Resources - Industry Briefings

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12th April 2018

Active & Intelligent Packaging: 5 innovative developments

Smithers Pira identifies five cutting-edge technologies and trends that are pushing brand owners towards intelligent packaging.

22nd March 2018

Four key trends pushing double digit growth in dye sub printing to 2023

Dye sublimation printing will continue to present exciting new business opportunities for ink suppliers, equipment builders and print service providers in the textile segment across the next five years according to the latest from report Smithers Pira.

7th March 2018

Five cutting-edge technology developments for label printing

New demands from label customers and changing market dynamics will affect the choice of printed label type and influence new developments in label technologies over the next five years.

Coatings for paper and board

21st February 2018

Key growth areas that are driving the coatings for paper and board market

Smithers Pira identifies the five market pulls that are boosting growth rates in the coatings for paper and board market.

The Future of Packaging

14th February 2018

Paper and board have key roles in the future of packaging

Paper and paperboard will continue to play a vital role in the evolving global packaging market according to the latest exclusive research from Smithers Pira.

5 opportunities in packaging services sector

7th February 2018

Five key business opportunities to drive the packaging services sector to $50 billion in 2022

Smithers Pira identifies the key trends and drivers that are boosting growth rates and altering the landscape for packaging business models.

24th January 2018

What's causing a shift from traditional materials to flexible packaging types?

Smithers Pira identifies the reasons why flexible packaging is continuing to increase in popularity with consumers and brand owners.

Radiation Curing Print Markets

17th January 2018

Five major technology advances in UV/EB curing print market

Smithers Pira identifies the key radiation technology developments that are boosting productivity in the radiation curing print market.

Market Value Estimations for Packaging

3rd January 2018

Market Value Estimations for Packaging in 2018 and Beyond

A high level overview of the global packaging market including market value estimations and the top ten disruptive trends.

Industrial nonwovens market

19th December 2017

Emerging markets boost the industrial nonwovens market

Smithers Pira examines the growing industrial nonwovens market and analyses the trends and developments that are affecting rising demand.