Packaging

Inflation continues to drive private label growth

Gen Z and millennial shoppers are particularly interested in store brands as they seek out both value and quality, per a Circana study. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/inflation-drive-private-label-growth-circana/741751/

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

Longtime IP employee Tim Nicholls will be replaced by Lance Loeffler as IP’s CFO. Language referencing DS Smith as a separate entity suggests a...

Ardagh Metal Packaging forecasts volume growth in 2025

The company highlighted positive trends with alcohol innovation and energy drinks. CEO Oliver Graham said he doesn’t expect tariffs to meaningfully impact the retail...

Greif to sell timberland subsidiary Soterra

Executives on Thursday’s earnings call also detailed the financial impacts of two recently announced closures, as well as the expected effects of tariffs. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/greif-fiscal-q1-2025-packaging-earnings-soterra/741088/

Canada and Mexico tariffs will take effect March 4, Trump confirms

The president will also impose an additional 10% import tax on China next week and hinted at plans to soon levy 25% duties on...

DIY Textile Kits

DIY Weaving & Dyeing Textile Kits – WE GATHER is an Educational Textile Studio located in Brooklyn, NY that offers workshops and lessons in the...

Consumers address user experience with reusable cups

Partners on a major citywide reuse project, whose brand participants included Starbucks and Berry, gathered feedback on the plastic cups. Some consumers flagged microplastics fears with hot...

Safer Products for Washington: Upcoming regulations on toxic chemicals

Washington state is leading the nation on tackling some of the most hazardous chemicals in everyday products! Case in point: the Department of Ecology (Ecology)...

Washington state in the lead—Tackling dangerous chemicals in products

Washington state is leading the nation on tackling some of the most hazardous chemicals in everyday products! Case in point: the Department of Ecology (Ecology)...

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

Fiber producers continue to move away from third-party indexes and question their relevance to the broader market. Plus, analysts flag that containerboard oversupply and...

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