Rigid Plastics’ Circularity: Demand for Renewable Packaging Intensifies
Rosemarie Downey
There is ever-growing expectation for sustainable packaging. The search for better is reflected in consumer sentiment and regulatory attention. The focus on plastic goes wide with regulation increasingly the lever used to secure more rapid progress on the road towards a circular economy.
Adopting Sustainability Strategies for Success in Europe
Inga Klebanskaja
Join two of our sustainability experts to explore the fast-changing landscape of sustainability strategies and find solutions to improve your strategic initiatives to align with climate goals and ensure transparent, responsible corporate action.
Commodity Market Outlook Q3 2024: Muted Demand and Improved Supply Outlook Ease Price Pressures
Aleksandra Svidler
An improving supply outlook and muted demand have eased pressures in the commodity markets. In 2024, weaker manufacturing activity in key markets is set to limit price growth for energy and metals, while robust crop forecasts should curb agrifood price increases.
Affordable PET Bottles Turbocharge Energy Drinks in India
Amulya Pandit
Historically, energy drinks have long been regarded as a premium offering in India, with Red Bull reigning supreme. Since its debut in 2009, Red Bull has maintained its stronghold over the category. Metal beverage cans used to be the preferred packaging choice, especially for premium brands, as they continue to extend their reach through this form of packaging.
Commodity Market Outlook Q2 2024: Pressures Have Eased but Geopolitical Flareups Drive Market Volatility
Aleksandra Svidler
First months of 2024 saw a year-on-year easing in many commodity prices, as soft global demand weighed on energy prices and prospects of adequate crop supply capped agrifood price growth. However, geopolitical shocks sparked turbulence in the oil market and drove up gold prices, while rising supply concerns fuelled a rally in copper.
Three Packaging Strategies to Adopt in Times of Cost Pressures
Rosemarie Downey
The consumer packaging industry is typically strong in its ability to withstand crises, given the importance of everyday groceries to global revenues; food and drink accounted for 92% of retail packaging volume sales in 2023. However, inflation, interest rates and geopolitical instability serve to amplify operating costs, for packaging converters/machinery players, brands, and retailers, apparent in the final retail price point, paid by the consumer.
World of Private Label International Trade Show
Ana Tique
For more than 35 years, PLMA’s annual World of Private Label International Trade Show has brought retailers together with manufacturers to network with new and existing clients, explore new markets and drive business growth.
Unwrapping Sustainable Packaging: Redesign for Circularity
Jorge Zuniga
During the current Global Recycling Awareness Week, celebrated on March 18th, it is worth noting that five fmcg industries contributed to four trillion retail packaging units in 2023, a figure expected to rise by 2% by 2026, according to Euromonitor’s packaging data. In this week that aims to generate awareness around the environmental significance of recycling, it is also important to understand that addressing sustainability is not only a moral requirement but also a business opportunity.
World Food Poland 2024
Simona Bernatonyte
The international food fair World Food Poland is a meeting of the entire food industry, a place for integration and conversations about the food market, numerous discussion panels, conferences with opinion leaders, meetings with representatives of retail chains, and a cross-section of new products.