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Retail trade, brands and packaging – the trends 2019
What do international trend agencies have to say about the coming year? Pro Carton has compiled the most important forecasts for the retail trade, brands and packaging.
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European Carton Excellence Awards – Even Bigger and Better
5 March 2019 /0 Comments/in Awards /by esterling@adminDue to the fantastically high standard of entries in the European Carton Excellence Awards in the past we have completely restructured the competition so that we can reward even more great cartons than ever before.
Paperboard adds value to cherry tomato packaging in a recent study
31 January 2019 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton Member News /by esterling@adminPaperboard adds value to cherry tomato packaging in a recent study
PACKAGING MATERIAL – A KEY ISSUE FOR THE CLIMATE
3 January 2019 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton Member News /by esterling@adminSwitching material from plastic to paperboard can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99 per cent.
Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs Update
4 December 2018 /0 Comments/in Sustainability /by esterling@adminWe have been following developments on the Single Use Plastic legislation moving through the European Commission and how it might impact on the carton industry.
Sustainability – a concept from yesterday or for tomorrow?
4 December 2018 /0 Comments/in Brands & Markets, Sustainability /by esterling@adminAt the Pro Carton/PROPAK Austria Marketing Event in October 2018, Fairtrade Managing Director Hartwig Kirner made it clear that the recycling economy of the future has already begun.
Conference backs Circular Economy
4 December 2018 /0 Comments/in Brands & Markets /by esterling@adminRecently Horst Bittermann, Pro Carton President, spoke at the Sustainability in Packaging Europe Conference and joined in the panel discussion later that day.
So what do shoppers really think?
4 December 2018 /0 Comments/in Brands & Markets, Sustainability /by esterling@adminThe results of Pro Carton’s European Consumer Packaging Perceptions study were first previewed in the latest edition of the Pro Carton magazine and at the ECMA Congress back in September. The printed research report now has been published and is also available for download from our website. The research clearly showed the enormous importance that […]
Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2019 – Now open!
4 December 2018 /0 Comments/in Awards /by esterling@adminThe Pro Carton Young Designers Award has established itself as the most successful European student award for packaging design with over 400 entries last year coming from 50 design schools across 21 different countries.
London student scoops national packaging design competition
23 November 2018 /0 Comments/in National Activities, Pro Carton /by esterling@adminThe winner of a national design competition – run by Pro Carton and its UK counterpart, BPIF Cartons – that promotes young talent in the packaging industry, has been revealed as Ravensbourne University student, Bilaal Khan.
Pro Carton PROPAK Austria Design Award 2018: Aufgehende Sterne im österreichischen Verpackungsdesign
21 November 2018 /0 Comments/in National Activities, Pro Carton /by esterling@adminBesonders stimmungsvoll verlief diesmal die Preisverleihung des Pro Carton PROPAK Austria Design Award am 21. November 2018 im Rahmen der festlichen Staatspreisverleihung Smart Packaging vor über 400 Gästen. Gewonnen haben Christina Leurer mit dem Hair-Accessoire „Updo“ und Alexander Böhringer mit der innovativen SD Card-Verpackung „SD Burst“.
Metsä Board invests in a new sheeting line at its Äänekoski mill
19 November 2018 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton Member News /by esterling@adminMetsä Board has started construction of a new sheeting line at its Äänekoski board mill. The investment will increase the annual capacity of the sheeting plant by 35,000 tonnes to a total of 120,000 tonnes. The value of the investment is EUR 11 million. The new sheeting line will help ensure that the mill can […]
