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Graphic Packaging Launches Next-Generation Boardio™ Technology with Enhanced Multi-Footprint Capability Â
December 3, 2025
Graphic Packaging International (Graphic Packaging), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, has announced the launch of its next-generation Boardio™ machinery technology, offering enhanced multi-footprint capability that transforms how brands and co-packers approach Boardio paperboard canister production.
Brands and co-packers face mounting pressure to respond quickly to shifting market demands while maximizing their equipment investments. When capital is committed to packaging machinery, that investment needs to work harder, deliver more, and provide the flexibility to adapt as consumer preferences evolve, and the new Boardio machine multi-footprint capability does just that.
Boardio is a recyclable, rigid paperboard canister that provides an alternative to plastic, glass, and metal containers. Made from up to 90% renewable materials, it can deliver a plastic reduction of more than 90% versus rigid containers. Alongside winning 20 global packaging awards since launch, Boardio has replaced more than 50 million rigid plastic containers in 2023 and 2024 alone.
The Proven Boardio Platform, Now With Ultimate Flexibility
The new machine technology takes a proven platform and adds format flexibility through the addition of modules. The new multi-footprint capability enables Boardio production in multiple shapes — round, octagonal, triangular, and square — along with variable heights, widths, and barrier specifications, all from a single machine. Customers simply select modules based on the degree of flexibility they require.
For co-packers managing diverse client portfolios or large brands seeking to differentiate product lines and serve both large families and smaller households, this technology represents a significant operational and commercial advantage.
Johan Werme, head of sales for paperboard canister solutions at Graphic Packaging, said: “This new capability addresses a longstanding frustration customers have had with traditional packaging; rigid plastic and metal canisters typically lock brands into off-the-shelf formats unless they have the volumes to justify custom tooling. However, with Boardio’s new multi-footprint technology, we’re putting format control directly into the customer’s hands. That means shorter production runs across multiple configurations, the ability to iterate designs more frequently, and the transport and storage efficiency that comes from delivering canisters flat rather than pre-formed. It’s flexibility that scales with your business, not against it.”
For co-packers and brands alike, the technology ensures that capital investments in Boardio machinery deliver sustained value as market conditions shift, product portfolios expand, and the demand for more circular, more functional, and more convenient packaging solutions continues to grow.
The multi-footprint enhancement is now available as an option for new machine orders.
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Unilever Launches Next Generation Laundry Capsule Designed To Help Decarbonize Laundry, Save Energy and Cut Plastic Packaging
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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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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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- Recyclable through household paper waste streams
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- Maintains good pack integrity to meet the demands of the supply chain
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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.
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Accommodates a wide range of PET bottle styles and sizes in multiple configurations, including 4-, 6- and 8-packs
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Can be applied by any of our Cap-It machines, including our new generation machine, AutoClip™ CIG3, that runs at higher speeds
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Intelligent design makes it comfortable and safe to carry and handle
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Joseph P. Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Joseph P. Yost is the Executive Vice President and President, Americas, of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK). Prior to May 2025, Mr. Yost served as Executive Vice President and President, International since January 2022, following his role as Executive Vice President and President, Americas from January 2017 to January 2022. Prior to 2017, Mr. Yost served as Senior Vice President, Global Beverage and Europe, and in numerous other management positions with the Company and its subsidiaries and predecessors from 1997 through August 2015.
Meet Graphic Packaging’s Leadership Team
Robbert Rietbroek
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Connelly
Senior Vice President, Investor Strategy and Development
Brian Davison
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development
Scott Fallan
Senior Vice President and President, International
Michelle Fitzpatrick
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Scott LeBeau
Executive Vice President, Paperboard Manufacturing
Charles D. Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Spencer Maurer
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Nikhil Narvekar
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Jean-Francois Roche
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Elizabeth Spence
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Elizabeth Spence
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Elizabeth Spence, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, joined Graphic Packaging in April 2022. Prior to this she was Chief Human Resources Officer at Gypsum Management and Supply, following her role as Vice President of Human Resources at Assurant. Ms. Spence is a seasoned human resources executive, having also spent time at The Coca-Cola Company and AT&T. Ms. Spence earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Education from Vanderbilt University as well as an MBA from Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.
Meet Graphic Packaging’s Leadership Team
Robbert Rietbroek
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Connelly
Senior Vice President, Investor Strategy and Development
Brian Davison
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development
Scott Fallan
Senior Vice President and President, International
Michelle Fitzpatrick
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Scott LeBeau
Executive Vice President, Paperboard Manufacturing
Charles D. Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Spencer Maurer
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Nikhil Narvekar
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Jean-Francois Roche
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Joseph Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Jean-Francois Roche
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Jean-Francois Roche is the Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Graphic Packaging International. Prior to this, Mr. Roche served as Senior Vice President Sales, International after also serving as Senior Vice President and President, EMEA, and as Vice President, Global Accounts and as Vice President, Sales, EMEA Consumer Products. Mr. Roche joined Graphic Packaging in 2015 from LGR Packaging where he served as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he spent 25 years at A&R Packaging, a Scandinavian-based multinational consumer packaging provider, working in positions of increasing responsibility which culminated in the position of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Roche also serves, since 2017, as the President of the European Carton Makers Association (ECMA), Europe’s folding carton industry association.
Meet Graphic Packaging’s Leadership Team
Robbert Rietbroek
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Connelly
Senior Vice President, Investor Strategy and Development
Brian Davison
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development
Scott Fallan
Senior Vice President and President, International
Michelle Fitzpatrick
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Scott LeBeau
Executive Vice President, Paperboard Manufacturing
Charles D. Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Spencer Maurer
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Nikhil Narvekar
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Elizabeth Spence
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Joseph Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Nikhil Narvekar
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Nikhil Narvekar is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK). Prior to January 1, 2026, he served as the Vice President of Infrastructure, Operations and Architecture from July 2020 to December 2025, and as the Senior Director of Global Infrastructure from February 2016 to June 2020. In addition to his global role, he also served as the IT leader for Graphic Packaging’s European business unit from November 2021 to March 2023. Before joining Graphic Packaging, Mr. Narvekar held senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility from 2009 to 2016 at AGCO Corporation. Prior to AGCO, Mr. Narvekar was with AT&T (BellSouth) from 2002 to 2008 and with Global Crossing from 1997 to 2002. He also worked for Syntel Software Pvt. Ltd. from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Narvekar serves on the Board of Directors for Inspiredu, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to technology and digital literacy in underserved communities.
Meet Graphic Packaging’s Leadership Team
Robbert Rietbroek
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Connelly
Senior Vice President, Investor Strategy and Development
Brian Davison
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development
Scott Fallan
Senior Vice President and President, International
Michelle Fitzpatrick
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Scott LeBeau
Executive Vice President, Paperboard Manufacturing
Charles D. Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Spencer Maurer
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Jean-Francois Roche
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Elizabeth Spence
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Joseph Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Spencer Maurer
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Spencer Maurer is the Senior Vice President, Supply Chain at Graphic Packaging International, LLC. Prior to July 1, 2025, Mr. Maurer held several leadership positions at Graphic Packaging including Senior Vice President, Foodservice; Senior Vice President, Supply Chain; Vice President, Procurement; Director, Environmental, Health and Safety; and Plant Manager of the Golden, Colorado, facility. He holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from Michigan Technological University and is a past Board member of the Georgia Forestry Association.
Meet Graphic Packaging’s Leadership Team
Robbert Rietbroek
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Connelly
Senior Vice President, Investor Strategy and Development
Brian Davison
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development
Scott Fallan
Senior Vice President and President, International
Michelle Fitzpatrick
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Scott LeBeau
Executive Vice President, Paperboard Manufacturing
Charles D. Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Nikhil Narvekar
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Jean-Francois Roche
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Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Joseph Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas