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After our recent publications, we started receiving questions. Different companies, different regions — but the same concerns. How difficult is it really to relocate equipment? Who should be involved? How much does it cost — and when does it actually...

What if the most valuable thing a containerboard supplier can give a corrugated board producer is not only paper — but access to technical knowledge that normally takes years to collect?

DS Smith’s corrugated board plant in Launceston, UK, is set to close — and for International Paper this is more than a local restructuring decision. It is a test of what consolidation really means after the deal is completed.

The board version of Corruga Empire is moving forward — real, physical, almost ready to be tested in the field. At the same time, we’re developing the digital version — where machines, processes, and decisions come to life.

BOBST is bringing a bigger question to the corrugated market: how can converters stay competitive in a market defined by overcapacity, slowing demand growth and increasing price pressure? This discussion will take place at Corrugated by FESPA 2026 in Barcelona,...

Roger Whittaker is not a symbolic family-business figurehead. As owner and one of the leaders of a fifth-generation packaging company, he represents the long-view thinking behind Sheard Packaging’s growth: reinvestment, independence, and a belief that a business should be built...

From April 22 to 24, Emmepi Group is holding its Open Day in Brazil — not in a showroom, but inside a working corrugated plant. The event is taking place at Klabin’s Piracicaba II facility and follows a structured three-day...

Dunapack Packaging is acquiring three operating corrugated plants from Stora Enso in Southwestern Germany — gaining immediate production, customers and market share in Europe’s largest corrugated market.

At FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 in Barcelona, the new Corrugated platform brings corrugated converters into the centre of the event — and Barberán is one of the companies to watch. The exhibition runs from 19 to 22 May at...

I love what I call a “financial flash” — those rare moments when a real number breaks through the fog of corporate reports and press releases. Not a forecast, not a “guidance range,” but a figure confirmed by an actual...

One company drops a raw egg from more than 10 metres. Another builds a corrugated board stand for a major industry exhibition. A third draws attention with a smart corrugated POS display that is faster to assemble and easier to...

Antalis announced the acquisition of Hein Verpackungen on April 7, 2026, after KPP Group had formally disclosed the deal on April 2.

Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill in Obukhiv, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging, has halted production after a second attack in less than a month.

“Print4All Conference is where the entire market comes together to define priorities and perspectives.” — Marco Calcagni, President of ACIMGA

One of the questions often asked by people outside the industry is simple: why are corporations like Smurfit Westrock or International Paper valued at multiples of EBITDA that many other industrial businesses can only dream about?

📅 19–22 May 2026 📍 Barcelona, Spain – Fira de Barcelona, Hall 3 In 2026, within the framework of the FESPA Global Print Expo, a new specialised platform will debut: Corrugated.

In recent days, editorial corruga.expert has received inquiries from industry professionals. We addressed this question directly to ixs-pal, and here is the response from Robert Karimov, presented in his own words.

CBS Packaging Group, one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent manufacturers of corrugated board and packaging solutions, has acquired a 120,000 sq ft industrial facility in Walsall, West Midlands, as part of a strategic expansion to increase production capacity and meet future...

“We were not looking for just another casemaker. Our target was 12,000–15,000 sheets per hour in stable production, handling board grades from lightweight singlewall up to heavy doublewall, with a maximum format above 1,600 mm.

Why Machine Relocation Has Become an Art Form in the Premium Equipment Market. For several months, I’ve been asking our Lithuanian friends — Tadas Salkauskas and the team at MachineryAssist — to share the stories I had heard from them...