Culture & Marketing

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, will be planting over 3,000 trees at five of its paper mills across Europe in support of this year's European Paper Bag Day.

WestRock Company was recognized for packaging design excellence at the 76th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. The company won 13 awards - the most of any entrant - including the Sustainability Award of the Year.

LSC Communications announced that the company was honored with six awards in the 2019 'Golden Cylinder' Awards, an annual competition designed to identify the "Best of Gravure" in each segment of the printing industry and to distinguish technical innovations.

Universal Forest Products has introduced the industry's toughest and most durable shed floor: SuperStratum™ panels made with Rhino Linings®.

Cascades was awarded the bronze Parity Certification by the Women in Governance organization. This certification recognizes Cascades' policies and programs aimed at encouraging women's professional growth and leadership.

Sonoco announced the introduction of EnviroFlex™ PE recyclable polyethylene flexible packaging.

Stora Enso targets to increase the knowledge about sustainable construction and construction materials.

Consumers and brands around the world are looking for more sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging, with easy recyclability being key. To meet these needs Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is introducing a new plastic-free eco-barrier paperboard that can be recycled in paper or paperboard waste streams according to local recycling schemes.

Verso Corporation introduced a new promotion for its economy coated paper, Anthem Plus®, titled Anthem Plus®. Solid Performer.

Lecta is expanding its Adestor self-adhesive product portfolio with the launch of a new range of rubber-based Adestor Hot-Melt adhesives for excellent performance in these applications.

Over the next three years, the collaboration will provide education to 4,000 pupils and 500 teachers in Mexico City and Chihuahua about attitudes and habits in connection with menstrual hygiene management and hand washing.

Smurfit Kappa was once again recognized by the FTSE4Good Index for its commitment to sustainability.

At the close of the 2019 annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) in Northern Saskatchewan, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced its support for the Ministers' commitment to work together to promote Canadian forestry and forest products to the country and the world.

Smurfit Kappa has developed a new e-commerce packaging solution for Enjoy Flowers, a brand of Colombian flower grower Jardines de Los Andes.

This new product line offers reverse osmosis (RO) membrane element manufacturers improved performance when casting membranes.

The product, in addition to bringing unique features such as greater absorption and liquids retention, greater comfort and discretion for the end user, also presents good environmental performance.

Huhtamaki has launched its new compostable Bioware Impresso double walled hot cup.

Menasha Packaging Company, a retail-focused packaging and merchandising supply chain solutions provider with facilities throughout North America, earned two gold and seven bronze OMA Awards on June 26.

Smurfit Kappa has walked away with 11 awards for its innovative and sustainable packaging at the UK Starpack Awards last week.

Inspired by parents, Huggies® has introduced Huggies® Special Delivery™ diapers, the softest diaper with plant-based materials, designed specifically to provide the best for a baby's bottom, without compromise.

WestRock received 20 awards at this year's Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards, a competition that celebrates merchandising and design excellence in the retail space.

Kimberly-Clark said this week that it's stepping up its efforts to "drive growth" by creating a new position of chief growth officer.

As part of its "Love the Change" campaign, Pampers is proud to announce they're providing 5,000 changing tables for public restrooms across North America by 2021, so more dads and babies can #LoveTheChange together when they're out-and-about.

The award was recognition for a recent project in which Smurfit Kappa redesigned the cereal giant's packaging to optimise its supply chain.

The award is given to companies that best demonstrate the use of technology to redefine business processes and drive significant improvements to current operations.