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2024 is already upon us, bringing new and old challenges for the drinks packaging sector.

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Sandy Dhesi discusses the perils of embellishing green efforts and the need to deal in substance, or rather data, at a time of intense scrutiny for green claims in the UK and EU.

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Pharmaceutical products are developed and manufactured in a highly regulated environment. In addition to high hygiene stan-dards, medicines require a high degree of precision. The exact dosa-ge of active ingredients, the right mixture of ingredients and correct processing are crucial to ensure the efficacy and safety of the medi-cines.

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For the 2021-2022 period, AWA’s Fiberboard Industry Consultancy Services (FICS) projected a moderate increase in the total global Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) and particle board production capacity compared to the numbers from 2020-2021. The majority (58%) of the combined capacity consists of particle board.

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UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of innovative and more sustainable self-adhesive paper and film products, has released the findings of a new neuromarketing study.

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Display material to advertise a product where it is being sold ranges from shelf strips, posters, banners, aisle stoppers, wobblers and can be used in and outside. Most of the time these promotions are temporary however often remain for a few weeks or even month in a lighted space, which typically sets specific requirements towards light fastness of the prints.

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In 2022 the global production of vacuum coated products grew by 3.4%. There have been regional variations in growth patterns and in the growth rates of individual materials and vacuum coating processes, but, in general, the market has continued to show positive growth in all areas. The primary drivers of growth are to be found in applications for vacuum coated films – most notably in areas of food packaging - and paper for packaging applications.

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The overriding priority for almost every business today is sustainability. And many companies are seeking solutions that can promote circularity and help to reduce their environmental footprint.

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Keypoint Intelligence is pleased to announce State of the Industry Report: Corrugated, part two of a five-part series of reports to be published that focus on Industry Intelligence for Digital Printing for digital print in labels and packaging. This series of reports evaluates the adoption and use of production digital presses across narrow web labels, corrugated packaging, folding carton, and flexible packaging segments.

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Lyte Packaging suggests the bells-and-whistles approach to luxury packaging has seen better days.

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