The Passing of the President

The Passing of the President

With sadness we report that Ernest Matthews, President and principal owner of Ropak Manufacturing Company, passed away in the early morning of February 10, 2023. He was 88 years old and anticipating his 89th birthday in May as he journeyed towards his goal of his...
Ropak Founder Loss

Ropak Founder Loss

On the morning of January 28, 2022, Ralph Emerson Matthews, one of the founders of Ropak and younger brother of Ernest Matthews, Ropak’s current owner, passed away. He was 84 years old. Please keep the Matthews family and the Ropak community in your thoughts and...
Retired Ropak Employee Loss

Retired Ropak Employee Loss

Sadly, we must report that Norm Spires, retired sales manager for Ropak Manufacturing, passed away of heart failure on January 19, 2022. He was 82. Norm retired in March of 2014 after almost 20 years of service with the company. We offer heartfelt condolences to his...
StikPak on TV!

StikPak on TV!

One of our newest customers features his facility on HSN. During a recent broadcast he stopped in to see his new StikPak machine. Here’s the video. It should start at 41:48 and show the machine for approximately one minute....
Changes Ahead!

Changes Ahead!

We’re giving our website a much-needed refreshing to make it easier for you to discover how Ropak can help you with your packaging challenges. Keep watching!
Engineering Loss

Engineering Loss

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of retired Ropak employee Robert M. “Bob” Newman. He was 84. Bob was one of the original employees when Ropak was started in 1985. He was originally hired in the 1970′s as a mechanical engineer at Matthews Industries...