Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ever since the Covid boom years, demand for paper packaging has slumped – why?
We’re over halfway through 2025, and this was supposed to be the bounce-back year for the paper packaging
How will Trump’s presidency affect the packaging industry?
On the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration – and a wave of immediate executive orders – Tim
Ukraine – from the front to the competition
Packaging has played a significant role in Ukraine’s resistance against invading Russian forces. Veronika Khalaydzhi, PhD, president of the
Red Sea shipping disruptions increasing flexible packaging prices, says FPE
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) has attributed the rising prices of European flexible packaging materials in Q1 2024 to shipping disruptions
Ukrainian packaging innovations win big at WorldStar 2024 awards
In the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion, the Club Packagers of Ukraine has congratulated Ukrainian companies RPE Aventin LLC,
Russian invasion of Ukraine slashed prices and wood shipments in 2023, says WRI
In its Global Forest Industry Summary for 2023, Wood Resources International (WRI) attributes tightening hardwood pulplog supply, decreased Russian lumber
Invasion of Ukraine contributed to halved Russian lumber export prices, says WRI
Wood Resources International (WRI) has calculated an almost 50% decrease in export prices for Russian lumber since early 2022 – an
WRI’s market insights for global forest industry highlight $1 billion loss in Russian lumber exports and lowered European pulp prices
Wood Resources International (WRI) has shared market insights for the global forest industry this quarter, including Europe’s close proximity
Russian wood chip and log imports to Finland thought to have fallen to zero in 2022
Imports of wood chips and logs to Finland from Russia fell from an all-time high in 2020 to zero
Resilinc records 38% increase in European supply chain disruptions in 2022
New data released by Resilinc has indicated towards a 38% increase in supply chain disruptions across Europe in 2022 – predominantly
Mondi set to divest Russian operations to the Gotek Group for around €24 million
Mondi has announced that it will sell its Russian packaging converting operations – a corrugated solutions plant and two consumer flexibles
Polymers for Europe Alliance objects to additional ‘energy surcharges’ in supply agreements with plastics manufacturers and converters
The Polymers for Europe Alliance has highlighted ‘energy surcharges’ as a prevalent issue faced by manufacturers and converters in the