Global bioplastics for the packaging industry is forecast to grow from 2017–2022 at an annual average rate of 17% to a market value of almost $7.2 billion, according to a Smithers Pira report.
Charta Global, strategic partner to Asia Pulp & Paper, launches Enza Kraft, a certified, bleached virgin pulp-based, machine-glazed paper with gloss on one side and a bit coarse surface on the other side of the paper.
Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, announced that funds affiliated with the firm have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Duravant LLC, a global automation and engineered equipment company serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors.
A recent survey by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, North America, reveals that most shoppers have had challenges with removable labels that provide price and/or product information that are found on retail products.
Just ahead of the busy summer snacking season, Smucker’s Uncrustables has updated its full sandwich line by replacing high-fructose corn syrup with sugar while maintaining the delicious taste families love.
Traditional eating patterns – three square meals per day – are no more. What was once a breakfast smoothie may serve as a late-day snack or tomorrow’s lunch. Through this haphazard way of eating, snacking has become the norm in our daily fast-tracked lives.
Shifts in consumer lifestyles and the consequent demand for convenience products are contributing to a growing use of flexible packaging, replacing traditional formats, such as glass jars and metal cans, according to a report by Smithers Pira.
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