O-I Glass Completes the Sale of ANZ Business Unit

Kruger officially dedicated Paper Machine No. 10 (PM10), which was completely rebuilt to manufacture 100% lightweight and high-strength linerboard at its Trois-Rivières Mill. Several dignitaries and project partners were present, including Luc Blanchette, Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks; Julie Boulet, Minister of Tourism ad Minister responsible for the Mauricie region; Jean-Denis Girard, MNA for Trois-Rivières; and Gene Kruger, Vice President, Business Development, Kruger Inc. Kruger invested $250 million in this project to completely rebuild PM10 for optimal results. Well before work got under way, Kruger’s engineers toured numerous manufacturing plants in North America and Europe to find the best technology for manufacturing 100% recycled lightweight and high-strength linerboard of the best possible quality. Commercialized as XTR, the new linerboard grades manufactured on PM10 meet increasing demand for ultra-light packaging without compromising on strength, performance or environmental footprint. Click Read More below for additional information.

Neenah Industrial Solutions, a Mativ brand and leading manufacturer of critical components and specialty solutions, announces a name change and rebrand to Indafor. The rebrand provides the perfect opportunity for Neenah Industrial Solutions to move beyond the legacy parent company Neenah-based name and adopt a new name, look, contemporary website, and updated marketing collateral, resulting in the launch of the Indafor brand in March of 2024. The new Indafor name pays homage to the brand’s more than a century-old history of strength, innovation, and industrial solutions by marrying the words industrial and the Latin word for strong, fortis. The brand’s tagline, “Where it all comes together,” positions it for a future of continued partnership, process, and progress in pressure-sensitive tape backings, performance labels, medical packaging, dispersible technology, abrasive backings, and specialty paper markets.

If you recently made a purchase online, you’re not alone. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that retail e-commerce sales topped $272 billion in the first quarter of 2023, up 7.8% from the same period last year. Along with this continuing growth in online purchases comes an increasing awareness of the materials used to package and ship products, and the impact these materials have on the environment. A new survey commissioned by Two Sides North America and conducted by international research firm Toluna found that U.S. consumers believe paper-based packaging is better for the environment than other packaging materials. Survey respondents were asked to rank their preferred packaging material (paper/cardboard, plastic, glass and metal) based on 15 environmental, aesthetic and practical attributes. Overall, paper/cardboard packaging was preferred for 10 of the 15 attributes, including all environmental attributes, with half of respondents saying paper/cardboard is better for the environment than other types of packaging. Consumers also preferred paper/cardboard packaging for being home compostable (59%) and easier to recycle (43%).