Demand for corrugated boxes is forecast to increase 4.2% per year
August 8, 2013
World demand for corrugated boxes is forecast to increase 4.2% per year to 234 billion square meters in 2017, slightly outpacing real (inflation-adjusted) gains in GDP. Factors contributing to rising box demand include growth in industrial activities, particularly the manufacturing sector, which often requires corrugated packaging to protect and transport goods.
Online event registration is now open for America Recycles Day, a national initiative of nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB). This year’s America Recycles Day theme, “I Want To Be Recycled,” will help to educate people about the importance of recycling to our economy and environmental well-being as well as motivate occasional recyclers to become everyday recyclers.
Booth will offer interpack 2014 visitor information and exhibitor applications
August 5, 2013
Messe Düsseldorf will participate in PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 in order to promote its international trade fair for the packaging industry: interpack PROCESSES AND PACKAGING 2014, to be held from May 8 - 14, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Packaging trends growth in labeling for primary packaging
July 31, 2013
Label demand in the US is projected to climb 4.2% annually to $19.1 billion in 2017. Heat-shrink labels experience fastest growth while glue-applied labels face further loss.
Following two years of steady decline in the European price of 12 micron bi-oriented polyester (BOPET) film, it would appear that the trend has finally stabilized.
Company expands its CSR strategy and sets 2018 goals
July 24, 2013
McCormick & Company, Incorporated a global leader in flavor, today released its 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) review, "Sharing Our Passion for Flavor." The review builds on the company's tradition of social responsibility by outlining key focus areas, examining current global initiatives, measuring performance and setting goals for the future.
The Flexible Packaging Association’s Consumer Insights & Perceptions of Flexible Packaging Report, which was prepared for FPA by PTIS, a division of Havi Global Solutions Direct, LLC, discusses consumers’ perceptions of flexible packaging and how flexible packaging impacts consumers’ purchasing decisions.
Public service advertising campaign is first in over 40 years from Keep America Beautiful and Ad
July 18, 2013
The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day, and on the whole the United States produces over 250 million tons of trash a year. However, only about 35% is currently recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
One of the largest global industry networks, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has advised its members in its recently released Sustainability Activation Toolkit that the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is one of the forest management schemes that it supports.