News Analysis
Sector sees missed Budget opportunities | Analysis
Chancellor George Osbourne spoke of a Budget for business. But, find Liz Gyekye and Josh Brooks, packaging was non-plussed by a set of measures that will bring challenges but limited... Read More »
China strategy could force a UK rethink | Analysis
China is aiming to develop its recycling infrastructure within the next four years and its new model will feature a complete waste collection network. Liz Gyekye asks if the move... Read More »
Industry needs to keep the focus on H&S | Analysis
Despite great advances made over the last two decades, recent cases have highlighted the need to be on the ball when it comes down to health and safety in the... Read More »
Now is the time for action over resources | News Analysis
With the global population expanding, the pressure is on politicians and markets to come up with a solution for effective management of the planet’s resources. Liz Gyekye attended a London... Read More »
Easyfairs Packaging Innovations shines a light on creative packs | News Analysis
The Packaging Innovations show at London’s Business Design Centre demonstrated how the sector is full of ideas as well as debating the major issues looming on the horizon. By Josh... Read More »
Quality not quantity the key to better waste | Analysis
Exhibitors at last month’s RWM waste management show in Birmingham tell Philip Chadwick that while closed loop is the key to their business, quality of recyclate on the market is... Read More »
Innovation in 2011: it’s all about the money | Analysis
The annual PN/easyFairs Packaging Buying Trends survey shows cost is king in 2011, meaning the supply chain will work harder on optimisation. But the future still looks bright for the... Read More »
Analysis: Review spilts opinions on politics of waste
The coalition government’s much anticipated Waste Review was published last month. Despite some warm words on waste, Liz Gyekye reports on differing views over the documents’ dearth of clear actions... Read More »
Questions emerge over mineral oil scare
It was the perfect headline-grabbing health scare: scientists in Switzerland claimed that substances found in recycled cartonboard packs could cause cancer. But, Liz Gyekye finds, it’s not quite as simple... Read More »
Analysis: Grocery scheme has two times the charm, finds Pro2Pac/PN survey
The packaging supply chain had mixed feelings about the Courtauld Commitment. Simeon Goldstein looks at the results of an exclusive Packaging News- Pro2Pac survey on the second generation of the... Read More »
The Packaging News 2010 Review
2010 has been a year of twists and turns for the packaging sector. Read More »
Analysis: Unilever shakes up strategy in CSR goals
Consumer goods giant wants to double in size in ten years while cutting its carbon footprint and helping one billion people lead healthier lives. The strategy has radical implications for... Read More »
Analysis: Headlines miss UK’s lead role on EU rules
The possibility of a major retailer going to court for breaching packaging legislation sparked a media frenzy in September. But, finds Simeon Goldstein, the UK is ahead of the pack... Read More »
Analysis: Packaging’s push to keep the workplace safe
Trade bodies are reporting that workplace accidents and injuries in the packaging sector are down. Philip Chadwick looks at the figures and asks the industry what it is doing to... Read More »
Label firms face a rough ride as prices soar
After a global recession, an earthquake in Chile and strikes at mills in Scandinavia, paper prices have spiralled to an all-time high. Ben Bold asks how the label sector is... Read More »
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