Global sales of protective packaging reached about 15 million tons in 2018, according to a new research study presented by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

The global protective packaging market is estimated to touch $44.6 billion by 2025, according to a report published by Million Insights, Felton, Calif.

A bite of bad yogurt or sip of spoiled milk could be a thing of the past thanks to a new sensor developed by Silvana Andreescu, professor of chemistry and biomolecular science at Clarkson University, N.Y., and Egon Matijevic Chair of Chemistry.

Cascades Inc., Canada, acquired Urban Forest Products, Brook, Ind., and Clarion Packaging, Clarion, Iowa, for $37.4 million, to double production capacity of ecological packaging manufactured in molded pulp.

Charter NEX Films, Milton, Wis., opened the doors to its newest facility in Blythewood, S.C.