Trends and developments in the plastic food packaging market
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
Plastic food packaging is a multi-billion-dollar industry with significant growth in recent years. Its widespread use is due to the fact that plastic offers a range of advantages, such as being lightweight, durable, and easy to manufacture. However, concerns about the environmental impact of plastic packaging and its potential health risks are driving significant changes
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Plastic and metal packaging demand is set to rise
Friday, 24 April 2020
The global packaging market, particularly plastic and metal, is expected to see additional growth in the short to medium terms. This renewed growth would be owed to drastic changes in consumer behaviour. COVID-19 is expected to strongly influence consumer behaviour and encourage shoppers to buy packaged items in order to prevent virus transmission. This trend
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Rigid plastic packaging demand in the food sector remains stable
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Food is the second largest end use sector for rigid plastic packaging behind beverages. Its share remained around 13.2% in the total rigid plastic consumption in 2018. Commodity Inside expects that growth in the food sector will remain stable over the next five years. The two biggest categories, pasta & noodles and meat & meat
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Cascades to double its production after acquiring two moulded pulp packaging manufacturers in the US
Monday, 07 January 2019
Cascades production of moulded pulp packaging is set to double in the US after its acquisitions of Urban Forest Products in Indiana and Clarion Packaging in Iowa The total cost of the transaction was $37.4 million. Both targeted plants produce moulded pulp protective packaging which niche markets are eggs and food services. These plants are
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Corrugated packaging market developments in the home care sector
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
The global corrugated packaging demand in the homecare sector is expected to see stable growth in developed markets while a significant potential for growth in emerging and developing markets. Recently, the homecare care sector remained quite stable in the developed countries. We expect some additional growth due to micorflute advancements in few product categories substituting
Consumer electronics to provide renewed growth to corrugated packaging and particularly microflute
Monday, 14 May 2018
The growing online retailing has fuelled demand for electrical goods and supported demand for corrugated boxes for the shipments of these fragile goods. The consumer electronics sector has been using folding cartons, rigid boxes and corrugated packaging. More expensive and high-end devices are using rigid/set- up boxes, while folding cartons have now been replacing microflute
Microflute to Expand Market Share in Corrugated Packaging While Making Inroads in Other Packaging Materials and End Users
Monday, 14 May 2018
Microflute is a special thin corrugated board which is used as a packaging material in applications such as primary packaging, POS display, shelf ready, multipack, Bag-in-Box, barrier treated and premium packaging. One of the key attributes of using microflutes is its cost-effectiveness as most packaging types are currently under cost-cutting pressure. Microflute also provides high-quality
The global rigid plastic packaging market is passing through a very crucial time.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
The global rigid plastic packaging market is passing through a very crucial time. Europe which is one of the key markets for rigid plastic packaging has recently announced its plan that all plastic packaging to be recyclable by 2030. The plan also aims to restrict disposable plastics and micro-plastics. The EU strategy was launched following
The UK government’s 25-year environmental plan to impact the plastic packaging industry
Thursday, 18 January 2018
The UK government has recently published a 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP) showing its commitments to improve the environment. One of the goals is to minimise waste, mainly plastic and plastic packaging. It is estimated that nearly 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced globally since the 1950s, and with the expected demand growth
Smart Packaging to Reduce Food Waste
Monday, 20 February 2017
Food waste is an environmental, social, and financial concern to the world but at the same time providing an opportunity for the packaging industry to develop smart packaging solutions. Around 25% of all food produced around the world ends up in landfills annually, implying that nearly 1.3 billion tonnes of food get wasted, Food and
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