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Interesting things about the packaging industry, retailing dynamics, consumer trends and NOA’s insight
PPWR: Reuse vs recycling: who might the winners be?
In September, the European Parliament was due to vote on the new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation. But this can has been kicked down the road and now the vote won’t happen until this month. In the meantime, the tug-of-war between those calling for reuse (the politicians) and those largely favouring recycling (the packaging producers) continues. Is this Dallas versus Dynasty? Neil Osment, Managing Director of paper packaging industry analysts NOA tries to answer the question.
PPWR: the forces at work influencing its scope and direction
For reasons we are all too familiar with, sustainability is a hot topic and the packaging world is not immune to pressures to make changes in the face of climate change.
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Why has demand for corrugated and folding cartons hit the buffers?
After a relatively buoyant few years, demand for corrugated and folding cartons has fallen off a cliff. So far this year, UK demand for corrugated is down by -10 percent and folding cartons by -3 percent; Europe isn’t far behind. Neil Osment, Managing Director of paper packaging industry analysts NOA, takes a look at why.
Neil presents at the 105th SPA Conference.
Neil presents an update on the corrugated market at the 105th SPA Conference.