To help major food brands achieve important sustainability goals, Pactiv Evergreen, a leading manufacturer of fresh food and beverage packaging in North America, is teaming up with AmSty, the leading manufacturer of polystyrene in North America and a pioneer in circular recycling of polystyrene. Pactiv Evergreen will soon offer customers innovative foam polystyrene packaging products with AmSty’s post-consumer recycled content derived from advanced recycling technologies. “Pactiv Evergreen produces thousands of products in more than a dozen materials that protect, package and display fresh food and beverages,” said Eric Wulf, president of Pactiv Evergreen’s food merchandising business unit. “Our broad material expertise enables us to support our customers quickly and effectively as they seek more sustainable products. Our collaboration with AmSty expands our portfolio of circular packaging, and we’re pleased to offer this solution to our customers.”

For food brands seeking plastic-free alternatives without compromising performance, Kapag's innovative Changemaker concept uses Sappi's premium materials to create exceptional barrier packaging. This groundbreaking solution, developed by Kapag, combines Sappi's premium Algro Design paperboard or Fusion Topliner with AvantGuard functional barrier paper to deliver a 100% paper-based, mono-material, recyclable solution for food products that eliminates the need for plastic-based alternatives. Kapag created the Changemaker brand for all laminated paperboard products that aim to replace or significantly reduce plastics in packaging. The name Changemaker was chosen to emphasise that everyone can become a changemaker for the good of our planet by purchasing, converting and using renewable materials. First showcased at FachPack, Changemaker demonstrates how Kapag's advanced lamination technology can create sustainable packaging without compromising performance. The approach utilizes their specialised lamination process to combine Sappi's Algro Design paperboard or Fusion Topliner with Sappi's AvantGuard functional high barrier paper. While the showcase example at FachPack featured exceptional grease barrier for highly fatty Berliner doughnuts, the same concept can provide various types of protection including oxygen barriers, aroma protection, water vapour barriers, and protection against contaminants — all while maintaining the excellent printability and converting performance of Sappi's premium paperboards.

International Paper announced that its board of directors elected Andy Silvernail as Chairman of the International Paper Board of Directors in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective October 1, 2024. Mark Sutton, who has continued to serve in the role of Chairman of the Board since retiring as CEO in May, will retire from the Board on September 30, 2024. International Paper Lead Director Chris Connor said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I'd like to thank Mark for his many years of service to IP and for his leadership as Chairman and CEO. During his tenure, he strengthened the company's balance sheet and focused the portfolio. He leaves behind a strong legacy, and we wish him and his family all the best."