Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will open a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan in summer 2026, marking a significant step in accelerating packaging innovation and strengthening collaboration with European brand owners, converters, and packaging developers.

“Located in one of Europe’s leading design capitals, the Milan studio gives us a perfect setting to work even more closely with our customers. The studio makes it easy to connect, test ideas and move towards solutions that keep pace with the fast evolving packaging landscape,“ says Erja Hyrsky, SVP, Commercial Operations.

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has strengthened its long-standing partnership with US-based premium food packaging manufacturer The Revere Group, helping the company to achieve a more efficient, reliable and sustainable production. By switching to Siegwerk’s low-migration SICURA Nutriflex ORBIS DC inks, faster press speeds, improved uptime, and consistent Expanded Color Gamut (ECG) printing were enabled, reducing waste and supporting customer-focused sustainability goals.

 

Lecta has achieved a significant milestone in sustainable food-service packaging with the flustix “Less Plastics Product”certification for its EraCup Natural board. This international recognition reinforces Lecta’s commitment to a new era of responsibility in paper packaging and positions EraCup Natural among the most advanced low-plastic solutions currently available on the market.

The next generation of packaging leaders celebrated as Packaging Innovations & Empack recognises rising stars driving innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence across the industry.

The winners of the Future Trailblazers programme for 2026 were announced today at Packaging Innovations & Empack, celebrating exceptional young professionals who are driving the future of the packaging industry.

SÜDPACK’s consistent commitment to sustainability is clearly reflected in the 2025 EcoVadis ranking: The film manufacturer has further improved on its al-ready strong results from previous years – earning an impressive 85 out of 100 points, placing it among the top 5% of companies rated worldwide and securing a Gold Medal as a result. 

At Paris Packaging Week 2026 (4–5 February), Neopac presented NeoDose™ Solo, its mono-material airless solution developed for sustainable skincare and dermocosmetic brands.


Oberdiessbach, Schweiz – Neopac Group, a supplier of ecodesign and high-performance tube packaging for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and oral care products has launched it’s youngest member of the airless tube family at Paris Packaging Week on 4-5 February 2026.  

  • Long-term partnership delivers reliable corrugated packaging for fresh produce applications.
  • Mondi's ProVantage SmartKraft Brown containerboard grade combines strength, surface integrity and consistent performance.

Chelsea, Mich.-based Chelsea Milling Co., a fifth-generation family-owned business since 1901, is best known for its iconic JIFFY brand of prepared baking mixes. The firm recently completed a massive modernization of its packaging operations that focused on replacing the many ”double packaging” machines that were responsible for forming the primary packaging. These operated by wrapping a paper liner around a mandrel, forming a paperboard blank around the liner, and then sending a lined carton to the filling machinery. Since the 1950s, 18 of these machines had served the firm well.