Tag: Packaging laws

CPG manufacturers brace for mounting production losses and see industrial AI as a critical competitiveness lever by 2030, Schneider Electric study finds.

Digital Transformation

Could AI solve Europe’s packaging compliance problem?

August 31, 2026

Ranpak's facility in Concord Township, Ohio, produces about 1,500 feet of paper per minute and integrates packaging design, paper testing, automated production lines, and on-site research and development. An operator is shown moving bundles coming off fanfold paper machines (on the left), and a robot then takes over manual stacking (on the right).

2026 U.S. packaging laws reshape sustainable materials and machine design

February 17, 2026

Illinois has expanded restrictions on small, single-use plastic hotel toiletry bottles, while multiple states are implementing bans on expanded polystyrene containers.

United States of Packaging: 2026 regulations machine builders need to know

January 30, 2026

A comparison of 1D and 2D barcodes (left), Coal’d Water Distilling Company’s co-packing facility (center), and a flexible pouch from Mondi Group (right) reflect key packaging themes covered by Packaging OEM in 2025.

2D barcodes, flexible formats, traceability, and co-packing lines: Packaging OEM’s most-viewed stories of 2025

December 18, 2025

Several states in the U.S. have enacted legislation in 2025 to prohibit the use of polystyrene foam containers for ready-to-eat food or beverages. Additionally, some states have also enacted laws to prohibit hotels from passing out single-use plastic personal care bottles. Source: Adobe Stock

United States of Packaging: 2025 regulations machine builders need to know

March 20, 2025