DS Smith, a manufacturer of corrugated board packaging, has switched to using biobased adhesive in its refining process. The transition to the new product went smoothly, and the company has been using Kiilto’s Pack Eco adhesive for several years now. With this change, both DS Smith and Kiilto are advancing their environmental goals.

FEFCO supports the European Commission’s intention “to reduce the negative environmental impacts of packaging and packaging waste while improving the functioning of the internal market” via the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The proposed legislation should also be aligned with the Circular Economy Action Plan’s objective “to ensure that packaging on the EU market is reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030”.

You’ve heard of plastic fans – now meet the cardboard ones. Hundreds of thousands of them coming to a football ground near you. And whilst Premier League and Championship players all over the country are preparing for the re-start of the season, the leading provider of sustainable packaging DS Smith, has been busy building a fanbase – quite literally.

According to Abercade studies, a total of 3,579,500,000 m2 of corrugated-board products were produced in Russia in 2009. That year, the output of commercial corrugated board was in the order of 777,300,000 m2. Growth rate was down by 2% as compared to 2008.

Environmental, financial and labor-saving advantages result both for companies that sell their corrugated cases for reuse, as well as for those that purchase them for a second run.

Enterprise Group "Gotek" is launching a project aimed at digital transformation of business processes with completion in 2026.

Three new enterprises joined the Group Gotek in 2023. Two of these enterprises produce flexible packaging.

JSC Gotek has become the winner of the regional stage of the "Best Mentoring Practices" competition in the category "Breakthrough technologies for increasing labor productivity".

Smurfit Kappa has invested USD23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Mexico to become a fully integrated corrugated plant.

Smurfit Kappa has announced its strategy to expand its paper sack business in the Americas in a $36 million investment.

Smurfit Kappa, one of the world’s leading paper-based packaging firms, continues its investment in sustainable technology in Mexico, demonstrating its long-term commitment to the country.