CVC Capital Partners has reached an agreement to acquire Clevertech, an Italian maker of industrial automation and packaging systems, from the Reggiani family.

A UK survey of 68,000 people recorded 1.5 million pieces of plastic waste in a week, estimating 82 billion pieces annually, with most coming from food and drink packaging.

South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang and Lotte Chemical have entered a memorandum of understanding to work on new food packaging materials intended to improve ease of use and product protection.

The International Dairy Foods Association has called on California’s Packaging Producer Responsibility Advisory Board to approve a proposal to exempt dairy plastics from state recycling targets.

International Paper, a sustainable packaging solutions provider, is set to close more plants in the US by the end of the third quarter of 2026.

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PureCycle Technologies and packaging services provider IPL Schoeller have developed polypropylene tubs and lids containing 25% post-consumer recycled material.

Propak Industries, Mitolo Family Farms and REV Packaging Solutions have launched a new onion bag format that removes the metal clip used in standard pre-pack netting.

Packaging competition is shifting from scale and cost to how quickly suppliers can respond, adapt designs and deliver finished work.

New laser-activated technology is making it possible to apply permanent smart QR codes directly to almost any packaging material without relying on conventional inks.

California has been taken to court by 17 US states over a new state measure intended to curb single-use plastic and increase recycling.

UK grower Flavourfresh has adopted FibreFresh paper-based punnets from Paranova for its limited-edition Tomalina tomato line.