Packaging manufacturers and their customers are starting 2026 navigating an increasingly complex web of sustainability regulations, consumer affordability challenges and a still-evolving tariffs landscape.
Below, we’ve rounded up insights from industry leaders and experts to start the year, including about what’s in store for recycled content in the United States, which types of acquisitions are on the rise, expected shifts in the containerboard market, the most notable extended producer responsibility developments and more.
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