Plastics/resins

Amcor Completes Combination with Berry Global

Amcor's all-stock combination with Berry Global expands its capabilities in consumer and healthcare packaging to advance product development and sustainability efforts.

May 2, 2025

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Labeling

UPM Raflatac Offers Product Footprints in Customer Quotes

UPM Adhesive Materials

The company is providing label converters with transparent environmental data, including Scope 3 emissions information, directly within customer quotes through their product passport prototypes.

May 2, 2025

Contract Packaging

Korpack “Disrupts” the Industry with Rapid Growth as a Single Source Supplier for CPG Brands

Korpack, Inc.

Korpack—which is SQF, USDA, FDA-certified—now offers over 200K square feet of space to its partners and has opened its third location in the Chicago Area in under 10 years.

May 1, 2025

Wrapping

Mars' Kind is Next in Line with Curbside Recyclable Paper Wrapper

The repulpable paper used to flow-wrap these bars is a curbside recyclable, How2Recycle pre-qualified paper film supplied by Printpack. The move is more evidence of a growing global, now national trend toward paper films able to run on existing equipment.

May 1, 2025

Sustainability

Amazon and Microsoft Redesign Packaging for a Circular Future

At SPC Impact 2025, Amazon and Microsoft share how they’re transforming packaging systems through curbside-friendly materials, automation, and cross-functional design.

April 30, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Survey: E-Comm is Booming, but Margins are Shrinking & Customer Acquisition is Costly

According to a Packaging World survey, of respondents who participate in e-comm channels, 46% say business is growing in the channel, and another 46% say it's steady. It seems like boom times, but the cost of doing business in the space is high.

April 30, 2025

Recycling

Paving the Path to Higher Recyclability: New Task Force Aims to Improve Strategic Packaging Recyclability

GreenBlue

A coalition of recycling and packaging organizations established The Packaging Recyclability Advancement Task Force to improve the recyclability of PE squeeze tubes and PET thermoform containers by addressing barriers beyond just packaging design.

April 30, 2025

Containers & Closures

Selig Group Makes Significant Progress on Sustainability Goals

Selig Group

Achievements include substantial reductions in emissions, the availability of more sustainable alternatives for over half of its product portfolio, and a top-tier EcoVadis ranking.

April 30, 2025

Sustainability

Aldi, Plastipak, and Alava Reduce Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging innovations that reduce materials from Aldi, Plastipak, and Alava from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 28, 2025

Reusable/Returnable

Scaling Reusable Packaging Through Policy and Collaboration

At SPC Impact 2025, industry experts share how reuse can scale through a combination of supportive policy, infrastructure development, and collaborative partnerships.

April 30, 2025

Recycling

Glacier Raises $16M to Scale AI Recycling Robots to Material Recovery Facilities Across the U.S.

Glacier

The round is led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with continued participation from New Enterprise Associates, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, AlleyCorp, Overture Climate VC, and VSC Ventures to scale Glacier’s purpose-built AI recycling solutions.

April 28, 2025

Wrapping

Sitma Announces Agreement with Packsize for Distribution of Sustainable Mailer System

Stima

Packsize has integrated Sitma's e-Wrap and Fast Pack series of mailer creation systems into its offerings for e-commerce businesses seeking right-sized, sustainable packaging.

April 28, 2025

Digital Transformation

20% Sales Lift? The Case for Connected Packaging

Connected packaging is emerging as a powerful tool for brands to drive engagement, deliver personalized experiences, and unlock valuable consumer insights—one QR scan at a time.

April 28, 2025