Pearson Packaging Systems Acquires Chicago-Area Goodman Packaging Equipment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pearson Packaging Systems, a leading manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment announced today, it has signed an agreement finalizing the acquisition of Goodman Packaging Equipment, a Chicago-area based producer of top loading case packers.

Vital Products, Inc. Announces Strategic Relationship with Equipment Manufacturer for New Bio-Based Packaging Product (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Vital Products, Inc. , a multi-channel innovator in the industrial packaging sector, announced today that it has conducted several additional commercial trials of its new Bio-Based Technology and is working closely with a state of the art foam dispensing equipment manufacturer in order to begin channeling product to their customer network.

Metso Sees Asian Packaging Investments Halting on Trade Slump (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Metso Oyj , the world's biggest maker of paper machines, sees packaging investments in southeast Asia coming to a stop as the region exports fewer consumer goods, the head of its paper and board machines unit said.

Plastics Packaging Producer to Site Manufacturing Facility in Marion (ThomasNet)
MARION, Ind. (Oct. 30, 2008) - Governor Mitch Daniels joined executives from plastics packaging producer TriEnda LLC today to announce the company's plans to locate a manufacturing operation in the former Thomson Manufacturing center here, creating more than 340 new jobs by 2012. The maker and distributor of thermoformed plastic pallets, trays and materials handling and packaging products plans ...