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Friday, 30 October 2026 Smurfit Westrock cuts 2026 EBITDA guidance on USD 700m of extra freight and energy costs, International Paper takes a USD 1.38bn EMEA impairment, and UPM delays Leuna again. 18 stories Thursday, 29 October 2026 The US redraws its 50% duty list for Canadian paper and packaging goods, a Southern Capital vehicle bids up to RM1bn for Can-One's creamer unit, and Vidrala expands its buyback. 11 stories Wednesday, 28 October 2026 CMPC wins a preliminary licence for its BRL 27bn Natureza pulp mill in Brazil, Can-One shareholders back a mandatory offer for Kian Joo, and Elopak reports record quarterly EBITDA. 26 stories Tuesday, 27 October 2026 Sonoco plans to close two European plants, Oji's GS Paperboard lifts its Malaysian paperboard capacity to 750,000 tonnes, and Novelis produces its first coil at a USD 5bn Alabama recycling plant. 23 stories The Packaging Week, 2026-W44 Silgan's USD 3.4bn combination with Trivium, new Ardagh Metal Packaging can lines in the UK and Spain, and Sonoco's USD 829m writedown set the course of a week shaped by metal packaging. 10 stories Monday, 26 October 2026 Oji Holdings commits USD 110m to an aseptic carton plant in Vietnam, Essity backs a USD 3.33bn (HKD 26.129bn) offer for Vinda, and Can-One pursues an up to RM1bn sale of its dairy unit. 31 stories Sunday, 25 October 2026 China Resources Chemical Materials wins FDA clearance for chemically recycled food-grade rPET, Celulosa Argentina proposes restructuring USD 128m of debt after default, and a Turkish court grants Barem Ambalaj a one-year moratorium. 31 stories Saturday, 24 October 2026 Silgan and AIP take control of Trivium at a USD 3.4bn valuation as Ardagh sells its stake, Gerresheimer completes the EUR 1.50bn Centor sale, and SCA's Q3 EBITDA rises 25% on kraftliner prices. 9 stories Friday, 23 October 2026 Norske Skog plans a USD 90.8m rebuild of Saugbrugs PM6 for kraftliner, Ardagh Metal Packaging adds UK and Spain can lines and raises guidance, and Lordos United buys into P&S Carton. 17 stories Thursday, 22 October 2026 Sonoco writes down USD 829m of EMEA/APAC goodwill, South Africa imposes a 5% newsprint import duty to protect Sappi, and Canada's Supreme Court will hear the plastics toxicity challenge. 36 stories Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Eldorado Brasil prepares a merger into J&F as its Tres Lagoas pulp expansion stalls, the FDA cites a Silgan plant over mould findings, and EPAC exits flexible packaging. 17 stories Tuesday, 20 October 2026 Silgan merges its metal containers and closures units with Trivium in a USD 3.4bn deal, Brussels proposes returning 26 Swedish mills to the ETS without free allowances, and UK recycling note supply falls 29%. 12 stories Monday, 19 October 2026 The EU packaging regulation phases in single-use bans, Polinas completes its purchase of Imaj Ambalaj, and US Commerce issues preliminary dumping findings on Indian PET film and Korean thermal paper. 27 stories The Packaging Week, 2026-W43 International Paper opens talks with bidders for the former DS Smith business, Brussels presses its objections to the UPM-Sappi graphic paper venture, and Ardagh Holdings can resume selling its Ardagh Metal Packaging stake. 10 stories Sunday, 18 October 2026 Mondi sells one solid board converting plant and agrees to sell a second, Sinopharm moves to take control of Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass via a CNY 3.24bn placement, and Brazil's plastic recycled-content targets apply. 21 stories Saturday, 17 October 2026 UPM opens its EUR 1.37bn Leuna biorefinery, Mondi writes down its converted Duino containerboard mill by EUR 197m, and Russia places Kappa Rus, Menshen and Eviosys units under temporary state management. 33 stories Friday, 16 October 2026 Ardagh Metal Packaging's controlling shareholder announces a sales process, International Paper weighs unsolicited offers for its EMEA packaging unit, and Mondi lifts third-quarter EBITDA to EUR 196m despite higher gas costs. 16 stories Thursday, 15 October 2026 31 stories Wednesday, 14 October 2026 Brussels signals objections to the UPM-Sappi graphic paper joint venture, Nippon Dynawave restarts its Longview mill five months after a fatal implosion, and Vinda International leaves the Hong Kong exchange. 23 stories Tuesday, 13 October 2026 21 stories Monday, 12 October 2026 Pulpex starts commercial fibre bottle output near Glasgow, Prinzhorn commissions a EUR 150m power plant at its Hungarian containerboard mill, and Butterfly Equity agrees to buy US food packaging maker Sabert. 25 stories The Packaging Week, 2026-W42 Suzano targets USD 600 a tonne for Chinese short-fibre pulp while warning of 2027 oversupply, Ence commits over EUR 200m at Navia, and Brussels clears Apax's purchase of Gerresheimer's plastics unit. 10 stories Sunday, 11 October 2026 Oji commits USD 110m to an 8 billion-carton aseptic plant in Vietnam, Hong Kong's exchange cancels Greatview's listing, and Nine Dragons adds USD 374m (CNY 2.5bn) of wood-fibre capacity at Taicang. 18 stories Saturday, 10 October 2026 Germany drafts a EUR 550 per tonne plastics packaging tax from July 2027, Crown Holdings starts building a 2.2 billion-can plant in Uttar Pradesh, and Brazil bars recycled-content credits. 18 stories Friday, 9 October 2026 Ence commissions more than EUR 200m of fluff pulp and decarbonisation projects at Navia, Orora books a USD 428.2m loss on its glass writedown, and Suzano pushes October pulp prices toward USD 600 per tonne. 28 stories Thursday, 8 October 2026 20 stories Wednesday, 7 October 2026 EPL and Indovida agree a USD 2bn merger backed by Indorama Ventures; Supremex cuts 60 jobs on a $10-12m tariff hit; CMPC weighs its USD 4.6bn Brazilian pulp mill against its credit rating. 33 stories Tuesday, 6 October 2026 Antalis buys nine Papyrus wholesale companies from Optigroup with EUR 215m of sales; Crown Holdings adds a third can line in Parana; the US Supreme Court declines a fresh Bestwall challenge. 15 stories Monday, 5 October 2026 Henkel closes its EUR 2.1bn purchase of coatings maker Stahl, Pixelle sells its carbonless sheet business to Nekoosa, and Essity commissions a USD 46.2m recycled-fibre plant in Northumberland. 16 stories The Packaging Week, 2026-W41 Gerresheimer completed the Centor sale, half of a EUR 1.5bn disposal package; Henkel closed its EUR 2.1bn purchase of coatings maker Stahl; Antalis agreed to buy Papyrus distribution in Germany and Central Europe. 9 stories Sunday, 4 October 2026 26 stories Saturday, 3 October 2026 Mercer International defers a USD 25.8m coupon while negotiating a recapitalisation with holders of over 75% of two bonds; Antalis buys Papyrus's German and CEE distribution; German industry opposes a fast-tracked plastic packaging tax. 15 stories Friday, 2 October 2026 Gerresheimer completes the EUR 1.5bn Centor closures disposal, Vidrala buys Chile's Cristalerías Toro for USD 85m, and Mercer International opens bondholder talks after a going-concern warning. 15 stories Thursday, 1 October 2026 Gerresheimer nears its Centor disposal and shuts a US glass plant, the UK deposit return scheme appoints five logistics operators, and Moorim Paper books a KRW 65.9bn loss after Korean price-fixing fines. 17 stories Wednesday, 30 September 2026 28 stories Tuesday, 29 September 2026 51 stories The Packaging Week, 2026-W40 Smurfit Westrock buys CMPC's Chilean containerboard business for USD 420m, ProAmpac closes its USD 1.51bn purchase of TC Transcontinental Packaging, and a tank rupture kills eleven at Nippon Dynawave's Longview mill. 10 stories Monday, 28 September 2026 Fedrigoni replaces Marco Nespolo with ex-SIG chief Rolf Stangl as executive chairman; NEXTLOOPP trials food-grade recycled PP in BOPP film; Global Sea denies deciding on a USD 1.48bn paper packaging sale. 34 stories Sunday, 27 September 2026 Sun Paper commits a further USD 745m to its Guangxi pulp and paper complex, Sappi extends its covenant suspension to December 2027, and a BC court blocks the stripping of Domtar's fibre supply rights. 23 stories Saturday, 26 September 2026 The European Commission is expected to veto the EUR 1.42bn UPM-Sappi graphic paper venture, Suzano's Cerrado mill reaches 2.55m tonnes, and O-I Glass cuts a fifth of its Montreal workforce. 38 stories Friday, 25 September 2026 ProAmpac closes its USD 1.51bn purchase of TC Transcontinental Packaging, Ardagh ends 55 years of bottle production at Germersheim, and APAS opens proceedings against KPMG over Gerresheimer's 2024 audit. 44 stories Thursday, 24 September 2026 Smurfit Westrock buys CMPC's Chilean containerboard business for USD 420m, AV Group NB confirms permanent closure of its Nackawic pulp mill, and six Chinese producers lift white cardboard prices by CNY 200/t. 29 stories Wednesday, 23 September 2026 A US judge sends the containerboard price-fixing claim against Packaging Corporation of America and nine other defendants to discovery, Fastmarkets RISI plans a rival corrugated cost index, and Butterfly Equity agrees to buy Sabert. 42 stories Tuesday, 22 September 2026 The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation becomes applicable with PFAS limits, Platinum Equity nears a USD 3.5bn purchase of Trivium Packaging, and Brussels clears the USD 3.4bn Suzano-Kimberly-Clark tissue joint venture. 58 stories Monday, 21 September 2026 Lotte Chemical cancels a USD 55.5m Ulsan chemical recycling plant, CMPC threatens to move a USD 5.26bn pulp project from Brazil to Paraguay, and Graphic Packaging closes a Tennessee plant. 33 stories The Packaging Week, 2026-W39 Brussels moves to block the EUR 1.42bn UPM-Sappi printing paper venture, a Luxembourg court freezes Ardagh's sale of its metal packaging arm, and Greif exits coated recycled paperboard. 10 stories Sunday, 20 September 2026 Brussels moves to prohibit the EUR 1.42bn UPM-Sappi printing paper venture, Stora Enso lines up a Swedish forest land spin-off, and SCG Packaging commits USD 295m to Thai liner paper capacity. 36 stories Saturday, 19 September 2026 France rules out a mandatory bottle deposit, South Africa orders a tariff review covering Sappi and Mondi, and Crown Holdings commits USD 97m to expand its Ponta Grossa can plant. 49 stories Friday, 18 September 2026 Essity lines up a sale or spin-off of its EUR 2.5bn-3bn Consumer Tissue arm, Arauco advances rail and harvesting logistics for its Sucuriu pulp mill, and Irving Pulp & Paper receives first Project NextGen equipment. 61 stories Thursday, 17 September 2026 A Luxembourg court bars Ardagh Holdings from selling its Ardagh Metal Packaging stake, Greif exits coated recycled paperboard with the Austell mill closure, and Australia shelves a national packaging scheme. 71 stories Wednesday, 16 September 2026 Sappi and UPM defend their EUR 1.42bn paper joint venture at a closed EU hearing, Orora writes down Saverglass by A$720.5m, and Australia shelves national recycled-content rules for packaging. 67 stories Tuesday, 15 September 2026 Tetra Pak sets out its Factory OS automation platform at ForoMX 2026 in Mexico, alongside Advanced Agreements service data showing a 9% average OEE gain and a 94% renewal rate. 1 stories Monday, 14 September 2026 Ball and Crown commit INR 50bn to beverage can plants in Uttar Pradesh, Mayr-Melnhof lifts its savings target to EUR 330m, and France abandons a mandatory deposit scheme for plastic bottles. 26 stories