All articles by Chris Lo

New tricks: repackaging heritage brands

In a retail market that places a heavy premium on consumer brand awareness, the hard-won heritage of long-established products is…
The invisible industry: finding the future packaging workforce

For years now, the packaging industry has been discussing an issue that is causing anxiety in almost every major industrial…
Luxury packaging: beauty and the brand

In a post-recession world looking ahead to decades of austerity on the horizon, it would seem natural to assume that…
Printed electronics: high tech on a small scale

There's a revolution brewing just over the horizon in the world of printing. New developments in conductive ink and nanotechnology…
Private label packaging: challenging the big brands

During the last decade, a fundamental shift has occurred on the store shelves of retailers around the world. Where store-brand…

The future of flexible packaging

Flexible packaging has been shaking up the packaging industry for many years now, especially in the food packaging market, where…
Supporting eco-friendly packaging: green inks

Innovations in Eco-Friendly Ink: UV Flexo and Biodegradability Although packaging inks cover the full vivid spectrum of colour, there is…
Material world: innovative packaging components

It's widely recognised in consumer industries that packaging is in the process of becoming more diverse and complex, as consumers…
Sleeve-labels: The growth of a shrink market

Over the last few years, the presence of sleeve-labels on store shelves around the world has been noticeably growing. This…
EU labelling: The facts behind the figures

With the EU's approval of new legislation concerning nutrition and country-of-origin (COO) information this summer, the long road to regulation…