Packaging

CEOs at Amcor, Ball, Crown, Graphic Packaging and O-I weighed in this week on their exposure to planned tariffs and how they’re preparing for potential...

Plus, Carton Service CSI’s cartons go cap-free and Berry Global expands its line of refillable sticks. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-innovations-energizer-fiber-berry-global-refill-carton-service/739237/

The Container Recycling Institute recommended new bottle bills in an effort to keep up with U.S. aluminum consumption as recycling rates decline. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/container-recycling-institute-report-ubc-aluminum-bottleb-bill-recycling-rate/739468/

Sonoco celebrated the development for its paper cans after “collaboration with recyclers.” How2Recycle will also review the status for single-use PP coffee pods, bulky rigid plastics,...

The suburban Chicago plant closure comes after two other permanent shutdowns in recent months, which impacted nearly 500 jobs. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/ardagh-glass-plant-closure-layoffs-dolton-illinois/739414/

It’s gaining a beverage can facility in the Southeast through a $160 million deal and will build a can plant in the Pacific Northwest to...

The company anticipates little impact from new tariffs, executives said on Tuesday’s earnings call. Plus, they updated progress on the recycled paperboard mill expected...

Volumes were up for Amcor, but lingering healthcare destocking and weaker beverage demand in North America presented headwinds. Separately, Berry disclosed that the sale...

The news signifies a return to growth after more than two years. Many manufacturers are bracing, however, for possible fallout from the Trump administration’s recent...

The two countries will push back a Feb. 4 enforcement date as they coordinate anti-drug trafficking efforts at their shared border. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/trump-tariffs-delay-trudeau-canada/739115/

U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders on tariffs against multiple countries are drawing pricing and supply chain concerns from the Plastics Industry Association, American Forest &...

Taiwan’s Single-Use Plastic Ban Taiwan’s single-use plastic ban is now in effect! Taiwan is the birthplace of boba, or bubble tea. Bubble tea shops are...