March 10, 2026 - Greif announced today it is implementing a price increase between $60 and $70 per short ton for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products and a minimum 7.5 percent increase on all tube and core and protective packaging products.
The URB increase is effective with new orders and shipments on and after April 6, 2026.
The tube and core and protective packaging product increase is effective with shipments on and after April 13, 2026.
In a press release, Greif said, "The URB price increase is in response to increasing labor, utility and other manufacturing costs and transportation costs for our products. The tube and core and protective packaging products price increase is a consequence of the URB price increase, the primary raw material contained in those products, in addition to increasing labor, utility and other converting costs and transportation costs."
Greif (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B) is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services. The Company produces steel, plastic and fibre drums, intermediate bulk containers, reconditioned containers, containerboard, uncoated recycled paperboard, coated recycled paperboard, tubes and cores and a diverse mix of specialty products.
SOURCE: Greif