SUPPLIER news

American Binding Co., based in Miami Beach, recently announced that it has merged with Italian-based Pigna Group, a paper converting group. The company now goes by the name Pigna America.

Yupo Corp. America has appointed Toshiyuki Noguchi to the position of president and CEO. He succeeds Osamu Sasaki, who has returned to Japan to become the global president and CEO of the parent company, Yupo Corp. Noguchi most recently served as associate director and deputy general manager at Yupo Corp.'s Kashima manufacturing facility in Japan. He joined the Yupo organization in 1991.