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.
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.
Navigator’s gCell pulp brand is a reminder that raw materials are increasingly described through specifications, certification and supply narratives. Paper packaging quotations should reflect that shift.
Paper Eurasia 2026 is a useful signal for tracking paper, corrugated board, tissue, paper packaging, chemicals, and production equipment across Turkey and the broader Eurasian market. Here is why paper packaging companies should watch this axis.
Toppan’s 98% light-shielding paper-based trading card packaging shows that paperization is moving into applications that require opacity, security, and premium print quality. Here is what small high-value product teams should check before replacing plastic packaging.
Vietnam’s move toward sustainable packaging and the recent growth in Korean white paperboard exports point to a practical opportunity: suppliers need not only products, but also technical data sheets, recyclability explanations, certification evidence, and export-ready documentation.
Foldable box pallets and heavy-duty corrugated structures can replace wood in selected industrial and export packaging cases, but not everywhere. This post explains the conditions where they work, the cases where they should be avoided, and the tests needed before rollout.
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.
The chemical tank incident at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Washington is a reminder that paper packaging supply chains also need safety, chemical, and environmental risk checks.
Paper packaging is not automatically recyclable in practice. This article explains how Korea’s recyclability grade assessment should influence design decisions around coatings, labels, adhesives, and mixed materials.