The pace of demand for paper packaging in the US slowed in 2023 due to end-user destocking and prices for unbleached paper dropped by $40-50 compared to 2022

An interview with Laurent Sellier, CEO of Smurfit Kappa The Americas on changing packaging consumer behaviors and the key to preparedness for 2024

An interview with Joachim Klein, managing director at StepChange Consulting on containerboard demand, opportunities in M&As and talent acquisition

In a bold move questioned by most in the marketplace this week, five of the six largest North American containerboard and corrugated box companies announced containerboard price increases for Jan. 1. The $70/ton and $75/ton brown linerboard increase, if implemented, would be the first one in almost two years for the domestic market in the […]

The merger will set new paper packaging market leaders in the region, said Fastmarkets’ analyst

We take a deeper dive into the impact of the merger on local paper packaging markets in Latin America

What impact does the merger have on the Brazilian and Mexican packaging markets?

Packaging procurement professionals’ perspectives on supply challenges, creative packaging options, buyer-supplier relationships and more

Smurfit Westrock, the proposed new combined company, would create a $34 billion company with 23 million tons of mill capacity

Our packaging focus for August takes a look at the prices of containerboard, folding boxboard and white-lined chipboard across five European countries