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.
Global demand for functional and barrier coatings in paper and paperboard applications, is forecast to grow by 4.9% year-on-year to $5.18 billion by 2022.
Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Las Vegas Convention Center; Sept. 25-27) will be co-located with PACK EXPO Las Vegas this fall and is expected to lead the way in packaging innovation for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device manufacturers.
Top Environmental Regulators from CalRecycle, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, will discuss possible future changes in the regulatory climate impacting plastics recycling in California at The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Spring Meeting in Sacramento, CA.
Americans are drinking more bottled water than any other packaged beverage – outselling carbonated soft drinks, by volume, for the first time in history, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) announce.
Currently, the number of companies confirmed to exhibit rose by 50% compared to the last staging in 2015; an additional 1,000 exhibitors are expected to showcase their latest products, technology and services on 645,800 square feet.
Applications for the 6th annual Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) Excellence in Reusable Packaging award are now being accepted. Submission deadline is June 15, 2017.
As part of its mission to improve patient adherence and outcomes through packaging, the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) is excited to announce the winners of its annual Compliance Package of the Year competition. The winners were announced at the organization’s RxAdherence2017, Strategies to Improve Outcomes conference held May 2 in Florham Park, NJ.
Diverse ongoing threats, new regulatory requirements for life critical products and technical evolution will fuel market growth for anti- counterfeiting packaging technologies across the next five years, according to exclusive new data from Smithers Pira.
Ardagh Group and Duerr’s have been awarded Best Packaging Design for their unique citrus jar at the World Food Innovation Awards, intricate detailing of the jar impressed judges.
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