All Comment articles – Page 42
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ArticleThe power of packaging integral products
At Packaged, the 7th Global Summit in Amsterdam, Dr. Chris Simms gave a talk on the opportunities presented by packaging integral products. Elisabeth Skoda took the opportunity to speak to him to find out more.
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ArticleHow to Engage a Contract Packer
As the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) draws closer, there remains a lack of readiness industry-wide.
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Article"Making Cartonboard the Most Widely Used Packaging Medium"
An exclusive Q&A with the newly appointed president of Pro Carton and head of marketing at Mayr-Melnhof Karton. Horst Bittermann talks about the potential for cartonboard packaging as advancements in barrier technology open up new possibilities.
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ArticleHow to win the race against the ticking serialisation clock
The Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) sets out to provide added security to pharmaceutical products dispensed in the EU, and in addition, will enable players across the supply chain to verify product authentication.
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ArticleIncreased Demand for Reusable Plastic Containers in the US
Demand for new reusable plastic containers) for fresh produce is projected to increase 7.6% per year to $185 million in 2022, making them one of the fastest growing produce packaging products, Freedonia Group reports.
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ArticleThe Plastics Strategy Still Has Room for Improvement
In light of the ENVI Committee’s upcoming vote on the Plastics Strategy on July 10, FEAD, the EU private waste and resource management industry, welcomes MEP Mark Demesmaeker’s draft own-initiative report.
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ArticleBeyond the Horizon
Gary Flynn, Managing Director at packaging design specialist, Equator Design, gives Libby White a detailed overview of the latest design trends.
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ArticleTurning Private Label into Private Brands
How can a private label be created that differentiates itself through design, and create shelf standout when category values are defined by others?
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ArticleOnline Versus On Shelf Packaging
Richard Burhouse, Commercial Director at API, discusses why retailers and brands need to differentiate their packaging strategies for online and on-shelf products.
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ArticleCradle to Cradle – a Tangible Vision?
Experts are warning that there might be more plastic than fish swimming in the sea in 2050 – at the moment, 150 million tonnes of plastic are in the world’s oceans.
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ArticleThe Impact of Packaging at the "Moment of Truth"
Elisabeth Skoda speaks with Alexandre de Souza Carvalho, Director Marketing Services at Tetra Pak, about the growth in the online grocery market, and how packaging innovations can help consumers to have a friction-free experience.
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ArticleTetra Pak Index 2018 Sees Opportunities for Smart Packaging in Growing Online Grocery Market
Smart packaging technologies based on unique digital codes will take both online and off-line grocery in exciting new directions during the next few years, says the Tetra Pak Index 2018, launched on Wednesday.
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ArticleNavigating the Amazon Effect
'One by one, the brands all said the same thing: e-commerce has changed how retailers and grocers are behaving. Suddenly, instead of just asking for cost reductions, they are asking for help.' The Digital Nomad discusses the Amazon effect.
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ArticleSustainability 4.0
As every engineer is taught, ‘what you can measure, you can manage’. In an age of smart manufacturing, there’s an opportunity to leverage information to improve the environmental footprint of CPG – according to Rockwell Automation’s Marcel Woiton.
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ArticleNew Developments in Sustainable Flexible Packaging
Innovation is an activity that drives sustainability – and sustainability provides a set of goals guiding innovation, according to Mondi, who discuss the task of building a sustainable flexibles portfolio
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ArticleInternet of Things: Connecting Through Metal Packaging
Didier Sourisseau, President of Crown Europe examines how metal packaging is embracing the Internet of Things, bringing new benefits to brands and consumers alike.
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ArticleBuilding our New Normal: On-Pack Recycling Label
The On-Pack Recycling Label delivers consistent recycling information on retailer & brand packaging, making it simpler for consumers to recycle more material, more often. Stuart Lendrum shares his vision for the initiative as it gains momentum
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ArticleRecycling 2.0
In the second of our series of interviews with sponsors of the Sustainability Awards 2018, Günter Stephan, head of circular economy at Borealis, shares with Tim Sykes his vision for helping realise circularity in plastics.
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ArticleThe ovenable packaging market is heating up
Elisabeth Skoda explores recent innovations in the area of ovenable and microwavable packaging, speaking with Toby Cottam and Simon Balderson, managing directors respectively of Terinex and Sirane.
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Article‘Packaging design is cultural anthropology’
Professor Marianne Klimchuk of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has made a career out of thinking deeply about the dialogue between packaging and society – and passing it on to the next generation of designers.