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News archive: September 2026
Saica Group targets fresh produce waste with unified packaging strategy at Fruit Attraction
International Paper backs frontline AI platform Relay with $36 million investment
Ultimate Paper Box scales postpress automation with new CutPRO Q 106 installation
Cascades challenges virgin fibre dominance with 100% recycled lithoURB board
Pope Packaging activates its largest historical investment with new W&H lines in Adelaide
Baumer hhs revives water scoring at Corrugated Week 2026 to tackle high-speed folding defects
Mainline Conveyor Systems eliminates floor pits with new telescoping mesh conveyor
EFI showcases Nozomi 17000 LED single-pass platform at Corrugated Week
CUIR CCM brings the MC compact flexo die cutter to Corrugated Week
UFP Packaging activates its Las Vegas corrugated plant to capture Western US demand
Valmet extends sizer roll lifespans with new polyurethane and rubber covers
AICC taps former Huston Patterson president Tonya Kowa-Morelli as new Vice President
Graphic Packaging secures packaging finance veteran Aditya Gandhi as Chief Accounting Officer
Amtech Software launches AI quoting system to cut manual estimating by 70 percent
Geo. M. Martin eliminates rotary die cutter feed interruptions with SmartShingle technology
A.G. Stacker brings virtual commissioning to corrugated finishing at Corrugated Week 2026
JB Machinery scales down automated ink control with modular InkMate system
WSA USA launches SmartShipping automation system for corrugated finished goods
Diamond Packaging secures GDUSA award with premium paperboard demonstrator
Harris American opens baling technology and training center in Georgia
Morrisette Packaging completes $25 million high-graphics corrugated plant in North Carolina
SUN Automation secures North American distribution rights for Elitron digital cutting systems
EFI and Agfa merge digital printing units to dominate industrial inkjet
Corrugated Week 2026 opens in Fort Worth with a heavy focus on automation and digital finishing
Baysek scales up heavy-duty corrugated production with the massive C250 Stretch
NCM secures exclusive North American rights for Fossaluzza corrugated automation
Metsä Board accelerates US market penetration with premium lightweight boxboard
CMPC Guaíba hits 6,100 tonnes per day in pulp drying after Valmet upgrade
Tarabichi Global scales Egyptian label production with three new Multitec flexo presses
Francesca Siciliano Stevens takes the helm at CEPI amid European paper output decline
Asepto scales global liquid packaging with twin Heidelberg Boardmaster presses in Egypt
USITC advances antidumping probe into corrugated pizza box imports
Arcadia Paper Mills reactivates the historic St. Helens tissue plant
Paracel anchors its 1.8 million tonne pulp ambition in the Paraguay River
Sonoco fortifies EMEA consumer packaging division with dual executive appointments
Recupac Coipsa doubles recycling capacity with new Quilicura plant
Tomex eliminates tooling costs with new Hontec digital embellishment line
Amazon Mexico eliminates single-use plastics in 80% of shipments
Nine Dragons Paper hits 24.5 million tonnes in record-breaking fiscal year
Sun Paper injects $745 million to push Nanning complex past 5 million tons
U.S. Paper Mill Revives Chillicothe Production with December Restart for Machine 12
Domino Printing Sciences hits 95 percent recycling rate in push for 2030 carbon neutrality
BW Packaging and Crown Packaging forge North American automation alliance
MM Packaging secures Art of Cartonboard award with structural Diamond Edge design
Rapids Paper scales plastic-free flexible packaging with ECOVA barrier expansion
Mondi to showcase barrier paper and e-commerce mailers at PACK EXPO 2026
Klampfer Druck expands hybrid production with HEIDELBERG Jetfire 50
PulPac initiates corporate restructuring to secure the industrial scale-up of Dry Molded Fiber
Greif exits CRB market and removes 120,000 tons of capacity with Georgia mill closure
BASF cuts paper coating carbon footprint by up to 45 percent with new drop-in binders
Eska and Releaf transform urban fallen leaves into premium solid board
Klingele expands German footprint with automated logistics hub in Limburg
Fedrigoni leadership shifts as Marco Nespolo prepares October exit
Sappi Europe raises wet-glue label paper prices by up to €97 per tonne
Route 1 Print & Bluetree Group Invest in Two HEIDELBERG Speedmaster XL106-8Ps
Perfectpac secures 16,200 sqm plot for new corrugated plant in India
Trupal secures a strategic advantage in food packaging ahead of Expoalimentaria 2026
Saica PM11 hits six million tonnes of recycled containerboard in Manchester
MHIA brings expanded digital service portfolio and EVOL systems to Corrugated Week 2026
Fosber merges corrugating and laminating lines with the new Lamigator system
Stora Enso expands Niclas Rosenlew's mandate to Deputy CEO
Mondi slashes corrugated board grades by 75 percent for Stiebel Eltron
Suzano pushes global pulp prices up by $50 per tonne for October
Valmet secures major coated board line contract in Asia for 2028
Grupak surpasses half a million tons in vertically integrated packaging push
M&G and Arini Capital seek joint control of Reno de Medici in debt restructuring move
Marbach launches hand tool to extract die-cutting rules without removing rubbering
Smurfit Westrock acquires CMPC corrugated packaging division in Chile for 420 million dollars
IVE Group scales sheet-to-sheet packaging capacity with Lamina Blackline installation
US unbleached bag and sack shipments hit historic 119,000-ton record in August
R Howard Carton-Pro cuts weekly production by 30 hours with new Koenig & Bauer setup
Saico Srl secures its first MHI EVOL 100 for the Perugia corrugated plant
BHS Intralogistics deploys its first automated sheet handling system in the US market
Smurfit Westrock secures CMPC Chilean corrugated assets for $420 million
Antalis launches expanded Smart Packaging Centre with VR and 3D capabilities in Leicestershire
Rollos de Papel brings circular packaging and material recovery to Expoalimentaria 2026
BOBST and BHS Corrugated bring digital converting roadshow to Salvador
US House advances federal packaging claims bill to override state patchwork
Sappi engineers fiber-level grease barrier for PFAS-free label stock
Emtec Electronic targets wet-end efficiency at ABTCP 2026 in São Paulo
Brazil cements its global corrugated footprint with record R$33.2 billion revenue
Aqueous barrier coatings take the spotlight ahead of Corrugated Week 2026
SUN Automation expands corrugated line coverage ahead of Fort Worth summit
BW Papersystems Secures Major Corrugator Deal with Sahara Paper Industries in Egypt
Industry Veterans Joe and Tonya Morelli Launch Specialized Advisory Firm for the Packaging Sector
FPAC warns strict EUDR traceability will cost the Canadian forest sector tens of millions
Surging gas prices drag down Spanish paper and board production in early 2026
BOBST and Packitoo accelerate digital corrugated workflows at the UK Trade Show
PMS automates edge trimming to tackle the costly web break problem
Rengo and SCGP secure 90 percent of Thai box maker Jin Zhong Fa
Jamestown Container reaches 70 years of independent growth in a consolidating US corrugated market
Clearwater Paper secures $475 million credit facility to extend debt maturities to 2031
A five-day shutdown secures the digital future of Opal Maryvale mill
Detpak opens its first US manufacturing facility in South Carolina to supply global fast food brands
Sappi Europe pushes a €20 per tonne hike on coated mechanical paper ahead of fourth quarter
Georgia-Pacific deploys autonomous drones to map its 800 million Alabama mill expansion
Canson cuts fossil fuel reliance with €6 million biomass boiler in France
Kelpi seaweed coating enables paper liquid sachets on standard filling lines
Antalis secures Ovenden Papers assets in strategic UK market consolidation
Structural engineering and usability dominate the 2026 London Packaging Week Awards
Ei Electronics acquires Irish packaging specialist CUBE to strengthen regional supply chain
Billerud warns against lightweighting that compromises packaging integrity
Carlton Packaging secures SBTi validation for its 2030 emissions reduction targets
Voith and Sun Paper push PM47 to 1400 meters per minute in record time
Go-Pak accelerates US foodservice packaging expansion with strategic Texas appointment
Litotúria Packaging integrates its carton production into a shared industrial data ecosystem
Mondi and Biedronka bypass reverse vending bottlenecks with corrugated Recyklobox
Paranova scales fibre punnet production to one million units for AMFresh grape rollout
Corrugated tooling demand drives a 10,000-square-foot expansion at Dynamic Dies Ohio headquarters
eCorrugated upgrades Ellesmere Port plant with Balemaster Europe waste handling system
Metsä Board and Autajon secure top European packaging honor with Sephora calendar
Propelis targets India as the new hub for connected packaging and brand execution
Somnath Temple ditches plastic for cardboard in massive packaging shift
Schobertechnologies doubles IML output with new XXL delivery system for RSM410
Two mills and two different realities for North American paper capacity
Peruvian packaging giant Trupal brings its recycled fiber strategy to Lima sustainability summit
RE-ZIP challenges Brussels over e-commerce packaging loophole in PPWR targets
Pratt Industries targets Iowa with $97.6 million corrugated packaging plant
Cirkla scales high-barrier molded fiber meat packaging with new Georgia facility
Domtar Defies Supply Chain Odds with Emergency PM5 Roll Retrofit in Quebec
Mark Andy standardizes pressroom color management with mixed-fleet program
Fraunhofer IML and IGEPA launch AI software to eliminate empty space in e-commerce boxes
Bobst scales South Asian service network to support 2,100 installed machines
South Africa triggers tariff review to shield domestic paper mills from import surge
Kimberly-Clark readies European asset sales to secure $40 billion Kenvue takeover
Roses Southwest Papers targets retail tissue with three-line Futura Andromeda investment
CARVIMSA targets global agro-exports with integrated corrugated lines at Expoalimentaria 2026
CMPC secures 40 hectares for a massive private pulp terminal in Brazil
Futamura and Bio4Life engineer compostable cellulose labels for fresh produce
MM Packaging upgrades GreenPeel fibre tray with double-rim structure for fresh protein market
Eurobrillance injects €7.5 million to scale paperboard finishing and AI integration
Paranova scales fibre grape punnets to one million units
Palm Group shifts King's Lynn PM7 to produce 700,000 tonnes of lightweight containerboard
Trupal targets cold chain demands with new pre-cut corrugated line at Huachipa facility
Saica Group scales Irish corrugated output with third automated rotary die cutter at Ashbourne
Kruger Products activates $35 million tissue converting line in Memphis
Georgia-Pacific secures the industrial future of its Muskogee tissue mill at 50
Shutterfly scales premium print capacity with four new Scodix Ultra 2500 SHD presses
Stora Enso centralizes Northern Finland operations with Veitsiluoto sawmill closure
PCA schedules Q3 2026 earnings release amid tightening US containerboard supply
UK to absorb 1.45 million tonnes of recovered paper with new 2027 capacity
International PaperBox accelerates national expansion with Tim Schultz as Director of Growth
BIR Malaga session to tackle 60 percent freight cost surge and DIWASS regulatory deadline
DuPont expands Cyrel ReNew portfolio with two low-carbon flexo plates
Advance Paper Box secures its next half-century with a flagship Rapida 106 press
Alzamora Group engineers child-resistant monomaterial carton with KidGuard
Domtar clears critical factory acceptance test for PCMC Paragon tissue rewinder
Torraspapel backs 4evergreen alliance to push fibre recycling to 90 percent
Tageos brings microwave-safe RFID to food packaging ahead of LOUPE 2026
Sistrade brings AI-driven Atlas platform to LOUPE Americas 2026
Wausau Coated Products launches WA-669 wash-away adhesive for reusable glass packaging
GEW phases out RHINO infrastructure with new EOS power platform at LOUPE Americas
Interflex Laser Engravers boosts anilox production capacity ahead of LOUPE Americas 2026
BHS Intralogistics tackles the WIP bottleneck with its new iTrack sheet handling system
Absolute Engineering upgrades UK Weipong press with carbon fibre chamber technology
Metsä Fibre prepares for extended downtime at Joutseno pulp mill
AVT secures third L&L Innovation Award for UV-free varnish inspection tech
Maxcess brings consolidated tension control and FDA-compliant coatings to LOUPE Americas 2026
IMA TMC accelerates tissue converting lines with the 220-pack WRAP250-NXT
FMCG giants join forces to crack the paper flexible packaging code
Palm anchors Iberian expansion with new Bilbao sales operation
RDM Group pushes 80 euros per tonne price hike for recycled cartonboard across Europe
Wuhan prepares to host 400 global suppliers at CIPTE 2026 amid shifting paper capacities
Flexo Wash standardizes North American anilox cleaning with the FW LaserX 2000
Gallus secures over ten press installations in the US market since April
Sun Paper activates twin 8.6-meter ANDRITZ rewinders for packaging grades at Yandian
Sun Chemical and Archipelago crack the 5 percent barrier weight limit for molded fiber packaging
Durst absorbs MPS to consolidate hybrid printing ahead of LOUPE Americas
JK Labels secures high-compliance market with single-pass Vinsak USAR 530
IP, PCA and Graphic Packaging signal a tougher North American pricing and cost environment
Fastmarkets launches the first industrial cost benchmark for North American corrugated boxes
Brazil pushes corrugated shipments to an all-time July record of 379,925 tonnes
Ibema secures third consecutive Gold Seal in GHG Protocol through forest carbon removal
Klabin Targets Brazil's Seed Industry With High-Performance Paper Sacks
Trombini optimizes agricultural logistics with new 10-kg corrugated box for Brazilian garlic
Kleannara targets South Africa for recycled CCKB paperboard expansion
Packaging design dictates regulatory costs as Cartón Circular secures final approval
L&M Corrugated expands Midwest logistics network with new Appleton fulfillment center
BFT CARBON taps Canflexographics to drive Canadian flexo expansion
SMP Group scales pallet wrap production with Lamina 1800 Gluer installation
TCY Machinery taps Young Shin USA to drive North American expansion and service
Smurfit Westrock secures spot on TIME's World's Best Companies list for third consecutive year
Mimaki targets skilled labor shortages with highly automated UV flatbed lineup
Walki prepares for a new era as Kari Salminen takes the helm in 2027
Longjing Paper stabilizes 100% bamboo pulp tissue production on ANDRITZ hybrid line
Tectuprint challenges traditional trade shows with personalized laser finishing events in Barcelona
ETI Converting brings in-house coating and linerless production to LOUPE Americas
Nine Dragons overhauls Dongguan base with integrated kraftliner production
USITC launches antidumping probe into pizza box imports from three countries
TCY expands North American footprint with new NB5 Flexo Folder Gluer installation on the East Coast
MBO America secures North American distribution rights for BOGRAMA rotary die-cutting systems
Hybrid Software Brandz embeds AI compliance into packaging prepress with Artflow 26.09
Barton Jones Packaging secures unannounced BRCGS AA+ grade ahead of new investments
Tetra Pak pushes retort carton limits with 18-month shelf life for Asian dessert soups
Nine Dragons schedules RMB 50 per tonne corrugated price hike across five major Chinese bases
MTorres deploys MTAG for real-time paper reel traceability across the converting cycle
South India Corrugated Box Prices Jump 20% as Kraft Paper Costs Surge
AstroNova launches the QuickLabel QL-125 for high-volume industrial printing
Sun Chemical and Cyngient merge scale and agility in new narrow web alliance
AxiomPrint brings all label production in-house with SCREEN Truepress Jet L350UV+
INX International brings bio-renewable inks and digital curing to TAPPI CorrExpo 2026
Sonoco raises uncoated recycled paperboard prices by €60 per ton in EMEA
Crown Paper Mill activates 60,000-ton Valmet tissue line in Saudi Arabia
Tavil injects €60 million to double down on end-of-line automation in Spain
Forest Packaging triples production footprint with new 113,000 sq ft Elgin facility
TRICOR pushes heavy-duty corrugated limits with fully automated BHS line in Goch
Kruger Packaging expands Elizabethtown plant with new converting line
AVT and Mark Andy integrate closed-loop register control for label converters
PCA opens its largest corrugated plant in Ohio a month ahead of schedule
Kadant orchestrates a calculated leadership transition with Michael Colwell at the helm
JBM Packaging scales contract operations with new 52,500-square-foot Ohio plant
Autajon promotes Juan Ángel González to lead its premium rigid box division
Canon integrates Edale LabelLine into its core packaging portfolio at LOUPE Americas
James Cropper challenges digital design with physical Paper Portal
Siegwerk and Hornung Verpackungen scale coffee-waste ink for industrial paper bags
Canpac Trends secures tenth Rapida 106 to fuel massive Indian packaging expansion
AVT Helios varnish inspection module secures spot in Labels & Labeling Innovation Awards finals
US containerboard capacity cuts leave Latin American box makers scrambling for kraftliner
Crown Labels accelerates digital transition with Domino N730i installation
JK Paper takes full control of Radhesham Wellpack in strategic packaging push
Sun Chemical targets plastic laminates with new direct food contact inks for folding cartons
Miraclon taps Frédéric Blieck to drive flexo service operations across EAMER
MM Packaging strips plastic from detergent aisles with 95 percent fibre EcoBox
LEIPA PM5 hits three million tonnes of white top testliner production in Schwedt
Gallus locks in over ten US press investments in five months
Grupo Yaguarete injects US$120 million to double paper production capacity in Paraguay
Supremex injects $4 million to scale US folding carton and e-commerce packaging operations
UPM and Sappi lock in executive leadership for their European graphic paper venture
Kawasaki Robotics inaugurates EMEA Experience Center in Neuss for live automation testing
Fenton Packaging Solutions secures EcoVadis Gold status after rapid operational overhaul
Sambo Corrugated Board secures Koenig & Bauer Celmacch high-end rotary die-cutter
BHS Intralogistics integrates robotics and sheet handling to close the automation gap
Fosber consolidates Latin American footprint with Southern Cone expansion
Hartmann secures Eastern European stronghold with Dentaş Romania acquisition
A.G. Stacker Expands eSERIES with Two New Bundle Breakers Ahead of Corrugated Week 2026
Geris accelerates Balkan tissue production with new Giotto Technologies converting line
Ed Baiden assumes control of Nazdar following a historic 23-year leadership cycle
Tetra Pak taps 18-year veteran Michael Wu to steer Oceania packaging operations
Grupo Grabalfa acquires Disengraf to consolidate its flexographic prepress network
Oryx Kraft Mill secures 180,000-ton packaging paper line for UAE expansion
IVE Group activates 42,000-square-meter packaging and print supersite in Western Sydney
Stora Enso consolidates Northern Finland sawmills to boost operational efficiency
DS Smith engineers heavy-duty corrugated transit solution for Schneider Electric switchgears
Agfa pushes flatbed productivity limits at PRINTING United 2026
Forest Packaging secures 113,000-square-foot Elgin site to double corrugated output
Packrite brings industrial offset in-house with new Rapida 164 installation
Scatolificio del Garda secures Spanish foothold with double acquisition in Tarragona
A 300 m/min upgrade pushes Fabyab to a 400,000-meter daily production record
Mondelēz removes 2,200 tonnes of plastic with massive shift to paper cookie trays
HEIDELBERG injects AI and data talent into its packaging and digital printing divisions
Domtar cuts annual water consumption by 2.3 billion gallons across ten mills
European Commission intensifies scrutiny of UPM–Sappi joint venture
Metsä Tissue appoints Michael Lanschützer to lead its greaseproof papers division
Scatolificio DA. RA. scales up digital corrugated production with Kongsberg Ultimate 64 Auto
Momentium standardizes its national folding carton network with Koenig & Bauer large format presses
WPO establishes September 6 as the first World Packaging Day
Voith SteamBooster slashes gas dependency at Koehler Paper Kehl mill
Bioveld North secures provincial backing to engineer the Espanola pulp mill restart
Indah Kiat shifts Perawang output from market pulp to integrated packaging
SCGP integrates AI as an active decision-maker in its global packaging strategy
Graphic Packaging taps Tatiana Berardinelli to steer global workforce strategy
International Paper secures Conagra Supplier Excellence Award for supply chain resilience
Metsä Board splits commercial leadership to accelerate global packaging sales
Smurfit Westrock study reveals 97 percent consumer separation rate for Bag-in-Box packaging
DS Smith cuts heavy grades to fund £20m lightweighting push at Kemsley
Stora Enso secures dual ScanStar 2026 victories with reusable fiber designs
Flash4 scales smart label production with BW Papersystems RFID converting technology
PPC Flex absorbs Dutch floral specialist Koen Pack in aggressive 2026 expansion
OMG Bubble Tea adopts Greiner hybrid cardboard cups for RTD beverages
Brazil Secures LatamCORR 2026 Amid Record Pulp Production and Surging Corrugated Demand
Microcart scales corrugated production to 15,000 tons per month in Aguascalientes
Jaipur's Bravura Packers tackles post-press bottlenecks with DGM TechnoFold investment
SCREEN brings its flagship Truepress LABEL 350UV SAI S to LOUPE Americas 2026
Suzano trades land for a 10 percent stake in Brazil's new deep-water port
Xerox integrates Xeikon technology to expand its digital packaging portfolio
CorrBoard UK tightens quality control with new laboratory conditioning investment
Sandon Global fortifies domestic flexo market with Stuart Williams appointment
AMERIPEN backs federal push to harmonize packaging sustainability claims
Sun Paper awards Andritz major contract for Nanning packaging paper expansion
MHI breaches the Nordic market with first EVOL installation at Adara Pakkaus
FANUC UK taps Dan Fisher to lead sales as automation demand surges in packaging
Smurfit Westrock Venlo reaches 35 years of corrugated operations amid tight European supply
Graco absorbs Valco Melton in a 447 million cash transaction
Metsä Board upgrades Kemi winder to secure coated kraftliner quality
Lee & Man Paper forecasts a 21 percent revenue jump for the first half of 2026
Sappi demands trade action against Asian imports as North American packaging drives Q3 recovery
Peruvian fruit exports to Europe drive unprecedented technical upgrades in local corrugated plants
Arabian Packaging targets 37 percent emissions cut and full digital integration in 2026 overhaul
Nine Dragons Paper redeems $400 million in high-yield debt following a threefold profit surge
ACCCSA elects María Luisa Jaramillo as president to steer the Latin American corrugated industry
Consolidation drives the Chilean corrugated sector toward a three billion dollar valuation
Om Sree Papertek fires up PM-2 to target the lightweight kraft paper market
Valmet deploys Latin America's most advanced tissue converting line in Colombia
Unannounced BRCGS audits yield five AA+ ratings for Paranova Print and Packaging
Sebastian Schaper takes the helm at Koenig & Bauer Barcelona
Marbach tackles large-format die-cutting limits with solidplate alu
Dunapack Packaging moves El Pack acquisition into Greek regulatory review as Prinzhorn expands European converting network
STI Group scales Czech folding carton production with new Mastermatrix 106 CSB
Hartmann moves global headquarters back to its 1917 birthplace in Lyngby
Mondi injects €15 million into Ebersdorf to automate corrugated logistics
Truvant absorbs Multi-Pak and adds 500 million blister capacity to its network
NE Engineering eliminates end-of-line bottlenecks for Adara Pakkaus with new 2UpSide palletiser
Global corrugated packaging market on track to surpass 314 billion by 2034
Monadnock Paper Mills proves the viability of zero-waste fiber manufacturing with its latest sustainability metrics
MM Packaging Ibérica secures EcoVadis Platinum after cutting Scope 3 emissions by 53 percent
Royal Containers accelerates corrugated production with new BOBST 924 FFG
Amtech Software brings AI to the plant floor at Nashville packaging summit
EMproject89 automates corrugated sheet feeding for the BOXmaker ULTRA