Flexo’s Future: Smithers Pira Examines Technology & the Changing Face of Packaging Printing

Technological advances are forever changing the face of flexographic printing. Demonstrated by key marketplace developments and changing consumer habits, these major trends are detailed in the Smithers Pira market report The Future of Flexographic Printing to 2023. The report delves into the evolving marketplace where innovations in imaging software, plate making and delivery, substrate and … Continued

Packaging Forecasts for 2018: Applications, Processes, Sales, Tonnage

What will drive innovations in packaging for the next 10 years? Industry analysts at Smithers Pira say emotional engagement, connectivity, e-commerce, anti-counterfeiting, emerging technologies, brand and consumer demands, personalized experiences, and a rapidly evolving retail landscape. They point to increased automation, short runs, quick response, exceptional graphics, and specialty inks and coatings as essentials when … Continued

Packaging on Path to $1 Trillion Valuation

SURREY, U.K.—In its flagship report The Future of Global Packaging to 2020, Smithers Pira data charts how a market value forecast at $839 billion (€768 billion) in 2015, will undergo healthy year on year growth at 3.5 percent, reaching $998 million in 2020. Expansion will not be uniform, however. Emerging countries will expand beyond the … Continued

Packaging, Value Adding Digital to Boost Growth in Global Print Market

SURREY, U.K.—The latest flagship report from Smithers Pira projects a positive outlook for the print and printed packaging markets to 2020. The report, The Future of Global Printing to 2020, examines the world markets for the latest trends, together with the key supplier sectors and profiles of the largest print and packaging groups globally. It shows … Continued

Five Keys to Driving Flexo Business

Flexography has had the majority share of package printing for some time, and forecasts out as far as 2020 believe this will continue. The rise of flexo has come in tandem with advancements in technology, which continue to be refined and iterated upon at an accelerated rate. The cycle is a virtuous one, where these … Continued