Graphic Packaging Holding Company has introduced PaceSetter Ridgeline, foraying into the uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) segment.

Jenson & Nicholson Packaging has entered a land lease to invest $13.7m in a new manufacturing plant in Bangladesh.

The expansion of plastics registries in the US is changing how packaging companies manage and report information about the materials they place on the market.

India is steadily increasing the minimum recycled content required in rigid plastic packaging, with the target reaching 60% by the financial year 2028–29.

North American nonprofit The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has broadened its PCR Certification Program.

Global packaging regulations are turning sustainability into a strategic priority, driving companies to improve recyclability, reuse and resource efficiency.

Valmet has secured an order from Sun Paper to supply a complete board production line, along with automation systems and lifecycle support, for the company’s mill in Nanning, China.

Herma has expanded its range of self-adhesive materials by launching the Essential Line, designed for price-sensitive standard applications.

Ahlstrom has introduced MaxLiner, a release paper designed for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) label applications.

Packaging giant Amcor has started expansion work at its flexible packaging solutions plant in Dongguan, China.

Across global markets, packaging is shifting from visual design to tactile, experience-led finishes that shape first impressions through touch rather than text.

Smurfit Westrock has teamed up with Coca-Cola China on a new portfolio of paper-based packaging for 2026 World Cup campaign.