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INTERNATIONAL PAPER BUYS NORPAC FOR $360M: WHY INDEPENDENT CORRUGATED BOARD PRODUCERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTIONInternational Paper has paid $360 million for NORPAC — not for another box plant, but for a paper asset that can strengthen control over what matters most to every corrugated board producer: pap...

“OUR MISSION TO FREE THE WORLD FROM WOODEN PALLETS CONTINUES”“Many people want to see the Pallegator in action — but not everyone can travel to operating plants where the technology is already installed. That is why we decided to create a permanent demonstration center here in Leutershausen.”In this...

UPM AND SAPPI FORM A €1.42 BILLION JOINT VENTURE: WHY CORRUGATED BOARD PRODUCERS SHOULD WATCH FUSION TOPLINERA €1.42 billion joint venture, at least €100 million in expected annual synergies — and a detail the corrugated board industry should not overlook: Sappi is contributing European mills connec...

DUNAPACK PACKAGING INVESTS €12.1 MILLION IN AUSTRIA: WHY 1.2 MILLION M² OF CORRUGATED BOARD STORAGE MATTERS€12.1 million — approximately $14.1 million — not for a new corrugator, but for what happens between corrugating and converting. Dunapack Packaging has opened a fully automated high-bay WIP war...

INTERNATIONAL PAPER ACQUIRES DELMARVA: WHY A MODERN INDEPENDENT CORRUGATED PLANT IS NOW PART OF A GLOBAL GIANT“This acquisition strengthens our footprint in the region and supports our long term growth strategy.” — Tom Hamic, Executive Vice President and President, Packaging Solutions North America,...

KLABIN Q1 2026: WHERE THE MONEY IS IN CORRUGATED BOARDKlabin shipped 408 million m² of corrugated boxes in Q1 2026, up 3.6%, while corrugated box net revenue grew much faster — by 9%.This is the real signal: Klabin did not just sell more boxes. It sold them at better value — through pricing, stronge...

“OUR MISSION TO FREE THE WORLD FROM WOODEN PALLETS CONTINUES”“Many people want to see the pallegator in action — but not everyone can travel to operating plants where the technology is already installed. That is why we decided to create a permanent demonstration center here in Leutershausen...Read m...

INTERPACK 2026 INTERVIEW: WHY THE INDIAN CORRUGATED INDUSTRY IS GROWING SO FASTIs India still “the next market” — or has it already become one of the key engines of the global corrugated industry?In this video, Adam Tkalenko from corruga.expert speaks with Rishabh Agarwal, Managing Director of RIYO ...

SAPPI AT INTERPACK 2026: WHY SPECIALTY PAPERS AND PREMIUM LINERS MATTER FOR CORRUGATED BOARD PRODUCERSWhat if corrugated packaging is no longer just a transport box — but part of the brand experience? In this video, Adam Tkalenko from corruga.expert speaks with Aaron Rodriguez, Sales Manager Packagi...

INTERPACK 2026 INTERVIEW: THE LIGHTEST PIZZA BOX IN THE WORLD?Adam Tkalenko from corruga.expert interviewed Joni Meriläinen from Metsä Board in Düsseldorf about one of the most surprising examples of lightweight corrugated packaging at interpack 2026.Joni showed corruga.expert a remarkably lightweig...

MACHINERY ASSIST: “MOST COMPANIES DON’T LOSE MONEY WHEN THEY BUY A USED MACHINE. THEY LOSE IT WHEN THEY TRY TO MOVE IT.”After our recent publications, we started receiving questions. Different companies, different regions — but the same concerns.How difficult is it really to relocate equipment? Who ...

MONDI’S CORRUGATED PAPER EXPERT: WHY KNOWLEDGE IS BECOMING A COMPETITIVE TOOL FOR CORRUGATED BOARD PRODUCERSWhat if the most valuable thing a containerboard supplier can give a corrugated board producer is not only paper — but access to technical knowledge that normally takes years to collect?Mondi ...