Analysis
EPS demand slowing
Global demand development for expandable polystyrene (EPS) in the construction and packaging industries will slow down, but continues. Important factors are the recovery of the construction sector after the...
Metal packaging market forecast to reach USD102.1bn this year
Various consumer-trends are driving metal packaging demand . The increasingly busy lifestyles of modern consumers and rapidly aging societies are magnifying the demand for convenient and long-lasting food packaging...
Global personal care packaging worth nearly USD42bn
Analysis suggests that the global personal care packaging market will be driven by growth in the developing markets and the clear emergence of a middle class with higher disposable...
Bottled water to become soft drinks leader
Global consumption of bottled water has doubled in the past decade, and is set to continue growth to replace carbonates as the leading soft drinks category. It was not that...
Growing demand for mobile point of sale
Paying with our phone could soon be the new reality for shoppers. According to new research from Timetric, things are looking bright for the global mobile-point-of-sale industry (MPOS), although...
‘Fat taxes’ beginning to be imposed on carbonated beverages
Carbonated drinks are bad for your health as they contain huge amounts of refined sugar, yet the production of plastic bottles and cans especially is highly reliant on this...
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News from Events
Meet CEE Packaging publisher in Dusseldorf
Alan Heath, publisher of CEE Packaging, will be at the K show in Dusseldorf this autumn. If you will also be there and would like to...
Label Day attracts crowds
The results of the three days dedicated to the label world and organised by Macchingraf, Gallus’s sales & service partner in Italy, saw 150 people representing...
Meet CEE Packaging publisher in Kielce!
The Plastpol fair in Poland will be held from 7 – 10 May this year. Usually it is much later, however the lunar calendar placed the...
| 29 May 2013 |
| Mushroom Days, Holland |
| 12 June 2013 |
| Pack and Gift, Paris Porte de Versailles - Hall 5.2, France |
| Verpackung Logistik 2013, Wels, Austria |
| 18 June 2013 |
| Rosupak, Moscow |
| Rosmold, Moscow |
Products
Versatile product elevator scores high marks with competitive price
The successful Prorunner mk5 product elevator can now also be seen live in action from 11-14 June at Packology in Rimini. Since the introduction of the latest version of the Prorunner mk5, this product elevator from Qimarox has been...
Cortec® Cor-Pak® VpCI® Stretch Film Keeps Unruly Shipments Under Wraps!
Cortec’s newly reformulated Cor-Pak® VpCI® Stretch Film provides a more efficient and cost effective corrosion protection solution for primary packaging and unitization. This stretch wrap, produced by Cortec® Corporation and EcoCortec® (a European Subsidiary of Cortec® Corporation), is the...
AkzoNobel increasing use of recycled content in its packaging
AkzoNobel is extending its range of packaging containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics with the introduction of custom moulded tester pots for its Cuprinol Garden Shades. The container is blow moulded in 100% recycled HDPE while the cap and applicator...










































