,
sales opportunities and sales activities. The Workflow
module integrates the sales, design, and customer service
departments into one electronic process for entering and
acting upon requests for design, samples, and quoting.
NewBiz Customer Relationship Module (CRM) gives
sales reps and their managers real-time access to their
sales, order bookings and backlog, inventory levels, and
quote history.
People Updates
Michelman has made key hires and promotions within
its Asian chemical specialties commercial team. Shenglan
Cheng has been hired as a research chemist; her work will
focus on Michelman’s chemical specialty products, and she
will be based in the company’s Singapore R&D laboratory.
Linus Yoong, also based out of the company’s Singapore
office, has been promoted to regional sales manager. His
new responsibilities will include managing growth and
sustainability initiatives in the region. Janice Ng has been
hired as a new territory manager in the region.
Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., made several management
changes. Brad Weller has been promoted to division vice
president and managing director, Asia. He now has responsibility for all of Sonoco’s industrial and consumer
businesses throughout Asia. Ernest Yong has joined Sonoco as general manager, consumer, to focus on continuing to grow Sonoco’s consumer packaging sales
throughout Asia. He reports to Weller and is based in
Singapore. Mark Chenhall has been named managing
director for Sonoco’s industrial converting and consumer packaging businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
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