WWF convenes industry stakeholders to develop strategies to help businesses and industry source secondary materials. Coca-Cola, Nestlé, McCormick, and Target among members. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced the Cascading Materials Vision, a platform that seeks to enable a global system of efficient materials management, creating markets that better the reuse of materials to reduce waste. Grounded […]

The corrugated segment of the packaging industry is growing rapidly. Demand for corrugated packaging material is expected to increase by an average of more than 4% annually over the next five years, and will amount to almost 115 million tonnes of converted material worth an estimated $176 billion by 2019. There are a number of […]

Creative thinking and new printing techniques are transforming corrugated packaging into eye-catching uses beyond its traditional purpose, according to European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO). FEFCO says that the industry is continually investing to meet challenges such as the ongoing shift towards internet shopping, environmental concerns and food waste. It is already a pioneering force […]

As SKUs continue to multiply, run lengths decrease, and brands demand faster turnarounds and explore personalized packaging, digital printing continues to gain traction in the folding carton segment of the packaging industry. With several digital carton presses now commercially available, multiple folding carton converters are creatively using digital printing technology to serve their customers’ needs. […]

It’s easy to find a constant, free supply of corrugated cardboard. Many stores, especially grocery stores, dispose of tons of it each year. Many of your purchases probably come in a corrugated cardboard box that you can save. Taking advantage of its availability not only saves you money, but it is kind to the planet […]

New retail realities help drive accelerated global growth for retail-ready packaging solutions. No one can deny or dismiss the enormous competitive impact of online shopping and e-commerce retailing on the traditional brick-and-mortar retail outlets across North America. But neither should anyone discount the retailers’ ability to adapt to new challenges, however urgent and far-reaching they may […]