Culture & Marketing

When the coronavirus pandemic accelerated a nationwide trend of declining print-advertising revenue amid temporary business closures, the Inland Empire Paper Co. saw an opportunity to innovate by developing two new paper products.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is launching two new paper-based bags for German pet food producer Interquell, delivering both consumer convenience and sustainability benefits.

SCA's Christmas gift to the company's employees in 2020 was a donation of SEK 1.5 MSEK to three recipients. Cancer Research Foundation Northern Sweden received the largest donation.

Stora Enso's design for eco-friendly pellet packaging was awarded with a prestigious Worldstar award. The renewable and recyclable packaging is designed for heavy use in transporting and warehousing of wood pellets for heating.

In this annual competition of the World Packaging Organisation, judges from 55 countries recognised achievements in packaging innovation and technologies worldwide, with a focus on sustainability, product protection and end-user convenience.

Amcor - a global packaging leader - has for the first time reported against SASB's standards, setting a new benchmark for the packaging industry by becoming the first global diversified packaging company to do so.

Canada is built on a foundation of diversity, inclusion, and acceptance. We celebrate our cultural mosaic, yet rarely see it come to life in brand advertising. That's all about to change, thanks to a bold, trend-setting new effort from Kruger Products, maker of best-selling brands including Cashmere and Purex Bathroom Tissue, Scotties Facial Tissue and SpongeTowels Paper Towels, which has produced a remarkable advancement in multicultural marketing.

Named "The Official Cooler of Planet Earth," Brrr Box uses DS Smith's proprietary Greencoat corrugated moisture-resistant and FDA food contact-safe material to coat its sustainable alternative to Styrofoam.

Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recovery, hygiene and packaging solutions, is pleased to continue supporting efforts to fight effects of the pandemic.

Sonoco, one of the most sustainable, diversified global packaging companies, is pleased to announce it has again been named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. The Company also received an MSCI ESG "A" rating.

WestRock, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has been named one of 'America's Most Responsible Companies 2021' by Newsweek magazine, recognizing the company's efforts to imagine and deliver on the promise of a sustainable future.

E-commerce is booming and this year several sources predict records for the Christmas online shopping.

Recycling Dual offers an innovative and integrated holistic solution to track the entire life cycle of paper, cardboard and carton packaging. The unique solution highlights duplication which can be removed from the supply chain and reduce costs.

Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, announced today the release of the Company's first sustainability report, Enhancing Everyday Life™...Sustainably.

The use of face masks during the recent pandemic has justifiably grown to hundreds of millions worldwide. However, masks can easily end up littering public places or natural sites.

Leading paper-based packaging solution provider, Graphic Packaging International, is responding to growing demand for viable Ships In Own Container (SIOC) solutions for e-commerce with a sustainable structure that is both sturdy and striking.

DS Smith, a leading paper, packaging and recycling company with North American headquarters in Atlanta, moves ahead with its implementation of the next generation of supply chain technology by extending real-time visibility to its North American operations.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has launched a new paper EcoWicketBag for Drylock Technologies' baby diaper ranges, bringing sustainable paper-based packaging to the hygiene market globally.

Sun Chemical's SunTronic® IME inks are approved for production use in IMSE parts after passing the demanding materials testing program from TactoTek®, a Finland-based company that develops, industrializes and licenses in-mold structural electronics (IMSE™) technology.

UPM Biofuels has joined the BIKE project that promotes low-ILUC risk biofuels production for European Bioeconomy. The project brings together companies and research organisations who believe that novel, safe and reliable biomass value chains can be deployed to produce food, feed, biofuels and biomaterials with a low risk of generating indirect land use change.

A Menasha-based paperboard manufacturer, Dura-Fibre, announced it will be providing specialty laminated paperboard sleeves and inserts for some of the US novel coronavirus vaccines during shipment.

WestRock announced that Margaret Herndon has joined the company as chief marketing officer.

Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that Julie Currie has joined the Company as its new Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer. Currie succeeds Renee Badura, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, who will be retiring after 34 years of service to the Company.

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was named one of the 2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women by Working Mother Media (WMM) for the fourth consecutive time.

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, has been awarded a platinum score in the latest EcoVadis rating, alongside the company's regional counterparts Sappi Europe and Sappi Southern Africa.