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Meadow plans to work with more contract manufacturing partners to sell to U.S. hotels, particularly those that have established sustainability strategies.
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A week after the white liquor tank implosion disaster, the Longview community mourns the 11 people killed.
Implications are emerging for paper and packaging industry supply chains. https://t.co/x0rGdEQFTu
Polyolefins are bearing the brunt of supply disruptions and price increases, and renormalization isn’t expect until 2027 at the earliest. https://t.co/wrbZvO5DPW
Smurfit Westrock laid out targets for reducing GHG emissions, water use and waste. It also teased that more goals could be coming. https://t.co/xNlZg9UBAl
Paper cup recycling access quadrupled in the last decade, according to the Foodservice Packaging Institute.
But more work is needed, including on end markets, as some mills that accepted the material have backed out. https://t.co/nNa8YRiU9n
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection still expects producers will owe money this year.
But the process of contracting with a stewardship organization has repeatedly been pushed back. https://t.co/m5qhqlN4Iw
The milestone gives way to next compliance steps for the sweeping extended producer responsibility and source reduction law.
Circular Action Alliance also published estimated fees for producers. https://t.co/KWugucjtKf
Several competitors have joined the June price hike wave that Smurfit Westrock initiated.
This comes as executives report rising input costs and demand improvements. https://t.co/WTPPiZjUSi
Extended producer responsibility costs are elevating packaging discussions to the C-suite and forcing companies to work out budget strategies. https://t.co/KX6zO8WLuV
The company has multiple locations in the Middle East and faced “direct impacts” from the war with Iran during its fiscal second quarter. https://t.co/ZXPrXsBgP8
Plus, Amcor goes lighter on sauce caps and UPM Specialty Materials works with Felix Schoeller on a barrier solution for flexible food packaging. https://t.co/539wiqwGSi
Fastmarkets RISI recognized another bump that brings producers closer to achieving the $70 per ton hikes they announced earlier this year. https://t.co/6ZQrtCSX0I
As recreational cannabis becomes more mainstream, companies are putting a greater focus on product packaging.
But balancing compliance with controlling product quality and cost takes careful planning. https://t.co/qPxIQxBohq