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.
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.
International Paper’s new Mississippi corrugated facility and the June 2026 North American containerboard price wave together point to what Korean exporters need to add to packaging specs and quotations: automation fit, lead time, and raw material cost separation.
How a rebound in North American containerboard pricing can inform export packaging quotations, long-term price discussions, and corrugated specification decisions for Korean suppliers.
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.
For K-beauty ODM/OEM manufacturers and brands, EU PPWR and UK pEPR should be managed as one packaging data workflow covering containers, folding cartons, cushioning, transport packaging, buyer evidence, and fee exposure.
With EU PPWR general application starting August 2026, this guide covers the practical workflow for Korean SME exporters: how to use KOTRA, export support programs, and testing bodies by role, and how to build packaging document folders, verify EPR responsibility, and prepare consultation question sheets step by step.
Interpack 2026 signals that export packaging must be designed for regulation, recyclability, labeling and data management at the same time. This article translates the trend into practical paper packaging checkpoints for Korean exporters.
A practical B2B guide to evaluating paper support blocks as alternatives to wood blocks and skid packaging, covering load, placement, moisture, storage, disposal, and recycling conditions.