Packaging

Revenue is expected to remain flat this year as manufacturers navigate spiking prices and falling demand. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/ism-economic-forecast-tariffs-revenue-production/748482/

A decade after phasing out phthalates in flooring, Home Depot can lead again—by phasing out toxic PVC and scaling safer materials like linoleum. Here's...

All three West Coast states now have extended producer responsibility for packaging laws. Washington’s law, the seventh in the U.S., was backed by multiple...

Malnove, Nelipak, Pregis and UFP also shared expansion updates in the past month. Here’s where packaging manufacturers are growing. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-manufacturing-us-expansions-malnove-nelipak-pregis-ufp/748323/

The Trump administration will pursue regulations for certain manufacturers of chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibers after pausing implementation of a similar Biden-era proposal. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/epa-pfas-effluent-limitations-guidelines-manufacturing-waste/748203/

The Biodegradable Products Institute says it’s still waiting to hear whether there could be a compliance extension for a key provision of AB 1201...

Existing pricing indexes haven’t kept up with changes in fiber manufacturing and sales over the last several decades, so Bloomberg developed an alternative, according to...

Maryland becomes the sixth state with an EPR for packaging law. It ramps up reimbursement between 2028 and 2030. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/maryland-paper-packaging-epr-wes-moore-signs-sb-901/747133/

The new head has a background in food service packaging and sustainability work and will lead the association “through one of the most consequential...

Two facility closures in Texas will accompany investments in that state and in Mexico. Although the closures mean some employees are slated to be...