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Pure Strategies, a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement, has released a new report: Realizing Sustainable Packaging – The Next Era of Packaging to help companies move beyond reporting and compliance and implement structured, measurable improvements to advance their sustainable packaging efforts.  …

The 2026 FBA Annual Meeting will be held at the Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, CA, from April 15 through 17, 2026. Please save the dates on your calendar. Hotel reservations, along with announcements on speakers and the agenda, are forthcoming.  The meeting will begin the afternoon of Wednesday,…

Atlanta, Georgia based Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, facility solutions and print products and solutions, announced that it has acquired the packaging distribution business of S. Walter Packaging Corp., a provider of custom packaging solutions serving retail, hospitality, food & beverage, and fashion markets. “This acquisition supports…

Etiplast S.A., a converter based in Costa Rica, has just taken delivery of a brand-new Nilpeter FA-22 flexo press.  The new press is specifically configured for flexible packaging. One of the first applications will be coffee bags – a key market in the region. This is why the press has been…

Baltimore, Maryland based Atlas Container Corporation has engineered a customized corrugated packaging solution for a fast-growing drink subscription service needing a packaging solution that could safely ship various sizes of beverage cans—while also delivering a premium unboxing experience. The challenge? Create a carton that’s both secure in transit and visually appealing…

The corrugated packaging industry will come together in Savannah, Georgia this fall for CorrExpo 2025, scheduled for October 20–22 at the Savannah Convention Center. The event will bring more than 1,500 industry professionals, 130 exhibitors, and representatives from 300 companies across 15 countries for three days of learning, networking, and business…

Repacorp, headquartered in Ohio with facilities in Wisconsin and Arizona, offers a wide range of capabilities spanning from stock labels to shrink sleeves, RFID, and flexible packaging. Looking for a press that could handle the increasing demands of multi-SKU production without sacrificing efficiency or quality, the company recently installed a Bobst…

Siegwerk and Ravenwood Packaging, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of sustainable linerless label solutions across the packaging industry. As part of this collaboration, Siegwerk has developed and submitted two BPA-free release varnishes now approved for use on Ravenwood’s linerless label systems. These varnishes meet the requirements…

Green Bay Packaging has announced two employee promotions involving its paper mill operations.  Matt Szymanski has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Green Bay Packaging. In this pivotal role, he will lead the paper mills, woodlands, and corrugated packaging divisions. Szymanski has been with Green Bay since 1990 and his…

Southern Champion Tray, a manufacturer of sustainable paperboard packaging, has installed a new Heidelberg Boardmaster Flexographic Press at its Centre South facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  The Boardmaster offers a production speed of up to 2,000 feet per minute, with non-stop roll change technology, and ten flexographic print units. Its integrated inline…