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Packaging Corporation of America said it plans to consolidate the Middletown, Ohio, site’s work into a new facility nearby.

The goal remains to bring the facility back online, and discussions with the company haven’t been about a permanent closure, according to the president of a union representing workers. It’s unclear when full production will resume.

Adherex Group, Lumson USA, PPC Flex and Specialized Packaging Group each announced acquisitions. Private equity firms Butterfly Equity and New Water Capital also made packaging additions to their portfolios.

Plus, R.R. Donnelley launches a paper mailer, Veritiv introduces a compact solution for GLP-1 shipments and Pregis adds a metallized polyethylene sealant film.

Producer compliance costs could be roughly halved by following one framework instead of individual states’ EPR laws, according to an economic analysis from World Wildlife Fund and SC Johnson.
The US Flexible Film Initiative says it has moved more than 3 million pounds of flexible plastic packaging from California collection programs to reclaimers in the U.S. and Canada for processing.

This is the second time around for the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act. More than a dozen states have already passed laws restricting PFAS in packaging, but the federal government so far hasn’t taken such action.

The California governor blocked anti-greenwashing bill AB 2253, saying he didn’t want to “unduly burden manufacturers and suppliers already facing economic headwinds caused by federal tariff and trade policy actions.”

Nearly a quarter of brands sold in retail stores now are private labels. Packaging manufacturers and designers have a bigger opportunity to participate in a growing segment – or help incumbents stand out.

“The district court reached the wrong legal conclusions, and we’re asking the Ninth Circuit to correct them,” said National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors CEO Eric Hoplin.

The food and beverage giant expects over half of its targeted virgin plastic decrease will come from upping recycled content. Nestlé previously focused on a 2025 recyclability target, of which it achieved about 90%.
The supplier designed and produced a unique hot box for Flamin’ Hot chicken wings in Circle K stores. Hot-hold solutions are outpacing demand for chilled, prepared foods, said Adam Grose, executive vice president at ProAmpac.