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At full published speed, 30 seconds of feeding downtime equals 250 sheets of theoretical feed capacity. That is why a prefeeder should not be judged as “peripheral equipment”. On a modern corrugated converting line, it can decide whether rated speed...

LatamCORR returns to Mexico City on June 9–10, 2027. Behind the event is a corrugated market tied to US$871.6 billion in U.S.–Mexico goods trade, concentrated in a handful of industrial states and increasingly shaped by automation, flexibility and cross-border supply...

SHELTER opens today at the MAIF Social Club: a participatory installation in which visitors build an ephemeral house from 2,000 interlocking cardboard boxes, with DS Smith supporting the project.

A UK-reviewed value model points to more than £710,000 in potential annual cost reduction and nearly 4,000 staff hours for a representative £25 million sheet plant. At stand 47 in Telford, Amtech will let visitors put their own operating figures...

A 50 m/min upgrade, roughly 278 m/min across a full day, and one question for plant directors: buy more capacity — or extract more from the corrugator already installed?

An Interview With the CEO of MachineryAssist Tadas Šalkauskas runs MachineryAssist, a company specialising in industrial machinery relocation across a wide range of manufacturing industries.

The answer depends not only on pallet design, but also on the strength of the corrugated board itself. New ixs-pal® test data shows how ECT values can translate into real pallet load capacity — from around 400 kg to more...

Today, August 27, ACCCSA 2026 is in its final day in Guatemala City. The commercial exhibition is scheduled to remain open until 18:00 local time before stand move-out begins. ACCCSA’s latest event update puts the scale at around 850 participants...

The deal is no longer pending. On August 24 — two days ago — Saica Group and THIMM Group confirmed that the acquisition has been successfully closed. The transaction announced in May and cleared by the European Commission in July...

BOBST is already building the NOVAFFG 1024 in India. On September 9–10, 2026, the company will open a new Competence Centre in Pune. And its new Managing Director, Ashish Saxena, says India is being developed as a “global manufacturing and...

Why the biggest capacity gain in a corrugated plant may not be a machine. “We don’t have the capacity “Are you sure?” “Can we run this order tomorrow?” “No. The corrugator is full.” “Are you sure?” A pause. “Well… according...

PM16 is converted, customer qualification is under way and full run rate is targeted for Q1 2027. The biggest unanswered question is also the one that matters most to the corrugated board market: how much containerboard will the machine ultimately...

From 12 August 2026, PPWR stopped being a future compliance project for corrugated producers. If a national authority makes a reasoned request, a manufacturer may have just 10 days to produce the relevant technical documentation.

corruga.expert analysis · Q2 / H1 2026 We compared the latest results from major corrugated, containerboard and fibre-packaging groups across three continents. Mondi lost €136 million of Corrugated Packaging EBITDA while volumes rose. SCGP lifted profit 128%. Nine Dragons reported...

The global top three barely moved. The real changes begin below the top three. A data-driven corruga.expert feature on production, rank shifts, plants, employment, market value and the changing geography of the global corrugated industry.

Corruga.Expert · Exhibition guide 2026 The exhibitions worth your time before the end of 2026 — and the questions that can turn a trade-show visit into a better investment decision.

North American box volumes are growing. International Paper says it is outperforming the market. Pricing is moving higher. And yet the company still reported a $12 million loss from continuing operations in Q2, adjusted EBITDA fell to $587 million, and...

Dunapack Packaging Hellas, part of Austria’s Prinzhorn Group, has agreed to acquire El Pack’s corrugated packaging operations in Greece, including production sites in Patras, Kapandriti and Thiva. The business generated approximately €43 million in revenue in 2025 and employs around...

Smurfit Westrock entered 2026 as the world’s largest paper-based packaging group, with more than 97,000 employees, over 500 packaging and other facilities, 57 mills and operations in 40 countries. Its 2025 results showed the scale of the company — $31.179...

Nine corrugated plants. Around 2,500 employees. Approximately €539 million in annual revenue. And 1.2 billion m² of production capacity. The European Commission approved Saica Group’s acquisition of Thimm on 23 July 2026. The deal value was not disclosed. One day...