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Avoiding Carbon Tunnel Vision in the Packaging Industry
Highlights from NACD’s exclusive webinar from The Packaging School IntroductionCarbon tunnel vision occurs when sustainability efforts focus solely on reducing carbon emissions, neglecting other critical environmental and social impacts like eutrophication, human rights, and land use changes. This narrow focus limits the potential for a more holistic, systems-based approach to sustainability. As sustainability expert Jan…
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Meet 50+ Packaging Suppliers at NACD’s 2024 Fall Expo
More than 50 packaging suppliers will exhibit at the NACD 2024 Fall Expo September 9 and 10 in Rosemont, IL. With this many exhibitors, the show is already larger than any NACD Expo in recent memory! The initial list of exhibitors is below. Exhibitors
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Announcing 2024 Supplier of the Year Award Recipients
Since 1988, the National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) has recognized excellence within the packaging industry through its annual awards ceremony. This May, during the NACD Annual Meeting in Lake Oconee, Georgia, the association recognized Hub Plastics and PHOENIX as the 2024 Suppliers of the Year. This award, selected by competitive nomination and vote of…
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Keith Strope Honored as 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee
The NACD Board of Directors is pleased to announce Keith Strope as the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee. Strope, appointed Executive Chairman of TricorBraun in 2017, is a renowned leader in the global packaging industry. Prior to this role, Strope, a 43-year veteran of TricorBraun, served as the company’s President & CEO for 15 years.…
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Dawn Nowicki Honored as 2024 Distinguished Service Award Recipiant
The NACD Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2024 Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Dawn Nowicki from MRP Solutions. Dawn has served on the Industry Advisory Council and has organized countless presentations and webinars for the NACD. Dawn is the Vice President of Marketing and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) for…
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TricorBraun Wins Bernard M. Seid “Best of Show” Award for J. Rose Gin
NACD proudly announces the 2024 Bernard M. Seid Best of Show Award to TricorBraun for J.Rose Gin. TricorBraun sourced a 100% recyclable glass, pharmacy-style bottle for the rollout of the J. Rose Gin. The company was looking for a spirits bottle with a unique design as the canvas for famous Italian cartoonist Milo Manara’s specially designed…
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West Coast Expo: Packaging Exhibitor Line Up
Meet with the following Packaging Suppliers at the 2024 NACD West Coast Expo in Long Beach, California on February 12 and 13. Meet with the following packaging suppliers: The Expo includes Exclusive Education Sessions for Distributors!
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Veritiv Corporation Acquired by Private Investment Firm CD&R
NACD Member Veritiv Corporation announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. This private investment firm has managed the investment of more than $40 billion in over 100 companies. Sal Abbate, Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv says: “This agreement is a pivotal moment in Veritiv’s…
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Recycling Process for Packaging Materials
NACD members attended a webinar last month which took an in-depth look at Sustainable Packaging Systems. The program was presented by The Packaging School, which conducted original research for NACD. Members can access the webinar recording (and dozens more) on demand. You can read about the highlights below. Introduction1 Looking to create a webinar that…
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Plastics News Recognizes PHOENIX’s Katherine Trost
Congratulations to Katherine Trost, Director of Sales at PHOENIX, who was named a Woman Breaking the Mold by Plastics News: Although she is now on the sales side — as the director of sales for Aurora, Ill.-based Phoenix Closures Inc., which specializes in injection molded closures — Trost said she still loves being out on…
