Packaura
/ October 20, 2026
If you make or sell food packaging, you’ve probably run into both of these names while researching compliance tools — and quickly realized they’re not actually solving the same problem. One tracks what’s in your materials; the other tracks what happens on your plant floor.
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Packaura
/ October 20, 2026
If you sell a physical product to California consumers, there’s a good chance Proposition 65 applies to your packaging whether you realize it or not. The law doesn’t just ask you to slap a “WARNING” sticker on a box; it specifies exact wording, minimum type
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Packaura
/ October 20, 2026
Here’s this week’s Packaura roundup — 10 items across Packaging Industry, Materials & Recycling. Every story links to its original source. The TLDR Packaging Industry Silgan strikes major £2.5bn Trivium deal to expand metal packaging reach in Europe Metal, plastics and closures giant Silgan Holdings
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Packaura
/ October 20, 2026
A buyer walking a trade show floor decides whether to stop at your booth in seconds, and your packaging does most of that talking before you say a word. A flat printout or a rough mockup reads as unfinished, while a sample that looks and
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Packaura
/ October 19, 2026
Every terminally sterilized medical device needs a sterile barrier system, and the material you pick for it changes how the device gets sterilized, how long it stays sterile, and how much the package costs per unit. Tyvek, medical-grade paper, and non-porous film all show up
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Packaura
/ October 19, 2026
If you ship products to Canadian customers — even just through a fulfillment partner or a Shopify storefront — you may already be an “obligated producer” under one or more provincial packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, whether or not you have a Canadian entity.
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Packaura
/ October 19, 2026
Most packaging order problems — wrong dimensions, missed ship dates, surprise invoices — trace back to a gap in communication, not a bad supplier. A short, specific email at the right moment closes that gap and gives you a paper trail if anything goes wrong
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Packaura
/ October 18, 2026
Packaging industry news moved quickly this week. International Paper confirmed it has unsolicited bids for its EMEA business, the Circular Action Alliance filed a much cheaper California EPR plan, and a Maine water utility took two packaging suppliers to court over PFAS. This packaging industry
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Packaura
/ October 18, 2026
If you sell, distribute, or manufacture food packaging in the U.S., “check your state’s PFAS law” isn’t optional anymore — more than a dozen states now restrict intentionally added PFAS in food packaging, and the list keeps growing every legislative session. This guide walks through
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Packaura
/ October 17, 2026
Every brand that buys boxes, bottles, labels, or film eventually asks the same question: should we put all our packaging volume with one supplier, or split it between two? The answer shapes your unit costs, your lead times, and how exposed you are the next
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Packaura
/ October 17, 2026
Choosing the right packaging material for a pet food line is a balancing act between shelf life, cost, bag strength, and increasingly, how the package can be disposed of or recycled. The wrong choice can mean stale kibble, torn bags on a pallet, or a
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Packaura
/ October 16, 2026
A supplier telling you their packaging is “PFAS-free” is a marketing statement, not proof. With a growing list of states banning intentionally added PFAS in food packaging and the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation setting hard concentration limits starting August 2026, a verbal or
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Packaura
/ October 16, 2026
If your product has to survive a conveyor belt, a delivery van, and a doorstep drop before it ever reaches a customer, the box you choose isn’t just a branding decision — it’s a compliance decision. Retailers, 3PLs, and carriers increasingly require packaging to pass
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Packaura
/ October 15, 2026
Packaging that says “eco-friendly,” “biodegradable,” or “compostable” sounds reassuring, but these words are not interchangeable and they are not just marketing flavor — each one carries a specific legal meaning under FTC rules and, for compostable claims, specific ASTM test standards behind it. This guide
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Packaura
/ October 13, 2026
Here’s this week’s Packaura roundup — 10 items across Packaging Industry, Materials & Recycling. Every story links to its original source. The TLDR Packaging Industry Robbie Staniforth | The PRN system is not a tax – and that distinction matters With Government recently announcing their
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Packaura
/ October 13, 2026
Most packaging tells customers what’s inside a box. The packaging that actually builds a brand tells them why they should care. If your brand has a real story — why you started, what you believe, who you make it for — your packaging is one
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Packaura
/ October 12, 2026
Minimalist packaging looks easy to pull off until you try it. Strip away too little and the box still feels busy; strip away too much and shoppers can’t tell what’s inside or why it costs what it does. The brands that get it right aren’t
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Packaura
/ October 12, 2026
Running out of boxes, tape, or protective packaging mid-shipment is one of those small problems that causes outsized headaches: rush orders, expedited freight, and a production line waiting on a forklift that has nothing to load. Vendor managed inventory (VMI) is a way to hand
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Packaura
/ October 11, 2026
Packaging industry news this week split three ways: fiber formats moved into commercial production, tariffs kept hitting Canadian mills and plants, and California’s packaging laws faced more pressure in court. In this roundup of packaging industry news, we cover Pulpex’s first paper bottle factory, a
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Packaura
/ October 11, 2026
Bamboo packaging keeps showing up everywhere — cosmetics counters, subscription boxes, electronics shelves, even hospital supply rooms — as brands hunt for a plastic alternative that still looks and feels premium. It biodegrades, it grows faster than almost any other packaging raw material, and it
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