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Corrugated Week 2026: Day 1 Recap

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AI-based Simulator from MIT CTL and Mecalux Can Optimize Inventory Across Warehouses

MIT and Mecalux built GENESIS, an AI simulator using genetic algorithms to optimize inventory across warehouse networks in minutes, not days. For early-career engineers and analysts in paper and packaging, this is a practical look at how machine learning is reshaping supply chain decisions, cutting stockouts and costs. Understanding tools like this builds your technical credibility fast.

A Practical Path to Digital Transformation and AI

Mill sales still run on spreadsheets and email, but AI-powered platforms are changing that fast. Learn how digital sales channels cut order cycles to under five days, boosted margins 15%, and expanded buyer pools to 65-plus buyers. If you want to understand where commercial operations are heading, and how to speak intelligently about supply chain innovation early in your career, this is a smart read.

Global Development and M&A Investment in the Paper Industry

Early in your career, understanding industry-wide shifts gives you a real edge. This article breaks down global pulp and paper capacity trends through 2028, why Asia-Pacific and BRICS nations are dominating growth, how trade tariffs are reshaping export strategies, and what major M&A deals like IP-DS Smith mean for your sector. Essential context for any analyst or engineer building industry fluency fast.

Advanced Adhesives for Corrugated Packaging: Make Performance and Sustainability Stick

Learn how CORAGUM® Xcell plant-based adhesive additives from Ingredion help corrugated packaging manufacturers boost corrugator performance and cut waste and energy costs while meeting rising sustainability and regulatory demands. Real-world case studies show the economic and environmental payoff of switching to these additives.

Inside Information: Spinnova Signs Letter of Intent Regarding Potential Acquisition of Tearfil and Related EUR 1.5 Million Bridge Loan Financing

Spinnova Plc (“Spinnova” or the “company”), a materials technology company producing textile fibre from wood pulp and waste streams, has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Tearfil – Indústria Têxtil, S.A. (“Tearfil”) and its shareholders concerning a potential acquisition by Spinnova of all shares in Tearfil.

Greif to Exit CRB Market with Georgia Mill Closure

Ohio-based Greif plans to close its Sweetwater paperboard mill in Austell, Georgia, by year’s end, in turn exiting the coated recycled paperboard market entirely. The closure will remove approximately 120,000 tons of annual production capacity.

U.S. Pizza Box Producers Seek Trade Relief on Imports

U.S. producers of corrugated pizza boxes have filed trade petitions seeking relief from allegedly unfairly traded imports from China, Malaysia and Türkiye. The petitions were submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission by the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition, whose members include Smurfit Westrock and Pratt Industries.

Voith and Sun Paper Set New Benchmark as PM 47 Reaches 1,400 m/min in Just 10 Days

Voith has successfully started up PM 47, a new packaging paper machine supplied to Sun Paper at its Yanzhou production site in Shandong Province, China. With a wire width of 8.66 meters and an annual design capacity of 700,000 tons, PM 47 achieved its maximum operating speed of 1,400 m/min only 10 days after start-up, making it among the fastest-running multi-fourdrinier packaging paper machines worldwide.