Sonoco returns to profit in Q4 2025
Sonoco has posted an attributable net income of $332.2m in the fourth quarter of 2025, rebounding from a $43m loss…
18 Feb 2026
Post-consumer reality of packaging waste
A packet is emptied, a box flattened, a cup discarded. From the consumer’s point of view, packaging waste disappears the moment it enters a bin. For businesses, that moment often…
18 Feb 2026
Verallia initiates review of European sites amid demand slowdown
Verallia Group is evaluating changes to its European operations in response to weakening demand for glass packaging. The company is assessing possible site closures and production adjustments across Germany, France,…
18 Feb 2026
South Korea moves to label-free water packaging
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has confirmed that all bottled drinking water in the domestic market must be produced and sold without traditional plastic labels from 1…
18 Feb 2026
Metsä Board to set up Milan packaging studio
Metsä Board has disclosed plans to establish a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan, Italy, with the facility expected to begin operations in mid-2026. The company said that this development…
18 Feb 2026
Refresco leverages Sidel laser tech for rPET optimisation
Refresco has partnered with Sidel to implement the EvoBLOW Laser technology for PET bottle blowing in Germany, moving away from traditional halogen-based methods. The technology, which has been running at…
17 Feb 2026
Zeus Packaging Group expands with KOEX Packaging purchase
Zeus Packaging Group has acquired Spain-based KOEX Packaging Solutions, according to an announcement on social networking platform LinkedIn. Financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. The combined entity will offer…