FBA is pleased to announce Laurent Sellier, CEO of @SmurfitKappa North America, and Leading Economist and Author Stephen Moore will be joining its upcoming Annual Meeting 2025 at the Ritz Carlton Vanderbilt Beach in Naples, FL, as Keynote speakers:

Leftover pizza boxes from yesterday's big game? Don't forget to put them in the recycle bin; just make sure to remove any leftovers first. Learn more about the recyclability of pizza boxes from @ppec_paper:

Whether you're planning to cheer on your favorite team, watch the best commercials, or enjoy the food, Sunday's big game parties are a win for everyone. @HowLifeUnfolds has some tips to help you plan to make this Sunday a win for our environment too:

It’s Fast Fact Friday! The Pulp and Paper Industry contributes less than 1% of total US Greenhouse Gas emissions.

"We will always be willing to customize our packaging to meet our customers’ expectations while also doing what’s right for the environment.” @CCCABox membership celebrated its golden anniversary, reflecting on the industry's journey & sustainable future:

President and Chief Executive Officer for @SmurfitKappa 's LATAM region, Jairo Lorenzatto, stepped down from his role at the end of January for personal reasons. Alvaro Henao succeeds Lorenzatto as of February 1, 2025. Read more:

A national tree canopy assessment tool is now available for the first time, making it possible for cities to view the status of their local and regional tree canopy and how it’s changed over time. Read more:

Congratulations, Vanguard Companies, on your Golden Anniversary – 50 years! "Our journey has been exciting, with many twists and turns, but always with the same goal in mind – delivering best-in-class results."

Love is in the air, and there are countless reasons to love corrugated packed inside every package. It's your strong and resilient supply chain hero, that cares about the planet, can adapt to meet your needs, and protects the things that matter most. What's not to love?

@michiganstateu's School of Packaging has begun formal planning for its 2nd major expansion since 2023. The $25M investment will 2X the size of the building & significantly increase research capacity, creating space for more faculty and graduate students:

@IntlPaperCo is exploring a potential $260 million “greenfield state-of-the-art sustainable packaging box plant in Waterloo, Iowa,” a company official told Fastmarkets’ PPI Pulp & Paper Week. Read more:

Sustainable. Cost-effective. Innovative. A supply chain hero. There are SO many reasons to love corrugated! Follow along with us this month as we share graphics, articles, and videos about the many extraordinary benefits of corrugated. Like this post to spread the love!

Europe’s coffee market just got more sustainable. Nestlé has partnered with Sonoco to introduce a 95% paper-based can for its coffee products, aiming for full recyclability while maintaining the high barrier properties of conventional packaging. Read more:

It’s Fast Fact Friday! Of the 32.8 million tons of old corrugated containers (OCC) recycled in 2023, approximately 23.3 million tons were consumed at U.S. mills, and 9.5 million tons were exported.

Upgrades have been completed at its @GeorgiaPacific's Bradford, Pennsylvania, corrugated facility that began in early 2023. The investment totaled close to $34 million and funded new equipment to modernize the plant's operations. Read more:

@SmurfitKappa has produced a 100% paper-based and recyclable alternative to the polyethylene stretch wrap, which is commonly used to stabilize pallet loads in transportation. Read more

Victory Packaging, @SmurfitKappa's distribution arm, is now known as Smurfit Westrock Packaging Solutions. The identity change became effective on Jan. 13. Spanning over 50 years; it has built a legacy providing packaging and related services across NA:

@ICPFcareers equipped the University of Wisconsin-Stout Packaging Program's packaging lab with two cobots made by Universal Robots. "Through this donation, students will graduate with new knowledge and skills that can impact our industry." Read more:

@LEGO_Group has started to make paper-based bags at its factories worldwide. “Paper has the unintended benefit of being more enjoyable to unwrap... we discovered in testing that kids enjoyed the suspense of opening the paper-based bags!" Read more:

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) is pleased to announce Cory Martin has joined its staff as Executive Vice President. Cory comes to FBA from the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), where he served as the Vice President, Government Relations: