FMCG brands that once enjoyed healthy mid-single-digit growth or better have encountered challenging headwinds recently. In this marketplace, Lean manufacturing is becoming more and more crucial. And technology - especially internet-connecting technology - is key to such efforts.
Spot resin trading continued to hum along at a healthy pace the week of April 10, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update.
The European market for fibre-reinforced plastics/composites has been growing steadily for a number of years now.
K 2016 will present innovations in design, production and applications for a huge variety of packaging materials and production methods.
New AMI Consulting report details trends in thin wall packaging markets in Europe.
For the sixth time Composites Germany has identified up-to-date KPIs for the composites market.
A new report from Smithers Pira provides an exhaustive overview on the status of the packaging industry in 17 major and 33 smaller markets.
The output of the nine members of EUROMAP - the European Association of Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers - amounted to 13.0 billion euro in 2014.
Petcore Europe report on collection and recycling of post-consumer PET in Europe reveals success and challenges.
Packaged food and drink consumption in Europe is projected to grow by 3% per annum to 953 billion packages by 2020.
Synthetic rubber market is expected to reach USD 45,767.1 million, expanding at CAGR of 5.1% from 2015 to 2023, according to Transparency Market Research.
As flexible packaging becomes thinner and thinner, the challenge becomes greater and more difficult to consistently apply legible "date codes", Drew Weightman writes.
