Surveys/data
Vote now: Should packaging firms take responsibility for cutting litter?
McDonald's and Cadbury's topped a list last week of the branded packaging most likely to be found littering our streets Read More »
Vote now: Should there be national agreements on wages?
Where do you stand on the future of national wage negotiations for the packaging manufacturing sector Read More »
Last chance to take our two-minute Courtauld 2 survey!
Packaging News has teamed up with food and drink packaging show Pro2Pac to find out what the industry thinks of the new Courtauld 2 agreement Read More »
Public opinion mixed on retailers charging for bags, reveals survey
Nearly a quarter of consumers believe that grocery retailers charging for plastic bags is simply a money making ploy Read More »
Tetra Pak report highlights opportunities in liquid dairy products
Tetra Pak has identified increased demand for long-life products and easier storage as consumer trends that will impact the liquid dairy sector in the coming decade Read More »
Accidents in flexible packaging fall to lowest figure since 2003
The number of accidents across the flexible packaging sector has fallen by two-thirds in the past seven years, the Packaging and Films Association (Pafa) has revealed Read More »
CBI: Weaker demand for UK manufacturing after May boost
Demand for UK manufactured goods has weakened a little in June compared to a significant improvement in May, but the fortunes of the sector are looking up the CBI has... Read More »
Datamonitor ups packaging offering with Pack-Track buy
Business information specialist Datamonitor has bought packaging research organisation Pack-Track for an undisclosed amount Read More »
Industry backs Cameron’s Tories in exclusive PN poll
Packaging professionals would put David Cameron's Conservatives into power, according to an exclusive Packaging News poll Read More »
easyFairs Ecopack preview: Green options buck recessionary blues
As Ecopack prepares to open its doors, Gail Hunt asks if the ongoing recession has managed to knock the environment off the current business agendaRead More »
Study links Bisphenol-A to erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction has become the latest heath risk to be connected with exposure to the controversial chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) that is used in some clear plastics for packaging Read More »
BPF: Thousands of jobs on line if credit insurance crisis continues
A further 6,800 jobs could go in the plastics industry as firms still struggle to obtain credit insurance, the British Plastics Federation has said Read More »
Third of councils fear missing landfill targets, finds Plastics 2020 survey
A third of local councillors expect to fail on packaging recycling targets for next year, according to a survey commissioned ahead of today's launch of the Plastics 2020 Challenge Read More »
Initiatives reduce accidents in corrugated sector
Accidents in the corrugated sector are falling as a result of industry initiatives, but still remain higher than the manufacturing average Read More »
M&S has heaviest packaging, says Which?
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has the heaviest plastic packaging and all retailers need to make more reductions, consumer group Which? has said Read More »
Loading ...