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    O-I Glass shuttering Ohio innovation center, Illinois plant: reports

    The company has teased multiple closures since Gordon Hardie took over as CEO but previously had shared few specifics on locations.

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    Tracking packaging mergers and acquisitions in 2024

    Hammond Paper is adding production and staff from a fellow Ontario company focused on fill packaging. Also, Hood Packaging acquired TC Transcontinental’s industrial packaging assets.

    Updated 8 hours ago
  • Former President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris, right, stand behind podiums at a debate.
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    Election 2024: The outlook for packaging and manufacturing policy

    Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ on environmental regulations, manufacturing, energy and ESG policies. What could a Trump or Harris presidency mean for the packaging industry?

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    Kroger rolls out Avery Dennison RFID tech

    The automation technology aims to provide more frequent and accurate inventory insight to prevent food waste and streamline in-store operations. 

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    Q&A

    5 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.

    Updated Oct. 21, 2024
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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.

  • An arm clutches a Sway polybag containing a garment. Writing printed on the bag reads "This bag is made with seaweed."
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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.

    Updated Oct. 25, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Reality 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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    Tracker

    Packaging 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.

    Updated Oct. 18, 2024
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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&A

    PulPac 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.

    Updated Oct. 15, 2024
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    How2Recycle revamp

    How2Recycle 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.