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Manufacturers focus on supply chain costs, look to AI amid uncertainty
Global disruptions, including tariffs, are hindering manufacturers’ ability to innovate, according to a recent KPMG survey.
By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 10, 2025 -
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APR launching its 1st total-package recyclability assessment tool
Citing demand from members and EPR-related needs, the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ tool will test packages against the most up-to-date versions of the longstanding Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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Top packaging trade shows in 2026
These conferences and events — ranging from smaller-scale niche gatherings to shows bringing together some 50,000 people — promise fresh opportunities for learning and making connections.
By Packaging Dive Staff • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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Packaging innovations: FrogTape hops away from plastic, Digital Link gets chatty
Plus, Mondi expands high-contrast digital printing, Stora Enso’s SBS goes high end, and Fiberdom joins Kiefel in blowing the lid off dry molded fiber.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 26, 2025 -
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5 ways AI is shaping packaging today
Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive and others peel back the curtain on AI efforts for packaging, including developing prototypes, simulating testing and assessing recyclability.
By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 16, 2025 -
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Deep DiveCan recycling advancements get black rigid plastics off packaging’s blacklist?
More MRFs are adding technologies to sort the material, but some brands and manufacturers are still switching away from the color. As black plastic reaches a tipping point, end market challenges create uncertainty about its future.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 9, 2025 -
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Colgate-Palmolive signs on to AI tool for biomaterials development
Biomaterials company Erthos plans to commercialize its platform, Zya, in early 2026 to aid CPG companies with faster and less risky development of biopolymers for packaging.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 8, 2025 -
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PCA launches carbon capture and storage study following ‘promising’ trial
A pilot that Packaging Corporation of America began last year ended this summer. Now, the company works toward building a full-scale facility by 2028 and expanding the technology to other sites.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 27, 2025 -
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Q&ARanpak lands second major e-commerce deal of 2025
A deal with Walmart comes after one with Amazon. CEO Omar Asali discusses the importance of these enterprise customers, riding the AI wave for automation and navigating economic uncertainty ahead of the busy holiday season.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 26, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Kwik LokPackaging innovations cut waste, protect food safety
As consumers demand more from packaging, freshness, safety and sustainability are reshaping how brands design and communicate their choices.
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4 collaborative projects that aim to advance packaging recycling
Speakers at the Packaging Recycling Summit detailed how brands, packaging manufacturers, recyclers, academics and others across the supply chain are teaming up to improve how packaging is managed at end of life.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 2, 2025 -
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WM’s upgraded Wisconsin MRF aims to capture more types of plastic packaging
Part of the $39 million investment went toward a film mitigation system, which reduces contamination in other streams. WM also is in the early stages of selling this captured material as a commodity.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated June 24, 2025 -
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Deep DiveRFID for packaging enters new markets, despite pause on FDA traceability rule
The tracking technology is pushing into newer applications, including anti-counterfeiting for high-value goods. RFID is poised for notable growth, with innovation helping improve the tech’s operability and ensure recyclability.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 4, 2025 -
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Q&AInside O-I’s sustainability targets
The glass company recently ramped up its 2030 targets. Sustainability Director Sonya Pump discussed the philosophy around goal-setting, including a focus on energy efficiency and assessing opportunity with evolving technologies.
By Maria Rachal • May 12, 2025 -
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Packaging innovation center scores federal funding to ‘strengthen US manufacturers’
Organizers in Michigan are engaging companies to be part of this pre-competitive research hub that leverages National Science Foundation grant money as well as industry buy-in.
By Maria Rachal • May 9, 2025 -
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Frugalpac’s paper wine bottles scale with Target debut
It’s the first full-scale nationwide rollout of Frugalpac’s paper bottle at a major U.S. retailer, said CEO Malcolm Waugh.
By Katie Pyzyk • April 17, 2025 -
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JBM Packaging brings training program to Ohio prison
Moving the machine adjuster training program to the London Correctional Institution in Ohio allowed the company to increase participants’ pay. JBM aims to start real-world envelope production at the site soon.
By Katie Pyzyk • April 8, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Combi Packaging SystemsThe hidden cost of packaging inefficiency - and how to fix it
Rethink manual packing—boost efficiency, cut labor costs and improve throughput with better ergonomics.
By Chris Rempe • March 10, 2025 -
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Caps, pumps, pods: Preventing small packaging from slipping through recycling systems
Tens of thousands of tons of small-format packaging could be captured each year with technological upgrades, according to a Closed Loop Partners report.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Combi Packaging SystemsMaximizing profit margins: The strategic shift to end-of-line packaging automation
Discover how automating end-of-line packaging can enhance efficiency and boost profit margins.
Feb. 10, 2025 -
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The packaging industry outlook for 2025
The evolution of packaging EPR, potential for more industry-reshaping megadeals, shifting attitudes on plastics and sustainability goals, and Trump’s mark on trade and federal funding are dynamic areas to watch.
By Packaging Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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DOE cancels $57M award for O-I Glass furnace project
The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations canceled 24 funding awards, including multiple to packaging companies. O-I was pursuing more energy-efficient technology at a furnace in Ohio.
By Maria Rachal • Updated June 2, 2025 -
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Deep DiveE-commerce packaging shows why it’s hip to be square
Squared-off designs often are better for densification, or waging the “war on air,” according to sources from Smurfit Westrock, Paccurate and others. Geometry grows more important as robots and SIOC proliferate.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 9, 2025 -
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Deep Dive2024 packaging trends by the numbers
These are some of the stats illustrating key storylines this year in policy and regulation, M&A activity, manufacturing, pricing, recycling, sustainability goals and more.
By Katie Pyzyk , Maria Rachal • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Deep DiveThe packaging workforce grew for a decade. Labor shortages and COVID-19 changed that.
The top 12 publicly traded U.S. packaging manufacturers by revenue collectively have more employees than they did a decade ago. Mergers and acquisitions heavily influenced the numbers, but that’s not the only factor.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 11, 2024
