Packaging

Companies lean into paper packaging innovations amid scrutiny of plastic

Growing regulatory and public pressure on single-use plastic is creating market opportunities for fiber products. Pulpex, Paboco, DS Smith and others are helping clients...

Packaging innovations: Plastic replacement solutions from Seda, Nylabone

Plus, Malk goes bold for its almond and oat milk aseptic carton redesign. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/innovations-seda-nylabone-malk-fiber-plastic-alternative/738119/

European Commission requires 5 divestitures for IP-DS Smith deal

International Paper agreed to sell plants in three countries to gain approval. The acquisition is expected to close next week. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/european-commission-approve-international-paper-acquisition-ds-smith-assets/738227/

9 stats about US packaging recycling

A recent pair of reports from the U.S. EPA, released in the prior administration, estimated it could take upward of $28 billion to modernize recycling...

Sprouts accused of falsely labeling private label table ware as ‘compostable’

A class action lawsuit claims the grocer and manufacturer marked the products as compostable despite containing “forever chemicals.”  Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/sprouts-farmers-market-lawsuit-sustainability-compostable-private-label/738088/

Déjà vu? Fiber pricing stays flat despite producer increases.

Producers’ first containerboard and boxboard price increases for 2025 are turning out much like their first attempt in 2024: with little to no movement....

Trump freezes Inflation Reduction Act funding

President Donald Trump took several energy-related actions on his first day in office. International Paper and O-I Glass were among the companies that previously...

The countdown to the EU’s new packaging regulation begins

The new regulation on packaging and packaging waste, poised to reshape recyclability, reuse and more, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union...

TreeHouse Foods says packaging materials didn’t cause Walmart broth recall

Tetra Pak makes the cartons for the recalled broth and said it is not aware of procedural issues on its end. This recall comes as...

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