Sustainability

The Compass Steering P&G

Of course packaging is essential to the way P&G goes to market, but packaging is always designed and evaluated in terms of how it meshes with four other key business drivers.

December 4, 2019

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Operational Excellence

Global Outlook for Flexible Packaging

A presentation at the FPA 2019 Annual Fall Conference presents an optimistic forecast for the global growth of flexible packaging, with Asia Pacific in the lead.

November 7, 2019

Coding/marking

Will Smart Technology Help Seniors with Pharma and Healthcare Compliance?

RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, and QR enabled packaging are on the forefront of technology solutions in the healthcare industry for pharmaceutical and medical device packaging, with 45% of global consumers using a smart device to monitor a health condition.

November 21, 2019

Operational Excellence

PET Leads Beverage Pack Type, but Sustainable Options Still a Growing North American Trend

Though bottled water’s continued growth in the North American beverage market boosts PET dominance in the region, manufacturers are looking at other, more sustainable pack types too.

November 20, 2019

Operational Excellence

Price and Returnability Increased Focus in Latin American Beer and Carbonate Packaging

PET is still growing in the bottled water and carbonate markets, as is metal cans for beer and carbonates, but large size returnable glass bottles are also a popular beverage pack type in Latin America.

November 11, 2019

Operational Excellence

Three Trends Driving the Growth of Glass Packaging for Cosmetics, Perfumes

Trends include increased consumer spending on beauty treatments, the premiumization of packaging for these markets, and the rising penetration of cosmetics and perfume in developing countries.

November 2, 2019

E-commerce

E-Com Expanding Convenience, Compliance and Customized Healthcare Packaging for Seniors

The convenience of online ordering, delivery and personalized packaging has the added benefit of increasing senior compliance with medications.

November 8, 2019

Operational Excellence

Eastern Europe Beverage Market Growth Projections

Consumer demand for carbonated beverages was flat from 2013-2018, but will see some growth into 2023, along with continued growth of water and beer markets.

November 5, 2019

Plastics/resins

PET Bottles Lead, but Glass Bottles Rising in Australasia Pack Types

Australasia, with a comparably smaller global market size of 36 billion units in 2018, is expected to shift toward more sustainable pack types over the coming years.

November 1, 2019

Plastics/resins

In Asia Pacific, New Pack Types Offer Up Innovation

In this region, new pack types and sleeker packaging designs are being introduced in order to draw consumers into the brand experience.

October 31, 2019

Home

Food Company Planned Packaging Equipment Purchases

In a new study soon to be released by PMMI Business Intelligence on food processing and packaging trends, 52% of the respondents reported they would be spending more on packaging machinery

October 31, 2019

Operational Excellence

Packaging Professionals Talk Shop at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Early morning shirtsleeves “Vision 2025” sessions tackled asset reliability, writing better requests for proposal, and multi-functional equipment and changeovers.

October 30, 2019

Plastics/resins

Trends Driving Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Growth

Smithers

The rigid plastic packaging industry is experiencing competition from flexible and sustainable packaging designs, but is still expected to maintain steady growth in developing economies.

October 30, 2019