If you see someone trying to rip a restaurant menu, that person might work for Yupo Corp. America in Chesapeake. Yupo doesn’t always know where its massive rolls and stacks of tree-free paper end up after they’re sent to printers, who turn it into detergent labels, cookbooks, airline baggage tickets and hospital bracelets that can’t be torn. That’s when the rip test or the Google search for “waterproof” books happen. Full article … [Read more...]

(CHESAPEAKE, VA – July 18, 2016) Yupo Corporation America, the largest manufacturer of synthetic paper in the Western Hemisphere, recently announced a change in leadership. Andre Fischbach has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Fischbach comes to Yupo from Quadrant Polypenco Korea, a division of Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products, where he most recently served as President and CEO. Quadrant is a wholly owned subsidiarity of the Mitsubishi Plastics group of … [Read more...]

Showcase Demonstrates the Creative Possibilities of YUPO Synthetic Paper (FARMVILLE, VA – July 2016) -- On July 8, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts held an exhibit premier for “Chasing Shadows, The Magical Realities of Elly MacKay.” The exhibition showcases the miniature shadow theaters, prints, original hand-cut renderings, curiosity cabinets and large scale, site-specific installation crated for LCVA’s Main Street Gallery by the artist. These stunning, whimsical works, which … [Read more...]

(CHESAPEAKE, VA – June 22, 2016) – The Chesapeake Economic Development Authority recently named Yupo Corporation America its 2016 Business of the Year. Karen Zorumski, VP, Administration and Ed Burtner, VP, Manufacturing accepted the award from Chesapeake Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff on behalf of the company at the 16th annual Chesapeake Business appreciation event held last month at Cahoon Golf Course. Yupo Corporation America is an industry leader and the largest manufacturer of synthetic paper … [Read more...]