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March 2026

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Bankruptcy Data Collaboration | The Packaging Debt Wall: Boxes, Bankruptcies, and Ozempic

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For decades, the packaging and printing industry was the quintessential defensive asset class. Predictable cash flows, sticky customer relationships, and low technological obsolescence made it an ideal candidate for aggressive leveraged buyout (LBO) models. The world perpetually needed cardboard boxes and plastic film, allowing financial sponsors to comfortably finance these companies with extraordinary amounts of debt.
 
In the first quarter of 2026, however, the sector is undergoing a profound structural realignment. While the broader economy celebrates a soft landing, manufacturers of corrugated boxes, specialty film, and packaging materials are navigating a localized financial shock driven by converging macroeconomic pressures that are actively breaking legacy capital structures.
 
Bankruptcy Data tracking of sector filings shows distress beginning to reaccelerate after more than a decade of relative stability.
 
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