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With the sale to Sofidel S.p.A., Clearwater Paper Corporation is narrowing its focus on paperboard, removing four U.S. tissue production facilities from its footprint after purchasing a bleached paperboard manufacturing plant in Georgia.
Clearwater to focus on paperboard after $1B tissue business sale
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International Paper provided updates Thursday on the timeline for its acquisition of DS Smith, plus site closures, a large corporate restructuring, the potential for new box plant investments and more. #packaging
DS Smith deal close pushed to 2025, as IP touts early results from its own turnaround plan
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These cuts occurred in multiple countries and reflected a range of positions, including executives. Leaders also have visited about 85% of WestRock’s legacy paper production facilities and are determining future optimization efforts. https://lnkd.in/eax9ystS
Smurfit Westrock cuts 800 positions, eyes footprint optimization and investments
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“We are conducting a comprehensive review of our entire business and value chain,” CEO Gordon Hardie said during a Wednesday earnings call. https://lnkd.in/dfiMuRnC
O-I considers cutting 7% of capacity by mid-2025
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The move to develop a new pricing index follows an industrywide controversy throughout 2024. Plus, Graphic Packaging International, LLC disclosed a partnership with McDonald's on a food service packaging innovation. #packaging
Graphic Packaging to ditch third-party pricing indexes in 2025
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Southwest Airlines began stocking the bamboo-based cold beverage cups and wooden stir sticks following a yearlong R&D process stemming from plastic reduction goals. #packaging #plastic
Southwest Airlines brings bamboo on board for new cups
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Hood Packaging Corporation acquired the industrial packaging assets of TC Transcontinental for $95 million. See more M&A updates: #packaging #mergersandacquisitions
Tracking packaging mergers and acquisitions in 2024
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Consolidation frequently begets more consolidation, as packaging companies experience a “fear of missing out,” according to speakers at the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference. Read more: #packaging #mergersandacquisitions
Is the fiber packaging M&A surge done? Probably not.
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U.K. regulators are expected to report back by Dec. 19 on a deal that Sonoco has projected will close in the fourth quarter. Separately, the European Commission recently approved the acquisition. #packaging
Sonoco’s acquisition of Eviosys under review in UK
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