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News archive: August 2026

  1. MTL Carton flexes its packaging muscle with a €40 million greenfield site in Lithuania

  2. TRUPAL secures SQF Food Packaging certification at its Sullana corrugated plant

  3. Packed Up solidifies operational framework with triple ISO accreditation in Aberdeen

  4. Tekpak deploys live 3-axis robotic cell for constrained packaging lines at PPMA 2026

  5. Gavin Watson eliminates minimum order quantities with new HP Indigo 35K

  6. Canada injects C$20 million into Mercer Peace River to counter tariff pressures and boost pulp productivity

  7. The Blister Pack Collective brings dry molded fiber to commercial scale with Papela

  8. ANDRITZ secures EcoVadis Gold ranking for its industrial sustainability targets

  9. Valmet secures recovery boiler upgrade and digital monitoring pact at Stora Enso Varkaus mill

  10. Heidelberg taps industrial veteran Christoph Burkhard as new CFO

  11. Falconer secures premium tactile finish for Cassie Lomas beauty launch

  12. Kelpi secures FDA approval for seaweed barrier coatings on fiber packaging

  13. Rondo Ganahl doubles molded fiber capacity with 6 million euro expansion in Frastanz

  14. Laben Chile secures five billion pesos to accelerate circular packaging technologies

  15. Archroma targets drying bottlenecks with ultra-high-solids adhesive at LOUPE Americas

  16. Fastmarkets names Arauco chief Cristián Infante top Latin American CEO for 2026

  17. Mark Andy takes control of Sun Chemical narrow web distribution in North America

  18. CartoEmpaques del Centro scales up production with new high-speed corrugator in Mexico

  19. LC Paper slashes tissue converting downtime with 16-day Valmet MyGo startup

  20. EU Commission backtracks on PPWR penalties ahead of August deadline

  21. Valmet accelerates Pia Aaltonen-Forsell CFO appointment amid strategic segment review

  22. Digital twins and AI take center stage at MIAC 2026 in Lucca

  23. French print provider ARLYS triggers swissQprint 400th national installation with rapid Kudu upgrade

  24. Sun Paper selects Kadant for massive 1600 BDMT OCC line in southern China

  25. Westbury Packaging secures BRCGS AA grade under rigorous Issue 7 standards

  26. Saica Pack secures approval for 14,000 sqm underground-linked warehouse in Thrapston

  27. DS Smith and Cloetta cut POS display components by 35 percent with new modular design

  28. Accurate Box deploys fourth mobile robot to tackle post-press bottlenecks

  29. Glenmore Custom Print + Packaging expands finishing capacity with third Brausse die-cutter

  30. Carolina Container scales up Southeast operations with new Fosber 400 corrugator

  31. Global packaging supply chains fracture under new US tariff reality

  32. Smurfit Westrock injects €54 million to double Bag-in-Box capacity at its Spanish hub

  33. Koehler Paper captures luxury packaging award in Paris with 100% recycled greenium line

  34. Automated 3D packaging design earns DS Smith Tecnicarton the 2026 GoldPack Award

  35. Eren Holding secures €775 million to finalize Europe's most advanced recycled containerboard mill in Wales

  36. UKCITS26 exhibition space sells out as corrugated converters drive registration surge

  37. AF&PA warns new cross-border tariffs threaten North American paper supply chains

  38. Curtis Packaging secures luxury cartons with invisible inline tracking from Koenig & Bauer

  39. Is Mexico heading toward a containerboard supply squeeze?

  40. Heidelberg absorbs manroland sheetfed lifecycle business and expands into sodium-ion batteries

  41. Quantum Flex Pack secures first US installation of Fujifilm J Press FP790

  42. MachineryAssist secures MINDA intralogistics portfolio for the Baltic corrugated market

  43. Bickers expands Polish footprint with automated GLUEJET installation for POS displays

  44. Smurfit Westrock targets the 2026 olive oil harvest with advanced Bag-in-Box formats

  45. Kraft Heinz Costa Rica secures workplace certification amid global packaging overhaul

  46. Carvajal Empaques upgrades paper cup portfolio targeting thermal efficiency in foodservice

  47. Peruvian packaging converter CARVIMSA secures top-tier ESG certification

  48. Suzano reports R$ 4.7 billion adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2026 amid currency headwinds

  49. Konica Minolta targets the $3.45 billion industrial inkjet market with high-gap printhead technology

  50. NUtec secures GREENGUARD Gold for Quartz Q50-HYB hybrid ink

  51. EFI targets Latin American packaging converters with live hybrid printing demos at Espacio Riesco

  52. Southern Cone printing industry shifts focus to luxury packaging at Print Santiago 2026

  53. Saica absorbs Thimm adding 1.2 billion square meters of corrugated capacity

  54. Perlen Packaging boosts H1 2026 margins through high-barrier pharma films

  55. Zeus Group links equipment financing to consumables in E&B partnership

  56. Starbucks offers $100,000 for transparent plastic-free cold cup materials

  57. Bluhm Systeme and Bizerba merge dynamic weighing and labeling for e-commerce lines

  58. European paper mills can unlock a 15 percent EBITDA boost through full digitalization

  59. Amcor scales paper-based MAP technology for fresh meat packaging

  60. Spanish folding carton sector sets October dates for its strategic summit in Ibiza

  61. Telefónica and Würth deploy quantum algorithms to slash corrugated consumption in logistics

  62. RRD launches mono-material paper mailer to bypass rising EPR fees

  63. Sonoco elevates Francesco Giannolo to lead unified EMEA consumer packaging unit

  64. US Plastics Pact drops transport EPS from phaseout list after recycling data review

  65. HarperLove acquires ChromaScape corrugated business to strengthen packaging adhesives portfolio

  66. APPLIED Adhesives secures European foothold with Van Asperen acquisition

  67. Cardbox Packaging secures ISO 14001 environmental certification at its Neubuz facility

  68. AICC and INSCO launch specialized corrugator defect training in Fort Worth

  69. Golden West consolidates high-end graphics with new Lithographic Packaging Division

  70. Global robotics coalition demands unified automation policies to secure industrial competitiveness

  71. FPI Group accelerates Nordic flexo consolidation with Reproflex Scandinavia acquisition

  72. Faller Packaging absorbs Greek market leader Paperpack to expand European footprint

  73. Wyda Packaging accelerates US production with major capacity boost in Charlotte

  74. Vert scales digital flexible packaging with new Colorado facility

  75. UFP Packaging targets Southeast industrial growth with $5.3M South Carolina plant

  76. TricorBraun anchors its Canadian supply chain with a strategic hub in Laval

  77. DRC Industries expands Southeast footprint with $4 million Mississippi packaging plant

  78. Metsä Group pivots to food packaging with €25 million Muoto investment

  79. TRUPAL secures AA+ BRCGS rating in unannounced packaging audit

  80. Print2Pack 2026 opens in Cairo amid a two billion dollar packaging boom

  81. Fortune Business Insights projects molded fiber market to hit $15.99 billion by 2034

  82. Cardbox Packaging integrates hot foil stamping and die-cutting in a single pass at Wolfsberg

  83. Mainetti targets circular retail with the launch of its M-Film flexible packaging range

  84. Nanning Lvke Paper scales cup stock capacity to 30,000 tons amid global compostable shift

  85. Alberta Newsprint Company injects $50M to diversify Whitecourt mill production

  86. MM Board & Paper absorbs RDM Arnsberg mill to consolidate German recycled liner market

  87. Mark Andy targets pressroom bottlenecks with end-to-end workflow systems at LOUPE Americas

  88. Augsburger Allgemeine secures its print future with a 110,000 cph Koenig & Bauer press

  89. Àncora expands premium print capacity with Scodix Ultra 6500 SHD investment

  90. SIG names Ann-Kristin Erkens permanent CEO after sudden leadership exit

  91. Aldi and Arla deploy invisible UV ink to track milk bottles in UK recycling facilities

  92. SupplyOne secures SteamRight technology in its 47th strategic acquisition

  93. Diverging EU and UK packaging laws force a dual supply chain strategy

  94. PepsiCo hides 150000 prize-winning cans using temperature-sensitive ink

  95. EU Commission targets imported recycled plastics in new PPWR evidence call

  96. Sandon Global and Hamilton-Schades shatter flexo tolerance limits after 15-month testing phase

  97. KUKA slashes robotics training costs by 50 percent to tackle the industrial skills gap

  98. Smurfit Westrock secures Top Employer 2026 certification amid global talent race

  99. Colbert Packaging captures orphaned pharma insert market with second Vijuk folding system

  100. Komori secures comprehensive automation partnership with China's Henan Grandprint

  101. BHS Corrugated shifts iCorr digital portfolio exclusively to openpack platform

  102. A.G. Stacker reinforces East Coast commercial footprint with new regional managers

  103. VPK veteran Dean Milburn takes the operational helm at Durham Box

  104. Grupo La Plana completes structural phase of €14 million automated warehouse in Onda

  105. VPK Group strengthens Eastern European footprint with €4m Salonta expansion

  106. Pregis absorbs MP Global Packaging to scale fiber-based thermal insulation

  107. Metsä Group commits €25 million to scale direct-to-shape molded fiber packaging in Finland

  108. APR Solutions secures strategic foothold in Panama with Box 1 folder-gluer installation

  109. Valpak fields over 100 weekly queries as PPWR deadline triggers compliance panic

  110. Metsä Board secures top 1% global sustainability rank with 90-point EcoVadis Platinum rating

  111. Rusken Packaging accelerates Southeast expansion with Triad Packaging acquisition

  112. Nilpeter splits Czech and Slovak flexo support to accelerate local response times

  113. Informa Markets opens registration for the inaugural LOUPE South China 2026 in Shenzhen

  114. NE Engineering and AMS seal exclusive corrugated automation pact for the Mexican market

  115. Fraunhofer SCAI integrates truck loading and cost analysis into PackAssistant

  116. Ablebox secures flawless ISO 9001 and FSC audits through AI compliance tracking

  117. MM Board & Paper targets the fast-food sector with lightweight Polar Plus kraft paper

  118. AL-GAR opens new Mexican headquarters to supply the booming corrugated market

  119. Heidelberg secures shareholder backing for its digital and packaging expansion at 2026 AGM

  120. Kyushu University engineers a self-healing hydrogel that visually tracks food spoilage

  121. Alzamora Group cements UK expansion with large-format BOBST die-cutter in Kent

  122. WK Kellogg strips BHT from cereal packaging ahead of schedule amid FDA scrutiny

  123. BFT Carbon taps Paolo Mariola to accelerate carbon fiber adoption in Italian corrugated plants

  124. EU Commission mandates unified electronic reporting for packaging producers

  125. German corrugated specialist Karl Mayer enters insolvency to finalize its 2026 restructuring

  126. Graphic Packaging trims global capacity with strategic closures in Tennessee and the UK

  127. Zihong Machinery challenges premium equipment manufacturers with the ZF-800 carton erector

  128. WPO establishes September 6 as World Packaging Day to highlight industry impact

  129. XSYS rolls out carbon fiber Core X adapters to extend flexo sleeve lifespan

  130. Axium Packaging opens 202,000-square-foot dual-technology plant in Missouri

  131. VPK UK and Ireland phases out two-piece retail packaging with new StackIT format

  132. Mondi replaces printing plates with laser marking in new corrugated hybrid packaging

  133. Sonoco pours $20 million into Alabama wood reel facility to feed AI infrastructure demand

  134. Portuguese print sector looks to SCREEN inkjet technology to navigate market consolidation

  135. Chiyoda Gravure activates the first global Truepress PAC 830F for flexible packaging

  136. Graham Packaging secures 216,000-square-foot manufacturing site in Missouri

  137. Detpak localizes US supply chain with new South Carolina packaging plant

  138. Trupal leverages technical design to slash logistics costs in corrugated packaging

  139. Greif acquires Envaplast and posts 25% EBITDA growth despite Middle East volatility

  140. Foreign capital floods US packaging sector as Axjo and Detpak open new manufacturing plants

  141. Argentina accelerates its transition toward high-value cellulose for the global packaging market

  142. PEKU Folien Upgrades Film Converting Capacity with Comexi Slitter Rewinder

  143. Euromilk scales aseptic carton production to 12,000 packs per hour with SIG technology

  144. Antalis acquires German specialist Speidel Verpackungen to dominate custom industrial packaging

  145. Groninger injects 30 million euros into Crailsheim headquarters following record revenue year

  146. US Containerboard Operating Rates Hit 95 Percent in Second Quarter

  147. Fraunhofer IML and IGEPA deploy AI to eliminate empty space in e-commerce packaging

  148. International Paper posts $6 billion in Q2 sales amid European market headwinds

  149. Graphic Packaging targets industrial applications with its first uncoated recycled paperboard

  150. CorrBoard UK internalizes quality control with three new certified ISO auditors

  151. Smart packaging steps up as global food waste hits $540 billion in 2026

  152. Cartoneo SAS scores 69 in debut EcoVadis audit to reach the top quartile of packaging manufacturers

  153. Go-Pak processes 16,000 tonnes of corrugated waste through its closed-loop system