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Additional finishing solutions for packaging include laser perforation of flexible materials to enhance shelf life or add other benefits, and advanced gluing solutions for more complex structural designs.
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Complex Gluing Solutions for Packaging
Complex gluing applications can transform a flat blank into an attractive and innovative structure, helping to create on-shelf differentiation. Options include skiving and hemming, flame-sealing, CR adhesives, and more.
Laser Perforation
Incorporating laser perforation into flexible packaging can help to extend the shelf life of fresh food or can help to create features such as easy opening.
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Anti-Counterfeit and Grey Market Coding Packaging Measures
Consumers expect authenticity when buying a premium product, and for the pharmaceutical industry the guarantee of authenticity is vital to maintain patient safety, but high-value markets are attractive to counterfeiters. Our state-of-the-art packaging solution can help prevent counterfeiting to ensure your brand integrity is maintained and patients are protected.
Child-Resistant Packaging
Often used for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other non-food consumer products, child-resistant packaging can protect children and vulnerable consumers from harm while still being intuitive and easy for those not at risk to open.
Tamper-Evident Packaging Measures
Tamper-evident packaging provides visible evidence to the end user that the product has not been tampered with. For pharmaceuticals, tamper-evident packaging is a requirement, while for other products it offers security throughout the supply chain and to the consumer.
Unilever Launches Next Generation Laundry Capsule Designed To Help Decarbonize Laundry, Save Energy and Cut Plastic Packaging
July 28, 2022
Unilever have announced the global launch of its most sustainable laundry capsule yet, the fastest growing detergent format in many parts of the world.
Unilever’s biggest laundry brand, Dirt Is Good (also known as Persil, Skip, OMO and Surf Excel), has introduced the newly designed capsule to help decarbonize the laundry process whilst delivering top cleaning performance. The new capsules are packaged in a plastic-free, paperboard container, a move set to prevent over 6,000 tonnes of plastic entering the waste stream every year, the equivalent in weight to 500 double-decker buses.
The specially designed formula contains biodegradable active ingredients that are 65% derived from plant sources and has been optimized to deliver top cleaning performance in cold and short cycles. The re-engineered capsule membrane is fully biodegradable and the fastest dissolving on the market, designed to leave no residue on laundry. The new capsule sees its carbon footprint reduced by 16 percent (vs. current capsules), and when used in cold, short cycles, consumers can save up to 60 percent energy per use.
The reduction in emissions across the products’ life cycle puts the new Unilever capsule at the forefront of efforts to decarbonize the laundry industry. This is an important step in reducing the Scope 3 GHG emissions of their laundry business, which includes those associated with consumers’ end use of our products, like the energy required to power washing machine.
For the first time ever, the laundry capsules will be packaged in a ground-breaking plastic-free paperboard box. The innovative box conceived in partnership with Graphic Packaging International, underwent years of development to lock out moisture better than current plastic packaging and prevent capsules from sticking to each other. The box is easier to open and close, is child-proof and fully recyclable. 50% of the cardboard comes from recycled sources and the rest from FSC-certified forests.
The new product, which will launch first in France before rolling out to other markets, is another example of Unilever’s Clean Future strategy. Announced in September 2020, the strategy aims to fundamentally change the way that some of the world’s best-known cleaning and laundry products are created, manufactured and packaged, supported by a €1bn investment over 10 years.
Dr. Keith Rutherford, Head of Global Innovation, Unilever Home Care R&D said: “Through our Clean Future program, our ambition is to make sustainable cleaning the compelling choice for every consumer by bringing real innovation to established mass market products. The research, development, and manufacturing skill that is required shouldn’t be underestimated. The new proprietary formulation and child-proof cardboard packaging is the work of so many people. This is our best and most sustainable laundry capsule yet – it is truly industry leading.”
Ralf Mack, Director New Business Development, EU Consumer Products at Graphic Packaging International adds: “Working together with Unilever, we are delighted to see our innovative packaging solution launch under this iconic brand around the world. Our combined expertise in carton design, product protection capabilities and understanding of consumer behavior has enabled us to create this superior, plastic-free and child-proof solution, enabling consumers and businesses alike to reduce their use of single-use plastic.”
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Devils Backbone Brewing Company Develops Foil-Stamped Basket Carrier to Capture Attention and Elevate Brand
CRAFT BEER | ELEVATED EXPERIENCE
Devils Backbone Brewing Company Establishes Their Prestige Series as a Luxury Beverage With Foil Stamping and Soft-Touch Coating
This basket carrier is a convenient solution with a custom profile and premium enhancements that captures consumers’ attention and elevates the brand. The foil-stamped basket carrier with soft-touch coating gives dimension and creates a unique tactile experience.
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Dogfish Head’s Innovative Glow-in-the-Dark Packaging
June 27, 2023
American craft brewer Dogfish Head collaborates with us to launch glow-in-the-dark packaging for its Punkin Ale.
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Dogfish Head Engages Consumers with Scratch and Sniff Enhancement
June 27, 2023
American craft brewer Dogfish Head partnered with us to incorporate an interactive scratch and sniff element to its carton.
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Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I Worked With Us on Their Bud Light Hard Seltzer Packaging
June 27, 2023
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I asked us to create a fully enclosed multipack solution for Bud Light Hard Seltzer.
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The Beer Boutique Prioritizes Consumer Convenience and Improves Efficiency With EnviroClip™
October 24, 2023
The Beer Boutique partnered with us to design a paperboard packaging solution that prioritizes consumer convenience while improving efficiency.
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Asahi Soft Drinks Launches Cap-It™, a Recyclable Clip-Style Carton for PET Bottle Multipacks
CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS | INNOVATION
Asahi Soft Drinks Launches Cap-It™
We are experienced in providing automated paperboard packaging at scale. For Asahi Soft Drinks, this meant the efficient transition away from manual packaging to an automated Cap-It system. The new pack style was successfully launched for the Wilkinson brand and expanded to other products, including carbonated items. Using the Cap-it machine for production, the client succeeded in reducing manual labor and costs.
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Estrella Damm Moves to Paperboard Packaging to Replace Plastic Shrink Film
October 24, 2023
Estrella Damm collaborated with us to replace plastic shrink film with paperboard fully enclosed cartons.
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The Beer Boutique Prioritizes Consumer Convenience and Improves Efficiency With EnviroClip™
October 24, 2023
The Beer Boutique partnered with us to design a paperboard packaging solution that prioritizes consumer convenience while improving efficiency.
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Molson Coors Replaces Plastic Rings with Paperboard Wrap-Style Multipack Solution
October 24, 2023
Learn how Molson Coors partnered with us to replace its plastic rings with a paperboard wrap-style multipack solution.
Cap-It™ Clip-Style Multipack Carton for PET Plastic Bottles
Cap-It™ is a recyclable paperboard clip solution for PET plastic bottles with neck rings. This multipack beverage packaging is an alternative to plastic rings and shrink film packaging.
Cap-It features an intelligent design that maintains pack integrity through the supply chain. On-shelf differentiation is achieved via a generous billboarding area, that still allows good visibility of the bottles.
Cap-It can be packaged with any of our Cap-It machinery equipment, including the Cap-It 2 and our new generation machine, AutoClip™ CIG3, that runs at higher speeds and provides enhanced bottle stability.
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Sustainability
- Clip-style paperboard packaging solution made from renewable plant-based fiber from sustainably managed forests
- Recyclable through household paper waste streams
- Skirt length can be varied to optimize the amount of board used, depending on application
Consumer Experience
- Finger holes make the pack easy to carry and handle
- Bottles can be easily and safely removed from the pack
Convenience
- The intelligent design makes the pack comfortable to carry, safe to handle, and easy to remove the bottles
Operational Efficiency
- Maintains good pack integrity to meet the demands of the supply chain
- Efficient, high-speed machinery option available
- Accommodates multiple bottle sizes, types, and configurations
- Machinery can be incorporated into, or closely coupled to, other packaging formats, such as ClipCombo™, to pack multiple PET bottle types, sizes, and configuration
Brand and Marketing
- Premium billboard space for high-impact branding and messaging
- Some clip solutions offer label orientation which enhances the appearance on the retail shelf
- If required, bar codes can be masked by adjusting the length of the skirt
See Cap-It in Action
This intelligent carton design provides on-shelf differentiation by offering the opportunity to print high-impact graphics on the paperboard while leaving the bottle visible to the consumer.
Cap-It Features
Branding
A generous billboard space delivers a pack that really stands out on the retail shelf
Protection
Provides good support and protection by holding tightly to the neck of the bottle. The level of protection provided can be varied by adjusting the length of the skirt.
Pack Options
Accommodates a wide range of PET bottle styles and sizes in multiple configurations, including 4-, 6- and 8-packs
High-Speed Machinery
Can be applied by any of our Cap-It machines, including our new generation machine, AutoClip™ CIG3, that runs at higher speeds
Ergonomic Design
Intelligent design makes it comfortable and safe to carry and handle
Asahi Soft Drinks Launches Cap-It™, a Fully Recyclable Clip-Style Carton for PET Bottle Multipacks
Asahi Soft Drinks needed a new multipack solution
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Cap-It Product Applications
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Sports Drinks
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AutoClip™ CIG3
The AutoClip™ CIG3 is a multipack machinery system that applies Cap-It™, our premium paperboard clip-style carton for multipacks of PET bottles with neck rings. It can accommodate four to eight bottles per pack.
ClipCombo™ for PET Plastic Bottles
ClipCombo™ for PET plastic bottles is an innovative machinery solution that offers bottled beverage makers the ability to apply both Cap-It™ and EnviroClip™ paperboard clip-style multipacks on the same machine.
AutoClip™ KC1600
The AutoClip™ KC1600 is a high-speed packaging machine that applies the KeelClip™ clip-style solution to multipacks of two-piece beverage cans.
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Printed Metal Effects
Achieve brilliance with our printed metal effects.
Holographic Effects and Designs
Holographic effects create reflective accents on selected areas of your packaging to enhance the overall visual impact, creating a 3D effect on a flat surface.
Tactile Packaging Effects
Engage a consumer’s sense of touch with tactile packaging effects that help to differentiate your product and enhance the consumer’s experience.
Complex Gluing Solutions for Packaging
Complex gluing applications can transform a flat blank into an attractive and innovative structure, helping to create on-shelf differentiation.
Augmented Reality
Incorporating augmented reality into a packaging design can be an innovative way to increase engagement or provide product information.
Promotional Packaging
Promotional packaging can be a great way to increase brand awareness, drive consumer engagement, achieve differentiation, and drive sales.
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KeelClip™ Clip-Style Multipack Carton for Cans
KeelClip™ is a paperboard clip-style multipack solution that replaces plastic rings and shrink film. It provides an enhanced user experience, great merchandising appeal and has an integrated high-speed machinery solution.
EnviroClip™ Duo for Multipacks of Plastic and Glass Bottles and Jars
EnviroClip™ Duo is a clip-style multipack solution for multipacks of glass and plastic bottles and jars.
Basket Carrier Multipacks
Basket carrier multipacks designed to hold bottled beverages, with strong handles for safe and convenient carrying. These folding carton basket designs can run through our AutoFlex™ and AutoMaxx™ multipack machinery systems.
Wrap-Style Multipack Cartons for Food and Beverage Applications
Wrap-style multipack solutions offer the right amount of coverage to protect and secure your food or beverage products while maintaining visibility of the primary pack. Differentiate your pack with innovative wrap styles such as straight, top and bottom gusset, or add features such as panels or integrated handle and opening options.
Fully Enclosed Multipack Cartons for Food and Beverage
Fully enclosed multipack cartons for beverage, food, and pet food applications deliver maximum coverage to protect and secure your product through the supply chain. The portfolio is ideal for cans and plastic, glass and aluminum bottles.
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Unwrapping PPWR Legislation: What’s Next for Healthcare Packaging?
INNOVATION | sustainability
The global push towards a more sustainable future is undeniable, influencing many aspects of our lives—from the cars we drive to the food we eat. In the healthcare industry, while patient safety remains the highest priority, now is a crucial time for organisations in the sector to recognise the significance of environmental stewardship.
As consumers become increasingly conscious of the environmental consequences of their choices, and as climate change continues to mould the global agenda, the demand for more circular packaging solutions has never been greater.
Regulatory changes and shifting consumer expectations are reshaping the industry, and this becomes more important in the context of the European market, where the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) brings healthcare packaging into the scope of packaging waste legislation for the first time.
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- Paperboard packaging formats as alternatives to plastic for healthcare applications
- The legislative landscape and PPWR
- What PPWR means for the healthcare industry
- Reasons to choose paperboard for your healthcare packaging
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Rooted in Fact: Why Paperboard Is a Hero of the Forestry Story
Around the globe, the sustainability of packaging materials has never been more scrutinized than it is today. Retailers, brands, policymakers, and consumers alike are seeking transparency and accountability across the value chain, from how materials are sourced to how they are disposed of after use.
As a material that starts in forests, paperboard naturally enters conversations around deforestation. It’s easy to assume that using trees for packaging has the potential to lead to forest loss and harm ecosystems, but as we’ll explore below, this simply isn’t the case.
Myth: “The paperboard industry is causing deforestation.”
Fact:
Forest loss in the U.S. is being driven by land development, not by the paperboard industry.
After decades of loss, net forest area grew in the U.S. by approximately 18 million acres between 1990 and 2020.1 However, in recent years, some regions in the U.S. have seen declines.2 The primary cause of this loss is the conversion of forests to developed land, such as for housing, roads, and infrastructure, not because of the paperboard industry.3
This trend is set to continue, as according to the U.S. National Forest Service’s 2020 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment, developed land is projected to increase by up to 58% by 2070, at the expense of forests and rangelands.4
Working forests that supply the paperboard industry can contribute to the conservation of forestlands. They are “working” in that these forests are growing the wood fiber we all rely on, while providing important ecosystem services, like water filtration and habitats for a range of species. They also provide an important economic incentive in the form of revenue to landowners to keep their land in forest and managed well. Working forests use sustainable forestry practices to promote health and productivity. They’re harvested and replanted under stewardship practices designed for their long-term health.
Fact:
European forests are growing, but recent studies indicate that ecosystems are facing environmental stresses.
European forests are expanding. Forest area increased by 9% over the past 30 years and, with 227 million hectares, now covers more than one-third of Europe’s land surface. In 2022, the EU boasted an estimated 160 million hectares of forests, marking an increase of approximately 8.3 million hectares or 5.5% since 2000.5
However, the actual state of European forests is a mixed picture of improvement and deterioration. By some measures, like the volume of biomass in forests, the diversity of age classes and their productivity, forest conditions are improving. But other data show that trees are dying, driven by a range of stressors, including the interaction of climate, pollution, insects, disease, droughts, natural disasters, and other factors.6
The canopies of European forests are losing their leaves. In fact, the canopy mortality rate has doubled since the late 20th century. It’s equivalent to 1% of the forest area in the European Union dying yearly. Forest health monitoring at the European level estimates that one out of four trees show moderately to severely damaging levels of defoliation or leaf loss.
Efforts are being made to address these challenges, including ambitious targets for forest restoration as part of broader efforts by the EU government to address climate change and biodiversity loss.
Fact:
Forests grow significantly more wood than is harvested each year.
A common misconception is that harvesting trees for paperboard depletes forests, but U.S. national forestry data shows otherwise. The ratio of net forest growth to volume harvested is in the ratio of approximately 2:1, and in northern regions, the ratio is even higher at 2.4:1.7 This means that for every square meter of wood harvested in a year in the US, at least twice that amount is grown.8
In the EU, the growth-to-harvest ratio is closer, at 1.3:1. So, about 25% more tree volume is grown than is harvested annually in Europe.
Fact:
Responsible sourcing practices can help to keep forests standing.
A key element that’s often missed from dialogue is that market demand for forest products like paperboard can be one factor to help support the retention of forests, in the face of development pressures.
About 58%9 of U.S. forests are privately owned, and most of these forests are owned by families and individuals, not companies. Markets for responsibly sourced wood provide a recurring economic opportunity to these landowners to maintain their land as a working forest, rather than sell it for development.
Put simply, a healthy market for responsibly and ethically sourced forest products is a vital tool to keep forestland forested.
Fact:
Our forest certification and fiber sourcing programs assure that paperboard packaging does not contribute to deforestation or biodiversity loss.
Let The Data Lead
Packaging is a tangible and highly visible product, and it’s understandable that people want to know where it comes from. But facts matter — and the facts show that the paperboard industry is not the driver of forest loss.
If anything, with responsible practices and expertise at the forefront, it’s part of the solution, keeping forests in active use, encouraging land stewardship, and maintaining critical carbon sinks.
To learn more about our “Better, Every Day” approach to sustainability, visit our sustainability area to explore our commitments in full.
1 UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2020
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Scaling Sustainability: How Industry Leaders Are Rethinking Resources Together
September 25, 2025
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and the packaging industry has a unique opportunity to drive sustainable solutions that reduce environmental impact while maintaining product performance and economic viability. Achieving this balance requires collaboration across the value chain. No single company can drive meaningful progress alone.
Recognizing this, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Kraton Corporation, and Graphic Packaging International have joined forces in a strategic partnership, bringing together their expertise to develop next-generation packaging solutions. By aligning innovation with circular economy principles, the partnership is accelerating the shift to more sustainable, high-performing materials.
DRIVING SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS:
SUSTAINABILITY MILESTONES
Launched REvolution™ Technology, Enhancing Performance in Biobased Tackifiers
2020
Launched CirKular+™ Technology, Enabling a Sustainable Approach to the Plastic Product Life Cycle
2020
Introduced TECHNOMELT® SUPRA Eco High-Performance Adhesive Range
2021
Graphic Packaging Partnered With Henkel to Develop KeelClip™, Reducing Emissions From Packaging Life Cycle
2021
Received Henkel Adhesive Technologies Sustainability Award
2023
Received Leadership in Sustainability Award for Boardio™ Technology
2023
Awarded Gold in Sustainability by North American Paperboard Packaging Council for KeelClip™
2023
Launched a Range of TECHNOMELT® Products to Enable Sustainable Packaging
2024
Reduced Plastic Use in Palletizing by 90% With TECHNOMELT® SUPRA PS
2024
Introduced New Technology for Paperboard Coatings
2024
Partnered With Henkel and Dow to Enable Lower-Carbon Footprint Adhesives
2024
Received EcoVadis® Gold Award
2024
Created DESIGNathon for Sustainable Packaging Innovation
2025
Received EcoVadis® Platinum Award for Fifth Consecutive Year
2025
Continuing Innovation and Partnership for a More Sustainable Future
Innovating for a Circular Future
Packaging is essential to protect and transport consumer products. Every component, from fiber and adhesives to coatings and finishes, plays a critical role in performance and sustainability. Henkel, Kraton, and Graphic Packaging are working together to drive circularity across the entire packaging lifecycle, maximizing material efficiency and minimizing waste.
At the heart of this effort is Graphic Packaging’s Z-Flute™, an advanced paperboard packaging solution that offers a more sustainable alternative to traditional corrugated packaging. Compared to conventional solutions, Z-Flute reduces fiber usage while maintaining strength, enabling:
✔ Decreased reliance on non-renewable resources (opting for paperboard over plastics) and reduced material usage overall, supporting circularity
✔ Increased logistical efficiency through functional high-strength design, allowing stacking without pallets and reducing transportation emissions
✔ Improved recyclability through convenient, existing household paper waste streams
Enabling this innovation is Henkel Adhesive Technology’s TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 100 LE, a low-emission adhesive formulated with Kraton’s SYLVALITE™ 2200. This biobased tackifier is derived from crude tall oil (CTO), a renewable byproduct of Graphic Packaging’s paperboard manufacturing facility. TECHNOMELT SUPRA 100 LE is a subcomponent of Z-Flute packaging.
SYLVALITE 2200 is a rosin ester developed with Kraton’s REvolution™ Technology, designed to enhance color performance and oxidative stability in biobased tackifiers. This innovative technology positions pine chemicals as sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products, enabling adhesive formulators like Henkel to achieve higher biobased content and a lower carbon footprint.
Henkel’s TECHNOMELT adhesives are trusted for reliability and quality across a variety of applications. The TECHNOMELT product portfolio includes other biobased formulations, as well as innovative low temperature hot melt adhesive formulations.
The integration of SYLVALITE 2200 into Henkel’s TECHNOMELT hot melt adhesive portfolio will reduce carbon emissions while maintaining the same high-quality solutions the market expects from Henkel. The TECHNOMELT SUPRA 100 LE formula, designed with biobased alternatives, reduces the adhesives’ cradle-to-gate carbon footprint by 25%1 compared to the legacy formulations.
By incorporating sustainably sourced adhesives, the partnership enables packaging solutions that are more efficient and contribute to a reduced carbon footprint and reliance on fossil-based materials.
Stronger Together: The Power of Value Chain Collaboration
“True sustainability isn’t just about end-of-life recyclability. It’s about designing smarter from the start,” said Corbett Wallace, Corporate Vice President of Consumer Goods, Henkel Adhesive Technologies. “Our customers expect packaging solutions that balance sustainability, performance, and cost. By combining Henkel’s adhesive expertise with Graphic Packaging’s material innovations and Kraton’s biobased tackifiers, we are delivering a holistic approach to sustainable packaging.”
This collaboration is built on the principles of industrial symbiosis, where the byproduct of one process becomes the raw material for another. By optimizing each component — fibers, CTO derivatives, laminating glue and end-of-line adhesives — the companies are maximizing resource efficiency and driving down environmental impact across the entire value chain.
“For the packaging industry to be truly sustainable, we need to rethink how we use resources altogether,” said Minco van Breevoort, Pine Chemicals President, Kraton. “By leveraging renewable natural resources and adopting a cascading use of pine-based solutions, we are ensuring that each biobased raw material is used to its highest economic and environmental value.”
Setting the Industry Standard for Circularity
Through this partnership, Henkel, Kraton, and Graphic Packaging are setting new benchmarks for sustainable packaging innovation. Beyond simply reducing emissions and waste, the companies are shaping the future of circular supply chains, where renewable materials are routinely reused and optimized.
“As industry leaders, we have an opportunity to lead by example,” said Anne Marie Lochner, Vice President, Global Supply Chain Sustainability, Graphic Packaging. “By integrating sustainability at every stage in our operations and value chain, we’re demonstrating that high-performance packaging and environmental responsibility go hand in hand.”
Join the Movement: The Future of Packaging is Circular
As companies across industries continue to prioritize sustainability, now is the time to act. The collaboration among Henkel, Kraton, and Graphic Packaging demonstrates that real change happens when businesses work together to scale solutions.
Cultivating partnerships at all levels of the supply chain can help companies be more resilient and contribute to global sustainability goals. Let’s collaborate today to explore how innovative, high-performance packaging can further minimize environmental impact and drive business growth.
Learn more about Graphic Packaging’s strength packaging, including Z-Flute, and our approach to sustainability.
1Carbon footprint calculation estimated cradle-to-gate from Henkel’s internal LCA assessment, excluding emissions in the use phase and end of life. Due to accounting for biogenic CO2 uptake and other net biogenic emissions in constituents of our adhesive, shown CO2 impact can be used only on product level, not on corporate level. Further details are required to derive resp. claims for customer-specific reporting.
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Graphic Packaging Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
September 15, 2025
Graphic Packaging International ranks No. 5 on 3BL’s 2025 list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens, as well as No. 1 in the materials industry category.
Graphic Packaging has been recognized by 3BL, a leading sustainability communications partner, as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025. This is the third consecutive year Graphic Packaging has been included in the 100 Best Corporate Citizens rankings.1
Each year, 3BL evaluates the largest U.S. public companies on sustainability performance and transparency. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens recognition is a marker of best-in-class disclosure practices.
“We are proud to be recognized once again by 3BL as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens — and especially honored to rank among the top five overall and No. 1 in our industry category,” said Michelle Fitzpatrick, vice president and chief sustainability officer for Graphic Packaging. “Sustainability recognitions like this reflect our commitment to sharing our progress and help guide our journey to become better, every day — for our packaging, our people and our future.”
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Graphic Packaging’s 2024 Impact Report: Toward a Better Future
The newest report highlights our company’s progress toward Better by 2030 commitments — grounded in our Vision 2030 strategy — to better packaging and doing better for our people and our future.
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking evaluates Russell 1,000 companies based on 219 factors across seven pillars, including climate change, employee relations, environment, governance, human rights, and stakeholders and society.
After integrating dozens of new factors in 2024 to more accurately assess corporate performance as well as disclosure, 3BL limited year-over-year changes to the ranking methodology. 2025 changes include increasing the weight of some performance-based factors introduced in 2024 and ISS Sustainability Solutions’ annual enhancements to the E&S Disclosure QualityScore and Governance QualityScore.
“It’s been a challenging year for responsible business, but the companies on this list have shown the courage to stay the course. In a climate where trust is the new KPI, they’re proving that transparency and accountability aren’t just ideals — they’re the foundation of stronger companies. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens exists to spotlight that strength, and to push the standard for corporate leadership higher every year.”
— Charlie Wilkie, Chief Executive Officer, 3BL
Unlike other rankings, the 100 Best Corporate Citizens relies solely on publicly available data and information, eliminating the need for questionnaires or company submissions, and there is no fee for companies to be considered. To ensure accuracy, companies have the option to verify the data collected for the ranking at no cost. The data and information used for the 2025 ranking were published between June 2024 and June 2025.
For access to the complete 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025 ranking and methodology visit: 100best.3blmedia.com.
1Graphic Packaging previously ranked 78 in 2024 and 32 in 2023 on 3BL’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens lists.
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Graphic Packaging Debuts Duo of Beverage Multipack Innovations at drinktec 2025
ATLANTA, September 10, 2025 – Graphic Packaging International (“Graphic Packaging”), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, will unveil two first-to-market innovations at drinktec 2025 (September 15-19, Messe München, Munich, Germany), offering beverage brands and producers new ways to drive premium shelf presence, eliminate shrink film, and maximise operational efficiency.
Drawing on the company’s proven innovative technology capabilities, the two innovations — wrap-style paperboard multipacks with primary container orientation and a modular multipack system for shrink film replacement on tertiary packaging, including clip-style solutions — will be demonstrated at the Graphic Packaging booth, Hall C1, C1-321.
This latest design of wrap-style multipacks ensures that the orientation of the primary container is consistently maintained through the supply chain and onto the retail shelf. This innovation not only enhances on-shelf impact by ensuring every can faces the same direction, but also eliminates the need for a separate ad panel to cover barcodes. This cuts paperboard volume by approximately 25 percent compared to wraps with an ad panel, supporting material minimisation goals.
Designed to run on a customer’s existing high-speed Marksman™ machine, the new wraps with orientation deliver excellent operational efficiency, do not compromise speed or machine footprint, and are ISTA 3E certified, providing assurance that they will meet tough supply chain demands.
Also debuting at drinktec 2025 is a new family of multipack modules designed to replace shrink-film on corrugated trays used for tertiary packaging or distribution. The modules can add clip-style applications (EnviroClip™ or EnviroTop™) to loose bottles and cans, or can place paperboard multipacks directly into trays. The modules are fast, flexible, and compatible with a wide range of primary containers and pack configurations. They can be installed behind any current tray packer equipment, or with Graphic Packaging’s new QuikFlex™ TP tray packer, which is built on proven QuikFlex technology and can run both corrugated and paperboard trays.
“There’s a lot of talk in the industry about future-ready packaging, but what brands really need are solutions that work right here and now — on their lines, in their supply chains, and on the shelf,” said Steve Gould, director of new business development, global beverage, at Graphic Packaging.
“We’re working to move the industry forward in a way that’s practical, scalable, and sustainable, and that’s exactly what these systems represent. They’re smart, adaptable technologies designed to offer real-world gains, whether it’s plastic reduction, material savings, operational efficiency, or shelf appeal. drinktec is where the brightest and best in the beverage industry gather to solve meaningful challenges, and we’re proud to be innovating for change.”
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