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Packaging & Converting Intelligence Spring 2021


Editorial Editor Matthew Rogerson matthew.rogerson@progressivemediainternational.com Sub-editor Barney Horner Group art director Henrik Williams Designer Martin Faulkner Production manager Dave Stanford Head of content Jake Sharp


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hough the past year has been overshadowed by Covid-19, the packaging industry has proved its resilience and strength time and again by continuing to deliver goods and services around the world, despite ever-changing border crossings, logistics and social rules. Nonetheless, throughout 2020, the importance of the planet, environment and sustainability has been foremost in industry and consumer minds. No matter what is going on globally, the need to achieve a circular economy, which started in the EU but is now being copied worldwide, is now permanently among the key business, moral and consumer needs. Sustainability is a major challenge, not least because it seems to mean different things to different people. Companies have to look at material, energy costs, logistics, while also ensuring all suppliers, customers, consumers and stakeholders are satisfied. There are so many perspectives – when I spoke with one executive responsible for category at a major food company, he said that “you have to have resilience to accept all the challenges and keep going to deliver something sustainable”. This has been a recurring problem with sustainability and the circular economy. There always seems to be a catch or compromise that needs to be met in order to achieve sustainable targets. It can feel like a chore to companies that have to plough millions into research, time and resources to get something that might not better what it is seeking to replace.


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Nonetheless, new waves of packaging are beginning to address these issues head on. Formats that replace pouches, keep the barrier properties, seal freshness and run the same speed down existing lines are now hitting the market. Films, bottles and containers that are nearly 100% recyclable are all becoming the standard. As they continue to be developed and used, brands that had resigned themselves to an uphill slog are now able to simply switch to more effective materials – without having to compromise. This issue of Packaging & Converting Intelligence seeks to glorify those efforts.


Matthew Rogerson, editor


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