Custom Made Inventory announced a new three-year contract to supply 36 packaging items, including custom and generic disposable packaging, to Gosh Enterprises, parent of Charleys Cheesesteaks, Lenny's Grill and Bibibop.

UK bioplastic firm Kelpi won a contract with fresh fruit company Blue Skies, backed by Waitrose, to develop seaweed-based packaging for fresh-cut fruit, starting with a prototype and a pilot next year in an 18-month project.

Dutch waste body Cyclus NV awarded a EUR 1,350,000 contract to Dimensio Verpakkingen B.V. for drawstring bags used to collect plastic, beverage cartons and metal waste, with expected volume of 10 million bags per year.

Earthshot Prize winner Notpla signed a contract to supply an expected 75 million seaweed-based food packaging items to caterer Levy over three years for use in more than 50 UK sports venues.

UK logistics firm Europa Warehouse signed a contract to provide 3PL storage, fulfilment and transport from its Birmingham site to packaging distributor Paramount Global's European business.

Freight Technologies' Fr8App will transport more than 1,600 loads over 12 months for Envases Universales across 24 dedicated lanes, mainly from Mexico to the US, in a deal estimated at over $5 million.

DS Smith has announced a second five-year agreement making it the sole corrugated cardboard packaging supplier to Mondelez International in Europe, with new sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions planned.

KGL signed an agreement with Mondelez Europe to continue supplying packaging to Mondelez plants in Poland, Lithuania and the Czech Republic until 2026, with expected annual revenue above PLN 60 million.

DS Smith agreed a second consecutive five-year contract to be the sole supplier of corrugated packaging in Europe for Mondelēz International, extending a relationship of about ten years.

DS Smith has renewed its five-year contract to be the sole supplier of corrugated packaging in Europe for Mondelēz International, announced on 6 February 2024.

DS Smith renewed its five-year contract to be the sole supplier of corrugated packaging in Europe for Mondelez International, with new fibre-based sustainable packaging to be implemented across European markets.

Novelis Inc. signed a new contract to supply aluminum beverage packaging sheet to Ardagh Metal Packaging USA's metal production facilities in North America. It is Novelis's third major beverage packaging contract in under seven months.

DS Smith has signed a second consecutive five-year contract with Mondelez International to be its exclusive corrugated packaging supplier across European markets. The deal includes new sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions.

Novelis Inc. has signed a new contract to supply aluminum beverage packaging sheet to Ardagh Metal Packaging's metal production facilities in North America, the third such major Novelis contract in under seven months.

SIG is providing carton packs and filling services to Brazil-based soy and juice drink maker Mupy via a co-packer. The filling machines support Mupy's growth plans for soy and juice beverages.

Malta's Department of Contracts awarded tender CT2195/2023 for soft one-piece close pouches to E.J. Busuttil Limited for EUR 424,620. Four bids were received.

Thai corrugated box maker Inter Group Packaging ordered an Isowa Ibis and Falcon as the first phase of its expansion programme. The Ibis is being installed at Inter Fibre Container's Bangkok plant in Bang Khae.

Binh Son Petrochemical Packaging and Trading JSC (Vietnam) opened a direct tender to buy raw materials for packaging production, valued at 4,045,635,000 VND. Bid closing was set for 11 December 2023, and the tender was published 22 December 2023.

Polish e-commerce company Allegro has selected Mondi as its main corrugated packaging supplier in Poland and the Czech Republic. Mondi's CEO described the partnership as a step toward more sustainable eCommerce packaging.

Wobz, a maker of personalized reusable cups, has signed a major contract with Vistaprint, according to the article; no contract value was disclosed.

Allegro Group chose Mondi as main corrugated packaging supplier for Poland and Czechia and Stora Enso Poland as second supplier, following a tender announced on 14 December 2023.

BUTTING Anlagenbau received a major order from Stora Enso for the O750 Oulu project, converting a paper machine in Oulu, Finland, into a line producing about 750,000 tonnes per year of packaging board. The work includes 128 container positions and over 23 km of pipelines.

Shuifa Agriculture Group announced winning bidders for lot 1 of its outer packaging supplier cooperation framework tender, with a contract value of RMB 54.942 million. Winning bidder names are masked in the notice.

Spain's Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre awarded Laminados de Cartón, S.L. a framework contract worth EUR 200,000 for grey cardboard lids, corrugated separators and corner protectors.

Klingele Embalajes Canarias S.A was awarded a EUR 7,061 contract by Gestion de Medio Rural de Canarias for single-use corrugated cardboard boxes, with the award dated 2023-11-29.

Shenzhen Jinjia Group is the first-ranked candidate in a public tender by Hunan China Tobacco Industrial for packaging paper for Furong Wang cigarette box strips, covering November 2023 to June 2024. The total bid price is CNY 8,897,614.13 including tax. The bid opened on 7 November 2023 and the candidate list was published on 14 November 2023.

Anqing Fangrun Packaging Co. published a notice awarding a corrugated board purchase contract to a Huaining company for CNY 10.08 million. The notice is dated 2023-11-10.

Amcor signed a memorandum of understanding with NOVA Chemicals to purchase mechanically recycled polyethylene resin for flexible packaging films. The resin will come from NOVA's Connersville, Indiana recycling facility, projected to start operating as early as 2025.

Cameroon's state cotton company SODECOTON awarded MIT CHIMIE, of Douala, a supply contract for ten million 26-gram PET preforms worth 489,999,443 FCFA, under a decision dated October 23, 2023.

Spanish packaging group Saica ordered six ChromaCUT X Pro and Chroma High Tech corrugated board-processing machines from Koenig & Bauer Celmacch for six European sites, with lines going into production from summer 2024.

Shandong Furuida Pharmaceutical Group announced winning bidders in its supplier selection tender for cosmetic packaging boxes, naming 12 printing and packaging companies in China.

Broadland Drinks signed a contract with Frugalpac and Journey's End to fill and distribute Interpunkt wines in Frugal paper bottles, making it the largest UK filler of Frugal Bottles. Journey's End will expand the bottles into the UK and beyond.

Belgian dairy Solarec is replacing its production lines with four SIG Midi 12 aseptic filling machines and packaging supplied by SIG. The first machine was installed in Q3 2023.

Workshop X260 of the Army Department tendered a package for adhesive tape, carton boxes and PE bags for production, valued at 1.603 billion VND, with approval dated 21 September 2023. A winning contractor was listed in the tender result.

T.G. Nuttall Packaging Ltd signed a sales contract with GTS Europe for a two-colour Weipong Venus 820 casemaker, to be installed at its Manchester site in the second quarter of 2024.

Northern Ireland's Procurement and Logistics Service awarded a corrugated boxes supply contract to Diamond Corrugated Cases Limited for £860,005 (about €998,369), with three bids received.

Trioworld Nyborg, a plastic packaging film producer in Denmark, signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with Better Energy covering a third of its annual electricity use, about 7.5 GWh a year, from a solar park on Lolland.

Liaoning Tobacco Dandong Company awarded a 2023 packaging materials procurement to Xiangyang Baoli Ying Packaging Materials Co. for 1,137,819 yuan. The order covers sacking cloth, hemp rope and twine.

India Security Press in Nashik awarded a contract worth 2,057,000 (currency not stated, assumed INR) for corrugated boxes measuring 470 x 270 x 210 mm to Rainbow Packaging Industries and Raghav Packaging LLP, both of Nashik. The award was dated 21 August 2023.

UK packaging firm Frugalpac agreed to sell its Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine to California-based Monterey Wine Company, which will use it to make paper wine bottles on-site. It is Frugalpac's first US sale and its second machine sold overall.

Mondi supplies Turkish flavour company Aromsa with TankerBox, a corrugated cardboard substitute for stainless-steel containers and IBCs, after a trial on Aromsa's production line. The article gives no contract value or exact date.

Pact Group extended its crate pooling contract with Woolworths Group for a further 10 years, with Pact owning, operating, washing and storing reusable plastic produce crates. The contract generates annual revenue above $50 million.

Pact Group extended its seven-year crate ownership, washing and pooling contract with Woolworths by 10 years to 2033. The deal is reported as worth more than A$50 million a year, and Woolworths dropped its option to buy half of the Pact entity.

Berry Global was selected to provide two freezer-safe packaging solutions, a 21-litre SuperCube container and a 280ml UniPak container, for Gat Foods' premium fruit juice concentrates. The announcement was made on 2023-07-21.

Guangxi China Tobacco Industrial Co. awarded the 2023-2025 Lilong (new edition) cigarette box and carton packaging paper procurement contract to Guangxi Zhenlong Color Printing Packaging as first bidder, with Zhejiang Meinong Century Group second.

IFCO completed the European roll-out of its reusable packaging containers as exclusive provider of RPCs for fresh produce at ALDI Nord and ALDI SÜD, on schedule in early May 2023.

Mondi is supplying Aromsa with its paper-based TankerBox, a corrugated cardboard alternative to stainless steel containers for shipping sauces, toppings, extracts and seasonings. Aromsa has completed a trial and is moving the solution to commercial use.

Mondi provided its corrugated TankerBox packaging to Turkish flavor company Aromsa as a replacement for stainless-steel containers, after a trial on Aromsa's production line.

Viken Vest Innkjopssamarbeid awarded Empakk AS a framework agreement worth NOK 20 million for packaging machines, servicing and consumables for commercial kitchens, announced July 3, 2023.

ExxonMobil made its first commercial sale of certified-circular Exceed PE polymers in India to UFlex, produced using its Exxtend advanced recycling technology, for use in flexible food packaging.