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The Carton Council of North America announces that just over one million households had cartons added to their recycling programs between January and March 2014.

The recycling of postconsumer film packaging continues to climb with the total amount collected for recycling in 2012 exceeding one billion pounds.

With global bottled water sales consistently rising by more than five percent a year, companies are increasingly turning their attention to new segments and new consumers.

High demand for machines in manufacturing sectors ranging from auto making to packaging will push the industrial machinery market to new heights during the next five years.

The Japan Packaging Institute and significant Japanese packaging players will be showcasing their cutting-edge technology at interpack 2014.

The beverage packaging market is set to grow in the next 10 years at a fairly flat rate.

The top five disruptive technologies in flexible packaging are forecast to be intelligent (smart) packaging, recyclability, packaging openability, bio-based polymers and digital printing, according to a new market report by Smithers Pira.

PMMI will launch an online platform to help interpack attendees quickly identify and engage with its member companies showcasing game-changing innovations at the event in D?sseldorf.

A recent benchmarking survey commissioned by the Foodservice Packaging Institute finds widespread but varied acceptance of foodservice packaging by material recovery facilities.

Protective packaging demand in the US is projected to increase 4.5% per year to $6.4 billion in 2018, an improvement from the 2008-2013 performance based on a strengthening of the economy, including recoveries in the manufacturing and construction segments, which were hit hard during the 2007-2009 recession.