Global Trends
Check out the latest blog posts for what’s happening in the global packaging and processing industry.
Check out the latest blog posts for what’s happening in the global packaging and processing industry.
Overview of Provisions and Impact on PMMI Members’ North American Supply Chains
Have you downloaded the Guide to Global Markets report? In the report, you’ll find details on the top packaged food, soft drinks and beauty and personal care product categories and companies in Italy
The food and beverage industry offer great opportunities for North American manufacturers. These are some of the products with the highest percentage and volume growth.
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Thailand has one of the most advanced food processing industries in Southeast Asia with an estimated 10,000 food processing companies.
Following the signing of the US-China Phase One trade deal yesterday, USTR has published the full text of the deal. Both the US and China have agreed to cancel additional tariffs under Section 301 Tariff Lists 4B scheduled to enter into effect on 15 December 2019. China has promised to increase purchases of US agricultural and energy products, as well as adopting policy changes related to intellectual property and forced technology transfers.
Thermo-shrink labeling is just one of the newest packaging trends that is disrupting traditional packaging methods in Mexico.
The market for Chinese packaging machinery manufacturers has become extremely competitive, with over 7,000 packaging machinery players. While most are focusing on a certain sector (with food and beverage being the largest), other companies are crossing over and developing equipment to expand into multiple sectors. These new sectors include household chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and personal care.
In 2018 the government of Maharashtra and 20 other states in India issued a statewide antipollution ban on plastics—including the manufacturing, use, sale, distribution and storage of plastic materials such as bags, spoons, plates and more.
There is an expected growth for spending on food and beverage across the Middle East and North Africa through due to strengthening consumer spending power, affluent customer bases, tourism growth and further development of mass grocery retail formats.
