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

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

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.

The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks a significant shift in how packaging is regulated across the region.

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.

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

Duni Group has introduced Sealable Ronda, a new sealable paper bowl solution developed under the Duniform brand.

Future Materials Sweden is transitioning from research to industrial-scale operations through a new investment in DMF technology.

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