All articles by Daniel Garrun

The missing ink: drawing a profit margin despite rising raw material prices

The real price of inks has fallen consistently since the 1980s, according to Pira International's report, 'The Future of Printing…
Fully recyclable packaging – good green cred or unsustainable smokescreen?

All look and no substance?Consumers' perceptions can be created by all manner of factors, but one of the greatest influencers…
Packaging-gateway.com launches major survey

Packaging-gateway.com is launching a major global packaging industry survey and we would like to hear your opinions on the most…
Technology to trump counterfeit packaging

According to The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, counterfeiting is a $600bn a year problem and the World Customs Organisation estimates that…
Lean and green – maintaining a sustainable supply chain

Richard Laverick, director of corporate responsibility at environmental consultancy ADAS, is seeing an encouragingly high level of sustainability activity being…

Mitsubishi to upgrade South Carolina plant

Mitsubishi Polyester Film, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Plastics, has started a $20m upgrade at its polyester film making plant in…
Sonoco introduces shipping protection for bottles and cans

Global packaging services provider Sonoco has developed a new system to protect bottles and cans during shipment.The FirmaCap pallet cap,…
CCL completes Pacman acquisition

Canadian speciality packaging provider CCL Industries has completed the purchase of its 50% interest in UAE-based Pacman-CCL in a deal…
Method unveils Ocean plastic bottle

US-based innovator of eco-friendly household and personal care products Method has unveiled a new bottle made out of plastic collected…