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Finalists in Excellence: Vote for the Best!
Pro Carton and ECMA are glad to reveal the finalists for the European Carton Excellence Award and to invite you to vote for the public’s favourite.
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Moving with The Times
18 July 2018 /0 Comments/in Brands & Markets, National Activities, Pro Carton /by esterling@adminThis year’s Future of Packaging report – published in The Times in July 2018 – highlights the latest trends in the packaging industry and discusses several key areas where innovation is having dramatic effects on the FMCG industry. It includes a feature on Pro Carton and a front cover banner advertisement.
Metsä Board receives EcoVadis Gold rating for corporate environmental and social responsibility
27 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton Member News /by esterling@adminMetsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, has been awarded the Gold level rating by EcoVadis for the second consecutive year for its approach to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Overall Metsä Board was ranked in the top 1% of suppliers assessed by EcoVadis across all categories.
Paperboard is replacing plastic to reduce climate impact
22 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton Member News /by esterling@admin“When our card supplier, Megacard, suggested we could make our gift cards from paperboard and thereby drastically reduce their environmental impact, it was self-evident to us to switch,” explains Anna Marcusson, product manager for gift cards at SF Bio.
Welcome to the New President
16 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton /by esterling@adminAt the Pro Carton AGM on 8th June 2018 Roland Rex formally stood down as President of the association after eight years in the role and Horst Bittermann was duly elected as his replacement.
The Excellence Awards – hear from the judges
15 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Awards /by esterling@adminThe jury has sat and the tension is mounting but the finalists won’t be revealed until the beginning of August. But here’s a sneak preview of the jury’s initial thoughts.
#pcyda: A record number of entries!
15 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Awards /by esterling@adminThe number of entries to the Pro Carton Young Designers Award (#pcyda) more than doubled this year. Here’s what the judges had to say after the meeting:
International Packaging Studies‘ Review
15 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Brands & Markets /by esterling@adminPro Carton has compiled a review of recent international packaging studies which largely focus on four main areas of discussion – digitalisation, urbanisation, design & functionality and sustainability.
Get your R’s into gear
15 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Brands & Markets, Pro Carton, Sustainability /by esterling@adminWhen I was a young marketer I remember learning about the 4 P’s – product, promotion, price and place – which make up the fundamentals of the marketing mix. I wondered though if there ought to be a fifth category – packaging?
Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs
15 June 2018 /0 Comments/in Sustainability /by esterling@adminThe European Commission have suggested that national contributions to the EU’s trillion-euro budget should be based in part on the amount of plastic packaging waste they produce, while direct payments to environmental projects under the LIFE programme increase by 50%, said last month as it unveiled proposals for the bloc’s post-2020 seven-year budget.
MMK digital, the new Sales and Service Channel
30 March 2018 /0 Comments/in Pro Carton Member News /by esterling@adminWith MMK digital, MM Board & Paper is the pioneer in the digitalisation of the cartonboard industry and sets new standards in terms of speed and communication.
EU governments approve new rules on waste
13 March 2018 /0 Comments/in Legislation, Sustainability /by esterling@adminEU ambassadors have given their support to the provisional agreement reached between the Estonian presidency and the European Parliament last December on new waste rules.
