Packaging

Caps, pumps, pods: Preventing small packaging from slipping through recycling systems

Tens of thousands of tons of small-format packaging could be captured each year with technological upgrades, according to a Closed Loop Partners report. A...

Packaging manufacturers detail 2024 results

Sonoco, Smurfit Westrock, Graphic Packaging International, Amcor and International Paper are among the major companies that have shared their 2024 results. Read what executives had to...

Tariff uncertainty looms large for Cascades

Tariffs could impact 15% of Cascades' revenues, so the company has devised plans to mitigate potential negative effects, executives said on Thursday’s earnings call. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/cascades-q4-2024-packaging-earnings-tariffs/740461/

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council continues exploring chemical recycling

The industry consortium has a new executive director. One focus this year is to expand efforts to more clinical settings, such as dental offices,...

Grab-A-Bowl Two-Piece Bowl/Lid Combo from Genpak

Grab-A-Bowl is Genpak’s answer to convenient, versatile packaging for on and off-premises dining. With easy-to-grip tabs, Grab-A-Bowl containers are stackable, easy to transport, and...

How PROs can support reuse in EPR programs

Upstream calls on producer responsibility organizations to transparently track targets for reusables’ market share and return rates. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/reuse-returnables-epr-producer-responsibility-organization-upstream/740028/

Sonoco turns M&A eye to ThermoSafe sale after Eviosys deal close

M&A drove a “milestone” year in 2024, Sonoco executives said on an earnings call. But the Eviosys acquisition’s longer-than-expected approval timeline affected contract negotiations, said...

Pactiv Evergreen settles for $6.25M over 2023 North Carolina mill closure

The restitution amount is more than half of what Pactiv Evergreen received from the state in grants for the site. The company is “pleased...

Minnesota taps Circular Action Alliance for EPR program

Producers must register in Minnesota later this year. The CEO of CAA says the producer responsibility organization’s work in other states “enables us to immediately find...

Sealed Air ousts another CEO

Patrick Kivits held the role for less than eight months. Sealed Air recently reorganized into food and protective packaging verticals. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/sealed-air-ceo-patrick-kivits-departs/740176/

Trump orders reciprocal tariffs on all countries

“In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax,” President Donald Trump said Thursday. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/trump-reciprocal-tariffs/740127/

International Paper to close 4 facilities, affecting 674 employees

Different types of facilities across four states will shut down by the end of April. One closure will remove 800,000 tons of containerboard capacity from IP’s...

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