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International Research Identifies Challenges to Widespread Adoption of Sustainable Packaging

March 16, 2022

Findings show that paper, paperboard and fiberboard plant-based biodegradable flexible packaging, along with synthetic biodegradable packaging, are the most common materials being used to replace less sustainable alternatives like plastic, paper and foil packaging.

2022 and Beyond for Packaging CEOs: The Priorities for Resilience

David Feber Oskar Lingqvist Daniel Nordigaarden Matthew Seidner

March 16, 2022

The revolution sparked by two megatrends—sustainability and digital—is unprecedented in the packaging industry. We highlight six priority moves for industry participants as they seek to build their resilience.

IAI Study Highlights Role of Aluminum Cans in a Circular Economy

March 15, 2022

The data shows that today more than 70% of the material used in aluminum cans is recycled into new products – almost double that of glass (34%) and plastic (40%)

Caps and Closures Market to Surpass 2,799 Billion Units in 2021 as Application Surges in the Food & Beverage Industry

October 18, 2021

The latest survey conducted by FMI analyzes macro and micro trends affecting the growth outlook for the caps and closures market.

Spotlight Feature

2021 Top 100 Food and Beverage Packaging Companies

Coping with COVID-19: How the top food and beverage companies managed the unthinkable.

Kristin Joker

August 19, 2021

2020 was a year like no other. Yet despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic, most top food and beverage brands remained stable. In fact, the food and beverage industry is one of the only consumer product sectors to grow in the year.

Q&A: Mergers & Acquisitions

Clairvest Group’s Doug Horn answers questions about the M&A landscape

April 12, 2021

When is the right time to consider a merger or acquisition? We caught up with Doug Horn, who leads the packaging investment practice at the Clairvest Group, to ask him about that and to get his thoughts about the market in general.

PMMI Column

Flexible Packaging Offers Sustainable Solutions

Maria Ferrante

March 25, 2021

Sustainable solutions continue to be a top priority for consumer packaging goods (CPG) companies.

Spotlight: Market Outlook

Packaging Market Outlook

A global increase in food and beverage consumption is spurring growth

Derrick Teal

March 22, 2021

We published our 2020 Packaging Outlook at this time last year. And, well, the timing of that couldn’t have been worse. This thing that shall not be named really started affecting the world shortly thereafter.

Data Watch

Cannabis-Infused Edibles Market to Climb

March 19, 2021

According to a report from Zion Market Research, the global cannabis edibles market was valued at approximately USD 2,376 million in 2018 and is expected to generate around USD 11,564 million by 2025, at a CAGR of around 25.4% between 2019 and 2025.

Data Watch

Making the Switch to Reusable Packaging

March 15, 2021

PreScouter, a Chicago-based research intelligence firm, has released a detailed report on reusable packaging solutions and the companies at the forefront of the trend toward encouraging the reuse of packaging materials.