Packaging

The government’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme administrator, PackUK, was officially launched this week at Birmingham’s Packaging Innovations trade show.

A new alliance has been formed to champion the merits of fibre-based packaging amid “a critical time” for waste and recycling policies in the UK.

Stora Enso has reported that, by the end of 2024, it achieved a 53% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, surpassing the target of a 50% reduction by 2030 from the 2019 base year.

Scalderhurst has become the exclusive distributor of April folding boxboard products in the UK and Ireland.

Italian organic pasta company Astrabio has teamed with Koehler Paper to use flexible packaging paper rather than plastic for packs.

Graphic Packaging has posted sales down 7% for 2024, impacted by “unusual volume challenges” and customer destocking.

US group International Paper has completed its acquisition of London-headquartered packaging giant DS Smith.

Industry firms have embraced Love Paper Week with a flurry of posts on social media highlighting the medium.

Recycled board and packaging manufacturer VPK has revealed plans to close its Leeds facility on 29 August 2025, giving employees seven months to find alternative employment.

International Paper has received Phase I clearance of its “combination” with DS Smith from the European Commission, but this was conditional on International Paper entering into commitments to divest...