Cartoning

Metsä Board Design for LUMENE’s Advent Calendar Wins “Carton of the Year” Award

The 2024 LUMENE Beauty Advent Calendar, designed by Metsä Board and manufactured by VG Kvadra Pak using Metsä Board's paperboard, won the Carton of the Year award at the European Carton Excellence Awards.

September 23, 2025

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Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Paper Cup Melds Finnish Licorice with Forest Innovation

Kouvolan Lakritsi has partnered with Metsä Board to unveil a new recyclable and reclosable paper cup—a packaging innovation that embodies regenerative forestry, circular economy thinking, and co-creation at scale.

September 23, 2025

Package design

USINA

September 17, 2025

Digital Transformation

QR Code Brings Play to Danone’s Plant-Based Kids Line

Danone brings connected packaging to its new Alpro kids range of soy beverages and yogurt in Europe, blending plant-based products with a digital game that entertains while it educates.

September 17, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Sustainable Packaging Types

Learn more about how your peers make the decision on where to focus sustainability efforts: primary or secondary packaging.

August 27, 2025

Recycling

Coca-Cola, Absolut, and McDonald's Taiwan Design Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging from Coca-Cola, Absolut, and McDonald's Taiwan from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

August 10, 2025

Package Design

IoPP Announces 2025 Professional & Student AmeriStar Winners

View the winning packages and vote for the People's Choice Award at PACK EXPO Las Vegas in Booth W-100 and the Showcase of Packaging Innovations in the West Concourse.

August 6, 2025

Package Design

Legal Things Everywhere, All at Once

While the administration is overhauling federal requirements, a flurry of new laws and proposals from individual states is creating a complex and often contradictory legal landscape that significantly impacts packagers.

August 4, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Pet Food Packaging

Heckova!, DoggyLove, and Pure Balance showcase how premium design is being redefined to include sustainability, natural ingredients, and playful branding.

July 29, 2025

Package Design

Absolut Vodka Adds Glow Effect for Festival-Themed Bottles

The Swedish vodka company is collaborating with a European music festival for a limited-edition bottle design.

July 24, 2025

Workforce

ICPF and Arden Donate Software to Indiana State University

ICPF (International Corrugated Packaging Foundation)

Arden Software donates 50 licenses of its Impact Designer Professional software to the ICPF for use at Indiana State University, providing students in the Packaging Engineering Technology program with hands-on experience in industry-leading design tools.

July 17, 2025

Package Design

Beer Label Lessons: A Masterclass in Visual Engagement

An eye-tracking study reveals how craft beer packaging influences shopper behavior, offering data-driven takeaways for designers looking to boost shelf impact and drive purchase decisions.

July 11, 2025

Cartoning

Energizer Gears Up for Paper-based Sustainable Packaging

To get to plastic-free packaging on its broad range of battery types and pack formats, Energizer and a key machinery partner started with a clean slate on both machines and materials.

July 7, 2025