108 articles by Maria Rachal

• Massachusetts Gov. Healey limits single-use plastic bottle purchases by state agencies

  Sept. 22, 2023

• Walmart takes compostable cutlery ‘mainstream’

  Sept. 21, 2023

• Amazon to expand ships-in-own-packaging push in 2024

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Stora Enso replaces CEO amid restructuring

  Sept. 19, 2023

• International Paper, Pratt Industries open corrugated packaging facilities

  Sept. 18, 2023

• California legislature approves plastics alternatives working group, updates to EPR and bottle bill

  Sept. 15, 2023

• Reusable packaging certification targets PFAS, BPA, phthalates

  Sept. 14, 2023

• DeliverZero expands reusable food container platform to Los Angeles

  Sept. 14, 2023

• At-home consumption, ready-to-drink momentum driving canned beverage trends

  Sept. 13, 2023

• Draft for UN plastics agreement lays out EPR, recycled content, reuse possibilities

  Sept. 8, 2023

• Smurfit Kappa, WestRock in advanced talks to merge

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Berry, Menasha Packaging, Solo Cup plan Illinois layoffs

  Sept. 6, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Bud Light’s sporty cans, SC Johnson hits recycled plastic out of the ballpark

  Sept. 1, 2023

• Greif executives discuss downtime at mills, signs of industrial recession

  Aug. 31, 2023

• Ecospirits reusable beverage service system to set sail on Carnival cruises

  Aug. 30, 2023

• Amcor, Oreo maker team on ‘advanced recycling’ for plastic packaging

  Aug. 17, 2023

• Amcor talks inflation, destocking, demand challenges in full-year report

  Aug. 17, 2023

• Ball to divest aerospace business in $5.6B deal

  Aug. 17, 2023

• Teamsters strike at Amcor facility in Iowa ends with new contract

  Aug. 15, 2023

• Inventory outlook: What packaging suppliers predict for rest of 2023

  Aug. 14, 2023

• CPGs, brands respond to EPA’s draft plastic pollution prevention strategy

  Aug. 11, 2023

• Packaging groups weigh in on EPA’s draft plastic pollution prevention strategy

  Aug. 10, 2023

• SEE announces restructuring following brand revamp

  Aug. 9, 2023

• Reusable food containers rolled out at convention center

  Aug. 7, 2023

• Ball says Q2 volumes declined due to US beer controversy, Russia divestment

  Aug. 4, 2023

• O-I Glass looks ahead to 2024 expansions amid ‘choppy’ destocking

  Aug. 3, 2023

• Sonoco’s net sales fell 11% in Q2 amid ‘turbulent’ market conditions

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Paper, plastic packaging manufacturers announced layoffs in July

  Aug. 1, 2023

• Constantia Flexibles to be sold in 1.1B-euro deal

  July 31, 2023

• Kraft Heinz looks to transform plastic packaging portfolio

  July 31, 2023

• Beer controversy exacerbates 16% drag in Ardagh’s North American glass shipments

  July 28, 2023

• Silgan CEO ‘very disappointed’ after Q2, lowers guidance amid demand shift

  July 27, 2023

• Crown sales fell 11% in Q2 amid varied consumer spending trends

  July 26, 2023

• Phthalates in food packaging: FDA declines to reconsider petition to ban

  July 25, 2023

• Corona, Modelo shareholders vote against proposed circular packaging report

  July 24, 2023

• Premier Packaging buys carbon offsets to counter fleet emissions on path to net zero

  July 19, 2023

• WestRock facility consolidation continues with plans to close St. Louis location

  July 17, 2023

• Connected packaging proponents talk growth opportunities for QR codes

  July 17, 2023

• Coca-Cola to source rPET from Republic Services’ upcoming polymer centers

  July 14, 2023

• Destocking trend lingers, June data suggests

  July 13, 2023

• Greif to close fiber tube and core manufacturing site in South Carolina

  July 12, 2023

• Yum Brands shares updates on 2025 packaging targets

  July 11, 2023

• Berry commits to net-zero emissions across operations, value chain by 2050

  July 10, 2023

• Packaging innovations: Meaty changes from Sainsbury’s and lower-carbon screwtop closures by Amcor

  July 7, 2023

• Cannabis packaging targeted by FTC, FDA over child safety concerns

  July 6, 2023

• Food and beverage brands detail packaging sustainability progress in 2023

  July 5, 2023

• Glass, containerboard makers announce layoffs in June

  June 30, 2023

• Keurig Dr Pepper reports progress on replacing virgin plastic with recycled content

  June 29, 2023

• ChatGPT can help transform packaging design and manufacturing, industry leaders say

  June 28, 2023

• Kroger shareholders vote against proposed packaging sustainability report

  June 27, 2023

• What packaging suppliers are saying in 2023 sustainability reports

  June 22, 2023

• Crown Holdings notes lightweighting progress, water challenges in 2022 sustainability report

  June 22, 2023

• O-I Glass emissions fell in 2022 with lightweighting, tech, recycling initiatives

  June 21, 2023

• Rhode Island legislature supports restricting foam containers, mini alcohol bottles

  June 20, 2023

• Connecticut bill requiring recycled content in plastic bottles awaits governor’s signature

  June 13, 2023

• More frequent Green Guides updates urged by Senate Democrats

  June 12, 2023

• Packaging innovations: 3D packaging made from wood pulp for Fiskars, new look for Sayso cocktail tea bags

  June 9, 2023

• Packaging and recycling stakeholders look ahead to next steps in UN plastic pollution agreement process

  June 8, 2023

• Tetra Pak grows share of plant-based packaging, targets greater recyclability

  June 7, 2023

• Slowdown in new orders visible in May manufacturing data

  June 6, 2023

• California lawmakers advance ‘sell-by’ labeling, cannabis packaging, bottle bill expansion legislation

  June 5, 2023

• Hershey ESG report notes ongoing challenges with recycled content in packaging

  June 2, 2023

• Walmart switching to paper mailers, rightsized boxes to cut packaging waste

  June 1, 2023

• Ball, Graphic Packaging, WestRock and other packaging manufacturers announced layoffs in May

  May 31, 2023

• General Mills, Horizon Organic to add QR codes with location-specific recycling information

  May 25, 2023

• FTC’s Green Guides review brings packaging recyclability debates to the fore

  May 24, 2023

• Pair of Kraft-backed packaging facilities unveiled in Massachusetts

  May 22, 2023

• More than a dozen state AGs weigh in on recyclable, compostable claims for Green Guides review

  May 19, 2023

• Flexible and compostable product groups discuss circularity goals for hard-to-recycle packaging

  May 18, 2023

• Reports recommend packaging changes ahead of next global plastics treaty negotiations

  May 17, 2023

• Packaging manufacturing investments and expansions in 2023

  May 16, 2023

• DeliverZero, Dispatch Goods, Returnity join alliance promoting innovation in global plastics treaty

  May 15, 2023

• US inflation again eased in April

  May 12, 2023

• Why Atlantic Packaging doesn’t shy away from EPR conversations

  May 11, 2023

• Amazon, Yum Brands, Kroger face upcoming shareholder votes on circular packaging

  May 10, 2023

• Destocking effects linger for packaging manufacturers

  May 9, 2023

• Ball’s beverage can shipments decline amid weaker consumer spending

  May 5, 2023

• Sealed Air rebrands as SEE, emphasizing automation and digital solutions

  May 4, 2023

• Amcor plans further labor cuts as weak demand and destocking persist

  May 3, 2023

• What April manufacturing data said about paper and plastics

  May 2, 2023

• Sonoco reports food packaging sales helped balance weak quarter for aerosols

  May 2, 2023

• Packaging groups cheer advancement of recycling, composting bills

  April 28, 2023

• O-I Glass sees lower volumes in Q1 but raises 2023 earnings guidance

  April 27, 2023

• Packaging, recycling groups urge FTC to modernize Green Guides

  April 27, 2023

• Crown reports sales growth in Americas Beverage, hopes for carbonated soft drinks uptick

  April 26, 2023

• Tracking packaging mergers and acquisitions in 2023

  April 25, 2023

• Reuse gets enthusiastic White House, EPA support

  April 25, 2023

• Starbucks ups recycled content in cups while abandoning recyclability target

  April 21, 2023

• Google wants to try your reusable food service solutions

  April 20, 2023

• Tracking US state packaging policies

  April 19, 2023

• O-I advances plant with latest glass production tech

  April 18, 2023

• Colgate-Palmolive, Keurig Dr Pepper enhancing reuse efforts

  April 17, 2023

• Bold Reuse launches retail glass packaging reuse pilot

  April 17, 2023

• Paper manufacturing payrolls saw uptick in March

  April 10, 2023

• Inside Ball’s sustainability scenario planning and recycling policy support

  April 6, 2023

• Amcor seeks more partnerships to innovate in coatings, biobased materials, connected packaging

  April 4, 2023

• Greif buys majority stake in industrial packaging company Centurion Container for $145M

  April 4, 2023

• Packaging companies announced US facility closures, at least 1,800 planned layoffs, in Q1

  March 29, 2023

• 5 factors influencing packaging design and operations

  March 27, 2023

• Billerud North America to get new president as it pursues regional growth

  March 27, 2023

• Berry Global 2022 ESG report shows uptick in PCR purchasing

  March 22, 2023

• California, Colorado, Oregon officials talk packaging EPR implementation

  March 20, 2023

• McCormick’s plastic spice bottles reformulated to be 50% PCR

  March 17, 2023

• To help boost postconsumer recycled content in packaging, US Plastics Pact shares industry toolkit

  March 14, 2023

• Plastics recyclers examine influence of secondary sortation, legislation and flexible packaging on PCR markets

  March 8, 2023

• EPR ‘crucial’ to hitting resource recovery goal, GFL exec says

  March 3, 2023

• US Plastics Pact makes varied progress on circular packaging; 2025 targets may be out of reach

  Feb. 27, 2023

• Direct Pack gets Recycling Partnership grant for PET thermoform recycling in Mexico

  Feb. 10, 2023