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For producers of cement and building materials, efficiency, sustainability, and worker health and safety are key to operational success and brand reputation. Packaging plays a crucial role in all three areas. To assess performance, CEPI Eurokraft commissioned lab tests comparing paper and woven polypropylene (WPP) cement sacks – focusing on filling speed, product loss, dust emissions and carbon footprint.

Mondi and ZARELO have partnered to introduce a recyclable paper-based packaging solution for fire starters used in fireplaces and barbecues. Made from Mondi’s re/cycle FunctionalBarrier Paper 95/5, the new packaging provides strength and durability while protecting the fire starters from moisture during storage and transport.

International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a newly converted stock preparation system at Heinzelpaper Laakirchen, Austria. This significant upgrade represents a key transition for the PM11 paper machine, which will now produce high-quality packaging board from 100% recycled wastepaper.

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Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its re/cycle MailerBAG production capacity to serve the growing need for sustainable eCommerce packaging solutions. A newly installed production line at Mondi’s Krapkowice plant in Poland increases the output of MailerBAGs meeting the wide range of sizes and protection requirements demanded by eCommerce customers. This investment follows the previous expansion of the production line at Krapkowice, which was announced last year.

Kadant Black Clawson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., successfully started up a new lightweight recycled containerboard line at Cascades’ Bear Island facility in Ashland, Virginia.

Kapag and Sappi have teamed up to unveil “Changemaker,” an innovative paper-based packaging solution designed to replace plastic without compromising performance.

Packaging leader Smurfit Westrock has launched its 2024 Sustainability Report (SR). 

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the April 2025 Printing-Writing Monthly report.