Packaging solutions sales in North America fell 2% to $3.6bn. Credit: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com. International Paper has reported first-quarter (Q1) 2026 net sales of $5.97bn, up 13.4% compared ...

Packaging regulations are entering a new operational phase in which compliance is no longer limited to reporting obligations or environmental pledges.

Packaging industry consolidation is accelerating as cost, sustainability, and scale pressures create strategic opportunities for buyers and sellers.

Borouge International, OMV and Greiner Packaging, working with Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA), will provide 100,000 reusable cups made entirely from recycled plastic for the Eurovision Song Contest ...

Plastic Ingenuity has collaborated with US plastics recycling company PureCycle Technologies to enhance coffee lid production.

NatureWorks described the plant as its second production plant for PLA. According to the company, the move comes as demand rises for lower-carbon materials used in packaging, fibr ...

Stora Enso has updated its Trayforma portfolio by introducing the new unbleached Trayforma Brown and lowering basis weights across the range.

Valmet is set to begin change negotiations in Finland in accordance with the Finnish Co-operation Act, as part of a plan to address a decline in workload.

Plastic taxes are forcing packaging companies to rethink materials, design, and compliance as global regulations tighten and costs rise.

Mondi and Polish supermarket chain Biedronka have launched Recyklobox, which aims to streamline the collection of returnable packaging.

Investors are reevaluating packaging as costs, sustainability pressures, and shifting demand challenge its stable growth reputation.

Exporters in China are restructuring packaging design, testing and documentation to meet growing regulatory demands in Europe and North America.