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13th June 2019

Smithers Pira forecasts global packaging market to $269 billion by 2024

Over the last 10 years, flexible packaging has taken off, doubling in size to $228 billion in 2019. In Smithers Pira’s latest market report The Future of Flexible Packaging to 2024 forecasts that it will continue growing by an annual rate of 3.3%, reaching $269 billion in 2024.

28th May 2019

Smithers Pira to present digital print forecast at the Global Wallcoverings Association’s Annual Con

Smithers Pira, the worldwide authority on the packaging, paper and print industry supply chains, has announced that one of their print experts will be presenting at the Global Wallcoverings Association’s (IGI) Annual Congress on 31 May to 3 June 2019.

24th May 2019

World anti-counterfeiting packaging market to top $4.0 billion in 2024 according to Smithers Pira

The global market for brand protection, anti-counterfeiting and security packaging components is forecast to grow during the period 2019–24 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% to $4.0 billion.

22nd May 2019

Smithers Pira forecasts global printed signage market to return to growth by 2024

The global market for printed signage in 2018 was valued at $43.34 billion. Smithers Pira’s latest market report The Future of Printed Signage in an Electronic World to 2024 shows a small fall to $43.30 billion in 2019 in constant price terms.

20th May 2019

The global market for label printing will reach $49.90 billion in 2024, according to Smithers Pira

The global market for label printing has been growing steadily from 2014 to 2019, at rates of 4.8% in value and of 5.2% in volume (A4 prints). Smithers Pira’s latest market report ‘The Future of Label Printing to 2024‘ values the market to be worth $41.02 billion on volumes of 1.21 trillion A4 prints or equivalent in 2019.

12th April 2019

Smithers Pira announces renowned packaging expert to present at Packaging Premiére, Milan

Smithers Pira, the worldwide authority on the packaging, paper and print industry supply chains, has announced that one of their leading packaging industry experts will be presenting at Packaging Première, in Milan, 28-30 May 2019.

4th March 2019

Brand owners and converters drive packaging recycling growth as pressure increases from consumers an

It is forecast that in 2023 the recycled content of paperboard, metal and glass will remain about the same as currently since these are already mature and saturated recycling industries. The overall percentage of recycled content in plastic packaging is bound to increase as retail chains and brands commit to including more recycled content in their packs. Furthermore, governments in a number of countries have set stringent targets for a higher recycled content to be incorporated into packaging over the five years to 2023, especially for plastics.

23rd January 2019

Smithers Pira and Esko webinar: achieving first time right color in the packaging workflow

Join Smithers Pira and Esko on Thursday 14 February 2019 for a free online webinar on achieving on-press color performance that is right first time.

14th January 2019

Smithers Pira identifies significant trends shaping the growth of the $7.6 billion packaging dispen

Smithers Pira’s latest research into the market for packaging dispensers has identified some particular key trends that are proving more impactful to the future development of this area of the packaging industry. Some of the most notable trends expected to continue affecting the market over the forecast period to 2023.

19th December 2018

Smithers Pira launches new European packaging landscape study in association with Packaging Europe

Smithers Pira and Packaging Europe, both leaders in their markets, have pooled their shared industry knowledge and insight to produce The European Packaging Competitive Landscape: Strategic Forecasts to 2023. This brand new publication examines the current competitive landscape in Europe and its future evolution through to 2023.