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Nestlé’s Quality Street Gets Paper Tub Look

First it was a tin, then plastic, and now Quality Street, the Christmas brand, is launching a paper tub.

Times Are Changing: What Does The EU Green Deal Mean For The Packaging Sector?

With 94% of consumers saying it’s a brand’s responsibility to create products that are not harmful to the earth, it was only a matter of time b...

Time Running Out For Packaging Firms To Be EUDR Compliant, Says GlobalData

Time is running out for packaging companies to ensure they are compliant with the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

International Paper Clinches Deal To Buy DS Smith

International Paper said that it has agreed to an all-share deal to buy DS Smith, valuing the British paper and packaging firm at £5.8 billion (&euro...

Packaging Firm Mondi Implements Price Hikes Amid Improving Demand

British packaging company Mondi said it was implementing price hikes across its range of paper grades in the current fiscal year and there was an improveme...

Turning To Paper 'Not An Easy Solution' To Plastic Issue, Says Rabobank

The transition to paper and pulp-based packaging might not represent an 'easy solution' for a packaging industry seeking to replace plastic, a new report f...

Stora Enso Expects Weak Demand To Persist Into 2024

Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso said it expects weak market conditions to persist into next year, with no recovery in the final quarter of 2023, hit by lo...

Competitiveness Of European Paper Packaging Firms ‘Under Pressure’, Notes Rabobank

Higher energy costs and an increased focus on decarbonisation are affecting the competitiveness of European paper packaging producers, a new report from Ra...