Tag Archives: cardboard packaging

Stora Enso Acquires Dutch Company De Jong Packaging Group for EUR 1.02 Billion

Stora Enso acquires De Jong Packaging Group, based in the Netherlands, for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1,020 million. This acquisition will advance Stora Enso’s strategic direction, accelerate revenue growth and build market share in renewable packaging in Europe. De Jong Packaging Group is one of the largest corrugated packaging producers in the Benelux […]

Walki Group acquires Finnish packaging producers Westpak and Flexipack

Walki Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Westpak Oy Ab and Flexipack Oy Ab. For years, these two companies form an integrated value chain, providing high-quality flexible packaging solutions to leading Nordic food brands. In 2021 Flexipack and Westpak generated combined sales of about EUR 40 million. […]

Russian Dairy Union proposed to introduce state distribution of cardboard

Soyuzmoloko, the Russian union of milk producers , proposed to the government to distribute the food cardboard produced in the country among packers. The proposal was made on June 9 at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues. As explained on the website of Soyuzmoloko, having information about the projected volumes of […]

Klabin to install two new sheeting machines with the latest technology updates

Klabin is a reference with more than 120 years of history behind it, being the largest producer and exporter of packaging paper in Brazil. It is a leader in the markets of cardboard packaging, industrial bags and the only company in the country that offers market solutions in short fiber, long fiber and fluff pulp. […]

4evergreen alliance : striving for full circularity of fibre-based packaging by 2030

The wood fibre-based packaging alliance 4evergreen held its launch event entitled “Perfecting circularity with fibre-based packaging”. The online event included a panel debate with industry leaders from Stora Enso (Finland), Huhtamaki (Finland), Mars (US), Nestlé (Switzerland) and Smurfit Kappa (Ireland). It highlighted the alliance’s vision to further advance circularity of fibre-based packaging and introduced the sector’s […]

Selenginsky pulp and paper mill eyes to become leading paper and cardboard producer in Russian Siberia

Selenginsky pulp and paper mill (SCCC), one of Russia’s largest paper mills, located in Buryatia Republic will be modernized with the cost of the project more than RUB2 billion (US$26 million), according to press service of the government of the republic. The main purpose of the planned modernization is to improve the quality of finished […]

Archroma launches new barrier coating for odor-free packaging applications

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the launch of Cartaseal® VWAF, a new industry-leading perfluorinated compound (PFC)-free and ammonia-free barrier coating for odor-free packaging applications.   Archroma is well known for its innovations and sustainable solution systems aimed at helping packaging & paper manufacturers to optimize productivity and/or create […]

Green Bay Packaging to establish new corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas

Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP) will begin construction of a new 600,000 square foot corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Construction on the site is set to begin in the 1Q 2022 and startup operation is scheduled for the 2Q 2023. The new “super-plant” will be replacing GBP’s current 200,000 square foot corrugator plant in […]

Mondi bags nine WorldStar Packaging awards

Mondi received nine awards in six categories at this year’s WorldStar Packaging awards. Open to packaging companies around the world, the WorldStar awards recognise the best ideas, innovations and technologies on the market, with a focus on sustainability, product protection and end-user convenience. “Mondi is a pioneer in making packaging sustainable by design. Our EcoSolutions […]

SCGP Announces Plans to Build New Packaging Paper Production Base in Northern Vietnam

Thailand-based SCGP announced that it is moving ahead with an expansion plan to build a new production complex in Vinh Phuc in northern Vietnam for the production of packaging paper. The total investment amounts to 8,133 billion VND (approx. US$353,500.00). In a press release, SCGP said, “In order to grow alongside other industries inside Vietnam […]