Packaging

Where Walmart’s packaging ended up on 2025 sustainability targets

Walmart noted “trade-offs among product protection, food safety, cost, regulatory requirements, recycled material availability, evolving supplier portfolios, and changes in packaging formats that are...

International Paper, Niagara Bottling announced closures in July

Texas and Illinois are two of the states where shutdowns are planned by packaging-related companies. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/july-2026-packaging-closures-layoffs-international-paper-niagara-wisconsin-green/827053/

Why Some Takeout Containers Ruin Food Before It Reaches the Customer

Quick-service restaurants, fast-casual concepts, ghost kitchens, full-service takeout operations, grocery prepared-food departments, and convenience stores all depend on packaging to move meals beyond the...

Domtar sells EAM

Domtar recently completed the sale of its shares in Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) to Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in middle-market...

Ball starting cans production at new Oregon facility

CEO Ron Lewis weighed in on recent tariff changes and executives discussed capacity expansions that could aid a tight market. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/ball-corp-q2-2026-packaging-earnings/826916/

Does Your Packaging Project Need a Good Structural Designer?

Regular readers of this blog know I love old movies quotes. In this case, I am going back to 1973 and one of my...

California film recycling pilots make case for commercial collection

The pilots, launched by the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance, aim to get more film packaging found in warehouses and retail backrooms into the recycling stream. Shorr...

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