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EU packaging EPR representative proposal: the one-tonne threshold and its limits

The Council and Parliament have negotiating positions on easing packaging EPR representative appointments. The Council’s one-tonne test is limited to EU-established producers.

October 27, 2026 · PackingMaster
Close-up of flattened stacked corrugated box material, not IKEA's distribution centre

IKEA UK's right-sized boxes: £30m is not a PackSize-only price tag

IKEA has launched PackSize right-size packaging at Peterborough. The £30m figure covers two years of wider technology upgrades, while the ‘up to’ 30% and 60% savings are company claims without a disclosed site measurement method.

October 23, 2026 · PackingMaster
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Korean and Latin American packaging firms met: consultations are not signed supply deals

A packaging-industry roundtable brought companies from seven Latin American countries together with Korean mid-sized firms on October 15. It announced consultations, not completed export deals or factories.

October 18, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-assisted conceptual illustration of a packaging supply route and a verification alert; not a photograph of the Cikupa fire

Cikupa packaging-factory fire: verified reports and a supply-continuity check

Separate the first reports of a fire at a Tangerang packaging factory from unverified delivery impacts, then check orders, specifications, local stock and alternate supply.

October 6, 2026 · PackingMaster
WEPACK 2026 Shenzhen exhibition floor

WEPACK 2026 Recap: 137,157 Visitors Make Shenzhen the Global Paper Packaging Battleground

WEPACK 2026 in Shenzhen closed with a record 137,157 visitors. Corrugated, folding cartons, labels, automation, carbon neutrality: every major current of the paper packaging industry was on display. Here is what mattered for global packaging buyers.

April 28, 2026 · PackingMaster