Corrugated

Anti-counterfeiting, brand protection and security packaging market to reach $3.6 billion in 2022
Corrugated

Anti-counterfeiting, brand protection and security packaging market to reach $3.6 billion in 2022

Diverse ongoing threats, new regulatory requirements for life critical products, and technical evolution will fuel market growth for anti- counterfeiting packaging technologies across the next five years, according to exclusive new data from Smithers Pira. Smithers’ forecasts this global market will grow during the period 2017–2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3%, […]

Japanese Artist Transforms Old Amazon Cardboard Boxes into Amazing Sculptures
Corrugated, Sustainability

Japanese Artist Transforms Old Amazon Cardboard Boxes into Amazing Sculptures

Artist Monami Ohno is formally trained in 3-D animation, but the Japanese creative has made a name for herself as a sculptor. Instead of clay, wood, or other conventional materials, however, Ohno has opted to specialize in an unusual medium: cardboard. Specifically, Ohno uses discarded Amazon boxes to her create her collection of jaw-dropping and detailed cardboard sculptures. Using the recycled paper products, […]

How Long Does Cardboard Take to Decompose?
Corrugated, Sustainability

How Long Does Cardboard Take to Decompose?

Cardboard Overview Cardboard is relatively biodegradable. Given time, microorganisms and other decomposers will break the fibers of the cardboard down and produce soil. The rate at which this happens depends on a number of factors, including the type of cardboard, the state of the cardboard at the beginning of the decomposition process and the nature […]

Packaging Trends: Latest Innovation Examples from 2017
Corrugated, Innovation

Packaging Trends: Latest Innovation Examples from 2017

UK packaging consultancy and TurnAvisual partner ThePackHub has collated some interesting recent packaging innovations to help you keep you up-to-speed with the latest developments. The innovations are a selection from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone database. Sustainability as a top priority – bio-based fruit packaging enriched with tomato plant fibres Using easily recyclable and unusual material for packaging […]

Why Corrugated?
Beauty, Corrugated, CPG

Why Corrugated?

Corrugated packaging protects products in ways often taken for granted. It adapts easily to all shapes and sizes, optimising handling and distribution and interlocking stacking features minimize movement in transit. It can also be customised for easy opening and handling without damaging the product in-store. Corrugated has great retail appeal too. Today’s advanced printing methods […]

Top 3 trends impacting the containerboard market through 2020
Corrugated, Trends

Top 3 trends impacting the containerboard market through 2020

Technavio’s latest report on the containerboard market in North America provides an analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2016-2020.  The top three emerging trends driving the containerboard market in North America according to Technavio’s research analysts are: 1)    Growing demand for sustainable packaging solutions 2)    Demand for premium […]