Manufacturing & Retail
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Klöckner Pentaplast secures restructuring deal to cut US$1.49B in debt
The deal will result in the company’s ownership transferring to certain of its financial partners.
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Graphic Packaging International opens recycled paperboard mill in Texas ahead of schedule
The mill’s first saleable rolls were produced in October 2025, earlier than the originally planned Q4 2025 start-up.
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Smurfit Westrock closes California plant in ongoing consolidation drive
The facility is located in City of Industry, California.
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UK boosts supercharger scheme to cut electricity bills for paper mills, green packaging
The Government’s Supercharger scheme will be increased, with UK paper mills set to see a reduction in electricity costs.
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UPM launches premium label materials to enhance wine, spirits packaging durability
Each material in the folder is accompanied by a printed sample to demonstrate performance
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Antalis launches eco-friendly expandable mailer to cut e-commerce shipping waste
The bag is also FSC certified and consists of recyclable materials.
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Sappi Europe finalizes Alfeld Mill restructuring with focus on high-barrier packaging papers
Alfeld Mill will focus on specialty and high-barrier papers. Deliveries to customers will continue without disruption
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AF&PA reports 3.1% drop in US containerboard production for Q3 2025
Production designated for export fell by 15% from Q2, representing the lowest export volume of 2025.
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Bobst, Brückner Maschinenbau partners to unveil recyclable monomaterial retort packaging
The new mono-material retort solution aims to address recyclability challenges in high-barrier food packaging.
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Kraton halts HSBC production in France to tackle overcapacity
The site will instead focus solely on producing unhydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (USBC) products.