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Q&A5 questions for Sabert’s new chief sustainability officer
Richa Desai discusses what it’s like to lead sustainability strategy at a private food packaging company in a changing landscape.
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PCA reports strong volume and price growth in Q3, previews major new plants in the coming years
Packaging Corporation of America set new quarterly records in containerboard production and other categories, backed by demand from existing customers. It also reported progress on at least 60 capital projects at existing box plants.
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Fiber packaging pricing remains flat, Cascades’ 3rd increase doesn’t gain traction
Industry price increases appear to be finished for the year. Meanwhile, analysts point to continued improvement in volumes while the industry pulls up from the post-pandemic “cardboard box recession.”
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Biden-Harris administration opens tariff exclusion process for some manufacturers
The deadline to submit exclusion requests to the USTR is March 31, 2025.
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International Paper to close facilities in 4 states, lay off hundreds
The recently disclosed layoffs will occur in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee in mid-December. These are in addition to 650 layoffs confirmed last week.
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Beverage can trends in North America, Europe improved for Crown in Q3
However, customer promotional activity remains “lackluster,” which “may well be the new norm,” said CEO Tim Donahue.
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Sprouts expands reusable packaging partnership with IFCO
The specialty grocer has piloted reusable containers for fresh produce items packed in high-humidity environments as a way to replace single-use corrugated and wax-corrugated boxes.
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Sway scaling compostable seaweed-based polybags with fashion brands
Prana, Faherty and other brands will begin using the bags to package items like shirts and shorts. California-based material innovation startup Sway says the next applications it’s eyeing include mailers and multilayer packaging.
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Deep DiveReality check: AR, VR transforms training for packaging manufacturers
Augmented and virtual reality experiences at Greif, Papacks, Smurfit Westrock and Sonoco are working to boost employees’ skills and safety, pushing packaging manufacturing training into its “next era.”
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Gem-Pack Berries ditches clamshell labels with Multisteps’ digital printing technology
Multisteps Industries expects its direct-to-packaging printing to improve recyclability for Gem-Pack’s PET clamshells for berries, starting this year.
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TrackerPackaging manufacturers set big sustainability goals. How are they doing?
Amcor reported on its emissions reduction targets, recently validated by SBTi. The company says nearly all of its rigid packaging is now “recyclable,” but recycling solutions are still missing for much of its flexibles portfolio.
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International Paper to lay off 650 employees
The lion’s share of the layoffs will occur at the company’s headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Another portion relates to a planned corrugated sheet plant closure in Texas.
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O-I Glass discloses $21M severance charge amid furnace closures
The company detailed an optimization plan in July. In the past two months, O-I has disclosed multiple furnace closures impacting hundreds of employees and a Q3 charge related to expected Q4 severance payouts.
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Q&APulPac leverages partnerships to advance its dry molded fiber technology
The company is experiencing growth as it touts its technology's carbon footprint benefits over the wet molding process. Identifying coatings free of PFAS is a sticking point, says Chief Commercial Officer Sanna Fager.
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CEOs from Ball, Ikea, Nestlé, H&M, others call for climate action ahead of COP29
A letter, signed by senior executives from over 100 corporations, urges governments and businesses to collaborate to address challenges related to climate risk mitigation.
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Deep Dive‘Everybody benefits’: Why the beauty industry needs to get serious about accessible packaging
Rare Beauty and Target have taken steps to develop guidance around universally accessible design, but the industry isn’t prioritizing it yet.
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Silgan completes acquisition of Weener Plastics
Weener Plastics is Silgan’s latest major purchase in recent years to grow its dispensing and specialty closures division.
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How2Recycle revampHow2Recycle doesn’t want to abandon the chasing arrows
Consumer comprehension data played a central role in how How2Recycle redesigned its instructional label, leaders of the process explained. But potential restrictions in California pose a challenge.
Updated Oct. 14, 2024 -
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Acquisition of DS Smith
International Paper, DS Smith shareholders vote to approve combination
The shareholders’ approvals push the deal closer to closing, which the parties still expect to occur this quarter. The combined companies anticipate pro forma sales of over $28 billion.
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Packaging innovations: United Airlines’ canned wine, Chivas Regal’s light spirits
Plus, RXDco puts cannabis in a cocoon, Novolex flags product tampering and KYSU switches from plastic to paper.
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Brands make packaging design changes for e-commerce compatibility
Pandemic-related and sustainability trends, along with Amazon's requirements, are among the factors prompting Clorox, Mars Wrigley and Nestlé to tweak product packaging designs they use for e-commerce.
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How2Recycle revampDanone chooses cartons for initial How2Recycle Plus rollout
The company also detailed other packaging formats where it’s considering adding the labels, which include a Recycle Check QR code. It’s unclear how much consumers engaged with those QR codes during other brands’ pilots.
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Clorox says 2023 cyberattack hurt progress on 2030 plastic, waste reduction goals
The company is reassessing some sustainability goals, according to its latest annual report. Data shows the company stagnated on lowering virgin material and upping PCR in packaging.
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Deep DiveInside the debate over PLA, the packaging industry’s favorite bioplastic
Polylactic acid has been around for decades, but it only became popular as an option for compostable packaging more recently. While some environmental groups question its credentials, the packaging sector expects demand to grow.
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Longtime Plastipak Packaging CEO steps down, welcomes ‘next generation of leadership’
William Young, who co-founded the family-owned company in 1967, passed the torch this week to his son-in-law, Edward Morgan, who has worked at Plastipak for more than 20 years.
