Sappi is contributing European mills connected with premium liner for high-value corrugated packaging, while UPM keeps its disclosed functional packaging-paper direction outside the announced transaction perimeter
A 1.2 million m² WIP buffer in Strasswalchen shows why Prinzhorn is investing in production flow while Dunapack expands its corrugated packaging footprint in Germany
The purchase price was not disclosed. But International Paper has acquired a recently built, rail-served corrugated packaging facility in Dover, Delaware — a strategic East Coast asset designed around technology, logistics, fibre efficiency and customer proximity. “The Dover facility’s strong...
€14 million for Romania, more than €100 million across the wider regional network, destroyed capacity in Ukraine — and the new geography of corrugated packaging power
Why Brazil’s packaging giant is sending a warning signal to corrugated board producers worldwide Klabin’s Q1 2026 results show where the money is moving in corrugated board: net revenue reached R$4.9 billion — approximately $930 million using Klabin’s own average...
“Only a small number of large players will be able to gain market share in the future.” — Mathias Schliep, Chairman of the Board of Directors at THIMM Group On 12 May 2026, Saica Group and THIMM Group announced that...
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...
LatamCORR Argentina will open in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026, bringing the Latin American corrugated industry to Hilton Buenos Aires in Puerto Madero for two days of technical and business discussions.
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?
BOBST has brought into its boardroom a man from the world of one of the largest global users of packaging — Nestlé. At first glance, the appointment of Eugenio Simioni to the Board of Directors of BOBST Group SA may...
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.
When the world’s largest paper-based packaging group reports a quarter and makes it clear that higher sales volume alone does not protect profitability, every plant manager, owner, and commercial director in the corrugated industry should pay close attention.
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.
Smurfit WestRock did not just build a stand — they turned corrugated board into a full space-themed installation and won first place at Aquasur 2026 in Chile in the exhibition stand competition.
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...
“We aren’t just building machines anymore. We are engineering the future of smart packaging.” This statement from Marco Bertola, Global CEO of Fosber Group, captures how leading suppliers are now trying to redefine their role in the corrugated industry.
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...
“Printing and finishing directly on corrugated board, without compromising flute integrity, is a real game changer for high-end retail displays.”
$225 million into a new corrugated box plant in Rankin County, Mississippi — but this is not about adding capacity. It is about replacing it.
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