Packaging

How much further can source reduction in packaging go?

U.S. packaging volumes reportedly fell by about 5 million metric tons between 2019 and 2024, despite population growth and an e-commerce boom. Future progress...

Private label growth unwraps opportunities for packaging manufacturers

Store brands are outpacing name brands’ growth, according to speakers at a Private Label Manufacturers Association trade show. Those products and shelf-ready packaging are “essential...

Convenience store food popularity spurs packaging adaptations

As some consumers frequent this channel over fast-food restaurants and replace meals with snacks, TC Transcontinental sees how food packaging can help build trust, emphasize...

Orbis, Peli BioThermal, Averra expanding US packaging manufacturing

Amcor, Gaia Biomaterials, Saica, SmartSolve and Wyda are also adding to their American footprints. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-manufacturing-expansions-orbis-peli-biothermal-averra-amcor-saica/805441/

Sealed Air agrees to sell to private equity firm for $6.2B

The deal would lead to the food and protective packaging company delisting from the New York Stock Exchange in mid-2026. But first, it allows...

International Paper to close facilities in California, Kentucky

More than 200 employees will be affected by the closures. This brings the tally of workers affected by IP’s streamlining to more than 4,500...

WM now accepting polypropylene and paper cups curbside

The recycler says recent automation upgrades and changes to bale specifications helped spur the change, along with market demand for the materials. WM is...

How packaging producers and CPGs stacked up in EMF’s 2025 progress report

As the Ellen MacArthur Foundation engages businesses on an updated 2030 agenda, these are some of the 2024 data highlights from the businesses involved...

Industrial M&A ramps up as tariffs settle in, interest rates drop and funds are flush

Private equity and strategic buyers are increasingly competitive acquirers in numerous areas of manufacturing. Deal experts predict much more activity as the market heats...

Aluminum beverage can recycling rate hit 75% globally: report

The update at COP30 comes two years after the industry pledged to recycle at least 80% of these containers worldwide by 2030 and nearly all by...

Amcor to ramp up North American flexibles production

The company called the protein packaging capacity expansion, which will involve installing new equipment through the first half of 2026, one of its largest...

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