AI-generated concept scene of two plain kraft window packages with different degrees of visibility on a workbench; not actual Ahlstrom materials or test specimens.

Transparent Paper Packaging Windows: Evaluate Visibility, Convertibility and Recyclability Separately

A buyer’s checklist for separating visibility, printing and joining performance, finished-pack recyclability and application-specific food-contact evidence for transparent paper windows.

October 11, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated concept of a generic packaging team discussing equipment plans and box samples; not Yaguarete's actual plant or staff

Yaguarete's Paraguay corrugated plant plan: a November finisher is not a completed plant

Grupo Yaguarete has announced a US$20 million corrugated-plant plan in Alto Paraná. The stated November start for printing and rotary die-cutting equipment must not be confused with a completed or independently verified full plant.

September 30, 2026 · PackingMaster
Inspecting bio-based barrier paper on a converting line

UPM, Michelman and BOBST bio-based barrier paper: what to check before replacing PE coating

The UPM, Michelman and BOBST collaboration highlights a practical question for paper packaging teams: barrier paper must be evaluated through coating performance, converting conditions, food-contact evidence and recycling claims.

June 17, 2026 · PackingMaster
European corrugated packaging plant and export packaging supply chain

Saica's Acquisition of Thimm: What Europe's Corrugated Consolidation Signals for Export Packaging

Spain’s Saica Group is acquiring Germany’s Thimm Group. This post unpacks why family-owned consolidation in the European corrugated packaging market is accelerating, and what Korean exporters and packaging buyers should watch.

May 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Workers inspecting corrugated sheets and box blanks inside a North American converting facility

International Paper Acquires Delmarva: What a Corrugated Converting Deal Signals for Packaging Supply Chains

International Paper has acquired a corrugated converting facility from Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware. The deal may look smaller than a paper mill acquisition, but it points to a key packaging supply-chain issue: the ability to turn board into customer-specific boxes, structures, print, and logistics-ready packaging close to demand.

May 21, 2026 · PackingMaster