PPC Announces Finalists For 2026 Student Design Challenge What does the next generation of packaging designers envision for the future of paperboard packaging? This fall, three student teams will have the opportunity to show the industry. The Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA), a joint initia- tive of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and PPC, has announced the finalists of its 2026 Student Design Challenge. The annual competition gives college students the op- portunity to apply their classroom learning to a real-world packaging challenge, combining creativity, structural de- sign, sustainability, and the practical demands of bringing a package to life. Meet The 2026 Finalists This year’s finalists are: • Dāt — California Polytechnic State University • Tempus — California Polytechnic State University • Pacha Cacao — Rochester Institute of Technology For the 2026 challenge, students were asked to create an influencer PR box for a new luxury confectionery brand. Their designs needed to do more than simply contain and protect the product. Students were challenged to use pa- per-based packaging to create an engaging, memorable
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to building a business that delivers exceptional value for our customers and partners,” said Billy Medof, Executive Chairman of Key Container. “The collective experience of our four advisory board members will be invaluable as we continue expanding our platform, identifying new oppor- tunities and strengthening our position in the corrugated packaging market.” Members of the Advisory Board will work alongside the Key Container Board of Directors, which includes Mark Burgess and Tonya Kowa-Morelli. Burgess is CEO of Maus- er Packaging solutions and a global packaging executive with a proven track record of scaling and exiting leading packaging platforms, and Kowa-Morelli was previously President and COO of Huston Patterson/Lewisburg Print- ing and is an experienced family-owned packaging opera- tor with expertise in integration, operations and organiza- tional development. The Advisory Board will also work closely with Key Container's leadership team and Altamont to provide stra- tegic guidance as the company continues building its cor- rugated packaging platform. Members will support value creation by facilitating introductions to new business op- portunities, customers, suppliers and industry talent, while sharing competitive and operational insights to inform key business decisions. Visit: keycontainercorp.com .
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