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Additional units are expected to be installed during the year – Baheti plans to invest ₹20-25 crore (approximately US$2.4-3.0 million) in FY27 to set up an aluminium wire rod unit.

The 112.7% surge in automation revenue stands out as the quarter’s most significant trend.

North America generated US$248 million in packaging profit while EMEA bled red ink despite its 50% revenue surge.

AWL’s 20% surge in packing material costs illustrates the transmission chain from geopolitics to grocery shelf.

While foreign exchange trends were unfavourable, they were offset by efficient raw material sourcing, production gains, lower depreciation, and reduced SG&A expenses.

Ardagh’s 11 percent EBITDA growth in a quarter of volume declines proves that operational discipline can outrun market headwinds.

Industrial footprint optimisation plans are progressing and should support performance from the second half of the year, while the Performance Action Plan continues to deliver solid results and energy hedging covers more than 80 percent of needs for the year.

Sonoco’s CEO explained that the company is proud of the team’s solid performance in the first quarter despite disruptions from severe winter weather, a fire that destroyed a recycling facility in South Carolina, and rapidly changing macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.

SDI’s Q1 results prove that recycled-content manufacturing can outperform virgin-based production when spreads widen. For the recycling industry, that is the business case.

The divergence between rising sales and falling profits suggests that input costs, likely paper, inks, energy, or logistics, have increased faster than the company could pass through to customers.