Why transport damage is still a packaging problem
A pallet leaves the warehouse intact and arrives damaged, returns follow, and waste quietly accumulates. Despite advances in materials, automation, …
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Germany moves to tougher packaging compliance
Germany is tightening packaging compliance rules as it updates national law to align with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste …
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Starbucks cold cups gain “widely recyclable” label in US
Starbucks’ polypropylene cold beverage cups have been designated “widely recyclable”, enabling many consumers in the United States to recycle them …
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Smurfit Westrock profit falls 33.6% in Q4 2025
Smurfit Westrock has posted attributable net income of $97m for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, a 33.6% decrease from $146m a year ago. The packaging provider’s attributable diluted earnings per share for the quarter dropped …
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Swisslog Healthcare introduces Motif Tabletop packager
Swisslog Healthcare has introduced Motif, a new tabletop strip packager developed for pharmacies handling medication packaging. The equipment is designed to …
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Questar moves into larger headquarters andopens Atlanta distribution centre
Packaging distributor Questar Solutions has moved into a larger headquarters and warehouse facility in North Canton, Ohio, as well as …
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Ahlstrom develops recyclable liner for double-sided tapes
Ahlstrom has introduced Acti-V RRF Natural, a paper release liner designed for double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes that is recyclable with …
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The most ignored voices in packaging
A new packaging format is approved, a sustainability claim is signed off, and products ship at scale. Decisions like these …
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US government outlines new measures on pfas chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a summary of actions taken in the first year of the current …
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UK approves use of recycled plastic in food packaging
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) says it will act as the competent authority for recycled plastics used in food …
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Amazonian fish skin used to develop eco-friendly food packaging
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and EMBRAPA Pecuária Sudeste have created a biofilm from tambatinga fish skin, …
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Smurfit Westrock to shut Quebec facilities, impacting 90 jobs
Smurfit Westrock has confirmed it will permanently cease operations of a paper machine at its La Tuque mill in Quebec, …
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Maeil Dairies adopts Tetra Pak paper-based barrier for soy milk
Tetra Pak has introduced its paper-based barrier technology to high-speed A3/Speed filling lines in Asia, making a shift from the …
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Coveris to divest labels and board unit to Kingswood Capital
Packaging group Coveris has agreed to sell its labels and board business to US-based private equity company Kingswood Capital Management …
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Why compostable packaging fails
A takeaway cup stamped compostable feels like progress. For many businesses, it signals environmental responsibility without disrupting operations or customer …
