Huhtamaki has sold its confectionary trademark portfolio to Highlander Partners, a US based investment firm. Related to the sale, an after taxes gain of approximately USD 16 million will be booked as an item affecting comparability (IAC) during the second quarter of 2018. The sold trademark portfolio was related to Huhtamaki's confectionary business divested in 1996.

Perfectly integrated packaging solutions Home Industry news Category news Reports Key trends Multimedia Journal Events Suppliers Home Industry news Graphic Packaging... Foodservice Graphic Packaging International unveils household recyclable fiber-based meat trays 25 Aug 2025 A pan next to a tray of meat Graphic Packaging International has introduced its PaperSeal Pressed tray. The solution is primarily made from FSC-certified wood fiber, enabling brands and retailers to replace plastic content in trays by approximately 85%. The meat tray aims to combine affordable pressed paperboard trays with a secure hermetic seal for modified atmosphere packaging applications. PaperSeal Pressed is household recyclable. Tom Garsed, general manager for Tray and Cup Solutions at Graphic Packaging, says: “PaperSeal Pressed aligns with our goal of creating packaging solutions that are more circular than traditional alternatives by using primarily renewable resources. For our customers, it provides excellent functionality, operating seamlessly on existing tray sealing equipment, thus eliminating the need for capital investment, and it delivers optimal performance through the supply chain.” “Our engineers have solved what was previously considered an impossible challenge, creating an effective hermetic seal on a pressed paperboard tray.

“Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is critical to avoiding the most catastrophic environmental, social, and economic impacts of climate change,” said Tom Salmon, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Berry Global. “As a global plastic packaging leader, we have a responsibility to protect the environment by minimizing the impact of our products, operations, and value chain as well as our business by limiting the exposure of our operations and supply chain to climate risk.” Achieving net-zero GHG emissions will require a range of solutions across Berry’s broad geographic footprint and diverse portfolio of converting and decorating technologies. Emissions reduction strategies primarily fall under three categories: *Circular plastics: drive circularity and reduce GHG emissions by moving away from virgin, fossil fuel-based plastic and using lighter weight, less carbon-intensive, circular materials, including recycled plastics and bio-based plastics made from renewable resources, like used cooking oil *Value-chain engagement: because most of the company’s value-chain emissions come from purchased goods and services, work with customers to develop lower-carbon solutions and suppliers to provide lower-carbon materials and services *Cleaner energy: increase investment in renewable energy to decrease use of fossil fuels, minimize the environmental impact of energy sources vital to manufacturing, continually improve energy efficiency to reduce overall energy dependence, and take steps to electrify processes within operations that consume gas and fuel