Katie Pyzyk
Lead ReporterKatie is the lead reporter at Packaging Dive, which she joined full time in 2023 after six years of freelancing for various Industry Dive publications. Katie especially enjoys writing about topics including science, sustainability and economics, which she gets to explore daily in her Packaging Dive beat coverage of fiber, flexible plastics, M&A and innovation.
In addition to digital and print journalism, Katie previously worked as a TV news producer. Her freelance work has appeared in publications such as National Geographic and Bloomberg CityLab. Katie has won multiple Society of Professional Journalists, Edward R. Murrow, Azbee, and Jesse H. Neal awards, including for Packaging Dive articles recognized as the best technical or scientific content. You can reach her via email or LinkedIn.
775 articles by Katie Pyzyk
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Pricing is PCA’s ‘supreme focus’ right now
Oct. 23, 2026 -
Sonoco’s consumer packaging dip offsets industrial gains in Q3
Oct. 23, 2026 -
AI, chemicals of concern, EPR pepper Pack Expo discussions
Oct. 22, 2026 -
Pain at the diesel pump creeps into paper and packaging pricing
Oct. 22, 2026 -
TemperPack CEO talks biomaterial R&D with Cruz Foam acquisition
Oct. 21, 2026 -
Corrugated boxes maintain dominance despite shifting market dynamics: FBA
Oct. 20, 2026 -
Containerboard prices flat in October following September bump
Oct. 19, 2026 -
International Paper entertains offers for EMEA business
Oct. 15, 2026 -
Maine water utility sues Huhtamaki, Sappi for alleged PFAS contamination
Oct. 15, 2026 -
Dow, APC partner on ‘easy tear’ MDO-PE film
Oct. 14, 2026 -
SBTi approves Cascades’ new emissions targets
Oct. 12, 2026 -
Rayonier Advanced Materials idles Quebec paperboard mill, citing tariffs
Oct. 9, 2026 -
Grocery consumption shifts require smaller packages, NielsenIQ reports
Oct. 7, 2026 -
Greif, Charter Next Generation, McKinley announced closures in September
Oct. 5, 2026 -
PCA to close full-line plant in Ohio
Oct. 2, 2026 -
‘Majority’ of Nippon Dynawave employees to return to work in October
Oct. 2, 2026 -
Packaging innovations: Sonoco’s snack hack for Mars, Amcor flips for pet food
Oct. 1, 2026 -
Federal legislation would nix PFAS in food packaging
Sept. 29, 2026 -
ProAmpac comes in hot with grab-and-go wings box
Sept. 24, 2026 -
Third time’s the charm? Index partially recognizes latest containerboard price hikes
Sept. 18, 2026 -
Packaging has changed. Recycling systems haven’t kept up, report says.
Sept. 18, 2026 -
Plastics get pulled into tariff turmoil
Sept. 17, 2026 -
Greif to exit CRB market with Georgia mill closure
Sept. 16, 2026 -
6 CPGs team up on paper flexibles R&D
Sept. 16, 2026 -
NAPCOR envisions cutting PET bottle life-cycle emissions 57% by 2050
Sept. 15, 2026
