The global smart packaging market is expected to grow at 5.4% CAGR, hitting about US$52B by 2025. Market drivers include growing market for sustainable printed electronics, the Internet of Things and cloud computing, and rising food safety concerns.
In the run up to the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, NatureWorks became a three-year partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s initiative – a comprehensive strategy for creating a global plastics system based on circular economy principles. NatureWorks has worked with the foundation on the initiative since 2015.
The recent staging of upakovka, 25th International Trade Fair for Processing & Packaging, and interplastica, 20th International Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber in Moscow reflects the improving Russian packaging market.
According to a survey by Canadean, 60% of consumers find new experiences more exciting than new products, and are starting to seek products offering more than mere functionality.
Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG., the brand manufacturer of hair-care products from Bielefeld, opted for a Schubert top-loading machine when restructuring its production and packaging processes.
Cosmoprof North America will launch DISCOVER PACK, a new area dedicated to novel suppliers, at its annual event, July 9-11, 2017, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.