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

Digital Transformation

Humanoid Robots in Packaging Part 1: Continuous Upgrades, Some Industry Adoption

Humanoid robot technology has advanced quickly since Packaging World first covered it in 2023. In the first of this three-part series revisiting humanoid robots as a potential packaging labor solution, we hear from suppliers about their latest advancements, industry deployments, and vision for the technology’s future.

September 16, 2025

Bio-based

Coveris and TIPA Enter Exclusive Agreement to Deliver Home Compostable Produce Labels

Coveris

The partnership aims to provide a sustainable alternative that meets both consumer demand and upcoming regulatory requirements.

September 22, 2025

Workforce

AMERIPEN’s Appoints Danielle F. Waterfield as Policy Director and General Counsel

AMERIPEN (American Institute for Packaging and the Environment)

Waterfield's experience as a legal and policy professional positions her to guide AMERIPEN.

September 22, 2025

Recycling

PureCycle Completes Additional BOPP Film Trials with Brückner

PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies, in collaboration with Brückner Maschinenbau, successfully conducted large-scale trials producing biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film using a resin with 50% post-consumer recycled content, demonstrating its potential for use in food packaging and labeling.

September 22, 2025

Sustainability

MP Global Packaging

September 18, 2025

Bio-based

Hydropac, NantBioRenewables, Montague Farms Design Bio-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based packaging from Hydropac, NantBioRenewables, Montague Farms from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

September 18, 2025

Sustainability

Origin Materials

September 17, 2025

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging Trends to Watch at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Packaging World editors unpack the latest in sustainable packaging, revealing the breakthroughs brands need to watch before PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

September 17, 2025

Package design

USINA

September 17, 2025

Labeling

Avery Dennison and Wiliot Expand Partnership to Meet Demand for Mmbient IoT-based Supply Chain Intelligence

Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison will now manufacture Wiliot’s battery-free, Bluetooth-enabled IoT sensors for integration into their Intelligent Labels portfolio and atma.io connected product cloud to scale the technology for global use.

September 17, 2025

Recycling

Charter Next Generation and NOVA Chemicals Collaborate to Commercialize Recycled Polyethylene

Nova Chemicals

The collaboration will produce recycled polyethylene (rPE) resin for use in flexible packaging applications like cereal bags and shrink film.

September 17, 2025