• Metsä Board opens a new packaging design studio in Milan, Italy, on 2 July to accelerate packaging development with customers, especially in its key European markets.
• The new studio enables earlier and closer collaboration between Metsä Board and its customers, allowing joint testing and refinement to bring real-world-ready packaging solutions faster.
• By combining Metsä Board’s premium fresh fibre-based materials, design expertise and data-driven insights, the studio helps brands meet increasing sustainability, performance and regulatory requirements.

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A coalition representing Europe’s reusable transport packaging (RTP) industry is urging policymakers to give reuse a more prominent role in the European Union’s upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA), arguing that reusable pallets, crates, trays and containers already deliver measurable economic, environmental and supply chain benefits that deserve greater recognition in future legislation.

PPWR vs. Circular Economy Act

In a major step toward sustainable packaging innovation, Tetra Pak, in collaboration with Sterilgarda Alimenti, has unveiled the ind

ThermoLam operates with zero VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions, providing a cleaner alternative to traditional lamination technologies.

Print finishing equipment manufacturer A B Graphic International (ABG) has launched ThermoLam, a next-generation thermal laminator designed to deliver faster production, greater agility and improved sustainability for flexible packaging manufacturers.

BW Packaging, Barry-Wehmiller's packaging machinery business, has expanded the application of its Hayssen X850multi-

Schreiner MediPharm, a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative functional labels for the healthcare industry, has been honored wi

SupplyOne, Inc., a value-added distributor with corrugated converting capabilities, announced today that it has acquired Specialty Packaging, LLC, a packaging solutions distributor based in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Founded in 2012, Specialty Packaging was founded by Chris Orsini and Keith Streib, who will continue to lead the business post-closing. In addition to being a full-service packaging provider, Specialty Packaging has extensive offerings in food packaging including films, trays, bags and corrugated containers.