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POUCHES
US demand to exceed USD 10 bn in 2020 / Food and beverage markets drive gains / Popular alternative to rigid packaging / Freedonia study
 		12.02.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS PACKAGING
IK member companies optimistic about 2016 / Selling prices likely to be increased
 		11.01.2016
US PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
Demand to grow by 4.9% annually until 2019 / Increases to be driven by rising level of internet shopping / Flexible packaging will continue to dominate market / Freedonia study
 		07.01.2016
MEDICAL DEVICES
“Compamed” and “Medica” fairs held simultaneously in Düsseldorf
 		20.11.2015
US INTELLIGENT PACKAGING
Growth in demand will outstrip industry average / Emerging technology in smartphone-enabled interactive packaging / Tracking-enabled products for food and pharmaceutical markets / Freedonia report
 		10.11.2015
PACKAGING
Growth in US flexible packaging market outpacing rigid types / Freedonia study
 		05.11.2015
EUROPEAN TUBE MARKET
Stability prevails in H1 2015 despite difficult business environment / Increased raw material costs add concern / Demand for plastic tubes declines, but laminates see gains / ETMA members report
 		16.10.2015
ELECTROMOBILITY
Renault and Peugeot advance electric vehicles in China together with Dongfeng / Country's air pollution levels could be a help
 		13.10.2015
EUROPEAN PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES
Growth in value added products to be above average / Overall market to increase by 2% annually to 2019 / AMI report
 		24.09.2015
CARRIER BAGS
Carrier bag consumption in UK supermarkets rises 2.4% in 2014 / Usage falls sharply in those countries with mandatory charges / WRAP report
 		23.09.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling
 		21.09.2015
FOODSERVICE DISPOSABLES
US market to grow by 3.9% per year to USD 22 bn in 2019 / Strong demand for packaging products drives growth / Freedonia report
 		15.09.2015
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS
Metals substitution and rising production of passenger cars drive global demand / PP accounts for about 28% of market / Grand View Research study
 		14.09.2015
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
Global market expanding at 3.4% per year / Smithers Pira report
 		04.09.2015
BIOPLASTIC PACKAGING
Global consumption growing at 21% per year / Fastest growth projected for PET, PE and PP / Smithers Pira study
 		24.08.2015
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