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Packaging companies delve into Q2 results
Earnings reports are ramping up. Catch up on insights this week from Packaging Corporation of America, International Paper and Crown Holdings.
By Packaging Dive Staff • July 26, 2024 -
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International Paper, Suzano, Stora Enso join call to reverse biodiversity loss ahead of COP16
A coalition of more than 130 businesses across industries, including CPGs Unilever and Nestlé, are pressing world leaders to take action on an issue often overlooked by corporate sustainability plans.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 19, 2024 -
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Novolex, USW celebrate duties against paper bag importers
The U.S. Department of Commerce's anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders apply to China, India and others. This follows the International Trade Commission’s finding that U.S. producers were being "materially injured."
By Maria Rachal • July 19, 2024 -
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Smurfit WestRock and others set to raise fiber prices in August
Upcoming increases on multiple fiber grades, set to take effect in August, are the latest development in an ongoing push-pull between converters and the Fastmarkets RISI index.
By Cole Rosengren • July 18, 2024 -
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Starbucks, KFC, Peet’s Coffee collaborate on citywide reusable cups project
Closed Loop Partners describes the Petaluma, California, project as a first-of-its-kind initiative for a U.S. city in which reusable to-go cups are the default option across multiple restaurants.
By Maria Rachal • July 9, 2024 -
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New Jersey Senate passes bill to rightsize shipping boxes
Have you ever received a tiny item in a huge box? Some legislators want to require retailers to keep that ratio in check. It’s one of multiple packaging bills in play in the state, among others related to PFAS, EPR and plastic utensils.
By Maria Rachal • July 3, 2024 -
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Digitally printed, rightsized boxes could change the shape of e-commerce
EFI and Packsize collaborated on a system they say checks the right boxes to boost packaging customization, which can help brands connect with consumers and improve sustainability.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 18, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Fibre Box AssociationScope 3 emissions data added to corrugated industry LCA
A new tool in the corrugated industry’s LCA makes calculating Scope 3 carbon emissions easier.
June 10, 2024 -
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Ardagh, USW notch win in ongoing glass wine bottle import review
The U.S. Glass Producers Coalition petitioned on the issue last December. More determinations from the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission are expected in the coming months on China, Mexico and Chile.
By Maria Rachal • June 7, 2024 -
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Tetra Pak reports plant-based plastics demand growing in North America
The company is now targeting 2030 for having 10% recycled polymers across beverage cartons sold in Europe. It also shared updates on tethered caps, sugarcane-derived plastic uptake and more in its new sustainability report.
By Maria Rachal • June 5, 2024 -
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SKU rationalization is in. What does that mean for packaging partners?
Unilever, Hain Celestial and other brands are thinking through their offerings to boost profits. Such efforts can also simplify operations for packaging manufacturers, allowing them to produce quickly at scale.
By Shefali Kapadia • June 4, 2024 -
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4 talking points at Circularity on the path forward for packaging
To scale change, experts brought up the need for more precompetitive collaboration and the desire to move beyond pilots, among other themes.
By Maria Rachal • May 30, 2024 -
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From soap refills to shopping bags, Bath & Body Works freshens up its packaging
The retailer aims to make at least half of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by next year. It also commissioned a third-party recyclability assessment to guide packaging and plastics commitments.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 29, 2024 -
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Ball, Ardagh, Coca-Cola aluminum supplier Novelis pursues IPO
The Atlanta-based aluminum company’s recent filings shed light on the state of the U.S. market for food and beverage cans. It’s looking to boost its recycled content use from 63% to 75% in the coming years.
By Maria Rachal • May 16, 2024 -
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CPG promotional activity unevenly impacts packaging suppliers
Boxboard producers stand to benefit the most as consumer packaged goods companies shift away from their recent “value over volume” strategy, according to a Truist Securities analyst.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 15, 2024 -
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Biden raises China tariffs, but can manufacturers still seek greater increases
The Can Manufacturers Institute remains concerned about imported canned foods and metal can components. The Aluminum Association called the administration’s announcement “a win for the U.S. aluminum industry.”
By Maria Rachal • May 15, 2024 -
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As 40+ mills accept paper cups, advocates turn to boosting residential recycling acceptance
Only 11% of U.S. communities accept paper cups in residential recycling programs. Mills play a “pivotal role” in advancing acceptance, according to the NextGen Consortium and Foodservice Packaging Institute.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 8, 2024 -
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Plastic tube recyclability has ramped up rapidly, but not without some tumult
Research suggests more than 75% of HDPE squeeze tubes in the U.S. are compatible with valuable recycling streams. “I don’t want to underemphasize how big of a change in packaging format this is,” said APR’s technical director.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 7, 2024 -
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Fiber markets move toward recovery from pandemic-era imbalances
Paper packaging and board demand is pulling up from a 3% dip last year, according to analysts from Fastmarkets RISI, Bank of America Global Research and Truist Securities. But pricing controversy remains.
By Katie Pyzyk • April 24, 2024 -
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O-I to supply returnable wine bottles
O-I Packaging Solutions is partnering with Oregon-based startup Revino to circulate refillable glass bottles designed for up to 50 uses.
By Maria Rachal • April 23, 2024 -
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CMI weighs in on Biden’s call for tariff increases
Trade with China is a key issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Can Manufacturers Institute says the Biden administration should take greater action to mitigate impacts from steel and aluminum imported goods.
By Maria Rachal • April 19, 2024 -
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General Mills’ packaging recyclability inches up, food-grade PCR use poses a challenge
The company reported incremental progress on making all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030. It also said that packaging constitutes 8% of its value chain’s GHG emissions.
By Katie Pyzyk • April 18, 2024 -
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Henkel to engage packaging suppliers in bid to lower scope 3 emissions
The German consumer goods company behind brands like Dial soaps and Soft Scrub cleaners says about a quarter of its value chain emissions are caused by packaging and raw materials. It’s targeting decreases by 2030.
By Maria Rachal • April 12, 2024 -
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Aviation industry group recommends how plastic reduction can take off
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are among the carriers testing ways to reduce single-use plastic with strategies including substrate switches and reusable cups.
By Katie Pyzyk • April 10, 2024 -
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Domestic PCR-virgin resin battle faces global headwinds but finds local remedies
PCR markets are still facing competition with virgin resin and oversupply headwinds, but future recycled content policy effects and changes to contracts could help, said speakers at the Plastics Recycling Conference.
By Megan Quinn • April 5, 2024
