Bel Group’s Babybel paper packaging transition shows that paperisation is not a simple material swap; it requires food safety, line compatibility, and recyclability to be verified together. This post organizes the items procurement and development teams should check when reviewing food-contact paper packaging.

International Paper held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 20, 2026 for a roughly USD 225 million corrugated plant in Rankin County, Mississippi. The 468,000-square-foot facility, 150 jobs, and Q4 2027 startup are the key numbers. Read alongside the current North American containerboard price cycle, this post organizes how Korean exporters can use the news as negotiation cards for second-half quoting.

One of the fastest ways to take pressure off freight costs - faster than renegotiating export unit prices - is to improve container loading efficiency. This post organizes, from a field-measurement perspective, how corrugated boxes, honeycomb paper boards, and paper pallets can be combined within a single SKU to use the volume and weight limits of a 40ft container more effectively.

With EU PPWR application set for 2026-08-12, the regulation is settling toward proof rather than promises. This post organizes the six documentation packages a Korean export-packaging supplier should have ready at the SKU level.

With the EU PPWR application date (2026-08-12) and California SB 54’s first reporting deadline (2026-05-31) landing in the same quarter, K-food export packaging effectively has to be reviewed against both regimes at once. This post sets out a single checklist covering packaging materials, labels, and EPR documentation in one pass.

Smurfit Westrock’s LSE delisting (effective 2026-06-22) and the consultation on closing the Birmingham SSK paper mill (around 200kt/year) are running in the same quarter. This post walks through what these events mean for Korean export packagers’ containerboard supply, pricing, and quote policy.

Smurfit Westrock at $50, IP at $70, and PCA, GP, and Pratt each at $50: the second-wave containerboard price increase took effect on June 1, 2026, restarting the North American price domino. This post simulates how Korean export packaging companies should run import-price expectations and quote policy through June-September.

California’s SB 54 hit its first producer reporting deadline on May 31, 2026, followed by the June 1 registration deadline. For Korean export packaging suppliers, the more important question is the data infrastructure required for the next deadlines through mid-2026 and CY2026 reporting.

Hankuk Paper (027970) and Daeyoung Packaging (014160) both traded near new lows on May 29–31, 2026, alongside broader weakness in the Korean paper and packaging sector. This post translates that signal into a Q2 2026 procurement checklist for box and containerboard buyers.

Honeycomb paperboard is one of the few paper-based structures that can stand in for EPS and PE foam in industrial cushioning. It is strong in planar compression but limited under point loads, humidity, and repeated impact. This guide outlines where honeycomb works as a foam alternative in 2026, and where exporters should still use other paper-based solutions.