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Metsä Board launches an innovative eco-barrier paperboard

30 January 2018

Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, is launching a new eco-barrier paperboard. This new, innovative paperboard with a special barrier treatment is bio-based, recyclable and biodegradable, and developed especially for food service use. On top of the sustainability benefits of this new product it also offers efficiencies in printing and converting.

Multiple awards success for Metsä Board’s SkinCare 2.0 gift box design

12 December 2017

On 4 December Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, was named Champion of Packaging Printing, Paper Packaging, at the 29th Hong Kong Print Awards for its innovative SkinCare 2.0 gift box design.

Iggesund’s mills receives the highest sustainability rating from EcoVadis

21 November 2017

Iggesund Paperboard’s both mills – in Iggesund, Sweden, and Workington, England - have been awarded the highest rating for sustainability in an evaluation done by the EcoVadis firm of analysts.

Packaging design competition “Better with Less” challenges designers to create more environmentally-friendly solutions

7 November 2017

Billions of consumer packages are consumed globally every day, and the amount is growing. The Better with Less – Design Challenge is challenging packaging designers to create ever more environmentally-friendly, functional packaging solutions for everyday goods. The international competition jury includes renowned packaging design experts.

Why packaging matters to millennials

7 November 2017

Millennials have surpassed the baby boomers as the largest consumer group. How does that effect packaging? Watch Jon Haag, Director Consumer Insights at BillerudKorsnäs, as he explores how brand owners use packaging to attract millennial consumers. Jon’s insights are based on the BillerudKornäs Consumer Panel 2017 report, which show that: Recyclable packaging is high on […]

Apple’s Tim Cook plants trees at Iggesund, acknowledges Holmen’s climate-smart efforts

24 October 2017

When Apple CEO Tim Cook wanted to discover more about the sustainability work that lies behind the paperboard material Invercote, he visited the forest outside Iggesund in Sweden.

Metsä Board recognised by CDP as a global leader in sustainable water management and climate action

24 October 2017

Metsä Board has once again been rewarded a position on the CDP Water A List as well as on the CDP Climate A List.

How are cities becoming more sustainable?

23 October 2017

Curious to know what cities are doing to become more sustainable, and how packaging can be part of the solution?

Luxury goods need bold packaging

9 October 2017

It was a great moment for the Finnish family distillery Lignell & Piispanen, when the company’s new Gustav Dill vodka was at the top podium in the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) in London.

Curtains up for WEIG-Karton – at the Global Gypsum Conference & Exhibition 2017

5 September 2017

WEIG-Karton will be presenting themselves in a new light at the 17th Global Gypsum Conference & Exhibition in Kraków in Poland in October. The focus will be on three aspects: the new positioning of “Driven by care”, the UNIPLAC® plasterboard liner for maximum production stability and worldwide reliability of supply at the same high-level quality standards. The latter will be visualized by the new “global hands” key visual.

Finally – a plastic-free blister pack

6 July 2017

One of the world’s most widely used forms of packaging – the blister pack – can now be made totally in paperboard. Two major benefits are reduced environmental impact and less consumer rage and self-injury.

With an 18-unit Speedmaster XL 106, packaging manufacturer MPS, part of WestRock, offers designers and brand owners exceptional finishing options

6 July 2017

The international packaging manufacturer Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), part of WestRock, has installed the world’s first Speedmaster XL 106 with 18 units at its Scottish site in East Kilbride. MPS is responding to the high level of customer demand on the part of designers and brand owners for a wide variety of finishing options and premium quality.

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