583 articles by Katie Pyzyk

• Packaging innovations: Sue Bee honey’s buzzy tub change, Veritiv chills out bulk shipments

  Dec. 12, 2025

• Ball to acquire majority stake in Benepack

  Dec. 11, 2025

• Success for composting and EPR programs go hand in hand: report

  Dec. 10, 2025

• Graphic Packaging International names new CEO

  Dec. 8, 2025

• Sappi, UPM propose $1.65B graphic paper joint venture

  Dec. 8, 2025

• US and EU can learn from each other’s regulations, packaging groups say

  Dec. 5, 2025

• PCA to shut down machines in Washington, affecting 200 jobs

  Dec. 4, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Lego favors fiber, Old Bay gets back to basics with metal

  Dec. 3, 2025

• November layoff announcements from Printpack, Graphic Packaging, Smurfit Westrock and more

  Dec. 2, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Amoon Spirits’ vodka stirs up a vortex

  Nov. 25, 2025

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

  Nov. 24, 2025

• Private label growth unwraps opportunities for packaging manufacturers

  Nov. 20, 2025

• Verallia, Penn State envision low-carbon future for glass

  Nov. 19, 2025

• Orbis, Peli BioThermal, Averra expanding US packaging manufacturing

  Nov. 18, 2025

• International Paper to close facilities in California, Kentucky

  Nov. 14, 2025

• Food and beverage trends loom large over packaging earnings

  Nov. 14, 2025

• International Paper to close 5 sites, affecting 500 employees

  Nov. 12, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock to close Atlanta plant, affecting 55 workers

  Nov. 10, 2025

• Sonoco outlines another restructuring, names leaders

  Nov. 10, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Smurfit Westrock’s BIB isn’t hard to handle, Mannol’s caps cut counterfeits

  Nov. 7, 2025

• Greif ups cost savings projection despite ‘bumpy’ fiscal 2025

  Nov. 6, 2025

• Economic uncertainty throws off folding carton market

  Nov. 5, 2025

• Graphic Packaging International begins operating Waco mill

  Nov. 4, 2025

• Containerboard production continued downward slide in Q3

  Nov. 3, 2025

• 1,000+ packaging manufacturing layoffs announced in October

  Nov. 3, 2025

• Packaging innovations: SmartSolve’s products go down the toilet, Seaman Paper avoids scuffs

  Oct. 31, 2025

• Georgia-Pacific to close Illinois box plant, affecting 134 employees

  Oct. 30, 2025

• International Paper reverses 2025 box shipment expectations

  Oct. 30, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock to close California corrugated facility, affecting 141 workers

  Oct. 29, 2025

• Containerboard market ‘pretty bad right now’: Smurfit Westrock CEO

  Oct. 29, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock North America CEO talks post-merger priorities

  Oct. 27, 2025

• Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power

  Oct. 24, 2025

• PCA details Greif integration, upcoming mill energy projects

  Oct. 23, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock removed from price-fixing case, others file for dismissal

  Oct. 22, 2025

• Prioritizing end markets key to taming EPR tension: PPRC speakers

  Oct. 21, 2025

• China’s new pulp import restrictions create ‘black swan event’ for OCC

  Oct. 20, 2025

• One year after acquisition, GDB details revival strategy for Minnesota film recycling plant

  Oct. 17, 2025

• Mauser to close striking Chicago facility, affecting 168 employees

  Oct. 15, 2025

• Sonoco’s inaugural TV ads put a lens on packaging’s everyday moments

  Oct. 6, 2025

• Packaging innovations: CJ Biomaterials debuts PHA coatings, CNG’s film goes matte

  Oct. 3, 2025

• Fiber, plastic producers announced closures in September

  Oct. 2, 2025

• APR launching its 1st total-package recyclability assessment tool

  Oct. 1, 2025

• Closed Loop to loan TemperPack $10M

  Sept. 30, 2025

• Graphic Packaging International dismissed from containerboard price-fixing lawsuit

  Sept. 26, 2025

• Packaging innovations: FrogTape hops away from plastic, Digital Link gets chatty

  Sept. 26, 2025

• Tariff front-loading buoyed manufacturing in H1, but costs are ahead: OECD

  Sept. 24, 2025

• Retirees return to the fold to fill Georgia-Pacific’s labor gaps

  Sept. 23, 2025

• BPI introduces home compostable certification, label

  Sept. 18, 2025

• Ball, Lamiflex, Nefab announce expansions

  Sept. 18, 2025

• E-commerce shoppers seek value, sustainable packaging: survey

  Sept. 17, 2025

• Corrugated comeback? Fiber’s yearslong slide could be easing

  Sept. 16, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Sam’s Club loses labels, Crocs blacks out

  Sept. 12, 2025

• Danone settles 2 plastic packaging lawsuits

  Sept. 11, 2025

• International Paper CEO describes wins, challenges with transformation plan

  Sept. 10, 2025

• Can recycling advancements get black rigid plastics off packaging’s blacklist?

  Sept. 9, 2025

• Georgia-Pacific acquires Anchor Packaging

  Sept. 9, 2025

• Sonoco divests ThermoSafe for up to $725M

  Sept. 8, 2025

• Colgate-Palmolive signs on to AI tool for biomaterials development

  Sept. 8, 2025

• Graphic Packaging International embracing paper cup opportunities, CEO says

  Sept. 5, 2025

• IP, Novolex, Smurfit Westrock among companies with August layoff announcements

  Sept. 4, 2025

• Adding new commodities brings recycling education challenges

  Sept. 3, 2025

• PCA completes $1.8B acquisition of Greif’s containerboard business

  Sept. 2, 2025

• PepsiCo issues first progress report on revamped packaging targets

  Sept. 2, 2025

• Greif cites progress of business reorganization, cost cutting

  Aug. 28, 2025

• PCA launches carbon capture and storage study following ‘promising’ trial

  Aug. 27, 2025

• Ranpak lands second major e-commerce deal of 2025

  Aug. 26, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Laffy Taffy’s new wrappers are no laughing matter

  Aug. 22, 2025

• International Paper to close 4 facilities, affecting 1,100 employees

  Aug. 21, 2025

• Containerboard price-fixing lawsuit advances

  Aug. 20, 2025

• 4 fiber companies’ earnings flag ‘challenging’ industry conditions

  Aug. 15, 2025

• Hood Container, Sappi, Uline invest in expansions

  Aug. 14, 2025

• Exports pulled down 2024 paper recycling rate: AF&PA

  Aug. 13, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Coors Light pits out, Pure Sunfarms gives a peek at weed

  Aug. 11, 2025

• Greif sells timberlands business for $462M

  Aug. 6, 2025

• Sealed Air details protective packaging turnaround progress, introduces new CFO

  Aug. 5, 2025

• Cascades, IP, O-I Glass announced layoffs in July

  Aug. 4, 2025

• International Paper sets sights on mill improvements

  Aug. 1, 2025

• Greif to close California facility, cut 43 jobs

  Aug. 1, 2025

• What does ReMa’s new paper cup specification mean for packaging companies?

  July 31, 2025

• Cardboard cartel? Lawsuit accuses containerboard manufacturers of price fixing

  July 31, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock touts ‘significant improvements’ to operations at 1-year mark

  July 30, 2025

• Graphic Packaging’s costs climb as Waco mill nears finish line

  July 29, 2025

• Q2 containerboard production decrease tracks with 2025 trend

  July 28, 2025

• Voluntary sustainable packaging goals are on the way out, Gartner says

  July 25, 2025

• PCA details growth plans after Greif containerboard acquisition

  July 24, 2025

• International Paper to close California facility, affecting 71 employees

  July 22, 2025

• Berlin Packaging details progress toward SBTi-validated targets

  July 21, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Huhtamaki’s cool cup compostability, UFP goes to crate lengths

  July 18, 2025

• Packaging EPR questions circulate after first US state’s law goes live

  July 17, 2025

• Sonoco, Arglass, Josh Packaging announce investments to expand manufacturing

  July 16, 2025

• Policy tension over on-pack recyclability labeling ‘needs to get worked out’

  July 14, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Absolut tops itself with fiber, Aldi is glued to its beer

  July 11, 2025

• Insights from the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit

  July 10, 2025

• ‘Please don’t blame the consumer’: Recycling partners urged to recenter messaging

  July 10, 2025

• Cascades to close Niagara Falls containerboard mill, affecting 123 employees

  July 9, 2025

• Novolex names new COO

  July 8, 2025

• Mars multiplies recycled content use, but still lags 2025 target

  July 7, 2025

• 4 collaborative projects that aim to advance packaging recycling

  July 2, 2025

• Sonoco names interim CEO for metal packaging segment following death of Tomás López

  June 30, 2025

• International Paper to exit molded fiber market, sell select Mexico sites

  June 27, 2025

• The last-minute scramble with EPR is like tax season, says CAA’s CEO

  June 26, 2025

• Containerboard capacity has shrunk nearly 6% in 2025. That may rebalance the market.

  June 24, 2025

• WM’s upgraded Wisconsin MRF aims to capture more types of plastic packaging

  June 23, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Chicken changes at Sam’s Club are nothing to cluck at

  June 20, 2025

• Danone, DuPont, Green Bay Packaging, Sonoco detail facility expansions

  June 18, 2025

• Boxed vs. bottled: Not all sustainability claims hold water, nonprofit says

  June 17, 2025

• Crown names new COO, shuffles other leadership

  June 16, 2025

• Teamsters strike at Mauser facility in Chicago, with support in Los Angeles, Minnesota

  June 13, 2025

• GPI details inventory reduction strategy for 2025

  June 12, 2025

• How much do consumers really care about sustainable packaging?

  June 11, 2025

• How Sonoco reduced emissions during a year of change

  June 10, 2025

• TriMas hires new CEO from Silgan Containers

  June 9, 2025

• Sonoco expanding 4 US paper can manufacturing sites

  June 6, 2025

• Green Bay Packaging to invest $1B in Arkansas kraft linerboard mill

  June 5, 2025

• RFID for packaging enters new markets, despite pause on FDA traceability rule

  June 4, 2025

• ‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset

  June 3, 2025

• Packaging manufacturers worried by 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum

  June 2, 2025

• Ball CFO to depart after less than 2 years in role

  May 22, 2025

• PepsiCo resets packaging sustainability goals, ditches reuse target

  May 22, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Nestlé ‘self-packing’ cheese will have you saying ‘no whey!’

  May 21, 2025

• Can Manufacturers Institute to get new president as longtime leader retires

  May 21, 2025

• Fiber producers see pricing upside for late 2025 amid capacity, tariff changes

  May 20, 2025

• Domtar nears decision on converting Quebec mill to containerboard

  May 19, 2025

• Packaging innovations: SC Johnson’s soap refill system, Amcor and Metsä collaborate on trays

  May 16, 2025

• Georgia-Pacific to cut 535 jobs in containerboard mill closure

  May 14, 2025

• Amid industry frustration about fiber price indexes, Bloomberg presents alternative

  May 14, 2025

• International Paper to restructure footprint along US-Mexico border

  May 12, 2025

• Packaging innovations: PCR plays from CG Roxane, Every Man Jack, Stumptown Coffee

  May 8, 2025

• Are tariff-era changes to fiber supply chains here to stay?

  May 6, 2025

• Consumer spending slumps pull down Graphic Packaging’s results

  May 2, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock invests in converting, cuts other production

  May 1, 2025

• Greif to close Los Angeles mill, end West Coast coated paperboard production

  May 1, 2025

• Kind Snacks launches recyclable paper wrapper pilot program

  May 1, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock shutdowns to affect 650 employees at 4 facilities

  April 30, 2025

• International Paper sees Q1 sales boost despite economic uncertainty

  April 30, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Zyrtec’s flat-front fiber box, Saint James Iced Tea bets on bottles

  April 25, 2025

• PCA’s packaging sales surge despite tariffs’ drag on demand

  April 23, 2025

• Fiber producers could be teeing up another round of price increases

  April 22, 2025

• PCR use still dogged by pricing challenges: report

  April 21, 2025

• Tariff turmoil: Box demand dips, recession fears rise

  April 18, 2025

• Frugalpac’s paper wine bottles scale with Target debut

  April 17, 2025

• Sylvamo to shuffle C-suite upon CEO’s retirement

  April 16, 2025

• Duties coming on aluminum containers from China following US trade ruling

  April 15, 2025

• International Paper completes sale of 5 European plants to Palm Group

  April 14, 2025

• Morris Packaging, Karat Packaging, Nefab, Saica announce expansions

  April 11, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock to close corrugated plant in Oregon

  April 11, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Liquid Death’s ‘Kegs for Pregs,’ Crown has a Moment

  April 10, 2025

• Weighty issue: GLP-1 drugs are reshaping packaging demand

  April 9, 2025

• JBM Packaging brings training program to Ohio prison

  April 8, 2025

• Mauser, Orbis, Pretium among March packaging company layoffs

  April 4, 2025

• Aluminum cans, beer imports subject to 25% tariffs

  April 3, 2025

• Crate idea: Transport packaging made from recycled Tetra Pak cartons

  April 2, 2025

• Novolex completes $6.7B acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen

  April 1, 2025

• Graphic Packaging International to close Ohio plant, affecting 130 employees

  April 1, 2025

• Verallia, Saverglass part of anticompetition investigation in France

  March 31, 2025

• Amcor extends open call for novel barrier coatings

  March 28, 2025

• International Paper outlines 2027 vision, DS Smith integration plans

  March 26, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Seagram’s slims down, J. Lohr puts cab in a keg

  March 26, 2025

• AI-enabled MRF technology aids food-grade polypropylene recovery: report

  March 25, 2025

• Ball sells majority stake in aluminum cups business, forming joint venture

  March 24, 2025

• URB producers to increase prices as tariffs affect fiber demand

  March 21, 2025

• FPI president touts resilience amid industry changes

  March 20, 2025

• PET thermoform recycling is rising, but still not matching PCR demand

  March 19, 2025

• Henkel boosts recycled content in plastic packaging

  March 18, 2025

• 5 years later, pandemic-era effects have a mark on the packaging industry

  March 14, 2025

• China’s import policies changed fiber trade. Tariffs could change it again.

  March 5, 2025

• Poly-Pak, Smurfit Westrock, TC Transcontinental add to 2025 packaging closures, layoffs

  March 4, 2025

• International Paper’s CFO to move into ‘newly created role’ at DS Smith

  Feb. 28, 2025

• Greif to sell timberland subsidiary Soterra

  Feb. 28, 2025

• Packaging Corporation of America shakes up leadership

  Feb. 27, 2025

• February’s partial price increase for containerboard again raises index questions

  Feb. 25, 2025

• Caps, pumps, pods: Preventing small packaging from slipping through recycling systems

  Feb. 24, 2025

• Tariff uncertainty looms large for Cascades

  Feb. 21, 2025

• Sonoco turns M&A eye to ThermoSafe sale after Eviosys deal close

  Feb. 20, 2025

• Pactiv Evergreen settles for $6.25M over 2023 North Carolina mill closure

  Feb. 19, 2025

• Clearwater Paper eliminates 200 positions as part of cost-cutting plan

  Feb. 18, 2025

• International Paper to close 4 facilities, affecting 674 employees

  Feb. 13, 2025

• 10 manufacturers invest millions in packaging, rPET expansions

  Feb. 13, 2025

• Smurfit Westrock balances closures, investments in ‘transformation’ year

  Feb. 12, 2025

• Pactiv Evergreen to close Michigan plant, cut 153 jobs

  Feb. 12, 2025

• Metal packaging manufacturers raise red flags over new tariffs

  Feb. 11, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Energizer’s move away from plastic just keeps going and going and going

  Feb. 7, 2025

• Ardagh Glass closing Illinois plant, affecting 316 employees

  Feb. 6, 2025

• Graphic Packaging ‘very pleased’ with customer response to third-party pricing index exit

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Canada’s retaliatory tariffs to impact paper, plastic packaging

  Feb. 3, 2025

• International Paper completes acquisition of DS Smith

  Jan. 31, 2025

• International Paper details new box plant as part of turnaround strategy

  Jan. 30, 2025

• Where is packaging industry consolidation likely in 2025? Experts weigh in.

  Jan. 30, 2025

• PCA ‘frustrated’ with pricing index, plans to stop using it

  Jan. 29, 2025

• Greif announces 2 closures, affecting 140 jobs

  Jan. 29, 2025

• Lend an ear: Corn-based material introduced for biodegradable packaging

  Jan. 28, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Plastic replacement solutions from Seda, Nylabone

  Jan. 27, 2025

• European Commission requires 5 divestitures for IP-DS Smith deal

  Jan. 24, 2025

• Déjà vu? Fiber pricing stays flat despite producer increases.

  Jan. 22, 2025

• Packaging materials didn’t cause Walmart broth recall, says TreeHouse Foods

  Jan. 21, 2025

• Packaging innovations: 2 brands boost accessibility

  Jan. 17, 2025

• Following market volatility, will OCC prices return to ‘normal’ in 2025?

  Jan. 16, 2025

• PCA to close Georgia corrugated plant, affecting 103 people

  Jan. 13, 2025

• Packaging innovations: Daily Harvest revamps for retail, Töst cans it

  Jan. 10, 2025

• E-commerce packaging shows why it’s hip to be square

  Jan. 9, 2025

• Huhtamaki names new CEO

  Jan. 8, 2025

• 5 packaging industry trends to watch in 2025

  Jan. 8, 2025

• International Paper agrees to European concessions for DS Smith deal

  Jan. 6, 2025

• 2024 packaging trends by the numbers

  Dec. 20, 2024

• US Plastics Pact charts incremental progress, signals new opportunities

  Dec. 20, 2024

• Packaging innovations: KFC’s record-making lid, Greif’s mod containers

  Dec. 20, 2024

• Toppan buys Sonoco’s thermoformed and flexibles business for $1.8B

  Dec. 18, 2024

• Amazon boosts recycled content, reduces inks for device packaging

  Dec. 18, 2024

• 2025 containerboard outlook: Price increases, index exits and tariff threats

  Dec. 17, 2024

• SBTi approves Billerud’s updated emissions reduction targets

  Dec. 16, 2024

• Greif details cost reduction strategy, value in business unit restructuring

  Dec. 12, 2024

• The packaging workforce grew for a decade. Labor shortages and COVID-19 changed that.

  Dec. 11, 2024

• Flexible Packaging Association’s new CEO talks flexibles growth, recyclability, tariffs

  Dec. 10, 2024

• Novolex to acquire Pactiv Evergreen in $6.7B deal

  Dec. 9, 2024

• Greif leans into polymers following business segment shuffle

  Dec. 6, 2024

• Dow names new packaging segment president

  Dec. 4, 2024

• Sonoco completes $3.8B acquisition of Eviosys

  Dec. 4, 2024

• Billerud to invest $127M in Michigan plants amid transition to paperboard production

  Dec. 3, 2024

• Constantia Flexibles taps former Ardagh leader to be next CEO

  Nov. 22, 2024

• PCA’s new fiber price hike spurs questions for 2025

  Nov. 21, 2024

• DHL ramps up automation, sustainability efforts in changing packaging marketplace

  Nov. 20, 2024

• CPGs achieved a few 2025 plastics goals early, but they’re likely to miss others

  Nov. 19, 2024

• EMF global commitment signatories make progress on recycled content, lag on plastic reduction

  Nov. 18, 2024

• Cardboard recycling rate plunges following AF&PA’s calculation revamp

  Nov. 15, 2024

• The dual case for reusable transport packaging

  Nov. 14, 2024

• Chicago Bears, Keurig Dr Pepper add to reusable cups trend at sports venues

  Nov. 13, 2024

• Mill divestiture ‘marks an important milestone’ for Pactiv Evergreen

  Nov. 12, 2024

• Emerging brands’ on-pack messaging reshapes retail

  Nov. 11, 2024

• Packaging innovations at Pack Expo 2024: Pactiv Evergreen cartons go dry, Packsize melts emissions

  Nov. 8, 2024

• Automation, labor shortage discussions permeate largest-ever Pack Expo

  Nov. 7, 2024

• Clearwater Paper details transition to paperboard focus amid sales jump

  Nov. 6, 2024

• Layoffs tick up in October, led by International Paper and O-I Glass

  Nov. 5, 2024

• Smurfit Westrock cuts 800 positions, eyes footprint optimization and investments

  Oct. 30, 2024

• Graphic Packaging to ditch third-party pricing indexes in 2025

  Oct. 29, 2024

• Southwest Airlines brings bamboo on board for new cups

  Oct. 29, 2024

• Is the fiber packaging M&A surge done? Probably not.

  Oct. 28, 2024

• 10 of the latest packaging facility expansions in North America

  Oct. 24, 2024

• Election 2024: The outlook for packaging and manufacturing policy

  Oct. 23, 2024

• Fiber packaging pricing remains flat, Cascades’ 3rd increase doesn’t gain traction

  Oct. 22, 2024

• International Paper to close facilities in 4 states, lay off hundreds

  Oct. 21, 2024

• Gem-Pack Berries ditches clamshell labels with Multisteps’ digital printing technology

  Oct. 18, 2024

• International Paper to lay off 650 employees

  Oct. 17, 2024

• Reality check: AR, VR transforms training for packaging manufacturers

  Oct. 16, 2024

• PulPac leverages partnerships to advance its dry molded fiber technology

  Oct. 15, 2024

• International Paper, DS Smith shareholders vote to approve combination

  Oct. 11, 2024

• Packaging innovations: United Airlines’ canned wine, Chivas Regal’s light spirits

  Oct. 11, 2024

• Brands make packaging design changes for e-commerce compatibility

  Oct. 10, 2024

• Longtime Plastipak Packaging CEO steps down, welcomes ‘next generation of leadership’

  Oct. 9, 2024

• Yum! Brands’ 2025 virgin plastic reduction target remains in question

  Oct. 8, 2024

• Consumers are confused by packaging sustainability claims

  Oct. 7, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Hot Pockets go sleeveless, Henkel’s coating lightens dry food packaging

  Oct. 4, 2024

• Hush-hush: Is greenwashing pushback prompting pivot to ‘greenhushing’?

  Oct. 3, 2024

• Insights from the 2024 Packaging Recycling Summit

  Sept. 27, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Bottle material changes from Albertsons and Johnnie Walker

  Sept. 27, 2024

• Advancements push AI from jargon into practice for packaging management

  Sept. 26, 2024

• New molded fiber company will use industrial hemp as main feedstock

  Sept. 25, 2024

• Thermoform reclamation rises along with rPET demand

  Sept. 24, 2024

• Want to know what packaging EPR will look like in the US? So does everyone else.

  Sept. 19, 2024

• Breaking out of the mold: Innovations in molded fiber drive growth

  Sept. 18, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Johnnie Walker’s lightest bottle design, Seda’s double-walled compostable cold cups

  Sept. 17, 2024

• Molded fiber’s growth as a plastic replacement isn’t pulp fiction

  Sept. 16, 2024

• Summer 2024 brought numerous new, expanded facility announcements

  Sept. 11, 2024

• Keurig Dr Pepper to pay $1.5M to settle charges about K-Cup recyclability

  Sept. 10, 2024

• Packaging innovations: McDonald’s four-flap McFlurry, Capri-Sun bottle debate

  Sept. 6, 2024

• Veritiv completes acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions

  Sept. 4, 2024

• UFP Industries reshuffles top leadership

  Sept. 3, 2024

• Fortis Solutions Group names new CEO

  Sept. 3, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Pizza Hut’s box makes a move, Vital Proteins chooses paper over plastic

  Aug. 30, 2024

• Greif nears completion of core business reorganization

  Aug. 29, 2024

• Pretium Packaging names new CEO

  Aug. 27, 2024

• International Paper’s chief commercial officer transitioning to new role

  Aug. 27, 2024

• Chang Robotics offers PFAS alternative for food-contact fiber packaging

  Aug. 26, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Xbox gets accessible, DS Smith boxes up fun

  Aug. 23, 2024

• Plastics Pact Network details its 6-year impact on tackling plastic pollution

  Aug. 22, 2024

• Google achieves plastic-free packaging ahead of 2025 with help of new paper

  Aug. 21, 2024

• Graphic Packaging’s new technology set to reduce paperboard coatings

  Aug. 20, 2024

• ReMA’s online tool aims to take the mystery out of which fiber packaging can be recycled

  Aug. 14, 2024

• Cascades’ new CEO details sales gains, production hit in Q2

  Aug. 13, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Twinings gets canned, Black Cow’s udderly different vodka packaging

  Aug. 12, 2024

• SEE’s Q2 food gains offset by protective packaging weakness

  Aug. 9, 2024

• Consumers’ curtailed fast food consumption in Q2 hit packaging earnings

  Aug. 8, 2024

• Clearwater to enter site-sharing deal in Idaho with Sofidel upon tissue divestiture

  Aug. 7, 2024

• Target still struggles to lower virgin plastic use by 2025 deadline

  Aug. 6, 2024

• Starbucks, Huhtamaki partner on compostable cold cup lids

  Aug. 5, 2024

• Pactiv Evergreen plans more cuts after Q2 ‘fell short of our expectations’

  Aug. 2, 2024

• Sonoco plans more divestitures under portfolio simplification strategy

  Aug. 1, 2024

• How much did packaging CEOs make in 2023?

  Aug. 1, 2024

• Smurfit Westrock executives detail which legacy business segments are under evaluation

  July 31, 2024

• Graphic Packaging expects impact from McDonald’s extending value meal offers

  July 30, 2024

• Aesthetics vs. environment: How Estée Lauder balances luxury and sustainability

  July 29, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Barbie’s on-box braille, Berry gives Blue Bunny pints a twist

  July 26, 2024

• PCA to build new box plant in Phoenix area

  July 25, 2024

• New International Paper CEO details recovery plan after ‘totally unacceptable’ results

  July 24, 2024

• Clearwater closes $1B sale of tissue business to Sofidel

  July 22, 2024

• Russian government takes over management control at 2 Silgan facilities

  July 16, 2024

• Novolex upped its PCR use, product recyclability in 2023

  July 15, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Clearly Canadian’s metal multipack makeover, Oman Air’s plastic purge

  July 12, 2024

• US Plastics Pact hires new CEO with flexible packaging expertise

  July 11, 2024

• 2024 packaging M&A trends: Megadeals are in, destocking hangover is out

  July 10, 2024

• Lenovo banks on bamboo to bump plastic packaging

  July 9, 2024

• Smurfit Kappa completes acquisition of WestRock

  July 5, 2024

• Google inches toward 2025 plastic-free packaging goal

  July 3, 2024

• Departing WestRock CEO Sewell reflects on his tenure and company’s future

  July 2, 2024

• WestRock breaks ground on highly automated Wisconsin ‘superplant’ for corrugated boxes

  June 28, 2024

• 9 countries’ paper bag imports harmed US producers, tariffs to come: USITC

  June 26, 2024

• Second round of fiber product price increases appears to be taking hold

  June 25, 2024

• Ardagh Glass closing Houston facility with 220 workers, citing ‘beer market conditions’

  June 25, 2024

• Sonoco acquiring Eviosys for $3.9B in move to prioritize metal packaging

  June 24, 2024

• PepsiCo anticipates missing certain 2025 packaging sustainability goals

  June 21, 2024

• DS Smith acquisition ‘remains fully on track’ for Q4 closing, CEO says

  June 20, 2024

• Digitally printed, rightsized boxes could change the shape of e-commerce

  June 18, 2024

• Wayfair boosts packaging recyclability, introduces zero waste goal

  June 17, 2024

• SEE appoints WestRock executive as CEO

  June 14, 2024

• WestRock, Smurfit Kappa shareholders vote to approve combination

  June 13, 2024

• North America’s 2 largest URB producers to raise prices

  June 12, 2024

• US Plastics Pact releases new road map with 2030 plastics targets

  June 11, 2024

• Alison Keane to leave Flexible Packaging Association this summer

  June 10, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Hellmann’s debuts ingestible interior, Tesco tattoos produce

  June 7, 2024

• Billerud’s decision to scrap $1B cartonboard plant could signal further sector pullbacks

  June 5, 2024

• Have an idea to reduce retail packaging? Walmart wants to hear it.

  June 3, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Diageo tests paper Baileys bottles, Nestlé wants consumers to eat forks

  May 31, 2024

• Ferrero cites packaging recyclability progress, acknowledges challenges with meeting targets

  May 30, 2024

• From soap refills to shopping bags, Bath & Body Works freshens up its packaging

  May 29, 2024

• Tetra Pak training center expansion offers ‘golden opportunity’ for employee engagement

  May 21, 2024

• Packaging innovations: SEE sells self-sealing solution, Capri Sun grows up

  May 20, 2024

• Cascades names Hugues Simon as new CEO

  May 17, 2024

• GE Appliances embarks on 5 new packaging sustainability goals

  May 16, 2024

• CPG promotional activity unevenly impacts packaging suppliers

  May 15, 2024

• Ino worms its way into compostable packaging with silk cocoon product

  May 14, 2024

• Upcoming round of linerboard price increases marks fiber companies’ second attempt in 2024

  May 13, 2024

• PCA to appeal $91.8M payout verdict for Louisiana plant explosion

  May 9, 2024

• As 40+ mills accept paper cups, advocates turn to boosting residential recycling acceptance

  May 8, 2024

• Plastic tube recyclability has ramped up rapidly, but not without some tumult

  May 7, 2024

• Brazilian paper company pursuing $15B offer for International Paper: Reuters

  May 7, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Bandit Wines cartons offer augmented reality, Huggies ups PCR in diaper bags

  May 6, 2024

• Sonoco says higher snack, food prices hurt packaging sales volumes

  May 3, 2024

• Graphic Packaging sees volumes improve, finalizes Georgia mill sale

  May 2, 2024

• International Paper to raise fiber product prices again, others likely to follow, analysts say

  May 1, 2024

• Second chance hiring can bridge labor gaps, break employment barriers

  April 30, 2024

• Fire and ice cool International Paper’s Q1 earnings

  April 26, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Telmont goes ‘193,000 shades of green,’ DavidsTea’s pouch breakdown

  April 25, 2024

• Fiber markets move toward recovery from pandemic-era imbalances

  April 24, 2024

• PCA’s corrugated product shipments rise as demand rebounds

  April 23, 2024

• International Paper-DS Smith deal faces few barriers following Mondi’s exit, analysts say

  April 22, 2024

• General Mills’ packaging recyclability inches up, food-grade PCR use poses a challenge

  April 18, 2024

• Packaging innovations: John Paul Mitchell’s revamped hair care line, Essentia’s paper mattress wrap

  April 17, 2024

• Compostables break down in real-world conditions, but more work needed: report

  April 16, 2024

• International Paper announces all-share agreement to acquire DS Smith, valued at $7.2B

  April 16, 2024

• Eviction threat looms as film recycler Myplas accrues $1.3M in unpaid bills

  April 12, 2024

• Del Monte details progress on lightweighting, PCR in 2023 ESG report

  April 11, 2024

• Aviation industry group recommends how plastic reduction can take off

  April 10, 2024

• 5 packaging innovation trends to watch in 2024: SPC

  April 9, 2024

• Is hemp the next revolution for sustainable packaging? Startup element6 Dynamics thinks so.

  April 8, 2024

• O-I Glass names new CEO as longtime leader prepares to retire

  April 4, 2024

• DS Smith extends Mondi’s offer deadline, IP details its counterproposal

  April 4, 2024

• Costco tests a switch from rigid to flexible packaging for its rotisserie chickens

  April 3, 2024

• ND Paper, Opus, Jindal among March plant shutdown announcements

  April 2, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Zespri’s kiwi pillbox, Capri-Sun’s recyclable pouch

  March 29, 2024

• Bidding war speculation brews as International Paper proposes DS Smith acquisition

  March 27, 2024

• PCR procurement platform Circular eyes expansion with $10.5M in funding

  March 26, 2024

• Material reduction, enhanced recyclability anchor Hain Celestial’s new packaging targets

  March 25, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Aldi wine bottles flatten out, Baileys bottles lighten up

  March 22, 2024

• 4 packaging facilities receive EPA recognition for energy efficiency

  March 21, 2024

• Amcor CEO retiring due to health reasons

  March 20, 2024

• Federal judge dismisses $600M environmental lawsuit against Graphic Packaging

  March 19, 2024

• Flexible Film Recycling Alliance launches with focus on drop-off programs

  March 19, 2024

• International Paper names Andrew Silvernail as next CEO

  March 19, 2024

• Gem-Pack partners with BADP to develop biodegradable berry clamshells

  March 18, 2024

• Packaging innovations: DS Smith’s fiber fish carrier, Monterey Mushrooms’ color change

  March 15, 2024

• Compostable packaging take-back programs aim to ease consumer burden, boost recovery

  March 13, 2024

• Pactiv Evergreen restructuring to affect 10% of company’s footprint

  March 1, 2024

• U.S. Plastics Pact touts progress toward 2025 targets and initiative’s evolution

  March 1, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Tesco takes on tubeless foil, Atlantic bones up can carriers

  Feb. 29, 2024

• Starbucks adds 3 new 2030 sustainability goals for packaging

  Feb. 27, 2024

• Sonoco eyes selling off more businesses, touts Flex-Therm integration

  Feb. 26, 2024

• Cascades optimistic about contributions from new Virginia plant amid other closures

  Feb. 23, 2024

• Graphic Packaging touts consumer packaging growth, announces $700M paperboard plant sale

  Feb. 22, 2024

• It’s black and white: Walgreens details cap color change among sustainability efforts

  Feb. 21, 2024

• Confusion abounds over whether markets are accepting fiber price hikes

  Feb. 20, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Angel Soft gets baby fever, Juicy Juice pumps up its playfulness

  Feb. 16, 2024

• Sonoco says paper Pringles can sales are one signal of volume recovery

  Feb. 15, 2024

• Berry invests in stretch film circularity at new innovation and training center

  Feb. 14, 2024

• Amazon proposes less packaging, more savings for its sellers

  Feb. 14, 2024

• Cascades to close 3 containerboard facilities, affecting 310 workers

  Feb. 13, 2024

• Colgate-Palmolive faces lawsuit over ‘misleading’ recyclable toothpaste tube claims

  Feb. 8, 2024

• Postal Service’s new 2030 sustainability targets cover recycled content, packaging recyclability

  Feb. 8, 2024

• Destocking accelerated in recent quarter, Amcor says

  Feb. 8, 2024

• Smurfit Kappa predicts Summer Olympics will provide financial boost

  Feb. 7, 2024

• SPC overhauls sustainable packaging development guide

  Feb. 6, 2024

• Sonoco to close facilities in Washington and Tennessee, affecting 117 workers

  Feb. 5, 2024

• From Apple to plastic-free living: Blue Lake Packaging founder describes business pivot

  Feb. 5, 2024

• Stora Enso to lay off up to 1,000 employees under profit improvement program

  Feb. 1, 2024

• Smurfit Kappa-WestRock deal timing slightly delayed

  Feb. 1, 2024

• International Paper prioritizes ‘value over volume’ in profitability strategy

  Feb. 1, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Capri-Sun’s stronger straw, Ocean Spray’s ‘wildly uncommon’ rebrand

  Feb. 1, 2024

• Compostable packaging must be included in EPR needs assessments, industry partners say

  Jan. 30, 2024

• Sonoco to divest protective solutions packaging business

  Jan. 30, 2024

• Paperboard Packaging Council’s new leader talks importance of listening, representation

  Jan. 29, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Loop Industries and Bormioli Pharma get bottled up, Notpla’s seaweed spoon

  Jan. 26, 2024

• Increasing demand buoys PCA’s earnings, but pricing questions distract from progress

  Jan. 25, 2024

• WestRock to build $140M box plant in Wisconsin

  Jan. 23, 2024

• Will fiber price hikes stick in 2024? Early signs are questionable.

  Jan. 23, 2024

• Packaging innovations: AmerCareRoyal straw gets clear, Bogle wine goes metal, Pomì turns red

  Jan. 22, 2024

• Graphic Packaging discloses closures and layoffs in Michigan, Massachusetts

  Jan. 18, 2024

• WestRock to close plants in Seattle and North Carolina, affecting more than 240 jobs

  Jan. 18, 2024

• Graphic Packaging to close paperboard converting facility, affecting 112 jobs

  Jan. 17, 2024

• Sustana rebrand unifies distinct fiber businesses

  Jan. 17, 2024

• Carton shortage may last through school year, but brandless packaging brings relief

  Jan. 12, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Tropicana’s AI marketing move, Upfield transforms its tubs to fiber

  Jan. 12, 2024

• Coca-Cola co-launches competition to increase rPET supply

  Jan. 11, 2024

• Consumer sentiment report tackles how to make reuse a long-term habit

  Jan. 9, 2024

• 5 packaging trends to watch in 2024

  Jan. 8, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Tesco’s tissue pivots to paper, new Snickers snack has single substrate wrapper

  Jan. 5, 2024

• Sonoco workers in Los Angeles add to Teamsters’ recent growth in packaging

  Jan. 4, 2024

• Packaging innovations: Südpack gets fishy, Kellanova trims plastic

  Dec. 22, 2023

• 2023 packaging trends by the numbers

  Dec. 22, 2023

• Balancing sustainability and surprise: Ships in own container hits holiday snags

  Dec. 21, 2023

• Digital inkjet printing’s transformation of the packaging industry

  Dec. 20, 2023

• Customization, AI and scannable codes seen as future opportunities for digital printing

  Dec. 20, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Delta’s sky-high plastic elimination, Sirane’s plastic-free butter barrier

  Dec. 15, 2023

• On-demand rightsized packaging technology is changing the e-commerce game

  Dec. 14, 2023

• Brands level up packaging with digital printing’s customization, consumer connection options

  Dec. 13, 2023

• Myplas opens plastic film recycling facility in Minnesota, its first in US

  Dec. 12, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Liberty Coca-Cola’s paper push, Corona’s can of a different color

  Dec. 1, 2023

• ‘Revolutionary’ digital printing technology uptake expected to accelerate for packaging

  Nov. 29, 2023

• Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier nearly eliminates metal in aseptic cartons

  Nov. 27, 2023

• Packaging innovations: JBM Packaging blocks water, Aptar caps containers for e-commerce

  Nov. 22, 2023

• Origin Materials laying off 30% of workforce, prioritizing ‘revenue-generating projects’

  Nov. 21, 2023

• Big things for small packages: Working to capture tiny recyclables

  Nov. 20, 2023

• Schumer calls for USDA investigation into nationwide milk carton shortage

  Nov. 16, 2023

• US recycling rates have stagnated. Can collaborative packaging solutions turn them around?

  Nov. 15, 2023

• Brands, packaging companies and recyclers talk collaboration to improve recycling

  Nov. 13, 2023

• Farewell to foam: Cup Noodles’ iconic container undergoes substrate switch to fiber

  Nov. 9, 2023

• WestRock Q4 results helped by corrugated, hurt by closures

  Nov. 9, 2023

• Packaging companies seeing ‘no impact whatsoever’ from weight-loss drugs

  Nov. 6, 2023

• Milk suppliers sour over carton shortage

  Nov. 3, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Perrier’s new look, Naturepedic mattresses blanketed in fiber

  Nov. 3, 2023

• Sonoco outperforms Q3 guidance, but ‘cautious’ consumers depress demand

  Nov. 2, 2023

• Destocking in ‘rearview mirror,’ but ‘cautious consumer’ slows Graphic Packaging’s recovery

  Nov. 1, 2023

• Amazon tweaks tech to create first 100% fiber-focused fulfillment center

  Oct. 31, 2023

• What’s in the box? Maybe a gift of recovering corrugated demand.

  Oct. 31, 2023

• International Paper plots recovery from ‘depth and duration of this downturn’

  Oct. 26, 2023

• Packaging manufacturers set big sustainability goals. How are they doing?

  Oct. 26, 2023

• Packaging Corp. to restart idled mill on corrugated demand uptick

  Oct. 24, 2023

• Recycled PET demand growing slower than expected, reclaimers say

  Oct. 23, 2023

• Evergreen Packaging reaches nearly $2.3M settlement with EPA over Clean Air Act violations

  Oct. 19, 2023

• International Paper’s plan to close mill, shut down machines will affect 900 employees

  Oct. 18, 2023

• Brands respond to consumer calls for sustainable packaging, but recycling barriers exist

  Oct. 17, 2023

• Graphic Packaging’s strategy seeks to balance sustainability with business growth

  Oct. 16, 2023

• Packaging innovations: PlayStation boosts accessibility, Dymapak squeezes out tampering

  Oct. 13, 2023

• Kroger, Lovesac and other brands discuss today’s packaging design priorities

  Oct. 12, 2023

• For e-commerce packaging, sustainability is imperative, not just ‘nice-to-have’

  Oct. 10, 2023

• Life cycle assessment shows 50% drop in emissions for corrugated production

  Oct. 6, 2023

• Target increases PCR in packaging, slides on virgin plastic reduction

  Oct. 6, 2023

• Graphic Packaging shuts down Kalamazoo paperboard machine ahead of schedule

  Oct. 5, 2023

• Origin Materials names next CFO, faces allegations of securities fraud

  Oct. 3, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Redesigns from L’Occitane, Blue Moon, Denizen Rum and more

  Sept. 29, 2023

• Graphic Packaging meets 2025 goals for emissions, energy but backslides on water

  Sept. 27, 2023

• Packaging experts talk gaps in state, federal policy

  Sept. 26, 2023

• Stories from Pack Expo 2023

  Sept. 26, 2023

• AI will revolutionize packaging, but strong controls are needed: Pack Expo speakers

  Sept. 25, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Vinebox flattens out, Eviosys looks to the horizon for all-metal lids

  Sept. 22, 2023

• Colgate, Coca-Cola detail packaging sustainability efforts at Pack Expo

  Sept. 21, 2023

• Sustainability has shifted from buzzword to action, Pack Expo participants say

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Post-pandemic renormalization, innovation and sustainability dominate Pack Expo discussions

  Sept. 19, 2023

• Packaging companies prioritize sustainability, M&A during ‘turbulent’ year

  Sept. 18, 2023

• Packaging innovations at Pack Expo 2023: WestRock, Atlantic Packaging’s ‘canopy,’ Tetra Pak goes with Flow

  Sept. 15, 2023

• Smurfit Kappa finalizes plan to acquire WestRock in 2024

  Sept. 12, 2023

• Smurfit Kappa and WestRock deal not expected to face major barriers, analysts say

  Sept. 11, 2023

• Packaging innovations: SIG’s cartons give probiotics a long life, Berry Global’s beany redesign

  Sept. 8, 2023

• International Paper CEO Mark Sutton to step down, triggering succession plan

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Domtar to ‘indefinitely’ idle Ontario mill, affecting 450 jobs

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Ameripen, ACC talk intersection of chemical recycling, EPR

  Sept. 5, 2023

• Inaugural chemical recycling summit exposes challenges, opportunities

  Aug. 31, 2023

• LanzaTech’s emissions-gobbling microbes help to create plastic packaging

  Aug. 31, 2023

• WestRock to close two plants in October

  Aug. 30, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Glenlivet puts a twist on caps, Graphic Packaging’s snappy fiber lid

  Aug. 25, 2023

• Starbucks and Turn Systems’ reusable cup pilot aims for waste reduction

  Aug. 23, 2023

• Packaging sustainability looks different to consumers post-pandemic

  Aug. 22, 2023

• PFAS class action suit alleges Ahlstrom paper mill contaminated Wisconsin farms

  Aug. 21, 2023

• Can makers await possible fallout from Commerce tin imports tariff decision

  Aug. 18, 2023

• Packaging evolves in response to ‘unboxing’ videos flooding social media

  Aug. 16, 2023

• Berry Global names new CEO

  Aug. 15, 2023

• Box recycling rate reaches 93% — depending on who you ask

  Aug. 11, 2023

• Berry closed 20 facilities last quarter to optimize footprint

  Aug. 10, 2023

• Origin Materials introduces PET bottle cap intended to boost recyclability

  Aug. 9, 2023

• Collaboration across value chains key to increasing food service packaging recycling, experts say

  Aug. 8, 2023

• Veritiv to be acquired in $2.3B private equity deal

  Aug. 7, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Notpla’s biodegradable pods, WestRock’s fiber ‘dog bone’

  Aug. 4, 2023

• WestRock sees start of volume turnaround during ‘unprecedented year’ of declines

  Aug. 3, 2023

• Graphic Packaging to enter fiber mailer space via acquisition

  Aug. 2, 2023

• WestRock to permanently close Tacoma, Washington, paper mill, affecting 400 employees

  Aug. 1, 2023

• Novolex advances waste, recycling ESG goals, but emissions remain flat

  Aug. 1, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Pringles, Heinz, Peet’s make material changes

  July 28, 2023

• International Paper says destocking is impacting box volumes unevenly

  July 27, 2023

• Sticky destocking, demand issues drag down PCA’s earnings

  July 26, 2023

• Move over, glass: Amcor’s new wine bottle is 100% recycled PET

  July 26, 2023

• Flexi-Hex, Orora partnership brings 100% recycled fiber protective packaging to North America

  July 25, 2023

• Confidence wanes about Q2 packaging earnings improvements

  July 24, 2023

• Cascades Specialty Products names new president

  July 21, 2023

• O-I Glass’ Drinktainer gains market availability 2 years after launch thanks to co-packing agreement

  July 21, 2023

• Amazon phasing out plastic mailers and working to reduce e-commerce packaging

  July 20, 2023

• Nova Chemicals, Novolex collaborate on facility for making PE from mechanically recycled film

  July 19, 2023

• DS Smith targets net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

  July 18, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Matrix Pack, Fieldless, Dr. Bronner’s make a switch to fiber

  July 14, 2023

• Coca-Cola targets sustainable packaging innovations with $137.7M venture fund

  July 13, 2023

• Origin Materials begins operations at first plant for biomass-based PET component

  July 12, 2023

• Consumers don’t understand ‘compostable’ messaging on packaging, survey finds

  July 11, 2023

• PepsiCo struggles to advance its plastic sustainability goals

  July 5, 2023

• Pratt Industries opens $253M box factory in Texas

  June 29, 2023

• Digital printing boosts ‘unboxing’ e-commerce trend and customized consumer experiences

  June 29, 2023

• Dow achieves clean energy target, accelerates progress toward waste reduction goals

  June 28, 2023

• DS Smith anticipates improved box volumes following dip that dragged down financial results

  June 26, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Montchevre features ‘mischievous’ goats, Partake Brewing shows ‘lively’ personality

  June 23, 2023

• Emissions data request could be precursor to carbon border tax on steel, aluminum

  June 23, 2023

• Arglass launches ‘clean glass’ collection and recycling partnership to ease supply woes

  June 22, 2023

• J&J Green Paper eyes US locations while scaling production of rice-derived paper coating

  June 21, 2023

• CG Roxane launches second in-house rPET plant to supply bottled water operations

  June 20, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Heinz’s stately summer, Entenmann’s rebrand tech boosts accessibility

  June 16, 2023

• Stora Enso to lay off 1,150 employees amid restructuring

  June 15, 2023

• Data from CPI, Fed and cardboard box sales may signal slowing economy

  June 15, 2023

• Pretium Packaging settles discrimination lawsuit with EEOC

  June 15, 2023

• Destocking is out, higher-priced ‘urgent orders’ are in, Greif CEO says

  June 14, 2023

• Graphic Packaging, government officials hit with lawsuit over toxic Michigan mill emissions

  June 13, 2023

• Star power boosts ‘papertarian’ campaign for paper industry group

  June 6, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Mars launches paper wrappers, Absolut lightens up with paper bottle

  June 2, 2023

• WestRock sustainability strategy prioritizes automation, swapping plastics with fiber in 2023

  May 31, 2023

• Getting corny: Dow project aims to create bio-based plastics from crop waste

  May 30, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Compostable clamshell prevents taco tipping, Smirnoff Ice’s ‘drippy’ redesign

  May 26, 2023

• Ball closing Wallkill, New York, facility, laying off more than 140 workers

  May 25, 2023

• Avery Dennison announces new CEO and current leader’s retirement

  May 24, 2023

• Wood vs. plastic: Which pallets are more sustainable?

  May 24, 2023

• Illinois legislature passes limited foam food ware ban while a broader bill stalls

  May 23, 2023

• Penn State no longer accepting compostable packaging, certain plastics in recycling programs

  May 22, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Budweiser’s music box, Quilted Northern puts paper on paper and more

  May 19, 2023

• LanzaTech, Plastipak partner on ‘world’s first’ PET made from carbon emissions

  May 18, 2023

• International Paper’s ESG report reveals long-term progress, short-term challenges on emissions, water

  May 15, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Stora Enso and Tubex put a twist on tube caps, ClearBags’ pouches shape up

  May 12, 2023

• E-commerce, packaging demand dips are linked but don’t necessarily signal a wider downturn

  May 11, 2023

• Pactiv Evergreen gives updates on restructuring and shifting consumer spending

  May 10, 2023

• Destocking effects linger for packaging manufacturers

  May 9, 2023

• Oregon Gov. Kotek signs foam ban, allows customers’ reusable containers at restaurants

  May 9, 2023

• Berry execs talk consolidation, shifting priority sectors

  May 8, 2023

• WestRock to close corrugated mill near Baltimore as part of consolidation effort

  May 4, 2023

• WestRock sees ‘unprecedented drop in volumes,’ will continue closing inefficient facilities

  May 4, 2023

• WestRock to close South Carolina mill, affecting 500 jobs

  May 3, 2023

• Graphic Packaging touts diverse end market portfolio, launches Chick-fil-A insulated fiber cups

  May 2, 2023

• Svedka, Corona supplier targets more circular beverage packaging by 2025

  May 1, 2023

• International Paper earnings down as March brought ‘surprise’ demand dropoff

  April 28, 2023

• Packaging innovations: ASR Group’s sugar tubs change shape, Stora Enso’s trays peel apart

  April 28, 2023

• PCA misses earnings targets due to box demand ‘well below our expectations’

  April 25, 2023

• Tracking packaging mergers and acquisitions in 2025

  April 25, 2023

• Uber Eats teams with DeliverZero for first US reusable takeout packaging pilot

  April 25, 2023

• Early earnings indicators point to wrinkles in the wrappers

  April 24, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Graphic’s paper-based sushi packaging, Garnier’s recycled PET bottle

  April 21, 2023

• Returnable retail bag trial launches at CVS Health, Target stores

  April 19, 2023

• Copycat packaging claims at the heart of grape tomato lawsuit

  April 14, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Ampacet’s glassy plastic, Chipotle goes biodegradable and more

  April 14, 2023

• Plastic recycling volumes bounce back after pandemic dip

  April 13, 2023

• Curbside film recycling can be a reality with the right equipment and policy updates, pilot suggests

  April 12, 2023

• Hasbro reintroduces plastic windows on toy packages, this time with plant-based content

  April 12, 2023

• Washington Gov. Inslee signs bill targeting single-use plastics, requiring refill options

  April 11, 2023

• PepsiCo prioritizes faster compostable packaging trials at new R&D center

  April 7, 2023

• Clay cup creator hopes containers are a smash for replacing single-use plastics

  April 6, 2023

• Sonoco biogas equipment upgrade to aid emissions targets, RNG capabilities

  April 5, 2023

• Plastics Pact leader says design changes needed to improve flexible packaging recyclability

  April 4, 2023

• International Paper puts sustainability at heart of its rebrand on 125th anniversary

  March 31, 2023

• What’s next if 20% of companies shift 2025 plastic targets?

  March 30, 2023

• Polycoated paper packaging can’t be recycled everywhere. A new group is trying to change that.

  March 29, 2023

• Georgia-Pacific integrated paper mill in Alabama gets EPA recognition for energy efficiency

  March 28, 2023

• 5 factors influencing packaging design and operations

  March 27, 2023

• Flexible packaging expected to boom, despite limited recycling capabilities: PMMI report

  March 24, 2023

• American Beverage ad’s ‘aspirational’ claims overstate PET bottle recycling practices, ad panels say

  March 23, 2023

• For OCC demand and pricing, economic uncertainty puts quick recovery in question

  March 22, 2023

• PPI data suggest lower packaging costs. Is inflation’s grip finally lessening?

  March 21, 2023

• Refill and reuse sectors strive for scale to upend single-use packaging’s stronghold

  March 16, 2023

• Innovation takes center stage at Sustainability in Packaging conference

  March 15, 2023

• War, COVID lockdowns and riots are among international factors hitting packaging earnings

  March 13, 2023

• Colorado’s lead composter will no longer process packaging in effort to curb contamination

  March 6, 2023

• Production begins at Circularix’s inaugural rPET facility

  Feb. 14, 2023

• Sonoco reports ‘pivotal year’ of growth driven by consumer packaging demand and M&A

  Feb. 13, 2023

• Loop touts retail store expansion as standalone e-commerce program sunsets

  Jan. 10, 2023

• Stadiums pursue new technologies and tactics to boost waste diversion

  Jan. 9, 2023