Packaging

Union Unite has committed to oppose the threatened closure of a DS Smith packaging factory in Derbyshire, as consultations have begun.

Stora Enso is initiating a strategic review of its Swedish forest assets as part of its stronger focus on renewable packaging.

Fedrigoni has partnered with data giant Palantir to leverage AI for functions such as stock optimisation and forecasting.

The five UK DS Smith sites proposed for closure have been confirmed and include one box plant and four sheet plants, as well as changes at other sites.

The King’s Birthday Honours List was peppered with people with an industry connection, including the designer of the monarch's Cypher.

BakPac, the flexible packaging division of independent label printer Bakers, has hit a major production milestone, converting and shipping over one million digitally printed stand-up pouches in a...

Changes are afoot at Dayfold, with the future shape of the business currently unclear.

Heidelberg expects operating margins to improve in its new financial year as the benefits of its reduced cost base and expanding portfolio flow through. 

MM Packaging Bangor has a new name, with the business rebranded as CB Paper Sacks.

Compostable film producer Futamura, flexible packaging converter Repaq and machine manufacturer GK Sondermaschinenbau (GKS) have joined forces to develop a fully compostable liquid sachet.