Acquisition significantly strengthens Mondi’s corrugated packaging business. Acquired sites include two state-of-the-art mega box plants in Ebersdorf and Greven, Germany.
Group’s second corrugated plant in the United States will require a total investment of more than $110 million and will be located in Anderson, Indiana. Construction is expected to start in May 2025 and be finished in Q4 2026.
DS Smith and Martins Brewery have partnered to create a sustainable fiber-based, six-pack handle packaging solution with an experiential element for organic beer consumers.
Investment aims to support the containerboard and papermaking industries as they adapt to meet a variety of changing consumer and environmental requirements, such as the need for stronger natural polymer-based food packaging.
As someone who heads the U.S. operations of Germany’s SOMIC, Peter Fox is intimately familiar with the different approaches that North America and Europe take to secondary and end-of-line packaging. In this interview, Fox shares those insights as well as what he sees as overarching trends in packaging.
The QR code directs customers to an intuitive app that provides detailed information on the various packaging materials used to protect the paperboard during the logistics chain.
From quality labs allowing shippers to analyze label properties in advance, to custom-sized packaging that reduces waste, these companies are helping online retailers meet packaging challenges head-on.
Ecommerce revenue in the U.S. is expected to grow by 51% from 2024 to 2029, reaching $1.8 trillion, driving demand for innovative packaging solutions. Companies like R.R. Donnelley & Sons are enhancing label production, Packsize is focusing on on-demand sustainable boxes, and MCS Inc. is exploring high-speed inkjet systems to replace adhesive labels with direct printing on packaging materials.
In this podcast, we discuss Nefab's Sustainability Packaging Design Competition with San José State University. SJSU students created sustainable packaging for Cloud Network Routers. Derek Lam and the winning team—Bea Nguyen, Yvonne Nguyen, and Yaoyao Li—share their insights.