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Pandemic accelerates automation plans in injection moulding

By Nigel Flowers, managing director Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK The pandemic has amplified the focus on productivity and forced injection moulding decision makers to reconsider...

Christmas: the time of gift giving

By Winfried Muehling, general manager, Pro Carton FOR many, the act of gift-giving is a central part of their Christmas celebrations. According to Christian tradition,...

The importance of responsible claims on sustainability

By Jane Bevis, executive chair, OPRL LTD AS we look forward to the delayed COP26 in Glasgow this November, and backwards to the cause of...

Why plastics are still a sweet solution

By Brian Lodge, design manager, Berry Global PLASTICS have played an important role in the continuing development of food packaging, helping to deliver products safely,...

Boxing clever for the recovery

Packaging’s role in encouraging sales and supporting brand positioning will be all the more important as business seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic...

Digital age heralds new era of packaging innovation

By Clodagh Hurrell, head of business EMEA at XDS Brand WHILE packaging has been around for hundreds of years, it has evolved and changed to...

It’s time to trust the (blending) process

James Cropper’s Joanne Storey, R&D programme leader, explains why reclaimed fibre no longer compromises quality of luxury paper packaging WHILE there is no denying the...
Winfried Muehling, Pro Carton

Consumers demand action on Earth Day

By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton EARTH Day 2025 serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to protect our planet....

Shrink wrapping ‘essential’ for food packaging industry

Victoria Christen, marketing manager at Liberty Packaging Systems, discusses the important role shrink wrapping plays in food packaging AS the food packaging market continues to...

The new packaging trend meat processors are in touch with

Global supply chain disruption has led to meat processors increasingly embracing a ‘touchless’ trend of packaging automation. Stephanie Poole, senior business development & retail...