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    Tracking packaging mergers and acquisitions in 2025

    Inovar Packaging acquired Enterprise Marking Products, Aptar Group completed the previously announced purchase of Sommaplast and Larson Packaging Co. acquired Great Western Eagle Packaging.

    Updated Dec. 3, 2025
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    November layoff announcements from Printpack, Graphic Packaging, Smurfit Westrock and more

    International Paper made up the bulk of the more than 1,000 announced job cuts, many of which are slated to take place in 2026.

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    Tariffs remain heart of economic uncertainty: PMI

    The levies are having the opposite effect on manufacturing sectors as what was intended, with economic uncertainty leading to manufacturing weakness, said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

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    Amcor eyes ‘dual end of life’ optionality for innovation investments

    The company’s long-term R&D strategy includes seeking solutions that work in a future with recycling or composting infrastructure, explained Rebecca Meile, manager of corporate venturing and open innovation.

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    Colorado’s diversion rate could get a boost in 2026 from EPR, other new laws

    Colorado municipalities took the lead on improving the state’s recycling and organics diversion rates in 2024, according to a state report. Still, more “top-down” solutions stemming from EPR implementation could help.

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    NAW escalates Oregon EPR lawsuit, seeking preliminary injunction

    The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors is asking a court to suspend enforcement of the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act ahead of a next round of producer invoicing.

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    Packaging innovations: Amoon Spirits’ vodka stirs up a vortex

    Plus, 3 Tres Tequila stacks up its bottles, La Terra Fina cuts plastic in its quiche packaging and Sabert leans into PFAS-free compostables.

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    Say cheese: How Babybel is commercializing its plastic-to-paper makeover

    Bel Group is spending millions to adapt its global production lines to handle the fiber substrate instead of biobased plastic, said the VP of research, innovation and development. But the signature red wax isn’t going anywhere.

    Updated Dec. 1, 2025
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    Which packaging companies and organizations have shuffled their top leaders in 2025?

    Sealed Air is again seeing executive turnover, this time with the president of its food division. Meanwhile, Ardagh and Verallia announced CFO transitions.

    Updated Nov. 25, 2025
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    US senators call on EPA to study reuse, refill

    The bipartisan Reuse Act, backed by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jeff Merkley, unanimously passed the Senate and went to the House. Supporters want to assess opportunities in consumer packaging, food service and more.

    Updated Nov. 24, 2025
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    Bottle bill talks gain momentum amid America First buzz, EPR

    Eager to capture more high-quality material to incorporate into new packaging domestically, leaders from the competing plastic, glass and metal sectors are looking to jointly build on momentum from 2025’s legislative sessions.

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    Private label growth unwraps opportunities for packaging manufacturers

    Store brands are outpacing name brands’ growth, according to speakers at a Private Label Manufacturers Association trade show. Those products and shelf-ready packaging are “essential to our model,” said Lidl US CEO Joel Rampoldt.

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    How much further can source reduction in packaging go?

    U.S. packaging volumes reportedly fell by about 5 million metric tons between 2019 and 2024, despite population growth and an e-commerce boom. Future progress will require trade-offs, brand owners and packaging converters say.

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    US Plastics Pact weighs pluses and minuses of chemical recycling

    The group’s new position paper tackles a polarizing issue. “Too often, these technologies are talked about in extremes — either as a silver bullet or as something to be dismissed outright,” said CEO Jonathan Quinn.

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    Verallia, Penn State envision low-carbon future for glass

    In addition to being lower carbon than conventional soda lime silicate glass, the LionGlass material invented at Penn State is more resistant to cracks. The early-stage partnership with Verallia could result in a prototype in about a year.

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    Convenience store food popularity spurs packaging adaptations

    As some consumers frequent this channel over fast-food restaurants and replace meals with snacks, TC Transcontinental sees how food packaging can help build trust, emphasize freshness and offer new on-the-go formats.

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    EPR for packaging laws: Dates to know

    This fall, Oregon opened its first producer-funded drop-off sites for hard-to-recycle items, and EPR discussions were front and center at numerous industry conferences.

    Updated Nov. 18, 2025
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    Orbis, Peli BioThermal, Averra expanding US packaging manufacturing

    Amcor, Gaia Biomaterials, Saica, SmartSolve and Wyda are also adding to their American footprints.

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    Sealed Air agrees to sell to private equity firm for $6.2B

    The deal would lead to the food and protective packaging company delisting from the New York Stock Exchange in mid-2026. But first, it allows Sealed Air 30 days to solicit other offers before moving ahead with the transaction.

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    International Paper to close facilities in California, Kentucky

    More than 200 employees will be affected by the closures. This brings the tally of workers affected by IP’s streamlining to more than 4,500 since October 2024.

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    Food and beverage trends loom large over packaging earnings

    Beef industry struggles specifically came up during packaging, food and beverage companies’ recent earnings calls, as did consumer trade downs and federal changes related to immigration and food assistance benefits.

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    WM now accepting polypropylene and paper cups curbside

    The recycler says recent automation upgrades and changes to bale specifications helped spur the change, along with market demand for the materials. WM is asking customers to also add the materials to their lists. 

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    How packaging producers and CPGs stacked up in EMF’s 2025 progress report

    As the Ellen MacArthur Foundation engages businesses on an updated 2030 agenda, these are some of the 2024 data highlights from the businesses involved in the “first chapter” since the Global Commitment’s 2018 launch.

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    Industrial M&A ramps up as tariffs settle in, interest rates drop and funds are flush

    Private equity and strategic buyers are increasingly competitive acquirers in numerous areas of manufacturing. Deal experts predict much more activity as the market heats up into 2026.

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    Aluminum beverage can recycling rate hit 75% globally: report

    The update at COP30 comes two years after the industry pledged to recycle at least 80% of these containers worldwide by 2030 and nearly all by 2050. The picture is weaker in the U.S. and North America.