Reshaping packaging: industry leaders adapt through technology, deals and sustainability pressures

Sonoco settles in after years of change, says new consumer packaging leader

Article by Packaging Dive

People say the only constant is change, and Sonoco has been going through a lot of it. Two years ago, the company launched a variety of business unit changes, creating four core businesses: metal packaging, rigid paper containers, industrial packaging and the then-newly combined flexibles and thermoforming unit.

How packaging and logistics companies are automating their warehouses

Article by CNBC

Workers at DHL Group used to walk close to a half marathon each day just to classify, pick and move items across massive warehouses. Now, their distance and efforts are greatly reduced by autonomous mobile robots that can unload containers for the package delivery and supply chain management company with a speed of up to 650 cases per hour.

Zeus Group acquires Spanish packaging firm

Article by Print Week

Zeus Packaging Group has acquired Spanish-headquartered packaging firm Koex Packaging Solutions, in a deal worth €24m (£21m). Completed on 12 February, it is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Cork-based packaging company and strengthens Zeus Group’s offering in luxury and retail packaging, along with expanding its production capacity across Europe.

Armagh’s McShane packaging celebrates 30 years of business

Article by News Letter

McShane Packaging, a family-owned packaging business based in Armagh, is celebrating 30 years in business on 1st February 2026, marking three decades of growth, resilience and commitment to family values.

Europe’s supermarket shelves packed with ‘misleading’ claims about recycled plastic packaging

Article by the Guardian

Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum. Brands using plastic packaging – from Kraft’s Heinz Beanz to Mondelēz’s Philadelphia – use materials made by the plastic manufacturing arm of the oil company Saudi Aramco.