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TAPPI Nano 2025 Call for Presentations is open! Submit your abstracts by Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Each MLK weekend, TAPPI’s Student Summit showcases next gen leadership. Is your company taking advantage of this industry-specific pipeline of potential interns, co-ops, and full-time employees?

By Jamil Bouchareb
The packaging industry in 2024 stood at a pivotal moment, driven by groundbreaking innovations and mounting challenges. Sustainability emerged as the defining theme, transforming materials, designs, and business models. A notable surge in biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable substrates reshaped the industry's landscape, propelled by increasingly stringent regulations on single-use plastics and the rising demand for eco-conscious alternatives.

The Board of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and its Selection Committee invite individuals and institutions, globally, to nominate candidates for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, between 1 February and 30 April each year.

McKinley Packaging, a subsidiary of Bio Pappel, known for its sustainable paper-based packaging solutions, has inaugurated a new corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lancaster, Texas, US, the Business Journals has reported.

Rayonier Inc. has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Reliant Carbon Capture & Storage, securing underground pore space rights for approximately 104,000 acres in Alabama.

As the global packaging sector navigates an era of profound transformation, the need for innovative solutions has never been greater. Sustainability, regulatory compliance, and technological advancements have emerged as dominant themes, demanding a nuanced understanding of market dynamics and a collaborative approach across the value chain.

The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) announces five new board members appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Appointed for three-year terms are Steve Henry of Domtar, Brandon Bennett of Georgia-Pacific and Erin Raccah of Sylvamo. Appointed for a two-year term is Anne Ayer of Sappi. Appointed for a one-year term is Richard Bennett of Suzano Packaging. The term begins on January 1, 2025.

MM Kotkamills has appointed Marko Pekkola, M.Sc. (Eng.) as the new CEO from the beginning of 2025. Pekkola succeeds Päivi Suutari, who has served as the company's CEO since autumn 2021 and moves to the company's Senior Advisor from the beginning of 2025 until the end of March 2025, after which she will leave her active day job.

Sonoco Products Company has announced several leadership changes effective January 3, 2025.