Paper packaging

•    On 16 November 2023, a group of industry leaders came together to a round table in Spain to talk about how to boost the circularity of paper bags in the construction industry.
•    The project aimed at finding solutions how to scale up the collection, sorting and recycling of used paper bags, and reduce waste. 
•    The round table followed a pilot project in which Mondi has already been collaborating with partners in the construction industry in Spain to increase the circularity of used paper bags.

New €5 million R&D centre at Mondi Steinfeld, Germany, to meet customers’ growing demand for sustainable packaging solutions
Facility to strengthen customer collaboration, insight and knowledge transfer
When completed, will include pilot lines for both plastic- and paper-based solutions as well as an analytical laboratory and a customer experience centre

The purchase of PaperBox expands both the company’s presence in Brazil and its product portfolio 

Smurfit Kappa, one of the world’s leading suppliers of paper-based packaging, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire PaperBox, a packaging plant located in Saquarema, 70 kms east of Rio de Janeiro. The transaction, which is subject to the approval of regulatory bodies, is expected to close at the end of October.

At this year's Fachpack, the speciality paper manufacturer Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will be presenting several sustainable innovations in the field of packaging papers - thus confirming its high innovative strength

Tube of the year 2022: etma presents the winners of the competition

etma Award focuses on innovative solutions in design, material and sustainability

Mondi has teamed up with German bike manufacturer Diamant to wrap and protect its branded mountain and trekking bikes
Diamant is replacing its plastic bubble wrap around bike handlebars with Mondi’s pre-made paper Protector Bags
The new system will protect bikes during transportation and reduce Diamant’s plastic packaging by around 85% per year