Workers checking transfer paperwork in a corrugated converting warehouse with plain sheets and boxes

International Paper’s Texas Box Plant Closure: Lead-Time Checkpoints for North America-Bound Industrial Packaging

A focused checkpoint table for exporters that need to review local repacking, alternate converters, printing plates, cutting dies, and box inventory after a single Texas converting-site closure.

July 28, 2026 · PackingMaster
A beverage plant quality team reviewing a hot-fill linerless sport cap and a supplier approval checklist

Hot-Fill Linerless Sport Caps: The Supplier Approval Checklist K-Beverage OEMs Fill Out Before Switching

Prompted by Aptar’s July 23 introduction of the linerless hot-fill sport cap Harmonic, this guide lays out the supplier approval checklist K-beverage OEMs should fill in before switching caps — covering supply region, neck specs, filling conditions, capping torque, and tamper evidence.

July 27, 2026 · PackingMaster
Engineers comparing a full-size wooden crate with custom heavy-duty corrugated packaging

Before Replacing Wooden Crates with Corrugated: An Export Packaging Transition Test Plan

Before switching from wooden or plywood crates to corrugated packaging, this guide outlines a transition test plan and approval gates tailored to actual logistics routes and product fragility.

July 24, 2026 · PackingMaster
Export logistics specialist reviewing customs records for Canadian-origin paper packaging

U.S. Additional Tariffs on Canadian Paper: An Origin, HTS and Incoterms Checklist

The United States announced an additional 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods. This guide explains the paper and wood supply-chain implications and provides a shipment-level origin, HTS and Incoterms checklist.

July 22, 2026 · PackingMaster
Workers reviewing paperwork near corrugated sheet stacks at a packaging plant loading area

International Paper’s Four US Facility Closures: What Export Box Buyers Should Recheck [2026]

International Paper’s announced closures and network optimization in North America are a useful signal for export box quote validity, lead times, substitute board grades, and printed packaging schedules.

July 2, 2026 · PackingMaster
An Asian packaging exhibition booth with smart packaging machinery and paper packaging samples

TAIPEI PACK 2026: Reading Asia’s Smart and Sustainable Packaging Signals

TAIPEI PACK 2026 is more than an exhibition notice. It offers signals on Asian packaging automation, paper-based substitution, export packaging, and short-run production. This article explains how packaging teams can translate those signals into specifications and quote reviews.

June 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Packaging compliance desk with test reports and export packaging samples

PPWR and EN 18120: Test and Document Readiness for Korean Packaging Suppliers

As PPWR moves from legal text into standards, tests and technical documents, Korean packaging suppliers need a practical package of recyclability evidence, material data, weight tables and compliance files.

June 22, 2026 · PackingMaster
Reviewing Chinese corrugated paper price signals and Korean export box quotation terms

China corrugated paper price signal: variables to reflect in Korean export-box quotations

Recent signals of rising Chinese corrugated paper prices should be read as a quotation-management issue for Korean export boxes: shorter validity, alternative paper-grade review and clearer price-adjustment clauses.

June 19, 2026 · PackingMaster
Warehouse workers inspecting pallet loads secured with paper stretch wrap

When can industrial pallet wrap switch from plastic to paper?

Mondi and Swiss Krono’s switch from plastic films to kraft paper shows where paper pallet wrap can work: stable loads, puncture resistance, controlled logistics, suitable equipment and credible recycling documentation.

June 17, 2026 · PackingMaster
Packaging lab inspecting cellulose-based film and coated paper samples

Can cellulose film pass the plastic 5% rule?

VTT and LUT’s F3 project shows how cellulose-based films and coatings could reduce plastic in paper packaging, but the commercial test is barrier performance, sealing, recyclability and machine compatibility.

June 17, 2026 · PackingMaster