News Releases / 2023
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July 6, 2023
Rengo President Inaugurated as Chairman of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA)
Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that the Representative Director, President & COO Yosuke Kawamoto has been inaugurated as chairman of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA), an international association in the corrugated packaging industry.
At the ICCA Board of Directors meeting held in Banff, Canada on June 21, Kawamoto was elected chairman of the Association and assumed the position on the same day. His term of office will be for two years, until 2025.
In May 2025, the ICCA Global Summit will be held in Osaka, bringing together ICCA member organizations and companies from various countries. A visit to the 2025 Japan International Expo (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan), which will be held then, is planned to share the Expo's theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives" with ICCA members from around the world so that it will lead to discussions on the corrugated packaging industry and social design of the future.Overview of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA)
Name The International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) Location Chicago, U.S.A. Establishment 1961 (Japan joined in 1965) Purpose To engage in activities centered on business management, packaging research, technology exchange, and standardization with the aim of contributing to the development of the global economy through the corrugated packaging industry. Membership ･Association members: 10
The Japan Corrugated Case Association, Fibre Box Association, the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers, etc.
･Leadership members: 19
Tri-Wall, DS Smith, Smurfit Kappa, Georgia–Pacific, WestRock, International Paper, etc.