16 Dec 2022 --- DS Smith’s latest report reveals that packages undergo g-forces of an average acceleration of around 50Gs. Packages ordered online have been recorded at g-forces akin to motor races and rocket... Read More

13 Dec 2022 --- A recent online survey by DS Smith has revealed growing consumer frustrations around excessive packaging. Specifically, online shoppers are increasingly discontent with packages arriving oversized and being too... Read More

25 Nov 2022 --- Smurfit Kappa’s manufacturing plants have been officially reopened in Central and Eastern Europe after an investment of over €20 million (US$21 million). The money was used to upgrade the packaging... Read More

24 Nov 2022 --- The “comfort buying” trend could cost the UK £124 million (US$149 million) this Black Friday season, according to research by DS Smith. “Comfort buys” are purchases consumers make... Read More

23 Nov 2022 --- Black Friday is set to begin this year’s winter shopping season and kick off another boom in e-commerce delivery worldwide. Discount pricing on the day brings a surge in online spending from which the... Read More

28 Sep 2022 --- At London Packaging Week, Frank McAtear, business development manager at DS Smith, spoke to PackagingInsights about the biggest challenge for all brands – embracing environmental sustainability. He explained that the company has targeted the removal of single-use plastic from its packaging and emphasized the importance of the unboxing experience in driving new brand-consumer connections.

30 May 2022 --- At Packaging Innovations 2022 in Birmingham, UK, Sealed Air showcased the Autobag 850S machine for mail order fulfillment amid rapidly expanding e-commerce demand. We spoke to Steve Dougan, EMEA platform director for fulfillment at Sealed Air, about how this solution can increase output from existing facilities and reduce carbon footprint.

06 Apr 2022 --- E-commerce expansion accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, but what will this trend look like in a post-pandemic world? We speak to Daniela Dorner, Group eCommerce director at Mondi, to understand how new consumer groups are reinforcing e-commerce’s long-term growth and what shoppers perceive as environmentally sustainable packaging.

09 Feb 2022 --- PackagingInsights sits down with PragmatIC Semiconductor’s CEO Scott White after the ultra-low-cost electronics company secured series C funding of more than US$90M – including US$5M from packaging giant Amcor – to expand its capabilities in the packaging and other industries. White discusses the budding relationship with Amcor, the benefits of PragmatIC’s solutions for businesses and consumers, and what the connective packaging landscape might look like in five years from now.

21 Oct 2021 --- At FachPack 2021, Sealed Air’s vice president sales Pavel Kysely sat down with PackagingInsights to discuss the plastic-to-paper shifts in shipping fillers. The company showcased its range of machines for autobags and bubble wrap inflators on the busy show floor. Kysely shares some examples of where plastic is a better choice for secondary e-commerce packaging, despite paper’s growing environmental popularity with businesses and consumers alike.

12 Apr 2022 --- The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the packaging industry, accelerating e-commerce expansion, heightening consumer hygiene concerns and refocusing industry efforts around “building back better” with circular economies. But what lasting impacts will the COVID-19 experience have on the packaging industry? Join us as we explore the future of packaging in a post-pandemic world with Akhil Aiyar, projects leader at Innova Market Insights.

16 Sep 2021 --- This webinar explores the accelerated growth of e-commerce home food delivery in the COVID-19 age, with special focus on the challenges and opportunities this trend presents to F&B packaging suppliers. Daniela Dorner, eCommerce director at Mondi and Akhil Aiyar, senior market analyst at Innova Market Insights, provide exclusive presentations and answer your questions on climate change, circular economy, product protection, the unboxing experience and more.

20 Apr 2021 --- In this webinar, Akhil Aiyar, market analyst at Innova Market Insights, provides an exclusive presentation of the global market researcher’s Top Packaging Trends 2021. The presentation is followed by a Q&A session with three circular economy experts. Topics discussed include COVID-19 and sustainability, reusable packaging models, paper bottles and e-commerce solutions.

08 Sep 2020 --- Innova Market Insights has revealed its Top Packaging Trends 2020, with “The Language of Environmental Sustainability” identified as the year’s leading trend. FMCG brands are increasingly finding competitive advantage in more prominent on-pack communication of their packaging’s environmental credentials. Akhil Aiyar, Market Analyst at Innova, takes us through the trends and answers your questions on topics including circular economy, bio-based, e-commerce and connective technologies.