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Original Research & Reports
Compare EPS, XPS and OPS packaging, styrene health evidence, regional restrictions, recycling limits and alternatives for specific packaging applications.
Company moves, launches and industry developments, reported with clear dates and sources.
Kenya’s strategy workshop puts packaging in focus. See why the collection and receiving route can shape material and reuse decisions.
Egypt’s packaging EPR registration plans put supplier records in focus. See how importers can reconcile component data and quantities.
South Africa’s waste strategy tender seeks costing and a funding plan. See what buyers can learn about collection and sorting capacity.
Smurfit Westrock said on November 3 that it was investing about R$120 million to modernize its corrugated packaging site in Blumenau, Brazil.
The Okun Ajah plastic collection centre in Lagos gathered about 76 metric tonnes of plastic from February through August 2026, Polysmart supply chain head Medinat Bakare said at the closing ceremony of…
Valmet disclosed an equipment order worth more than €100 million for Century Sunshine’s new pulp mill in Rizhao, China, on October 21.
Packaging policy, producer responsibility, standards and regulatory developments, with jurisdiction and evidence kept in view.
Australia’s packaging grading framework remains under revision. Assess complete packs against performance and local collection and recycling routes.
Northern Ireland proposes consolidated food-contact enforcement rules. See why product records, importer handovers and change control matter.
Ghana’s EPA announced a January 2027 foam ban. Compare takeaway alternatives by meal, transport, cost and availability.
Nigeria sets two food-grade rPET milestones. See what the Gazette says and how buyers can qualify a traceable local supply.
India's Food Safety and Standards Authority has proposed two additions to the country's rules for plastic materials used in food-contact packaging.
The October revision tightens the evidence around feedstock, processing and testing for imported recycled pulp used in papermaking.
Demand, capacity, investment and market data, read with their geography, period and measurement limits.
A new retail pouch needed a tooling kit. A smaller candy carton led to three new lines. Two U.S. confectioners show what makes a packaging equipment investment add up.
The platform compares 12 plastic packaging formats across 50 countries. The gap between collection and recyclate output can guide what teams investigate next.
Equipment sales, recurring paper orders and installed-system counts answer different procurement questions in Ranpak’s Q3 disclosure.
Higher board deliveries, a changed box-making footprint and planned mill maintenance answer different sourcing questions.
A one-off tariff refund, mill differences and annualized savings require separate records before a paperboard renewal.
Organic units, acquisition growth and transport costs answer different sourcing questions. UFP’s Q3 disclosure shows why buyers need separate records.
How packaging formats, designs and applications are changing—and what the available evidence supports.
Cadbury changed the forming and sealing tools on an existing wrapper. For Panda Milk chocolate, Walki put cold-seal lacquer on the reel. Both cases help define a useful factory trial.
Bioleader’s T056 tray illustrates three separate checks for foodservice buyers: tray performance, lid fit and the disposal route for each component.
Dedicated equipment and existing-wrapper compatibility are different commercial routes. The useful comparison keeps the paper, machine and accepted load together.
A lignin-derived developer and a physical imaging layer change different parts of a label. Their claims need different qualification records.
Starch-barrier prototypes and commercial cup coatings expose the same challenge: protection, sealing, production and fibre recovery must work in one construction.
Existing commercial starch products, new laboratory work and joint barrier development highlight the unfinished task of engineering repeatable, qualified packaging systems.
Packaging materials, coatings, performance and recovery technologies, with claims separated from evidence.
A resin producer attributes about half its revenue to 3D printing. A tea merchant uses PLA to seal paper. Seven sectors show how documented uses differ from estimates of global demand.
The fibre-based ready-meal tray gives buyers a new option. One finished meal can reveal how the format performs on the line, after heating and at disposal.
A new contract-packing route can ease access to paperboard canisters. The harder questions are how a specific powder holds up and what each accepted pack costs.
A Dutch snack chain's switch gives buyers a starting point for hot takeaway packaging. The finished tray and the outlet’s waste route need separate checks.
PP can be used for food packaging, but resin code 5 is not a safety certificate. Check the finished container, food type, temperature and intended use.
Genuine cellophane is regenerated cellulose. Learn why coatings, material identity and disposal conditions matter before composting a finished wrapper.
In-depth industry research, original data analysis and forward-looking packaging insights from our editorial team.
Trace PLA from resin sales to cups, tea bags, filament, textiles and specialist uses. Seven sectors show where demand is documented and what remains uncertain.
Compare EPS, XPS and OPS packaging, styrene health evidence, regional restrictions, recycling limits and alternatives for specific packaging applications.
A China polypropylene price review and a break-even model for mineral-filled food containers, with sourcing checks for starch blends.
Explore 2027 packaging sustainability trends through regulations, China manufacturing data, material innovation, real-world recycling and sourcing decisions.
Compare 2026 packaging demand drivers in the EU, US, UK, China, Philippines, Brazil and Dubai, separating policy targets from measured market growth.
Learn how to compare packaging markets across regions without mixing GDP, waste, imports, forecasts, regulation and recovery metrics that measure different things.
Packaging manufacturers, material developers, converters and technology companies shaping the industry.
Sugarcane bagasse tableware
Foodservice packaging manufacturer and wholesale supplier of sugarcane bagasse tableware, paper cups, paper bowls, cornstarch tableware, cutlery and PLA cups. OEM/ODM, custom printing and private-label…
PLA bioplastics and packaging applications
TotalEnergies Corbion develops and produces Luminy PLA in Thailand for packaging converters and other markets. Its portfolio spans standard, high-heat and specialist grades, including foam…
Consumer and industrial packaging
Sonoco's portfolio connects consumer packaging with industrial paper formats, including rigid paper containers, metal packaging, tubes and cores.
Rigid and flexible packaging
Amcor supplies rigid and flexible packaging for food, beverages, healthcare and consumer products, with named development platforms spanning paper, polymers and packaging-system design.
