Graphic Packaging Co

Graphic Packaging shifts its strategy from capital-intensive growth to free cash flow, price discipline and a leaner global footprint. For 2024 the company targets capital expenditures below $450 million and expects free cash flow of $600–700 million, with priority on debt reduction. It announced site closures in Tennessee and the UK and a plant sale in Croatia, and is reviewing its portfolio after around 20 acquisitions. Management expects EBITDA growth in 2027 and is targeting long-term margins in the mid-teens percentage range through price and cost measures and volume growth. » More on de.investing.com

The board of directors of Graphic Packaging declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per common share. Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2026, are eligible; the payment date is October 6, 2026. Graphic Packaging is a manufacturer of consumer goods packaging based in Atlanta that predominantly uses renewable or recycled materials. » More on de.investing.com

Graphic Packaging introduced PaceSetter Ridgeline, an uncoated recycled paperboard manufactured from 100% recycled fibre with at least 45% post-consumer recycled content. Produced at its Waco, Texas mill, the grade is aimed at cores, edge protectors, folding cartons, laminations, tubes and other industrial applications and is designed for sheet squareness, colour consistency and high-volume converting. The facility can switch efficiently between coated and uncoated recycled paperboard production, giving the company flexibility to meet changing customer demand. » More on finance.yahoo.com

Graphic Packaging announces the launch of PaceSetter Ridgeline, an uncoated recycled board for folding cartons, laminations, edge protection, cores and other specialty applications. The product is made from 100% recycled fibers with at least 45% post-consumer content and is available in calipers from 12 to 30 point. PaceSetter Ridgeline is produced at the Waco, Texas, mill, which can flexibly switch between coated and uncoated board production. The offering aims to diversify the portfolio and serve new industrial and consumer goods customers. » More on de.investing.com

Graphic Packaging appointed long-serving director Larry Venturelli as board chair following its annual meeting, succeeding Philip Martens who is retiring. CEO Robbert Rietbroek thanked Martens for his leadership and said Venturelli’s manufacturing and consumer-products experience will help advance the company’s strategy. Venturelli has been on the board since 2016 and previously served as executive vice president and CFO at Whirlpool. The move follows leadership changes earlier this year, with Rietbroek as president and CEO. » More on finance.yahoo.com