Packaging end users are increasingly focused on source material – both to meet growing consumer demand for sustainable packaging and to fulfill their own corporate sustainability goals.
April 11, 2022Compared to total households, a significantly higher percentage of vegetarians and vegans place a high or medium priority on recyclability, recycled content, and packaging with little or no plastic. The gap between the share of vegetarians and vegans and total households that place a high or medium priority on compostability and reusability in food packaging is even larger.
March 21, 2022Already the leading outlet for food packaging bowls, prepared foods (including fresh and frozen products) is also projected to be one of the fastest growing applications for these products through 2025.
March 15, 2022In the food industry, reducing consumption of virgin plastics in packaging is an increasingly important sustainability target for food brands and packaging suppliers.
November 16, 2021Across a range of industries, demand for recycled plastic content in packaging is higher than ever and expected to rise at a rapid 9.1% annual rate to 2.8 billion pounds in 2025.
November 8, 2021While clamshells and corrugated boxes will remain the dominant packaging types in the berry market – where these products are widely used together – other packaging products, including reusable plastic containers and plastic containers other than clamshells, are expected to register gains.
August 24, 2021The ongoing transition to tapes from mechanical fasteners or liquid adhesives will boost demand growth for double-sided tapes in the manufacturing and construction industries through 2025.
July 27, 2021Our new analysis forecasts demand for retail-ready corrugated boxes used for produce applications to increase 6.4% per year through 2024.
July 22, 2021Plummeting manufacturing activity during the pandemic had a negative effect on the global pressure sensitive (PSA) tape industry in 2020, however, some markets avoided the significant declines seen in others.
June 7, 2021Although moderate losses were seen in most markets due to reduced economic activity in 2020, food avoided losses, while pharmaceutical, mailing, and shipping labels all saw healthy gains.
May 10, 2021