GBIG News
Get links to the latest news, events, stories, and interviews from our 5P news members. Our goal is to remind the decision-makers in Wisconsin of the importance of our industry both historically, and more importantly, into the future.
Read the latest 93 Stories and Links on the Internet below.
Events
- Join Green Bay Innovation Group sponsor for the Wisconsin Drives Manufacturing Summit
- New North registration now open New North Summit June 9th at Lambeau Field
- Attend IDDBA Orlando June 7 – 9 with over 10,000 attendees
- Wisconsin Paper Council Annual Meeting on June 16th at Lambeau Field
- Wisconsin School of Business Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Marketing 2026
Featured Stories
- Gov. Evers signs bill releasing money to combat pfas contamination
- UW-Madison reach throughout Wisconsin adds up to $38.9 billion a year
- Why do UW System leaders keep leaving?
- UW Madison ranked Number 20 Non-Ivy League Universities
- Containerboard deep decline in the first quarter
- Forever Chemicals Remain Squarely in EVA’S Crosshairs
- Screen Printing establishments growth at 31%.
- Inside A Powerful Campaign to Unplastic Our Homes and Daily Routines
- UW Madison sustainable study abroad with more than 300 programs
- The AI Urgency Conversation Is Right – But Print Has a Different Problem to Solve
- ST PAPER: How taking over a Barnwell, South Carolina mill that has been idle for two years a growth opportunity
- UW Madison contributes billions to State economy
- Production print trends point to inkjet
- 28 Epic Outdoor Ads That Made The Whole City Say Damn That’s Clever
- Megatrends poised to reshape North American Packaging
- Proctor and Gamble named most innovative home products company in the USA
- Paper napkin converting lines market to reach $2.5 billion
- Wisconsin lost thousands of manufacturing jobs in 2025
- Henkel in Oak Creek closing down facility
- Corrugated packaging market is booming worldwide- Menasha Corporation and Green Bay Packaging.
- Giant ships are already collecting tons of plastic per hour in the Pacific while River capture 50 tons per day.
- How transport reforms are reshaping the paper industry
- Automation takes center stage at Wisconsin corrugated box superplant tour
- UW Madison contributes $38 billion to the State of Wisconsin economy
- Royle Printing break ground on a new 175,000 facility
- UW System to give raises for faculty in high demand fields
- Marcel acqiures St. Catharines Tissue mill from BiOrgin
- Plastic packaging converters raise red flags over Iran war impact
- Large fire breaks out at Ahlstrom Thilmany mill in Kaukauna
Packaging
- Foodservice packaging moves towards verified sustainability with fiberization & recyclability
- Flowback paper packaging market forecasts higher toward 2035 driven by e-commerce and Sustainability
- Three Packaging Trends Every Food and Retail Brand Needs to Consider
- Global Packaging coating market valued at $25.4 billion in 2026
- Economies of folding cartons have changed with digital printing
- Why more consumer brands are prioritizing premium unboxing in 2026
- Mono pouch market forecast points higher towards driven by regulations for recycling and food
Forest
- Millions of trees planted in Africa to remove carbon and restore soil
- Environmental group challenges mega-scale logging plan in western U.P. Michigan
- Forests capture more methane from the air as planet climate warms
- Nature responds to climate change in surprising ways and German forests are proof of this!
- Why forest loss is making our watershed leak rain
- Upper Wisconsin legacy forest expands in Vilas County
- Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths
- Invasive insects, disease now kill more trees than logging
- Wisconsin forestry industry to get a boost from sustainable aviation fuel facility in Hayward
- Wisconsin has planted more than 54,000 trees since 2021
- New growth in logged forests inspires photographer’s hope
- The forest needs a hand
- Tropical forest loss eases 2025 record
- Wisconsin’s Sprawling State Forest Along Lake Superior is unbelievable
- Deforestation and warming could push Amazon to tipping point by 2040
Paper
- The Silent Paper Empire
- Paper strength correlates with hornification for Kraft pulps dried at different temperatures
- Sustainable paper pulp market market hit $20.1 billion
- Printing Paper Market to reach $19.9 billion by 2035
- Kraft paper market set to reach $25 billion by 2032
- Twin Rivers Paper acquires Potsdam Specialty Paper adding 26,000 tons of annual capacity
- Global Development Trends of the Paper Industry and Corporate M & A Investment Strategies
Members
- Sun Chemical: Why Digital Packaging Solutions
- JP Morgan – Climate Intuition: Tipping points:
- Zeta Engineering Group
- Miron Construction: UW Stout breaks ground on transformative $32 million project
- Sun Chemical to demonstrate a wide range of transformative solutions
- How First Business Bank Prepares Future Leaders
- BiOrgin: BiOGUARD Oil and Grease Resistant Paper
- Provident Unveils New End Seal with 30% Recycled Rubber
- JP Morgan mid year outlook
