Packaging

North American aluminum demand resilient, Aluminum Association reports

Preliminary 2025 data showed a small year-over-year bump in domestic shipments and imports. While there may be new incentives for heavy-duty steel and aluminum,...

Handheld Strapping Tools in 2026: Selection and Care

Most procurement teams treat handheld strapping tools like a consumable. Pick a price point, order a few units, and move on....

Packaging innovations: Lytt’s lit containers, Duni’s paper is the new black

Plus, Sappi North America and CJ Biomaterials introduce products that resist grease in foodservice applications. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-innovations-lytt-containers-duni-sappi-cj-biomaterials/820296/

Plastic packaging converters raise red flags over Iran war impact

Polyolefins are bearing the brunt of supply disruptions and price increases, and renormalization isn’t expected until 2027 at the earliest. Experts from ICIS, Emerald...

Recycled food-contact materials need regulatory harmonization, UN report says

“We want to recycle more plastic, but we also want to make sure that by solving one problem we don't create new problems,” said Corinna...

Smurfit Westrock introduces 2030 sustainability goals

In its first sustainability report covering the integrated company, Smurfit Westrock laid out targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste. It...

More litigation expected over California recycling regulations

Packaging EPR law SB 54 could spark lawsuits from environmental groups and businesses alike. Meanwhile, certain industry groups are seeking a preliminary injunction with...

CalRecycle publishes new SB 54 guidance for producers

The agency is shedding more light on identifying producer status and covered materials under the packaging EPR and source reduction law, as well as...

20% of US residents can now recycle paper cups, FPI says

Paper cup recycling access quadrupled in the last decade, according to the Foodservice Packaging Institute. But more work is needed, including on end markets,...

CAA seeks to standardize responsible end market requirements

Circular Action Alliance is accepting public comments on a proposed REM standard meant to be cohesive across packaging EPR states. It aims to ensure...

Packaging, materials groups testify in Section 301 tariff probe

Representatives from the Can Manufacturers Institute and Association of Plastic Recyclers were among the groups testifying this week about foreign countries’ trade actions that harm U.S. manufacturers. Source:...

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