Diamond Packaging Wins Six Awards in 2015 Annual Premier Print Awards Competition

Taylor Swift Incredible Things folding carton

Diamond Packaging won six awards in the 2015 Premier Print Awards, the world’s most prestigious international print competition.

Printing Industries of America (PIA) hosts the competition, which recognizes the creation and production of superior print communications. Entries are judged on color, registration, degree of difficulty, and the overall look and design that makes it an effective and graphically appealing piece. Of the more than 2,400 entries received, Diamond’s work was chosen as that which exemplifies the highest standards in the printing industry.

Diamond won an Award of Recognition in the “Cartons and Containers” category for Five Star Fragrance Company’s Vicky Tiel Paris 21 Bonaparte gift set carton. The packaging imparts a sense of luxury and reflects the essence of the famed Paris-based American couturier. more

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Diamond Packaging Featured in Beauty Packaging Magazine

Vicky Tiel Paris 21 Bonaparte Gift Set

Diamond is featured in the July/August 2015 issue of Beauty Packaging magazine. The article, titled “Out of the Box Designs for Folding Cartons", explores how brands, designers, and suppliers are working together to create innovative looks for folding cartons.

The article also highlights Diamond's printing and converting techniques used in the production of Five Star Fragrance's Vicky Tiel Paris 21 Bonaparte gift set.

The QuikSet™ carton was converted utilizing FSC-certified metallized polyester board and offset printed with transparent gold, purple, brown, dense black, and opaque white inks, in-line with UV matte and UV high gloss coating. The UV matte coating on the lid provides a striking contrast to the high gloss purple (21 Bonaparte) and gold (text, logo, stripes) accents surrounding it. Exquisite multi-level embossing adds distinction and reinforces 21 Bonaparte as a premium brand. more

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Diamond Packaging Wins Five Awards in 22nd Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition

White Diamonds Gift Set (Mother's Day 2015)

Diamond Packaging won five awards in the 22nd Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry's premier showcase for foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects. Awards were announced at the FSEA/IADD Odyssey in Schaumburg, IL.

The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) sponsors the competition, which recognizes creativity and superior execution of designs that reflect positively on the industry as a whole. Entries are judged on several criteria including design, execution, and level of difficulty. Winning an award is a mark of excellence in the packaging field and recognition of superior achievement.

Competing against hundreds of entries from around the country, Diamond earned recognition by winning two Gold Leaf awards, two Silver Leaf awards, and one Bronze Leaf award. more

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Global Packaging Alliance Holds Annual Meeting in Germany

Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA)
Holds Annual Meeting in Germany

Increasingly shorter product cycles and reaction times are creating more challenges for globally harmonized packaging management. Members of the Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA) addressed this and other issues during their annual meeting held in Hanover, Germany and hosted by rlc | packaging. Representatives from the global consortium of independent, medium-sized packaging manufacturers convened from all over the world to discuss viable solutions to current packaging requirements.

“Swiftness is becoming increasingly important in our industry. Worldwide rollouts of new products need to be faster, secure, and standardized. Globally harmonized packaging management is the key,” explained Hans-Christian Bestehorn, GPA spokesman and CEO of the rlc | packaging group. “The goal is to supply packaging that reliably meets high-quality standards, offers unique added value, and is produced in accordance with the strictest safety regulations.” more

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Diamond Packaging Celebrates Earth Day 2015

Diamond Packaging Celebrates Earth Day 2015

Diamond Packaging celebrated Earth Day by participating in Seneca Park Zoo's "Party for the Planet" on April 18, 2015.

Diamond employees helped 150 children plant trees as part of the TICCIT (“Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees”) program, an outreach and educational program for school-aged children held every year at the end of April to honor Earth Day and highlight the renewability and sustainability of paper and paperboard packaging. more

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Diamond Packaging Wins the Green and Gold in 2014 PPC Competition

John Varvatos Artisan Acqua

Dr. Diana Twede, Judge and Professor of Packaging, Michigan State University, comments on Elizabeth Arden's John Varvatos Artisan Acqua folding carton, which won a Gold Award and an Eco Gold Award in the 71st annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition.

The packaging features tightly registered offset printing with intricate embossing accents, creating a singular presentation that resurrects the lost art of craftsmanship, but with a modern edge. watch video

 

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Diamond Packaging Recognized as Leading Supplier for Corporate Action on Climate Change

Diamond Packaging awarded with position on the
CDP Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014

Diamond Packaging has been awarded with a position on the CDP Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014 for its actions to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the business risks of climate change.

The index, which is included within a new report reviewing the environmental sustainability of global supply chains, presents 121 suppliers identified as demonstrating a superior approach to climate change mitigation. It has been produced by CDP, the international NGO that drives sustainable economies, at the request of 66 multinational purchasers who work with CDP to better understand and manage the environmental impacts of their supply chains and have a procurement spend of US$1.3 trillion. more

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Diamond Packaging Wins 2014 P&G External Business Partner Excellence Award

Diamond Packaging Wins 2014
P&G External Business Partner Excellence Award

Diamond Packaging was recognized by Procter & Gamble as one of its top performing external business partners during an event at P&G's headquarters on January 8, 2015.

Diamond won the P&G External Business Partner Excellence Award for the sixth time in the last seven years for consistently performing at high levels as determined by broad-based quantitative and qualitative evaluations from P&G employees throughout the supply chain. Less than 0.1% of P&G's more than 75,000 global suppliers received this distinction for consistent high performance. more

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Diamond Packaging Recognized As One of North America’s Leading Printing Companies

Diamond Packaging recognized by Printing
Impressions as one of North America's
leading printing companies.

Diamond Packaging has been recognized as one of North America's leading printing companies following a recent survey compiled by Printing Impressions magazine. Diamond was ranked #100 based on sales in the most recent fiscal year.  

Printing Impressions, America's most influential and widely read publication for commercial printers, serves the $170 billion commercial printing industry. Now in its 31st year, the Printing Impressions 400 provides the industry's most comprehensive listing of the leading printing companies in the United States and Canada ranked by annual sales volume. more

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Diamond Wins 10 Awards in 71st Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition

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Diamond Packaging won 10 awards in the 71st annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition, the industry’s premier showcase for all that is new and outstanding in paperboard packaging design and technology. Awards were presented last month at the PPC Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA.

The competition, sponsored by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) and judged by a jury of packaging professionals, industry experts, and professors, is a celebration of the industry and its creative potential. It is also an affirmation of paperboard as the clear and intelligent choice for packaging in today’s eco-conscious world.

Diamond received recognition by winning four Gold Awards and six Excellence Awards. The total represents the highest number of awards Diamond has ever won in this competition. more

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What is Energy-from-Waste (EfW) ?

Energy-from-Waste (EfW) video

Zero manufacturing waste to landfill is defined by Diamond Packaging as 100% landfill waste diversion through a combination of recycling and energy recovery solutions. In Diamond’s case it accounts for all waste related to the manufacture of folding cartons, including paperboard, plastic, metal, industrial waste, and regulated waste, with the exception of construction and demolition (CD) waste.

To achieve zero manufacturing waste to landfill status, Diamond’s two manufacturing facilities reduced their overall waste streams and increased recycling rates to approximately 98 percent. All remaining waste is sent for fuels blending or to Covanta Energy for Energy-from-Waste (EfW), eliminating the need for landfill disposal.

What is Energy-from-Waste (EfW)?

This video, produced by the ASME Energy Forum and Covanta Energy, uses colorful drawings, diagrams and step-by-step explanations to explain the EfW process.

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Diamond Packaging Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Status

Diamond Packaging Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Status

Diamond Packaging today announced that it has achieved zero manufacturing waste to landfill status, an important milestone towards meeting its future goal of zero waste to landfill. The recovery and recycling program is a natural evolution of the company’s greenbox sustainability initiative and one which will provide long-term environmental and economic benefits.

Zero manufacturing waste to landfill is defined by Diamond Packaging as 100% landfill waste diversion through a combination of recycling and energy recovery solutions. In Diamond’s case it accounts for all waste related to the manufacture of folding cartons, including paperboard, plastic, metal, industrial waste, and regulated waste, with the exception of construction and demolition (CD) waste. more

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Diamond Wins Five Awards in 28th Annual Excellence Awards Competition

John Varvatos Artisan Acqua folding carton

Diamond Packaging won five awards in the 28th annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards, the industry's only competition recognizing the highest level of printing quality and technical achievement across the full range of packaging segments – tags and labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, and corrugated cartons. Winners were chosen from hundreds of entries submitted in over 40 different categories. Entries were judged on print quality, functionality, and secondary converting and finishing attributes.

Diamond won First Place in the “Sustainability – Folding Cartons” category for Elizabeth Arden's John Varvatos Artisan Acqua carton. The packaging features tightly registered offset printing with intricate embossing accents, creating a singular presentation that resurrects the lost art of craftsmanship but with a modern edge.

The carton was converted utilizing Clearwater Candesce® SBS paperboard and offset printed with four color process, metallic copper, teal, and brown inks, inline with Liquid Metal™ silver specialty UV coating, UV matte, and UV gloss spot coating. All paperboard components were manufactured using 100% wind energy. more

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Diamond Packaging Wins Recognition in 27th Annual Gold Ink Awards Competition

White Diamonds Gift Set (Mother's Day 2014).

Printing Impressions magazine today announced that Diamond Packaging won recognition in the 27th annual Gold Ink Awards competition, the industry's most prestigious print competition. Winners were chosen from more than 1,400 entries submitted within nearly 50 categories. Entries were judged on print quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect.

Diamond won a Pewter Award in the “Packaging, Rigid” category for Elizabeth Arden’s White Diamonds Gift Set (Mother's Day 2014).

White Diamonds epitomizes singular star quality — radiant, extraordinarily rare, and overwhelmingly beautiful. Elizabeth Arden turned to Diamond for packaging as captivating as the product. more

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Diamond Packaging Wins Benny Award in 2014 Premier Print Awards Competition

Diamond Packaging 2014 Calendar

Diamond Packaging today announced that it won two awards, including a Benny Award, the competition’s highest honor, in the 2014 Premier Print Awards, the graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition recognizing outstanding achievement in print production. Diamond won a Benny Award and a Certificate of Merit in the “Print/Graphic Arts Self-Promotion” and “Calendars” categories, respectively, for its 2014 apple-themed calendar.

Printing Industries of America (PIA) hosts the Premier Print Awards, which recognizes the creation and production of superior print communications. Now in its 65th year, the annual event promotes excellence in printing and rewards companies and individuals who produce the very best in print media.

Diamond’s three-month corporate calendar is a long-standing company tradition and popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers. The 2014 apple-themed calendar features a simple, yet striking design that represents a natural evolution of Diamond's greenbox initiative and is a fitting tribute to New York, one of the nation’s largest apple producing states. more

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Diamond Packaging Wins Three Awards in FSEA Competition

Michael Jordan Flight Sport Gift Set

Diamond Packaging won three awards in the 21st annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry's premier showcase for foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects. Awards were announced last month at the FSEA•IADD Joint Conference in Milwaukee, WI.

Diamond won Bronze Leaf awards for its 2014 corporate calendar, and for gift sets produced for Five Star Fragrance Company. more

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Diamond Packaging Named to EPA's Green Power Partnership Leadership Club

Diamond Packaging Named to EPA's
Green Power Partner Leadership Club

Diamond Packaging has again been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership Leadership Club in 2014.

The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to use green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,200 Partner organizations voluntarily using billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500® companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and universities.

The Green Power Leadership Club (GPLC) honors Partners that substantially exceed EPA’s minimum usage requirements for an organization-wide commitment. Since 2007 Diamond has purchased clean, renewable wind energy for 100% of its electrical energy requirements through wind energy marketer and developer Community Energy. The purchase illustrates the company’s continued commitment to the environment and the community. more

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Diamond Delivers a Legendary Performance

Michael Jordan Legend Gift Set

Package Design magazine's January/February issue highlights Diamond's printing and converting techniques used in the production of the Michael Jordan Legend Gift Set.

Five Star Fragrance recently teamed up with Diamond to deliver a legendary performance for its new Michael Jordan Legend Gift Set.

The carton was converted utilizing metallized polyester board and offset printed with transparent gold, dense black, and opaque white inks, in-line with UV matte and UV high gloss coating.

The UV matte spot coating on the lid and base provides a striking contrast to the high gloss gold accents (logos, ribbed pattern) surrounding it.

The multi-level embossed pebbled surface of the basketball (on the lid) reinforces the Michael Jordan brand. more

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Global Packaging Alliance Holds Annual Meeting in Dubai

Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA)
Holds Annual Meeting in Dubai

Which technologies can packaging manufacturers use to effectively help their customers fight product piracy? Members of the Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA) addressed this and other issues at their annual meeting held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the week of January 20. Representatives from the global consortium of independent, medium-sized packaging manufacturers convened from all over the world to discuss current packaging trends and technologies.

According to the latest customs report published by the European Commission, European Union (EU) customs officials confiscated nearly 40 million counterfeit products valued at nearly one billion euros ($1.3 billion) in 2012. This resulted in damages suffered by branded goods manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies in particular, some of whom are customers of GPA members. With this in mind, the GPA annual meeting addressed new security technologies and track & trace solutions for packaging production. more

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Partnerships, investments drive Diamond Packaging

Karla Fichter, chairman, CEO, and president
of Diamond Packaging

Karla Fichter was recently interviewed for a Democrat and Chronicle feature on Diamond Packaging.

Read the article that details Diamond's focus and Fichter's guidance in leading the 102-year-old company to Proctor & Gamble's External Business Partner of the Year award.

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